Nchangwi Syntia
@synthymama.bsky.social
Be Kind | Global Health Research-Governance| Bioethics-Genomics, Data Science, Infectious Disease| I believe in love| Hugger-in-chief| Social Vegan|
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😃 to share this new @plos.org Medicine 📄 written in collaboration with the super cool @kahin-tai.bsky.social (from the super cool @sharectd.bsky.social doctoral network), Gérard Legoff, @annelelouarn.bsky.social & @synthymama.bsky.social.
Open science must include effective results dissemination to study participants
Open science often centers around publications and data transparency. This Perspective discusses how and why disseminating results to study participants is essential for maximizing the values and bene...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
😃 to share this new @plos.org Medicine 📄 written in collaboration with the super cool @kahin-tai.bsky.social (from the super cool @sharectd.bsky.social doctoral network), Gérard Legoff, @annelelouarn.bsky.social & @synthymama.bsky.social.
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🚨Happening today! 🚨
👨🍳The food-associated resistome with Dr Avelino Álvarez-Ordóñez
⏲️At 12pm today!
📍Online via teams
🔗Register here: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
👨🍳The food-associated resistome with Dr Avelino Álvarez-Ordóñez
⏲️At 12pm today!
📍Online via teams
🔗Register here: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
September 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🚨Happening today! 🚨
👨🍳The food-associated resistome with Dr Avelino Álvarez-Ordóñez
⏲️At 12pm today!
📍Online via teams
🔗Register here: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
👨🍳The food-associated resistome with Dr Avelino Álvarez-Ordóñez
⏲️At 12pm today!
📍Online via teams
🔗Register here: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
We propose a roadmap for promoting a data-sharing culture in African health research. It integrates dynamic consent, benefit-sharing, controlled access infrastructures & data sovereignty. See: www.nature.com/articles/s41.... @dsi-africa.org @aphrc.bsky.social @natureportfolio.nature.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We propose a roadmap for promoting a data-sharing culture in African health research. It integrates dynamic consent, benefit-sharing, controlled access infrastructures & data sovereignty. See: www.nature.com/articles/s41.... @dsi-africa.org @aphrc.bsky.social @natureportfolio.nature.com
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⏰ 38 days to go!
Join us for the Data for Health in Africa & 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting
📍Cedi Conf. Centre, Univ. of Ghana
🗓️ 23–29 Aug 2025
Theme: Data Science in Africa: Strengthening Partnerships and Collaboration across Networks, Sectors and Impact Areas
🔗 Info: lnkd.in/eWEzjUEG
Join us for the Data for Health in Africa & 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting
📍Cedi Conf. Centre, Univ. of Ghana
🗓️ 23–29 Aug 2025
Theme: Data Science in Africa: Strengthening Partnerships and Collaboration across Networks, Sectors and Impact Areas
🔗 Info: lnkd.in/eWEzjUEG
July 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
⏰ 38 days to go!
Join us for the Data for Health in Africa & 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting
📍Cedi Conf. Centre, Univ. of Ghana
🗓️ 23–29 Aug 2025
Theme: Data Science in Africa: Strengthening Partnerships and Collaboration across Networks, Sectors and Impact Areas
🔗 Info: lnkd.in/eWEzjUEG
Join us for the Data for Health in Africa & 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting
📍Cedi Conf. Centre, Univ. of Ghana
🗓️ 23–29 Aug 2025
Theme: Data Science in Africa: Strengthening Partnerships and Collaboration across Networks, Sectors and Impact Areas
🔗 Info: lnkd.in/eWEzjUEG
Second teenage boy dies from liver failure following #Genetherapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, raising concerns over safety. The company (Serepta) says it will pause the study & assemble an expert panel to recommend new safety protocols. #RareDisease
apnews.com/article/sare...
apnews.com/article/sare...
Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophy
Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics have plunged again after the drugmaker reported a second death in connection with its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy.
apnews.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Second teenage boy dies from liver failure following #Genetherapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, raising concerns over safety. The company (Serepta) says it will pause the study & assemble an expert panel to recommend new safety protocols. #RareDisease
apnews.com/article/sare...
apnews.com/article/sare...
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Sierra Leone has confirmed 15 deaths and more than 3,000 mpox infections
https://go.nature.com/4kYY1ZP
https://go.nature.com/4kYY1ZP
Skyrocketing mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone raises fears of wider spread
Boom in infections in the West African nation is driven by the same viral strain that caused a global outbreak in 2022.
go.nature.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Sierra Leone has confirmed 15 deaths and more than 3,000 mpox infections
https://go.nature.com/4kYY1ZP
https://go.nature.com/4kYY1ZP
What the public expects of publicly visible scientists: Solid professional reputation; Base their comments on evidence; Tell the truth; Not operate too closely to politics; No hidden agenda; charismatic; articulate. @marinajoubert.bsky.social @theconversation.com theconversation.com/new-survey-e...
New survey explores what people in South Africa expect of publicly visible scientists – why it matters
When asked to name a living scientist from their own country, more than half of the respondents in both countries did not reply.
theconversation.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
What the public expects of publicly visible scientists: Solid professional reputation; Base their comments on evidence; Tell the truth; Not operate too closely to politics; No hidden agenda; charismatic; articulate. @marinajoubert.bsky.social @theconversation.com theconversation.com/new-survey-e...
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#AcademicSky #SciPub #PeerReview #PhDSky #OpenScience #AcademicResearch #AcademicWriting #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #Comics 🧪
April 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Science diplomacy & academic-industry partnerships are key to realizing "Genomics for All." African gov'ts, researchers, biotech, civil society & health agencies must collaborate & define a path for translational #genomics medicine in Africa.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Science and Society: Pathways to Equitable Access and Delivery of Genomics Medicine in Africa - Current Genetic Medicine Reports
Purpose of Review Recent advances in genetics are pushing the frontiers of health research in Africa. Notable developments include the release of the draft human pangenome reference, regulatory approv...
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March 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Science diplomacy & academic-industry partnerships are key to realizing "Genomics for All." African gov'ts, researchers, biotech, civil society & health agencies must collaborate & define a path for translational #genomics medicine in Africa.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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I was delighted to see this special issue published last week, after a rewarding journey through questions of #justice and #amr
New special issue of the Monash #Bioethics Review - edited by @Ethox_Centre colleague Tess Johnson - brings together a collection of articles focusing on the theme of Antimicrobial Resistance #AMR and social #justice.
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link.springer.com/journal/4059...
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link.springer.com/journal/4059...
Monash Bioethics Review | Volume 42, supplement issue 1
Volume 42, supplement issue 1 articles listing for Monash Bioethics Review
link.springer.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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We need to develop more holistic, inclusive, socially just & ecologically sustainable approaches to health, science & environmental stewardship for the well-being of all life on Earth. Article: link.springer.com/article/10.1.... @biomedcentral.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We need to develop more holistic, inclusive, socially just & ecologically sustainable approaches to health, science & environmental stewardship for the well-being of all life on Earth. Article: link.springer.com/article/10.1.... @biomedcentral.bsky.social
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"These can be appealing qualities in the classroom, of course, but overemphasizing them can undermine the learning of students who are inward-thinking and easily drained by constant interactions with others." www.theatlantic.com/education/ar...
Why Schools Are Increasingly Neglecting Introverts
For many students, quiet time is key for the learning process.
www.theatlantic.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"These can be appealing qualities in the classroom, of course, but overemphasizing them can undermine the learning of students who are inward-thinking and easily drained by constant interactions with others." www.theatlantic.com/education/ar...
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If more academics dropped the main character syndrome, the university sector would be a much better place. The more senior you become, the more you should see your role as a facilitator and assister. You may still need to lead, but it's to lift others up, not yourself.
February 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If more academics dropped the main character syndrome, the university sector would be a much better place. The more senior you become, the more you should see your role as a facilitator and assister. You may still need to lead, but it's to lift others up, not yourself.
"My ideas matter more than how I sound". Sometimes people struggle to believe something said with an unfamiliar accent. As an international scholar, Ogochukwu Uweru says he is learning to speak up-accent and all. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
As an international scholar, I’m learning to speak up—accent and all
“My ideas matter more than how I sound,” this postdoc writes
www.science.org
February 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"My ideas matter more than how I sound". Sometimes people struggle to believe something said with an unfamiliar accent. As an international scholar, Ogochukwu Uweru says he is learning to speak up-accent and all. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
In this paper, we argue that addressing ethical issues in #DataScience health research and #genomics requires a holistic social contract. Thanks to @hastingscenter.bsky.social Report for considering & publishing our work (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...).
January 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In this paper, we argue that addressing ethical issues in #DataScience health research and #genomics requires a holistic social contract. Thanks to @hastingscenter.bsky.social Report for considering & publishing our work (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...).
Be Kind #tuesdaymotivations #BeKindAlways
January 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Be Kind #tuesdaymotivations #BeKindAlways
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🚨: New publication « Data management and sharing » in @jclinepi.bsky.social with Claude Pellen, @synthymama.bsky.social, Anna Catharina Armond, Ulrich Mansmann, Maximilian Siebert. A 🧵.
January 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🚨: New publication « Data management and sharing » in @jclinepi.bsky.social with Claude Pellen, @synthymama.bsky.social, Anna Catharina Armond, Ulrich Mansmann, Maximilian Siebert. A 🧵.
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How much do people around the world trust scientists?
"Most people have a relatively high trust in scientists. People want scientists to take an active role in society and policymaking."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Most people have a relatively high trust in scientists. People want scientists to take an active role in society and policymaking."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
How much do people around the world trust scientists?
"Most people have a relatively high trust in scientists. People want scientists to take an active role in society and policymaking."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Most people have a relatively high trust in scientists. People want scientists to take an active role in society and policymaking."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"One Humanity, Many Genomes" is a reminder of our shared evolutionary origins & African heritage-A call to explore the vast diversity of genomes & strive for an equitable genomic medicine agenda worldwide. Ambroise Wonkam proposes a 5-point agenda www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....
January 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"One Humanity, Many Genomes" is a reminder of our shared evolutionary origins & African heritage-A call to explore the vast diversity of genomes & strive for an equitable genomic medicine agenda worldwide. Ambroise Wonkam proposes a 5-point agenda www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....
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“It’s going to take me longer, but I will get there. My plans have not changed, don’t give up, don’t step away from mentorship”
Early-career researchers describe how they juggled workloads, emotions and finances after having children.
https://go.nature.com/4gSIfhj
Early-career researchers describe how they juggled workloads, emotions and finances after having children.
https://go.nature.com/4gSIfhj
PhD parents: the pros and cons of having a child during your doctorate
Early-career researchers describe how they juggled workloads, emotions and finances after having children.
go.nature.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“It’s going to take me longer, but I will get there. My plans have not changed, don’t give up, don’t step away from mentorship”
Early-career researchers describe how they juggled workloads, emotions and finances after having children.
https://go.nature.com/4gSIfhj
Early-career researchers describe how they juggled workloads, emotions and finances after having children.
https://go.nature.com/4gSIfhj
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Many workplaces have parties or team meals to celebrate the end of the working year, but some show true appreciation by cultivating group traditions. Nature asked group leaders to explain these, and how they thank colleagues for their hard work. #AcademicSky
How to thank your lab mates: eight ways to show gratitude at the end of year
Alongside secret Santas and seasonal parties, many laboratories develop traditions to show appreciation to colleagues — from sweets and mulled wine to quizzes and ice-skating trips.
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December 22, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Many workplaces have parties or team meals to celebrate the end of the working year, but some show true appreciation by cultivating group traditions. Nature asked group leaders to explain these, and how they thank colleagues for their hard work. #AcademicSky
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Eight years ago, a budding scientist gave a commercial airline pilot a gift that would link the two for life.
Since then, they'd met in person and linked up on social media. But when she boarded a flight a week ago, she didn't expect to see him.
Then an announcement came over the PA system.
Since then, they'd met in person and linked up on social media. But when she boarded a flight a week ago, she didn't expect to see him.
Then an announcement came over the PA system.
A pilot raced through the airport to surprise an old friend: the woman who saved his life | CNN
When Allie Reimold boarded Flight 2223 in Houston a week ago, she didn’t expect to see the pilot whose life she had saved.
cnn.it
December 22, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Eight years ago, a budding scientist gave a commercial airline pilot a gift that would link the two for life.
Since then, they'd met in person and linked up on social media. But when she boarded a flight a week ago, she didn't expect to see him.
Then an announcement came over the PA system.
Since then, they'd met in person and linked up on social media. But when she boarded a flight a week ago, she didn't expect to see him.
Then an announcement came over the PA system.
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New on the #EthicsBlog >> Were many clinical trials during the #COVID19 pandemic unethical?
Were many clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic unethical? - The Ethics Blog
It is understandable if the COVID-19 pandemic spurred many researchers to conduct their own studies on patients with the disease. They wanted to help in a difficult situation by doing what they were c...
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December 10, 2024 at 9:21 AM
New on the #EthicsBlog >> Were many clinical trials during the #COVID19 pandemic unethical?