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Peter van Heusden (he/him) πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡©πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ—Ώ profile banner
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Peter van Heusden (he/him) πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡©πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ—Ώ

@pvanheus
#bioinformatics at @SANBI_SA, building bioinformatics workflows for (Pan-)African PH. health & justice! married to @rebecca_mep @[email protected]
Cape Town, South Africa
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Joined April 2009
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    Peter van Heusden (he/him) πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡©πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ—Ώ
    @pvanheus
    Jan 20, 2021
    I'm a scientist with an agenda: Improving life for the people of the world, especially Africans. If you follow me expect science (bioinformatics, pathogens) *and* politics (pan-African, intersectional - I'm the commie they warned you about!) . And the occasional (dad) joke.
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    Peter van Heusden (he/him) πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡©πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ—Ώ
    @pvanheus
    Nov 10, 2024
    Seems on BlueSky there are still few people using #KeepEyesOnSudan hashtag. If people do end up moving there, can someone please create a Starter Pack?
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    Peter van Heusden (he/him) πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡©πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ—Ώ
    @pvanheus
    Nov 5, 2024
    The South African government & our private sector has repeatedly failed at protecting our children from unsafe food. Environmental health inspectors are overworked and underfunded & the industry is largely self-regulated - whether you're talking about Tiger Brands or spaza shops.
    @Sowetan1981
    Sowetan
    @Sowetan1981
    Nov 5, 2024
    IN THE SOWETAN TOMORROW...
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    Peter van Heusden (he/him) πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡©πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ—Ώ
    @pvanheus
    Nov 5, 2024
    The DA has been at the forefront of spreading misinformation on the Bela Act and is now protesting at Afrikaner nationalism's biggest monument: @SECTION27news has a fact sheet on the Bill (now Act): section27.org.za/2024/03/sectio…
    @DAGauteng
    DA Gauteng
    @DAGauteng
    Nov 5, 2024
    πŸ“ Today we are gathered to march against the BELA Act. This Act takes away the right of school governing bodies to make important decisions about language and admissions. Every learner in South Africa must be able to receive education in their mother tongue. #StopBELA
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    Peter van Heusden (he/him) πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡©πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ—Ώ
    @pvanheus
    Nov 1, 2024
    Overcoming colonialism in pathogen genomics - thelancet.com/journals/landi… - by @senjutisaha @yogihooda88 @GMalavige @imran_nisar - with a *lovely* diagram!
    thelancet.com
    Overcoming colonialism in pathogen genomics
    Historical legacies of colonialism affect the distribution and control of scientific knowledge today, including within the pathogen genomics field, which remains dominated by high-income countries...
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