News
UKRI-BBSRC workshop ahead of funding call
7th September 2021
We are sharing news that may be of interest to some of our Network members The UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is hosting an international workshop on Plant Health on Wednesday, 22nd of September 2021. This is in preparation for the…
Read more‘Exploring the role of Ham1 in Cassava Brown Streak Disease’: CONNECTED Online Seminar
5th September 2021
An online presentation made by Dr. Andy Bailey (University of Bristol, UK) on 17 June 2021 to the third in the CONNECTED Online Seminar Series is now available for Network members to watch on the CONNECTED Vimeo channel. Dr Bailey’s presentation, ‘Exploring the…
Read more‘Managing Vector-Borne Viruses of Cassava’: CONNECTED Online Seminar
5th September 2021
An online presentation by Dr. James Legg (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Tanzania) to the third in the 2021 CONNECTED Online Seminar Series on 17 June 2021, is now available for Network members to watch on the CONNECTED Vimeo channel. In his presentation,…
Read moreJoin the CONNECTED Online Seminar Series: Thursday 19th August
18th August 2021
The fourth of the 2021 CONNECTED Online Seminar Series will take place on Thursday 19 August (10.30 – 12 noon, UK time), with two presentations, opportunities for Questions and Answers, and for networking. The speakers and topics will be: Dr Lava Kumar International…
Read moreTraining Grant awardees share their experience
29th July 2021
Three of our Training Grant awardees describe their experience at the University of Idaho Biology of Vector-Borne Disease course In June 2021 three of our Network members used their Training Grant awards to attend a Biology of Vector-Borne Disease training course at the…
Read moreCreating the CONNECTED animation: Sam Maxwell explains the creative process
29th July 2021
Bristol School of Animation undergraduate Sam Maxwell explains the process of creating his CONNECTED animation This is the third time that CONNECTED has worked with students from the Bristol School of Animation at the University of the West of England. We have thoroughly…
Read moreNew animated film explains how CONNECTED is building capacity
24th June 2021
Plant Health: How The CONNECTED Network is Building Capacity in Sub-Saharan African countries A two-minute animated film summarising the value brought to Sub-Saharan African countries by The CONNECTED Virus Network has been launched. The film focuses on: the Network’s capacity-building through training and…
Read moreBrand New CONNECTED Animated Film Premiere
14th June 2021
A brand new short animated film about The CONNECTED Network will be premiered to Network members on Thursday 17 June. The two-minute film focuses on the Network’s capacity-building through training and research funding enabling networking between researchers, and the importance of the continuation…
Read moreJoin the CONNECTED Online Seminar Series: Thursday 17 June
27th May 2021
The third of the 2021 CONNECTED Online Seminar Series will take place on Thursday 17 June (10.30 – 12 noon, UK time), with two presentations, opportunities for Questions and Answers, and for networking. The speakers and topics will be: Dr. James Legg International…
Read moreA Primer on the Analysis of High-Throughput Sequencing Data for Detection of Plant Viruses
17th May 2021
High Throughput Sequencing (HTS) is an important tool in diagnostic work, enabling the identification of unknown viruses within samples, and so a new freely available review article will be of interest to many of our Network members. It summarises: the steps involved in…
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