SIREN Winter Pressure Sub-Study

By Desy Nuryunarsih on behalf of the SIREN (SARS-CoV-2 immunity and reinfection evaluation) Scotland Research Team* Spring means a new start, but what does the year ahead hold in our SIREN study?  It brings opportunities and challenges to our research.  In the SIREN study, we are applying the depth of our transdisciplinary research and expertise…

A short interview with one of the SIREN study’s lead researchers, Professor Lesley Price

Interviewed by Dr Desy Nuryunarsih Professor Lesley Price is the lead of the Scottish arm of SIREN (SARS-CoV-2 immunity and reinfection evaluation).  SIREN is the UK-wide prospective longitudinal cohort study investigating the impact of detectable anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody on the incidence of COVID-19 in healthcare workers. I am delighted to have had the chance to conduct…

My SIREN Scotland experience

By Alexander Olaoye, PhD student, School of Computing, Engineering & Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University SIREN is an acronym for ‘SARS-COV-2 Immunity & Reinfection Evaluation’. The SIREN Study, a unique UK-wide, large-scale study of NHS healthcare workers, is led by the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), providing an agile response to an evolving pandemic…

My SIREN Scotland role: a trip to remember

By Desmond Areghan I have “sailed” with the Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) SIREN Team on a boat where one of the world’s leading research studies on COVID-19 is being conducted. In order to understand the dynamic nature of COVID -19 pandemic that broke out in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 (Torales et al., 2020), the…

SIREN Scotland addresses fake news

By Dr Desy Nuryunarsih on behalf of the SIREN Scotland Research Team* The rapid speed and dissemination of information circulated online nowadays has led to numerous forms of conflicting and confusing information about world affairs. One aspect of this has been a fake news epidemic circulating around Covid-19 immunity and vaccine effectiveness. Health misinformation can pose…

The SIREN study: one more publication

The SIREN study: one more publication

By Desy Nuryunarsih and SIREN Scotland Research Team* Our own experience of recent events tells us that the pandemic changed the way we work, live and interact with our friends, family and colleagues. The social distancing guidelines led to a more virtual existence, both personally and professionally. It was thought that people who had been…

High flyers in recruitment: Scottish SIREN sites power ahead with record numbers of participants joining the study.

By Annelysse Jorgenson and Sally Stewart Last week was a huge week for SIREN participant recruitment in Scotland, with a number of the participating NHS health boards reaching new heights. As recruitment is coming to an end on the 31st March, all the SIREN sites have been making extra efforts to grow their recruitment before…