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PhD Researcher at @CVRinfo, interested in viral entry and intrinsically disordered proteins, or getting places chaotically. 🔬 All views my own. 🏳️‍🌈 he/him

Glasgow, Scotland
Joined July 2009
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📢 EVENT | #GlasgowVirologyWorkshop Come along for a day of interesting talks & discussions. Speakers: @VHIT_Mckimmie, @fayewatson94, @lucygthorne, @ArisKatzourakis & Anastasia Komarova 📅 4 June 2024 📍 Sir Charles Wilson Building Info & register: gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/en…
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🎙️ NEW PODCAST | #CVRMeets @NereaIrigoyen Nerea provides an inside look at her career, her pioneering ribosomal profiling work and her experiences transitioning to independence. She also shares valuable guidance for Early Career Researchers. bit.ly/RGV_NereaIrigoyen?utm…
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We are delighted to open registration for the The 20th UK Hepacivirus and Flavivirus Meeting, May 17th-19th 2024. Join us in the Lake District, in the warmth and sunshine of May, for excellent virology and equally brilliant countryside. Register here: flaviviridae.uk/
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How is it that four years later, thousands of you are celebrating the anniversary of our "large boulder" Tweet?
Large boulder the size of a small boulder is completely blocking east-bound lane Highway 145 mm78 at Silverpick Rd. Please use caution and watch for emergency vehicles in the area.
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"It's important for people know that you can live a normal life so there's no reason to be scared.” Emma, a mum of two who is living with HIV and our Living Well Specialist @evilniamh spoke to @BBCScotlandNews on the importance of our new anti-stigma campaign with @scotgov.
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📃 NEW PUBLICATION | Using #ArtificialIntelligence to reveal the secrets of #HepC Virus entry @KamillaToon , #MichaelOliver & colleagues use #alphafold to uncover a potentially novel fusion mechanism in the Hepaci-, Pegi- and Pestiviruses Read here: journals.plos.org/plosbiolog…
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📢 RELAUNCH | Go and follow our @CVRGoesViral to keep up to date with our #SciComm platform! Find out more: cvr-engagement.co.uk/rgv-hom… Listen to our new podcast with @sdevlinbio, @annasimsbiol & @anice_lowen using the links below 👇
📢 RELAUNCH | We are excited to be relaunching our Research Goes Viral #SciComm platform! 🎉 To celebrate, listen to our new podcast episode where @sdevlinbio & @annasimsbiol have an interesting chat with @anice_lowen 🦠 🎙️ spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e… 🎥 youtu.be/xWrqGRsLNhs
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I hated doing PCRs 🧬 as an undergraduate… Now, as a postdoc, I’ve done thousands of PCRs 🧬… Here are 10 tips to do perfect PCRs:
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🎙️ PODCAST | #LGBTplusHM 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Listen to @sdevlinbio, @annasimsbiol & @SpyrosLytras discuss prominent LGBTQIA+ virologists & microbiologists from history and why it's important to celebrate them today. Watch 📺 youtu.be/XeBS3CEkIV8 Listen🎙️ on.soundcloud.com/W45Mc
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🧵 (1/9) #LGBTHM2023 | Alan Hart (1890 – 1962) 🏳️‍⚧️ The first #LGBTQIA scientist from history we’ll be introducing this month is Alan Hart! Check out this thread to learn more about him, or read a more detailed story on our blog: cvr-engagement.co.uk/lgbthm-…
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#LGBTHM23 | February is LGBTQIA+ History Month 🌈 This month we will be celebrating the #LGBTQIA scientists from history who impacted #virology & #microbiology. We will discuss why it's important to keep these conversations going and reclaim the past. Keep your eyes peeled! 👀
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🏳️‍🌈 #LGBTQSTEMDAY | Meet Stephen Devlin! (He/him) @S_Devlin_ is a PhD student in the @GroveLab. He studies the wobbly bits of proteins and is on the @Glasgow_Raptors rugby team. Watch Stephen's advice about being an LGBTQIA+ person in STEM 👇 youtu.be/ZenAUpX9fsw
Fantastic day sharing the work of 'Unseen Hands', a collaboration between blood borne virus researchers at @CVRinfo & service users, volunteers & staff at @THTScotland, spotlighting the importance of user voice inclusion from the outset in policy, research & service design. 1/2
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If I throw my paper into a forest, I can claim on my CV that I have submitted to Nature
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📢 Calling anyone working on/with blood-borne viruses (e.g. HIV, Hep C) in SCOTLAND! Are you passionate about shaping the future of research funding and support for folks living with these viruses? Intrigued? Drop into the comments here 👇
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Stephen Devlin retweeted
I be like ‘damn I have lots of work to do today’ then I go and distract my co-workers for hours @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter
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#WorldHepatitisDay | "I am indebted to the people who have donated samples to enable my research" Watch as @GroveLab explains the importance of clinical samples to understand how #HepC enters cells so we can develop therapeutics and vaccines! Watch 👉 youtu.be/zlNgIXeBiBk
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Stephen Devlin retweeted
Junior scientists, if you're ever feeling self conscious about your lab skills or making mistakes in lab, please know that I've been running DNA gels basically every week for 10+ years and today I created this masterpiece
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To mark the end of Pride Month, here is a short thread to celebrate some trans scientists and their amazing contributions. These are great scientists, and great people who have risen above transphobia to succeed - that's worth celebrating. #Pride2022
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Stephen Devlin retweeted
I'm so proud and happy to announce my first ever first author paper is now up on BioRxiv 🥰🎉 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… TLDR: Influenza viruses do battle and exclude each other from cells, consequences for within-host viral evolution and reassortment!
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