The 6th Annual TB Centre Research Day on June 1, 2018 was a great success, and included a keynote address by President Natan Obed of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami in front of more than 150 attendees. Our very own Emily was rewarded with 2 prizes. She won 1st prize for a CORE, and the ALFA Travel Award for being the overall winner of the afternoon. Congrats!
We Need To Science The Shit Out Of Tuberculosis – Blog post and video
On June 4, 2018, the United Nations organized an interactive civil society hearing and invited Madhu to speak on a panel on innovations to end TB. To read what he covered in his speech, read his latest blog post in the Huffington Post “We Need To Science The Shit Out Of Tuberculosis“. You can also see the video on the UN’s website.
Op-ed in The Hindu: WHO’s Essential Diagnostics List
Read Madhukar Pai and Kamini Walia’s op-ed in The Hindu “It begins with diagnosis“.
Welcome to Diane Singhroy and Paulami Sen
We’d like to officially welcome Diane and Paulami to our group! Diane completed her PhD in Virology and Immunology at McGill University in 2016, and was a Scientific and Technical Advisor for Knowledge Ecology International. She’s joining the group as a Research Associate. Paulami is completing her Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology & Immunology at McGill University, and is joining us for the summer as a Junior Assistant. Welcome!
Paul Farmer’s visit to McGill University – Blog post
Paul Farmer recently visited McGill University to deliver the Victor Dzau and Ruth Cooper-Dzau Distinguished Lecture in Global Health. Read some key takeaways from Madhu’s conversation with him in Nature Microbiology: “Insights from an inspiring global health leader“.
WHO Essential Diagnostics List – Blog post
Read Madhu’s latest blog post “Health care is an essential human right – and so is a proper diagnosis” published in The Conversation.
Launch of the new teachepi website
Our team’s new and improved teachepi website has been officially launched! The teachepi website was designed to bring together useful resources for learning and teaching epidemiology: lectures, case studies, calculation tools, and much more. Visit it today!
IDIGH Travel Awards competition
The IDIGH Program is pleased to announce the 2018 Trainee Travel Awards competition to support students and post-doctoral fellows who wish to present their research findings at national and international conferences. To apply, complete the online application before June 30.
New paper from the team in the Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Read our team’s latest paper “New TB tools need to be affordable in the private sector: The case study of Xpert MTB/RIF” published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health.
Madhukar Pai’s new blog post
Read Madhu’s latest post in Nature Microbiology “The Science of Improvement: TB Cannot Afford to Lag Behind“.