Frank Tanser

Introduction to the African STARS Fellowship Program - One of the largest fellowship programs in Africa to generate employment and capacity to respond to new epidemics! Full video at: youtube.com/watch?v=i0CkDk… Press release: ceri.org.za/news/

Excited to announce the African STARS Fellowship, one of the largest programs in Africa. In partnership with Mastercard Foundation, Institut Pasteur & Stellenbosch University, initial funding of 165 million rands. Press release ceri.org.za/news/?token=812 Launch 15 Jan, Cape Town, SA

🌟I am so proud! My son Christopher’s debut novel, The Beasts of Old, launches today! 🐾 ✨ Learn more: cftanserbooks.com 📖Order: amazon.com/dp/1037030524 #DebutNovel #TheBeastsOfOld #Adventure #ProudParent #InspiredByNature

Day 2 of @ceri_news /@SACEMA_SU research days is here! We're shifting gears to the scientific program, featuring cutting-edge research & expert presentations. Let's dive into the research! #ResearchExcellence

🎯 Transform vaccination programs in your country! Join SACEMA's Policy Modelling Fellowship. Bridge the gap between data & policy. For quantitative specialists 🏠 Remote work + funded SA visits 💰 Generous stipend 👥 Ministry connections needed. Apply by Dec 9! #AfricanHealth

🚀Excited to announce @SACEMA_CoE has won the @StellenboschUni #DVCInterdisciplinaryAward! 👏 Our team’s work in #COVID19, #HIV & #TB modelling continues to drive public health impact across #Africa & beyond. 🌟 🔗sacema.org #PublicHealth #ResearchExcellence

So exciting, today Prof Thulani Makhalanyane inaugural lecture at Stellenbosch! All of our team will be there to celebrate @Thuls_M join us in person at STIAS or online blogs.sun.ac.za/inaugural-lect…

Societal impact isn't just a goal—it's at the core of transformative research. Congratulations to @SACEMA_CoE for turning science into real-world change! 🌍🏆🎖️ #NRFAwards. linkedin.com/pulse/sacema-h… @ftanser, @StellenboschUni, @NRF_News

🎉Congrats to Prof Richard Cowling, Dr Boitumelo Ramatsetse, Profs Herman Wasserman & Simon Schaaf, the Centre of Excellence for TB Research and SACEMA for their outstanding achievements! 🌟 #SUexcellence #NRFAwards Read more: 👉 sun.ac.za/english/Lists/…

🎓📊 Calling all quantitative scientists! We're offering a PhD fellowship in epidemiological modelling of hepatitis B at @SACEMA & @UAntwerpen. Join us in advancing hepatitis B epi modelling in South Africa. 💻💡 Apply by 8 September 2024! 🗓️

✅ Thulile Mathenjwa presented research exploring the opportunities & challenges of using smartphone 📲 GPS technology to understand linkages between mobility patterns & #HIV risk among young adults in rural South Africa. The study is led by AHRI faculty @ftanser #AIDS2024

@tomayates @ProfIAbubakar @The_MRC @AHRI_News @NIHRresearch @wellcometrust Nicely done Tom!

Comments welcome! Thanks to Siphiwe Cebekhulu and Mumsy Mthethwa, who did most of the work to my patient PhD supervisors @ProfIAbubakar and @ftanser to the schools and the doctors at Hlabisa Hospital Work funded by @The_MRC @AHRI_News @NIHRresearch @wellcometrust [12/12]

NEW PAPER: Published #openaccess in @PLOSGPH, we present the first estimates of the force of tuberculous infection in KwaZulu-Natal Province 🇿🇦 since the 1970s journals.plos.org/globalpubliche… Controlling M tuberculosis transmission is key to reducing the burden of TB disease [1/n]

🔉 Speaker announcement for The Global Pandemic Preparedness Summit 2024, July 29-30. @minsaude, @fiocruz and CEPI are pleased to welcome @Tuliodna, Director, @ceri_news, as an expert speaker at #GPPS2024. Check out other confirmed speakers ➡️ cepi.net/gpps

😂 South African torment. This is brilliant, @under_theposts 👏

Wrapping up SACEMA's 1st Policy Modelling Fellowship! 🎓 Our fellows from Eswatini, Malawi, Zimbabwe, & South Africa have excelled in implementing cutting-edge poliovirus models by our SMART team. Thanks to @gatesfoundation & all supporters. #GlobalHealth #SACEMAFellowship 🌟

The fight against HIV requires innovative methods to increase testing uptake & immediate treatment. A preprint from @haeyoungkim09 @ftanser et al. investigates the effectiveness of conditional financial incentives to increase linkage to care in rural SA ➡️ medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Such an honour and a privilege to be able to deliver this lecture!

A very inspiring inaugural lecture by a very inspiring friend and amazing researcher, Prof Frank Tanser at Stellenbosch today on the rise and (fall) of HIV epidemic by ⁦@ftanser⁩ ⁦@SACEMA_CoE⁩ ⁦@StellenboschUni⁩

🌟 Embark on a journey through epidemiology with @SACEMA_CoE engaging online course! Led by experts, discover the secrets of disease prevention & research methods. It's more than a course; it's an experience! ✨ ❓faikah@sun.ac.za 📝bit.ly/Intro_Epi_apply

Join us for the inaugural lecture by Prof. Frank Tanser @ftanser, a pioneer in Population Health Innovation. Date: 23 April 2024 Time: 17:30 Venue: STIAS, Stellenbosch or online RSVP: forms.office.com/r/bd3XNgJSFP