Jordan P. Skittrall
@skittrallj.bsky.social
Mathematics+viruses. Bug doctor (consultant virologist). Personal a/c.
Four ACF posts in Cambridge in infection, start August 2026, application deadline 30th October:
1 in ID (+GIM/MM/MV) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
2 in MM (alone or +ID) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
1 in MV (alone or + ID) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
1 in ID (+GIM/MM/MV) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
2 in MM (alone or +ID) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
1 in MV (alone or + ID) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
October 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Four ACF posts in Cambridge in infection, start August 2026, application deadline 30th October:
1 in ID (+GIM/MM/MV) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
2 in MM (alone or +ID) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
1 in MV (alone or + ID) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
1 in ID (+GIM/MM/MV) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
2 in MM (alone or +ID) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
1 in MV (alone or + ID) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
Earlier this year, @rcpath.bsky.social kindly awarded me a research medal. They interviewed me on a broad range of topics, including my flu research, my career, the impact of COVID-19, and my thoughts on where the area is heading. Link: www.rcpath.org/discover-pat...
Member spotlight – 2024 Silver Research Medal Winner, Dr Jordan Skittrall
Back in April, we announced the winners of the College’s 2024 Trainees’ Gold and Silver Research Medals.
www.rcpath.org
September 3, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Earlier this year, @rcpath.bsky.social kindly awarded me a research medal. They interviewed me on a broad range of topics, including my flu research, my career, the impact of COVID-19, and my thoughts on where the area is heading. Link: www.rcpath.org/discover-pat...
New clinical paper! With @mdfortune.bsky.social. What is in those recorded messages you get when you call a hospital switchboard? And who decides those messages? Does anybody check them? More importantly, what is that earbug track that plays when the messages finish?
doi.org/10.1016/j.fh...
🧵 1/7
doi.org/10.1016/j.fh...
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February 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
New clinical paper! With @mdfortune.bsky.social. What is in those recorded messages you get when you call a hospital switchboard? And who decides those messages? Does anybody check them? More importantly, what is that earbug track that plays when the messages finish?
doi.org/10.1016/j.fh...
🧵 1/7
doi.org/10.1016/j.fh...
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2025 RCPath essay prize competitions open to undergraduates studying any field of pathology, and to Foundation Doctors. Friendly reminder (from a virologist) you can submit covering any pathology specialty!
www.rcpath.org/discover-pat...
www.rcpath.org/discover-pat...
Essay competitions
Essay competitions open to science, medical and veterinary undergraduates and Foundation doctors looking to specialise in pathology.
www.rcpath.org
January 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
2025 RCPath essay prize competitions open to undergraduates studying any field of pathology, and to Foundation Doctors. Friendly reminder (from a virologist) you can submit covering any pathology specialty!
www.rcpath.org/discover-pat...
www.rcpath.org/discover-pat...
Review request sent on Christmas Eve, 10-day turnaround. I turned it down today after 2nd reminder on a non-working day. I would have been a suitable reviewer.
Sending the request was probably great for editorial KPIs, but surely selected out reviewers willing to turn down something inappropriate?!
Sending the request was probably great for editorial KPIs, but surely selected out reviewers willing to turn down something inappropriate?!
December 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Review request sent on Christmas Eve, 10-day turnaround. I turned it down today after 2nd reminder on a non-working day. I would have been a suitable reviewer.
Sending the request was probably great for editorial KPIs, but surely selected out reviewers willing to turn down something inappropriate?!
Sending the request was probably great for editorial KPIs, but surely selected out reviewers willing to turn down something inappropriate?!
If you are in the UK, eligible for a 'flu vaccine, and have not yet had one, now is the time to get it!
@UKHSA latest respiratory surveillance released.
1.flu positivity and hospitalisations rising fast - earlier than last year and exponential growth
2. RSV remains high but looks like it is close to peak - highest rates in children under 5.
3. COVID at low levels and stable.
1.flu positivity and hospitalisations rising fast - earlier than last year and exponential growth
2. RSV remains high but looks like it is close to peak - highest rates in children under 5.
3. COVID at low levels and stable.
December 5, 2024 at 2:56 PM
If you are in the UK, eligible for a 'flu vaccine, and have not yet had one, now is the time to get it!
Still pondering implications of 1st UK COVID Enquiry report <https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/>... initial thoughts keep returning to how to build appropriate adaptability into a system. One key lesson? Recognise when a plan no longer covers the situation on the ground.
Inquiry Module Reports - UK Covid-19 Inquiry
The Inquiry published its first report and recommendations following its investigation into the UK’s ‘Resilience and preparedness (Module 1).
covid19.public-inquiry.uk
July 18, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Still pondering implications of 1st UK COVID Enquiry report <https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/>... initial thoughts keep returning to how to build appropriate adaptability into a system. One key lesson? Recognise when a plan no longer covers the situation on the ground.