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Sports equipment News article 10 Feb 2021 Transmission risk of COVID-19 from sports equipment A team, led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's Dr Emily Adams, has investigated the transmission risk of COVID-19 from sports equipment,...
News article 9 Feb 2021 LSTM divests from fossil fuel companies Following a decision by its Board of Trustees, LSTM is now in the final stage of divesting from fossil fuel companies.
The QI team at Atakpame Regional Hospital News article 8 Feb 2021 Successful completion of implementation programme in Togo during the COVID-19 pandemic LSTM’s Global Fund and Allied Programmes Unit (GFAPU) have successfully completed the Quality Improvement of Integrated HIV, TB and Malaria Services...
News article 8 Feb 2021 Dr Fiona Marston becomes LSTM’s Entrepreneur in Residence Dr Fiona Marston is to become LSTM’s Entrepreneur in Residence after being awarded a place on the Royal Society’s scheme for 2021.
News article 8 Feb 2021 £65,000 fundraising milestone reached in ‘Bump It Forward’ Campaign A fundraising campaign launched by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has reached a new milestone today and is hurtling towards a £100,...
News article 4 Feb 2021 #BumpItForward
News article 4 Feb 2021 Volunteer for the COM COV Clinical Trial COM COV Clinical Trial Oxford Vaccine Group at LSTMComparing COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule Combinations (Pfizer and Astra Zeneca)
News article 3 Feb 2021 World's first COVID-19 vaccine alternating dose study launches in Liverpool COVID-19 vaccine alternating dose study launched today in the UKStudy will examine using different vaccines for the two doses, as well as different...
News article 1 Feb 2021 LSTM lights up in rainbow colours for LGBTQ+ History Month LSTM’s estate will light up in the colours of the rainbow to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ History Month this February.
Jim McKenna News article 31 Jan 2021 Jim McKenna takes over as Chair of Trustees at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is delighted to announce that Jim McKenna has formally taken up the position of Chair of the Board of...
News article 29 Jan 2021 LSTM Graduation 2020 LSTM has held its annual graduation ceremony today, being held virtually and delayed from its usual December slot because of COVID-19. This will mark...
News article 27 Jan 2021 LSTM launches 125th anniversary Webinar Series LSTM’s launched its Future Focus Webinar Series with a discussion entitled – ‘The major challenges for global health in a post-COVID-19 world’,...
Photo by James Gathany, Dr. Bill Atkinson, USCDCP News article 26 Jan 2021 LSTM researchers investigate the impact of pneumococcal colonisation on immune responses to live attenuated influenza vaccine LSTM researchers, led by Dr Elena Mitsi, have investigated the impact of pneumococcal colonisation on immune responses to live attenuated influenza...
Tsetse fly. Dhruv Patel, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons News article 25 Jan 2021 LSTM-led research validates the repurposing of nitisinone to control tsetse fly populations and transmission of African trypanosomiasis LSTM’s researchers, alongside a talented cohort of colleagues in Argentina, Brazil, Kenya, University of Liverpool, the Crick Institute and LSHTM,...
News article 25 Jan 2021 LSTM receives £3 million from Research England Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has been awarded just over £3 million from Research England’s Specialist Institutions Fund, which has been set...
©The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London and Callum Mair: Naja nubiae slow motion spitting. News article 21 Jan 2021 Researchers demonstrate snake venom evolution for defensive purposes Researchers from LSTM’s Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions (CSRI) have led an international team investigating the evolutionary origins...
News article 21 Jan 2021 LSTM launches Bump It Forward campaign LSTM has today launched a new campaign, Bump It Forward, which aims to get donors to give the equivalent cost of their COVID vaccine as it rolls out...
News article 15 Jan 2021 Neonatal morbidity and mortality in Kenya and Nigeria – Results of a LSTM led study The LSTM led Neonatal Nutrition Network has published in PLOS ONE the results from a study looking at patient populations, priority...
News article 13 Jan 2021 Excalibur rapid SARS-COV-2 antigen screening test, validated by LSTM, granted MHRA approval Excalibur Healthcare Services Ltd, a UK-based provider of high-quality medical products and services, has announced that its Rapid SARS COV-2 Antigen...
News article 12 Jan 2021 Two new therapies to be tested in ground-breaking COVID-19 clinical trial Two new drug therapies are to be studied in patients as part of the ground-breaking AGILE clinical trial platform, with the hope of finding...
News article 8 Jan 2021 Dr Nick Beeching appointed as Emeritus Professor of Tropical and Infectious Diseases Dr Nick Beeching has been appointed Emeritus Professor of Tropical and Infectious Diseases at LSTM in recognition of his long and illustrious career...
News article 5 Jan 2021 LSTM alumnus Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor on New African Magazine list of 100 Most Influential Africans LSTM alumnus Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor, currently CEO of the African health consultancy group EpiAFRIC, has been selected onto the 100 most influential...
News article 24 Dec 2020 Mologic Receives CE Mark Approval for Professional-Use COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test
News article 17 Dec 2020 LSTM's Christmas closure from 18th of December to 4th of January
Spray being tested in LSTM lab News article 17 Dec 2020 New spray, co-developed with the British Army and tested by LSTM, kills coronavirus in under 60 seconds An Essex inventor working alongside the British Army has created a ‘military grade’ disinfectant spray, tested by LSTM, which kills all...
News article 15 Dec 2020 MRC CASE/DTP 2021/22: Now accepting applications
News article 15 Dec 2020 MRC CASE/DTP 2021/22: Now accepting applications
CeSHHAR logo News article 15 Dec 2020 CeSHHAR to lead one of USAID’s new projects to provide critical HIV healthcare services in Zimbabwe CeSHHAR Zimbabwe will implement the USAID Closing the Gaps: Accelerating and Sustaining HIV Prevention and Care for Sex Workers project in...
“Echis carinatus”: Saw-scaled vipers, like this Indian species Echis carinatus, are one of the most medically important group of venomous snakes in the world. Photo: Wolfgang Wüster. News article 10 Dec 2020 Drug combination protects mice from the lethal effects of snakebite caused by geographically diverse snake species Researchers at LSTM’s Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions (CSRI) have found that a combination of toxin inhibitors could provide the...
News article 9 Dec 2020 Oxford Covid vaccine 'safe and effective', Lancet study shows Vaccine researchers at LSTM want to say a huge thank you to all of the participants and volunteers who took part in the Phase III Oxford COVID-19...
News article 8 Dec 2020 Updated Cochrane Review on probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhoea There is no evidence that probiotics are effective in treating acute infectious diarrhoea, state the authors of this Cochrane review update. Previous...
Dog and cat best friends walking together outdoor on the grass News article 4 Dec 2020 Evidence of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in cats and dogs from households in Italy Researchers at LSTM have been involved in a collaborative study with colleagues in Italy and Liverpool to discover if cats and dogs are susceptible...
Guinea worm removal from a dog's leg - Photo: Jared Wilson-Aggarwal News article 4 Dec 2020 LSTM led Viewpoint in The Lancet: Certifying Guinea worm eradication - current challenges LSTM’s Emeritus Professor David Molyneux CMG has led a group of international experts of an International Commission discussing the challenges faced...
News article 3 Dec 2020 LIGHT consortium PhD studentships in TB Research: Apply Now
News article 2 Dec 2020 LSTM’s Professor Miriam Taegtmeyer and Dr Tom Wingfield in The Conversation: ‘We will not forget our colleagues who have died’ LSTM’s Professor Miriam Taegtmeyer (Professor of Global Public Health) and Dr Tom Wingfield (Senior Clinical Lecturer) have, today, published an...
First dose of PMC administered News article 2 Dec 2020 Malaria Chemoprevention in the Postdischarge Management of Severe Anemia Researchers, led by LSTM's Professor Feiko ter Kuile, have published in the New England Journal of Medicine details of a trial...
News article 30 Nov 2020 LSTM's BAME Staff Network formally launched Today saw the formal launch of LSTM’s BAME Staff Network with presentations including a talk from Professor Uduak Archibong, MBE, Professor of...
News article 30 Nov 2020 LSTM lights up red to mark World AIDS Day Part of LSTM estates will light up red this week to mark World AIDS Day. LSTM is one of the many well-known landmarks throughout Liverpool’s city...
News article 26 Nov 2020 LSTM Annual Report and Financial Statements 2019-2020 The LSTM Annual Report and Financial Statements 2019-2020 are now available
Jim McKenna News article 26 Nov 2020 LSTM announces Jim McKenna as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees at LSTM’s 121st AGM The Acting Chair of LSTM’s Board of Trustees, Sue Russell, announced during LSTM’s 121st Annual General Meeting that from February 2021, Jim McKenna...

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