Liz Challenger
@lizchallenger.bsky.social
Research assistant/PhD student @therexuol.bsky.social . Bionalaysis, pharmacokinetics, infectious disease pharmacology 💊🦠
Pleasure to be back @ Pint of Science last night I spoke about how getting antivirals to the right place @ the right time is a huge challenge and how biological diversity of humans complicates things All fantastically hosted by @drlaurarandle.bsky.social #pint26 @livuniengagehls.bsky.social
Ensitrelvir for the treatment of hospitalized adults with COVID-19: an international phase 3 randomized placebo-controlled trial ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 https://bit.ly/48QTAwv
Meet Beth and Liz, two of the inspiring @liverpooluni.bsky.social scientists who will be at Meet the Scientists next Saturday! Head down to the World Museum between 10am and 4pm on Saturday 7th March 🧫🔭⚗️🧬🥼🧪🦠 @therexuol.bsky.social @livunihls.bsky.social @livuninews.bsky.social
British Science Festival 2025 is in #Liverpool! Join us on Saturday, 6pm for Liverpool's Party People @ Quirky Quarter to learn about the science of a night out! #BSF25 @liverpooluni.bsky.social @livuniengagehls.bsky.social @therexuol.bsky.social @britsciassoc.bsky.social @drlaurarandle.bsky.social
We were back at @evertoninthecommunity.org today for a special summer edition of our Toddler Science Club with the @therexuol.bsky.social team. We had fun learning all about medicines with our mini scientists! @livunihls.bsky.social
We loved seeing all the new medicines being made and chatting about how medication helps our bodies fight infection. @lizchallenger.bsky.social @drbthompson.bsky.social @helener3.bsky.social @livuni-ismib.bsky.social
Health and Life Sciences Public Engagement@livuniengagehls.bsky.social · last yr.We were back at @evertoninthecommunity.org today for a special summer edition of our Toddler Science Club with the @therexuol.bsky.social team. We had fun learning all about medicines with our mini scientists! @livunihls.bsky.social
Join Pharmacology and Therapeutics for 'Liverpool's Party People' exploring the science of a night out. britishsciencefestival.org/event/liverp...
Liverpool’s party people | British Science Festival
Run time: 18.00 – 21.30 What makes a big night out buzz? Investigate the science of going out – from getting ready to the after party – and test yourself with interactive challenges and puzzles.
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University of Liverpool@liverpooluni.bsky.social · last yr.We're proud to be co-hosting the 194th British Science Festival with @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and the @britsciassoc.bsky.social! 🙌 From 10–14 Sept, enjoy 100+ free events across Liverpool. Discover talks, performances & more! Explore the lineup & book now ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/02/b...
This September LJMU and UoL are hosting the British Science Festival!! Join us for ✨ ONE NIGHT ONLY ✨ on 13th September at the Quirky Quarter to learn about the science of a night out!! @drlaurarandle.bsky.social @therexuol.bsky.social Info here 👇🏻 britishsciencefestival.org/event/liverp...
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We were delighted to join the Careers Carousel at St Anne's Catholic Primary school this week and share insights of our work with the Year 6 children. #STEM #engagement #clinicalscience @livuniengagehls.bsky.social @livuni-ismib.bsky.social
A fab final night of @pintofscience.uk at the Bridewell 🥼 from dementia to drug discovery and allergic reactions to microplastics! Thanks to all our brilliant speakers 🍻👏 @livunihls.bsky.social @livuninews.bsky.social @therexuol.bsky.social @pintofscience.uk
Great night last night, taking pharmacology to the pub @pintofscience.uk - some great talks and fantastic shots of science! My talk focused on how we got treatments to patients during the COVID pandemic @therexuol.bsky.social @livuni-ismib.bsky.social @livuniengagehls.bsky.social
next up is @lizchallenger.bsky.social explaining how we get medicines from dose to destination and the repurposing medicines during the Covid19 pandemic. #pint25
🧪 A new trial in Liverpool is testing a breakthrough oral treatment for visceral leishmaniasis. Led by UHLG, @liverpooluni.bsky.social & DNDi, it could transform care for this deadly disease. Call 0151 706 4863 to take part! 💊🌍 #GlobalHealth #ClinicalTrials #Leishmaniasis #DNDi
Pleased to say that I'll be speaking at this year's Pint of Science festival on Weds 21st May. Tickets are £5 & can be purchased here: pintofscience.co.uk/event/from-m... It'll be a good night showcasing fantastic science being done right here in Liverpool, plus beer! @therexuol.bsky.social
From Molecule to Man
What happens after a medicine enters the body? Why does the immune system sometimes fight back? And what can we do to better support people living with dem…
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Volunteers wanted! , Are you a sexually active woman who might benefit from #PrEP ? @profygilleece.bsky.social @profchloeorkin.bsky.social @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social @drrageshri.bsky.social @savinglives.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Women offered jabs in HIV prevention trial
Project leaders are looking for participants in Birmingham, Manchester, London and Brighton.
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Latest reports from 67 UNAIDS offices confirm that, despite efforts by governments and partners to mobilize domestic resources to mitigate risks, US funding cuts continue to severely impact the HIV response, putting millions at risk. Read the latest report: www.unaids.org/en/resources...
UPDATE: Here's where we're at w/ NIH grant terminations: ❌ 429 NIH grants terminated* ❌ 137 related to HIV/AIDS prevention ❌ 27 on cancer ❌ 16 on Alzheimer's The full Airtable, thanks to wizardry of @noamross.net👇 *This is just what we know. There are certainly more we don't know about yet.
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14 pages of terminated NIH grants--everyone should read through the list. The sweep is VERY broad, including "The Impact of the Herpes Zoster Vaccine on Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus" & "Mitochondrial-based Determinants of Sex Differences in Acute Kidney Injury"🧪 1/n taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
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Bleak. So much progress has been made in these areas over decades of hard work. It would be a disaster to lose those gains We must not go backwards. #IDsky 🧪
WHO@who.int · last yr.The abrupt loss of U.S. funding threatens to reverse progress in ▪️disease control, ▪️immunization rates, ▪️maternal and child health, ▪️emergency preparedness.
The sudden U.S. funding cuts are also affecting efforts to eradicate polio, to monitor the emergence of diseases such as avian influenza, and to respond to disease outbreaks and humanitarian crises.
Now more than ever, we must step up action and protect #HealthForAll. Recent funding cuts are hitting global health hard—let’s take action before it’s too late! 🧵
#CROI2025 Two slides presented at last week’s conference starkly illustrated the cost of the almost-complete defunding of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) provision via PEPFAR, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. www.aidsmap.com/news/mar-202...
HIV testing requirements must be simplified for injectable PrEP to have a future
Two slides presented at last week’s Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2025) in San Francisco starkly illustrated the cost of the almost-complete defunding of HIV pre-exposu...
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Great fun yesterday morning @evertoninthecommunity.org toddler science club!
Health and Life Sciences Public Engagement@livuniengagehls.bsky.social · last yr.Today was week two of Toddler Science Club at @evertoninthecommunity.org 🧫 this week we were learning about brilliant bodies and how medicines make us healthy! 💊 Thanks to our super scientists from the @therexuol.bsky.social team!
Today we were chatting to the scientists and healthcare professionals of the future about medicines and our brilliant bodies. #science #medicine #education #STEM
Health and Life Sciences Public Engagement@livuniengagehls.bsky.social · last yr.Today was week two of Toddler Science Club at @evertoninthecommunity.org 🧫 this week we were learning about brilliant bodies and how medicines make us healthy! 💊 Thanks to our super scientists from the @therexuol.bsky.social team!
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Claes de Vreese@claesdevreese.bsky.social · last yr.This is chilling and will cause a wider conversation about the safety of having conferences in the US. Having been involved in such discussions about other countries firsthand I know how delicate this is. This situation is another blow to science in the US. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A must-watch: Rebecca Denison, founder of Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD), delivers the Martin Delaney Presentation at #CROI2025 "40+ Years of #HIV: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t, What Shouldn’t, What Must" Thanks to IAS-USA for making it publicly available.
40+ Years of HIV: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t, What Shouldn’t, What Must
YouTube video by IAS-USA
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Can event-based PrEP dosing (aka ‘on-demand’ or ‘2-1-1’) work for women? New data presented at #CROI2025. www.aidsmap.com/news/mar-202...
Event-driven PrEP for women may work, modelling study predicts
Injectable PrEP clearly works at least as well for cisgender women having vaginal sex as it does for people having anal sex. But there remains some uncertainty as to whether the much lower effectivene...
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aidsmap's first summary bulletin of news from #CROI2025 is out now. CROI 2025: US funding freeze threatens two decades' progress in HIV, 13 March 2025 https://www.aidsmap.com/bulletin/conference-news/croi-2025/13-march-2025
