Dr Lindsay Broadbent

We've curated a media guide in collaboration with @LindsayBbent to support safe communication of key areas of microbiology in the media. Click the link in our bio to read about common misconceptions, interpreting press releases and useful analogies.🦠

A useful guide for the media and really anyone else interested in Microbiology!

We have just published a review on the Recent Advances in RSV Prevention and Treatment. A much needed, but tricky review to write, considering the fast-pace of RSV pharmaceutical development recently. Thanks to all coauthors! microbiologyresearch.org/content/journa…

Good to see information from @LindsayBbent telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…

I think I’ve reached my limit with Twitter. I hope it returns to what it once was. Until then, I’ve gone to where the sky is bluer!

It was a strange full-circle moment to present at the @WWIEM_QUB Postdoc symposium. It was a great day with some fantastic science talks and posters. Congrats to all the winners. And to the organisers for a brilliant event!

Anyone who thinks measles is a ‘harmless childhood illness’ has never heard of SSPE.

We have confirmed a case of bird-to-human avian flu A(H5N1) in a person in the West Midlands, this has previously occurred a small number of times in the UK and the risk to the general public remains very low. 📰

The Wessex One Health Doctoral Training Programme is now live! Interested in doing a PhD in infection bioscience? 🦠 Check out the projects on offer: surrey.ac.uk/bbsrc-wessex-o… Deadline to apply is 28th of Feb.

What a year it’s been for Remedy Quest. What started as an idea, is now a beta game just finished soft launch on Google Play. Moving into phase 2 with: - 2.2k users (US) - 3.5 rating - Validated mechanic Massive shoutout to the people that brought this game to life.

"We should be doing more to tackle the winter viruses that in our ageing population can range from inconvenient to life threatening." An extended flu vaccine rollout would benefit public health and the economy, writes @LindsayBbent bmj.com/content/388/bm…

Join Steven Rainey at 11 📻 with panellists @AlexKane221b & @LindsayBbent @authordlewis @oliviamcveigh @mckeevercomedy@brucedes #waroftherohirrim

A picture paints a thousand words. #Femicide in Ireland (both jurisdictions) since 2020. #EndVAWG READ more here: nwci.ie/learn/article/…

Closing date to apply is the 4th December!

Our magnus opus on #coronavirus host range is ready. Seriously hard work from PDRA Giulia Gallo in @vGlycoproteins. Come see how we use algorithmic-led sequence selection to characterise genus-wide phenotypic diversity! Backing that up with @AtomicVirology biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Postdoc position available! We are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our group. The position is a pharmaceutical-clinical-academic collaboration to explore the role of RSV infection in childhood asthma. jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?i…

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

I am offering a 4 year fully funded PhD position in collaboration with Connor Bamford @cggbamford (Belfast). If you are interested in influenza virus-regulated immunity in multiple hosts (@ZoonosesJ), this is the right choice for you. @Pirbright_Inst gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/d…

The 2nd season of RSV universal prophylaxis against RSV in infants with #nirsevimab in Galicia has started, and with that the 1st weekly report of #NIRSEGAL study. These reports will be available at nirsegal.es/en. See first full report at nirsegal.es/informe-en/lat…👇 1/x

🚨 Tomorrow! Join us on 23 Oct at 4 pm CET for our ESCNH “Speak out session” on RSV. Hear from Dina Hediger (founder of “Frühchen Schweiz”), virologist @LindsayBbent , and researcher Dr Barbara Plagg. Tune in live on all channels! #RSVAwareness #NeonatalCare #Healthcare #ESCNH