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The Mucosal Immunity in Human Coronavirus Challenge (MUSICC) project is a global consortium that is laying the crucial groundwork needed to develop the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines.
💡 Help researchers understand COVID-19 infection Healthy adults aged 18–50 are invited to join the COVHIC003 study. The study includes pre-screening, screening, a quarantine stay, and 4 follow-up visits. 💷 Paid up to £3,935 📍 Locations: London, Oxford and Southampton. 🔗 bit.ly/COVHIC003 🧪
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MUSICC@musiccproject.bsky.social · 4w ago💉 Help advance COVID-19 research We’re recruiting healthy participants aged 18–50 for the COVHIC003 SARS-CoV-2 study. Participants will complete pre-screening, screening, a quarantine stay, and 4 follow-up visits. 💷 Paid up to £3,935 📍 Locations: London, Oxford & Southampton. 🔗 bit.ly/COVHIC003
💉 Help advance COVID-19 research We’re recruiting healthy participants aged 18–50 for the COVHIC003 SARS-CoV-2 study. Participants will complete pre-screening, screening, a quarantine stay, and 4 follow-up visits. 💷 Paid up to £3,935 📍 Locations: London, Oxford & Southampton. 🔗 bit.ly/COVHIC003
🎉Major milestone for MUSICC! 🎉 Enrolment has completed for our very first COVID-19 human challenge study! This is an important step that supports future research and study design. 📰Read our new article to learn more about the study: bit.ly/3QV8xHJ
Enrolment completed – MUSICC hits major milestone for first study
Enrolment has completed in MUSICC's first COVID-19 human challenge study, marking a key milestone for the project.
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☀️MUSICC Year 2 Annual Meeting☀️ Our consortium recently came together in sunny Rotterdam to reflect on progress, share insights, and look ahead to the next phase of the project. 📰Read more about the meeting: bit.ly/4cRrHqw
MUSICC marks the end of year 2 with 2026 Annual Meeting – MUSICC
MUSICC marked the end of year 2 of the project at the 2026 Annual Meeting in sunny Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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The theme of #WorldImmunizationWeek 2026 is “For every generation, vaccines work.” 💉 In MUSICC, our biobank work helps turn patient samples into research resources supporting next generation vaccine development, protecting communities across generations. #VaccinesWork 🧪
MUSICC's biobank breakthroughs
As part of efforts to prepare for future pandemics, MUSICC has collaborated with two leading biobanks in the Netherlands via its partners.
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MUSICC meets again in 2026! Our third in-person meeting has begun, bringing together partners from across the world. These meetings give space to share progress, reflect on challenges, and strengthen collaboration beyond the screen. 🧪
How can researchers safely speed up disease research and how does this help us prepare for future pandemics? 😷 These were some of the key questions explored last night at MUSICC’s public event: The science of shaping tomorrow’s vaccines. 💉 Big thanks to our speakers and audience members! 🧪
💉 How are tomorrow's vaccines being shaped today? Join MUSICC consortium researchers in Rotterdam for an in-person evening of talks and discussion on cutting-edge vaccine science. 📍Rotterdam | 📅 20th April 🔗Register: bit.ly/musicc-vacci... 🧪
💉 How are tomorrow's vaccines being shaped today? Join MUSICC consortium researchers in Rotterdam for an in-person evening of talks and discussion on cutting-edge vaccine science. 📍Rotterdam | 📅 20th April 🔗Register: bit.ly/musicc-vacci... 🧪
Most vaccines protect us from severe disease but don’t fully stop respiratory viruses from spreading. Mucosal immunity could change that by impacting infection right at the nose and airways. Our new article breaks down the science and showcases how MUSICC is pushing this frontier forward. 🧪 ⬇️
Mucosal immunity: The next frontier in pandemic preparedness – MUSICC
Mucosal immunity could greatly reduce transmission of respiratory viruses. Why is this vital for future vaccines and pandemic preparedness?
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For International Women's Day, we're shining a light on the amazing women leading teams and representing institutions within MUSICC. Their leadership, knowledge, and drive are crucial to the success of our global consortium. Learn more about the people behind MUSICC: bit.ly/4rjX4Og 🧪
We loved spending the day with Year 12 students on Imperial College London’s STEM Futures programme, exploring how to communicate the MUSICC project and its aims. From interpreting messages to designing t-shirts, their ideas were brilliant. 📖 Read more: bit.ly/4ldUvMz 🧪
Opening doors to STEM Futures with MUSICC
MUSICC ran a workshop on public engagement design and STEM careers with Year 12 students, as part of the STEM Futures programme.
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What are the impacts of two-way public engagement? Our new article reflects on our busy and successful evening engaging with the public at the recent #ImperialLates: Happiness & Health event! Some interesting shifts in thinking were revealed! 📖 Find out what happened: bit.ly/4ac1y4v 🧪
We are still recruiting volunteers for a COVID-19 human challenge study. Find details in the post below ⬇️ 🧪
MUSICC@musiccproject.bsky.social · 11mo agoAre you 18-40 years old and interested in participating in research? We are looking for volunteers to take part in a COVID-19 challenge study. Participants will be reimbursed approximately £4,935 for their time and travel. Follow the link for more information ➡️ www.musicc.org/get-involved/ 🧪
Would you get sick for science? 😷 That's the question we're putting to the public. What is a human challenge study? We're explaining all this and more tonight! If you happen to be in South Kensington, London, drop on by Imperial College London and visit us at #ImperialLates! 🧪
Join MUSICC consortium member Professor Miles Davenport for this informative talk on identifying and validating correlates of protection. This is a key part in MUSICC's efforts to improve our understanding of mucosal immunity. Find more details and register in the post below ⬇️ 🧪
Oxford Vaccine Group@ovg.ox.ac.uk · 6mo ago📣 Upcoming OVG Seminar - Identifying and validating correlates of protection 🔗 Register to attend, in-person and online options available, and to learn more on the OVG website, linked here: www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/events/miles...
Beetlejuice has been helping is with our activities for #ImperialLates: Happiness and Health! We'll be testing the public's swabbing skills and showing off some glowing 'germs'. All will be revealed Thursday evening! Register for the event ➡️ t.co/GLhuOQ0kGC 🧪
This Thursday we'll be at #ImperialLates, London, talking all things human challenge studies with local public audiences! Try your hand at our Super Swabber activity, see how UV 'germs' spread and test out your vaccine knowledge. We hope to see you there! Register now ➡️ ow.ly/7qze50XSnFg 🧪
We are still recruiting volunteers for a COVID-19 human challenge study. Find details in the post below ⬇️ 🧪
MUSICC@musiccproject.bsky.social · 11mo agoAre you 18-40 years old and interested in participating in research? We are looking for volunteers to take part in a COVID-19 challenge study. Participants will be reimbursed approximately £4,935 for their time and travel. Follow the link for more information ➡️ www.musicc.org/get-involved/ 🧪
🦠 What does it take to protect the world from future pandemics? Collaboration, innovation and bold ideas. MUSICC connected with partners worldwide to showcase our vital and ground breaking work at CEPI's global investor event. 📖 Read the full story
MUSICC makes international waves at CEPI’s global investor event – MUSICC
How do we stop the next pandemic before it starts? MUSICC brought the answer to the international table at a recent investor event.
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Ever wondered what it takes to prepare for the next pandemic? MUSICC teams at LUMC and Erasmus MC train under strict biosecurity to handle virus samples safely. These samples are key to creating challenge agents for human challenge studies that can advance vaccine development. 📖Learn more below 🧪
MUSICC's biobank breakthroughs
As part of efforts to prepare for future pandemics, MUSICC has collaborated with two leading biobanks in the Netherlands via its partners.
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Controlled infection studies offer unique insights into immunity and vaccine performance. MUSICC is building standardised protocols and data frameworks to safely maximise impact and global collaboration. 📖 Read the article below (subscription required) 💡 Learn more about MUSICC: www.musicc.org 🧪
How deliberately giving people illnesses is supercharging medicine
The covid-19 pandemic opened the door to once-controversial human challenge trials. Now, volunteers are willingly catching norovirus and influenza to reveal how our immune systems really fight back
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And in action! Stakeholder engagement events such as this are vital to enabling and facilitating #collaboration, and reinforcing how crucial research on #transmission-blocking #vaccines are for securing global public health and #pandemicpreparedness.
Ready to showcase! Our scientific lead, Prof Chris Chiu with @rimoimperial.bsky.social team just before the @cepi.net event: Britain’s Brightest - Meet Science and Innovation Experts Safeguarding Global Health. Hosted at the lovely @wellcometrust.bsky.social.
This #BlackHistoryMonth we’re highlighting Alberta and Peter, two brilliant voices from the MUSICC project. From career journeys to personal insights, their stories are worth reading. 📖 Read the interviews www.musicc.org/news/ 🧪
💡 How can individuals help advance infection prevention research? As #IIPW ends, we reflect on the heroic role of volunteers in human challenge studies – a key part of MUSICC’s mission to advance research in infection-blocking vaccines. 🎥 Hear their stories: bit.ly/3L3HSWk 🧪
How do we prepare for the next pandemic? 🦠 Today in International #InfectionPrevention Week we're highlighting global action. In a podcast with Prof Brian Cox, MUSICC’s Prof Wendy Barclay joined experts to discuss lessons from COVID-19 & the need for proactive research. 🎧/🎥 bit.ly/4qpzMqY 🧪
International #InfectionPrevention Week continues! In Aug we reported how MUSICC partner NCID ran Singapore’s first human challenge study, a major milestone for vaccine research. Their research supports MUSICC’s work on mucosal immunity to prevent COVID-19 infections. Read more 📖 bit.ly/3JlU8kh 🧪
We’re continuing to celebrate International #InfectionPrevention Week by spotlighting the global collaboration uniting behind MUSICC. Co-funder CEPI visited our Netherland’s partners, whose work is vital to our mission in infection prevention. Read more about their work 📖 bit.ly/48AbqEF #IIPW🧪
MUSICC in motion: CEPI on-site visit sparks progress in pandemic preparedness – MUSICC
MUSICC partners in the Netherlands hosted a team from co-funder the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) for a visit of facilities and trial sites.
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