World TB Day – 24 March 2021
Globally, Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious disease agent. Our sustained research in St Andrews over the last 10 years (on the disease and the pathogen responsible) has developed…
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Arclight Project Educational Videos Release
The Arclight Project using funds from a GCRF grant have recently revamped their website – http://med.st-andrews.ac.uk/arclight/. This has coincided with release of instructional videos on the site as well as the…
Funding awarded for TB research
The St Andrews tuberculosis research group together with global health partners have won a €4.9 million grant from the European Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). Led by…
St Andrews academic co-opted to support UK Covid-19 response
Dr Muge Cevik from the School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews has been appointed to support the UK Government’s scientific advisory group. She has been co-opted to NERVTAG (New and Emerging Respiratory…
Reopening Primary Schools during the Pandemic
It is inexcusable to open nonessential services for adults this summer if it forces students to remain at home even part-time this fall. As communities and families navigate the complicated issues around reopening…
RECOVERY trial initial findings
Dr Devesh Dhasmana, the lead for NHS Fife in the national clinical RECOVERY trial which aims to identify treatments that may be beneficial for people hospitalised with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 has recently been…
Scottish experts help fight Covid-19 in Uganda
Dr Derek Sloan is working closely with colleagues at the Infectious Diseases Institute at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, in order to develop a series of adverts and programmes for Ugandan television about…
Covid-19 – Ask the experts
During April and May 2020, ‘three ask the expert’ sessions were held for staff to answer their queries on Covid-19. These were introduced by Prof Stephen Gethins. The panel included Prof Stephen Gillespie and Dr Devesh…
Molecular Approaches to Malaria Conference
From the 23rd-27th February 2020, Damilola Oresegun, PhD student with Dr Janet Cox Singh attended the Molecular Approaches to Malaria (MAM) conference in Lorne, Australia. Taking place every 4 years, MAM aims to…
Dorothy Miller bursary presentations: Sharing experiences in Malawi
The three students who were awarded Dorothy Miller Bursaries this year, Sofia Garcia Agudo, Sarah Alvi and Sarah Eshkour, gave great presentations about their experiences in Malawi this summer to an audience of…