Jonathan Underwood @_JoCU
Manager, International Operations, Wellcome Trust. Opinions my own. UK Joined December 2012-
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Honour and pleasure to be participating in this conference and celebration of 15 years of @India_Alliance #iaac2023
Honour and pleasure to be participating in this conference and celebration of 15 years of @India_Alliance #iaac2023
The Wellcome #DiscoveryResearch team is hosting a series of funding webinars for researchers in different parts of the world. 🗓️ Researchers in Latin America, 18 July 🗓️ Researchers in Africa, 26 July 🗓️ Researchers in Asia, 2 August Register here ⤵️ wellcome.org/what-we-do/our…
These are the words I was struggling to find. Thank you Bill @BimRandall
These are the words I was struggling to find. Thank you Bill @BimRandall
CALL FOR PAPERS! 📢 CLIMATE CHANGE & HEALTH: Our aim is for authors from #LMICs to share existing knowledge in the peer-reviewed literature, with a focus on #implementationresearch rather than on describing health impacts of #climatechange. Access the call bit.ly/3IFIVZ6
Are you an African researcher? We seek your experience, perception, and opinion on the research environment and practice. Take the African Research Culture Survey in #English, #French or #Portuguese. @wellcometrust @EvelynGitau @CKyobutungi @Khisa_Anne aphrc.org/blogarticle/ta…
A pleasure and a privilege to visit the African Health Research Institute in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal @AHRI_News to speak to early career scientists and hear about their important research. Thanks for having us! @wellcometrust
Having had the privilege to join the celebrations this week, I can vouch that this truly is a remarkable institution, which with today's ceremony for the new @MlwTrust CREATOR building is set fair for another, ground-breaking 25 years.
Having had the privilege to join the celebrations this week, I can vouch that this truly is a remarkable institution, which with today's ceremony for the new @MlwTrust CREATOR building is set fair for another, ground-breaking 25 years.
We are seeking to appoint experts in global health research, and community engagement and involvement, to join Funding Committees for three of our programmes. Applications from individuals based in LMICs are welcome and encouraged. Apply to join: nihr.ac.uk/committees/pro…
Africa has ambitions to produce its own vaccines. The goal is for 60% of their vaccine supply to be produced in Africa by 2040. They’re currently at 1%. Here’s a thread on how they can achieve it based on our latest @wellcometrust report ⤵️ [1/5]
The @wellcometrust Data Prize in Mental Health is officially launching on Monday! 🚀 See the thread below from our partners @socfinuk to find out more👇🏽
The @wellcometrust Data Prize in Mental Health is officially launching on Monday! 🚀 See the thread below from our partners @socfinuk to find out more👇🏽
🧵 (1/4) Can we do better for people experiencing #psychosis? Can we get better at personalising treatments for people experiencing #cognitive impairments in #psychosis? 🚀 Launching today new #mentalhealthfunding from @wellcometrust 👉 wellcome.org/grant-funding/…
Amazing achievement! @Ianbarnes2001, who was inspired to plan and deliver this? They deserve huge credit! #EnfieldBeavers
Amazing achievement! @Ianbarnes2001, who was inspired to plan and deliver this? They deserve huge credit! #EnfieldBeavers
Rare twitter foray for me but this important article deserves every retweet it can get.
🚨Applications now open!🚨 Our new schemes support discovery research that has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing ✅ Find out what we're looking for ⬇️ wellc.me/3mnzW3w
We're commissioning recommendations to more meaningfully involve communities and organisations in LMICs in our policy, influencing and government relations work @wellcometrust. Please share the RfP with anyone you think could be a good fit! wellcome.org/what-we-do/our…
“You don’t have to choose between lives and livelihoods - they always go together” @DrTedros speaking at the @LSEHealthPolicy event that asks how much is your health worth? @clarewenham #lsecovid19 #lse @LSEGlobalHealth
When the pandemic hit, Malawi's healthcare workers had just 6 ventilators available for their #COVID19 patients 🇲🇼 Here's how we helped supply vital equipment to support the response ⤵️
On Monday, July 27th, at 5PM CAT/11AM EST, our panel of experts from 5 countries globally will be discussing how to address the challenges faced by Sub-Saharan Africa in detecting emerging infectious diseases. Learn more and register: ughe.org/virtualgrandro…
Gender equity is not about doing women a favour. Its a recognition that you simply cannot win if half of your team is not empowered to play. Proud to be linked with african women scientists @uyoga_sophie @KuiMuraya @CKyobutungi @s_n_kariuki @melissakapulu @FaithOsier et al

Thoanareth @ThoanarethwgAX
6 Followers 477 Following
Science Diplomacy Cap... @africascidip
543 Followers 1K Following The SDCfA initiative promotes science collaboration across Africa and beyond.
Jennifer Scott @MarcoP88871
410 Followers 2K Following As a woman with a passion for philanthropy, reading, traveling, and yoga training, I believe that by continuing to learn and explore, we can better understand t
Africa Health Researc... @AHRI_News
6K Followers 839 Following The Africa Health Research Institute’s vision is optimal health and well-being of under-resourced populations.
Anant Bhan @AnantBhan
64K Followers 18K Following Researcher-Bioethics/Global Health/Policy; Adjunct Prof; Past Prez @IABioethics; Mentor @SangathIndia Bhopal; Dr. https://t.co/zu5UaKHVUY
daktre/ಡಾಕ್�... @prashanthns
4K Followers 4K Following Personal a/c | https://t.co/KhZrhhhRok |ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ| @iphindia|Dad|Dr|Health policy & systems|Adivasi health|Critical realist|birder|baker|half-marathoner|HAM VU2JWD
Dr Helena Wells @Helenarosewells
287 Followers 871 Following Research Manager @wellcometrust Genomics PhD @KingsCollegeLon @UCL Genetics BSc Hons @UniversityLeeds Feminist Pronouns She/Her Views my own
Dr Leigh Jones @drleighannjones
2K Followers 2K Following PhD in Immunology. Academic Training Leader @OUCRU_Vietnam, @MORUBKK @tropmedoxford. Science, Fitness & Football geek (Director @GroupHarcus). Views my own.
mugabi daniel @mugabid98700539
114 Followers 1K Following Helping the unprevilaged orphans and street children is the best way l can give back to God at Care for Life Ophanage
Evelyn Gitau @EvelynGitau
4K Followers 1K Following Looking to be a change agent in the development of Science and Innovation in Africa | Biochemist | Immunologist | Capacity Strengthening | Science Advocate
Dr Divya Shah @divletshah
498 Followers 334 Following Infectious Diseases and Immunology @wellcometrust, TB R&D, strengthening regulatory and clinical trial systems. Trustee @britsocimm
Dr. Gatimu Muchai, Ph... @GatimuMuchai
225K Followers 107K Following Regional Manager | English Africa| Genomic Sequencing 🧬| Healthcare | Education:🎓 PhD, MPH, MBA, MLG(Masters in Leadership &Governance) | Views💯% my own🎖️
Thomasena O’Byrne @Thomasena_
531 Followers 2K Following PDRA with @LSTMnews based @MlwTrust, Malawi🇲🇼. Focused on Infection Prevention & Control @IPCMalawi | Implementation Research | Behaviour Change | 🇮🇪
David Lissauer @DavidLissauer
2K Followers 3K Following NIHR Professor of Global Maternal and Fetal Health @LivUni @MlwTrust @[email protected]
Hannah Rickman @hannah_rickman
858 Followers 995 Following Mostly now on https://t.co/aBJg8HjUkG ID Dr | @wellcometrust Clinical PhD Fellow @LSHTM @MlwTrust | TB, epi, equity, climate🌍
Phil Ashton @flashton2003
3K Followers 1K Following Genomic epidemiologist at the Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance at Oxford. How can microbial genomics improve health in high infectious disease settings?
Kondwani Jambo, PhD @kjambo
2K Followers 999 Following Professor @LSTMnews | Group Leader - Infection and Immunity @MlwTrust | Associate Editor @ScienceAdvances & @IMTadvances | Founder @Sci4O_mlw
simon kiokote @MlegaSaimon
43 Followers 405 Following
Michael Chew @MichaelWKChew
3K Followers 3K Following X-Research Manager, Early-Mid Career Researches, Discovery Research, Wellcome. Interested in NTDs, tropical medicine, especially parasitology. Views my own.
Diogo Martins @dcorreiamartins
3K Followers 5K Following MD, Lead Adviser to the CEO Office @WellcomeTrust. Personal views 🇵🇹🇬🇧🇪🇺🌍
melissa kapulu @melissakapulu
1K Followers 1K Following Everything Science. Malaria. Vaccines. Everything Continental. Africa. Zambia. Everything Football. She/Chi-polopolo. MUFC. Everything Equal. Women. Children
Professor Gordon Doug... @GordonDougan1
8K Followers 843 Following Professor in Medicine Department, University of Cambridge. Awarded 2020 Albert Sabin Gold Medal for work on affordable vaccines. Supports Scunthorpe United
Juliana Belle @GTIx9lAyjC
10 Followers 46 Following
Gordon Awandare @gordon_awandare
4K Followers 509 Following Pro VC @UnivofGh @provcasaug Founding Director @WACCBIP_UG; Building capacity for Academic Excellence in Africa; Does not give or take excuses.
Rania Nasir @rania_nasir
431 Followers 611 Following Economist @the_IGC | @ColumbiaSIPA and @LifeAtLUMS alumna. Mostly tweet about work stuff and job opportunities (i.e. this account has no personality)
Janet Midega @tjmidega
803 Followers 803 Following Research Scientist| Vectorborne diseases |AMR@Wellcome| Public Health Senior Fellow @Aspen New Voices | Research Lead @Wellcome Trust | Rotarian
Elena Netsi @elenanetsi
812 Followers 680 Following Mental Health scientist | Research Lead in Digital Mental Health @wellcometrust | Previously @OxPsychiatry & @GCRF fellow | Views my own.
NSHUTIRABARUTA Jacque... @jiracques1
61 Followers 459 Following
Faith Osier @FaithOsier
8K Followers 4K Following Co-Director @Inst_Infection, Imperial College London | Chair, Malaria Immunology & Vaccinology | Past-President @iuis_online | TED Fellow | Motivational Speaker
Lucy McDowell @lucemcdowell
252 Followers 414 Following Entertainment Partnerships Lead @WellcomeTrust Previously a filmmaker. Trustee @sheffdocfest Tall. Mum. Food. Nature.
David Williams @xDavidWilliams
3K Followers 5K Following
Katia Campbell-Lurati @tatalurati
203 Followers 3K Following Tourism / Artist / Fitness / Finance's/ Realtor
martyn shannon @MartynShannon2
112 Followers 459 Following
Edwine Barasa @EdwineBarasa
6K Followers 2K Following Interim Exective Director @kemri_wellcome | Professor of Health Economics @UniofOxford | Changerian| @TutuFellows 2019| @bdafrica #Top40under40 Kenya 2019
Benjamin Tsofa @TsofaB
3K Followers 1K Following Health Policy and Systems Specialist, KEMRI. Global Health Enthusiast, Afro Optimist, Social Activist
Saioa López @Saioa_l
325 Followers 562 Following
Lance Louskieter @lancelouskieter
897 Followers 4K Following PhD candidate; Health Systems and Policy Researcher; Queer Activist; Decolonial Scholar
Ekin Bolukbasi @EkinBolukbasi
459 Followers 1K Following Scientist | Cat whisperer I Eternal immigrant I "Puts the -b- in subtle"
Ibrahim Stevens @IbrahimStevens
6 Followers 155 Following
LSE Global Health @LSEGlobalHealth
3K Followers 654 Following Official account for LSE's Global Health Initiative and the Global Health @ LSE Blog. RTs do not mean endorsements.
DiophicGfx @DiophicGfx
88 Followers 802 Following
An Animist💚🌱�... @MahendraRishabh
274 Followers 1K Following PhD candidate-Applied Econ @cafnr @Mizzou | former editor @I4I_Hindi | environmentalist | collectivist | aspiring politician & @AamAadmiParty supporter
Philip Bejon @PhilipBejon
5K Followers 4K Following Former Director @KEMRI_Wellcome, now MMM at @NDMOxford. Medical researcher in vaccines, malaria epidemiology, microbiology & genomics.
ForestHill&SydenhamWe... @FHSWR1
203 Followers 330 Following Working together to resettle a refugee family in our community through #CommunitySponsorship - Do get in touch: [email protected] 🧡
Fun Man Fung @chemFunMan
2K Followers 1K Following Asst. Professor @UCDChem | Impacts of Digital Technology @UCDDublin🇮🇪 Spatial eXtended Reality ☘️ Advancing the Future of Learning @SenpaiLearn #SG60 🇸🇬
Daan du Toit @daandutoit
2K Followers 356 Following Deputy Director-General: South African Department of Science and Innovation - I post and comment in my private capacity
DELGEME PLUS @DELGEME1
2K Followers 403 Following Developing Excellence in Leadership and Genomics Training for Malaria Elimination and AntiMicrobial Resistance Control in Africa (DELGEME PLUS)
H3ABioNet @H3ABioNet
9K Followers 313 Following H3ABioNet is a Pan African Bioinformatics network supporting @H3Africa researchers & projects,developing Bioinformatics capacity within Africa. RTs≠ endorsement
Kondwani Jambo, PhD @kjambo
2K Followers 999 Following Professor @LSTMnews | Group Leader - Infection and Immunity @MlwTrust | Associate Editor @ScienceAdvances & @IMTadvances | Founder @Sci4O_mlw
Britain Elects @BritainElects
332K Followers 40 Following Est. 2013, the UK's largest poll aggregator. Most accurate forecaster of 2024. Co-founded by @BNHWalker and Lily Jayne Summers.
Africa Health Researc... @AHRI_News
6K Followers 839 Following The Africa Health Research Institute’s vision is optimal health and well-being of under-resourced populations.
Willem Hanekom @WillemAHanekom
626 Followers 304 Following Director, Africa Health Research Institute. @ahri_news. Views are my own.
Phil Ashton @flashton2003
3K Followers 1K Following Genomic epidemiologist at the Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance at Oxford. How can microbial genomics improve health in high infectious disease settings?
Shobana Balasingam @shoba35
152 Followers 251 Following
Diogo Martins @dcorreiamartins
3K Followers 5K Following MD, Lead Adviser to the CEO Office @WellcomeTrust. Personal views 🇵🇹🇬🇧🇪🇺🌍
Gary Lineker @GaryLineker
8.7M Followers 1K Following Once kicked a ball about. Now talk about kicking a ball about. The Rest Is Football @restisfootball @Goalhangerpods ..Instagram . Retweets are not endorsements
Africa Research Excel... @AREF_Africa
8K Followers 433 Following Nurturing early-career health researchers in Africa to lead research for Africa.
Dr. Catherine Kyobutu... @CKyobutungi
28K Followers 2K Following MBChB, MSc, PhD |#BossLady | Quotable Professional 😊 | Aspiring Feminist 🕶 | #EquityFighter | Will tweet for ₤$€ | Mwijukuru wa Bityo| Views personal
Astrid R.N. Haas @astihaas
1K Followers 1K Following Football loving, kick-boxing, feminist urban economist 🇦🇹🇺🇬 Mama, passionate about the power of cities. Unapologetically Me.
APHRC @aphrc
20K Followers 1K Following Generating #evidence, strengthening research capacity, and engaging policy to inform action on population health and wellbeing.
Evelyn Gitau @EvelynGitau
4K Followers 1K Following Looking to be a change agent in the development of Science and Innovation in Africa | Biochemist | Immunologist | Capacity Strengthening | Science Advocate
Hanif Kureishi @Hanifkureishi
76K Followers 1K Following Writer. My Beautiful Laundrette. Buddha of Suburbia. Shattered.
Sam Freedman @Samfr
151K Followers 1K Following Writes the UK's most popular politics Substack (https://t.co/bcjXR0ncfL). New book - "Failed State" - now out https://t.co/uPuWlb39R3.
GCHQ @GCHQ
184K Followers 326 Following The UK's intelligence, security and cyber agency, helping to keep the UK safe online and in the real world. Follow the cyber security arm of our mission @NCSC.
Science for Africa Fo... @SciforAfrica
6K Followers 736 Following The SFA Foundation is a pan-African, non-profit and public charity organisation that supports, strengthens, and promotes science and innovation in Africa
melissa kapulu @melissakapulu
1K Followers 1K Following Everything Science. Malaria. Vaccines. Everything Continental. Africa. Zambia. Everything Football. She/Chi-polopolo. MUFC. Everything Equal. Women. Children
Professor Gordon Doug... @GordonDougan1
8K Followers 843 Following Professor in Medicine Department, University of Cambridge. Awarded 2020 Albert Sabin Gold Medal for work on affordable vaccines. Supports Scunthorpe United
Julian Rayner @rayner_julian
3K Followers 1K Following Malaria Researcher. Passionate about science engagement and training. Director @TheCIMR and @ConnectingSci. Tweets represent personal views.
Hannah Hope @hjhope
1K Followers 1K Following Open Research Lead, Research Environment @wellcometrust. Director @oaswitchboard. Wannabe cake maker and gardener extraordinaire.
Steven Paling @StevenPaling1
619 Followers 2K Following Senior Director of Strategy, Tony Blair Institute @InstituteGC. Views my own.
#BLACKandSTEM @BLACKandSTEM
17K Followers 2K Following Community of #BLACKandSTEM students, professionals, and advocates. Created/maintained by @thepurplepage. RTs not endorsements.
Gordon Awandare @gordon_awandare
4K Followers 509 Following Pro VC @UnivofGh @provcasaug Founding Director @WACCBIP_UG; Building capacity for Academic Excellence in Africa; Does not give or take excuses.
The Lancet @TheLancet
735K Followers 463 Following Welcome to The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, published weekly since 1823.
Rania Nasir @rania_nasir
431 Followers 611 Following Economist @the_IGC | @ColumbiaSIPA and @LifeAtLUMS alumna. Mostly tweet about work stuff and job opportunities (i.e. this account has no personality)
Janet Midega @tjmidega
803 Followers 803 Following Research Scientist| Vectorborne diseases |AMR@Wellcome| Public Health Senior Fellow @Aspen New Voices | Research Lead @Wellcome Trust | Rotarian
Susan Mochache, CBS @susan_mochache
19K Followers 196 Following Principal Secretary - Ministry of Health
Chris P @TheWorstTrip
340 Followers 21 Following
Prof Miranda Wolpert @mirandarwolpert
11K Followers 3K Following Director Mental Health at Wellcome- funding science from cell biology to sociology to transform mental health outcomes. Retweets not endorsement. she/her
Faith Osier @FaithOsier
8K Followers 4K Following Co-Director @Inst_Infection, Imperial College London | Chair, Malaria Immunology & Vaccinology | Past-President @iuis_online | TED Fellow | Motivational Speaker
UK Prevention Researc... @UK_PRP
539 Followers 82 Following We support novel research into the primary prevention of non-communicable diseases to improve population health and reduce health inequalities
Elena Netsi @elenanetsi
812 Followers 680 Following Mental Health scientist | Research Lead in Digital Mental Health @wellcometrust | Previously @OxPsychiatry & @GCRF fellow | Views my own.
NIHR Global Health @NIHRglobal
5K Followers 780 Following Supporting high-quality applied health research to address the needs of people in low and middle income countries, using UK aid funding. #globalhealth
CARTA @CARTAfrica
5K Followers 1K Following Building a vibrant multidisciplinary #African Academy that leads world-class #research. Jointly led by @aphrc and @WitsUniversity.
Dr Marta Tufet Bayona @MTufet
2K Followers 717 Following Head of Policy @GAVI The Vaccine Alliance • former Exec Director @UKCDR • Trustee @galapagossip & @ELRHA • research, global health • born at 340ppm
Linda Nordling @lindanordling
2K Followers 847 Following Cape Town based journalist. Editor @ResearchAfrica
DFID Zambia 🇿🇲 ... @DfidZambia
10K Followers 120 Following We are #UKAid. We promote resilience, prosperity and poverty reduction in #Zambia. Our Facebook page: https://t.co/sDk1UJZkRe DFID Zambia Head: @SteveBeel
Hannah Ritchie @_HannahRitchie
80K Followers 1K Following Deputy Editor @OurWorldinData / Researcher at @UniofOxford / Honorary Fellow at @EdinburghUni @EdCentreCC / Not the End of the World: https://t.co/FoINhggvoR
HERU|KEMRI-WT @HERU_KEMRI_WT
2K Followers 167 Following HERU is a research group at @KEMRI_Wellcome, that focuses on advancing the use of health economics tools to conduct policy relevant research in Africa
Alejandro Marin Menen... @Scicling
391 Followers 169 Following A scientist, a bike and cutting-edge science!
Edwine Barasa @EdwineBarasa
6K Followers 2K Following Interim Exective Director @kemri_wellcome | Professor of Health Economics @UniofOxford | Changerian| @TutuFellows 2019| @bdafrica #Top40under40 Kenya 2019
Benjamin Tsofa @TsofaB
3K Followers 1K Following Health Policy and Systems Specialist, KEMRI. Global Health Enthusiast, Afro Optimist, Social Activist