Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Annual Symposium

We are delighted to invite you to the third Edinburgh Infectious Diseases annual symposium.

We are returning to the splendid venue of the Royal College of Physicians for the event this year, and once again have an excellent programme of speakers from across our network. We are also very pleased to welcome Professor Philippe Sansonetti from the Institut Curie, Paris, to give the Ker Memorial Lecture.

Provisional programme

9.00 – 9.25

Coffee and poster set up

9.25 – 9.30

RICK MAIZELS (Director Edinburgh Infectious Diseases)

Welcome and introduction

SESSION 1

9.30 – 10.00

LIZ GRANT (Global Health Academy)

Infectious diseases and global health

10.00 – 10.30

KEV DHALIWAL (Centre for Inflammation Research / RIE)

In vivo imaging of infection

10.30 – 11.00

GARY ENTRICAN (Moredun Research Institute)

Pathogenesis of chlamydial infections

11.00 – 11.30

Tea and coffee / posters

SESSION 2

11.30 – 12.00

PETER SIMMONDS (Roslin Institute)

Molecular biology of viruses

12.00 – 12.20

PHIL SPENCE (Inst. Immunology and Infection Research)

Vector transmission regulates Plasmodium virulence

12.20 – 12.50

MALCOLM WALKINSHAW (Inst. Molecular and Structural Biology)

New drugs against trypanosomes

12.50 – 14.00

Lunch / posters

SESSION 3

14.00 – 14.20

CÉCILE BÉNÉZECH (Centre for Cardiovascular Science, QMRI)

Parasitic helminths induce a local immune response in adipose tissue

14.20 – 14.50

JUDI ALLEN (Inst. Immunology and Infection Research.)

Macrophages, helminths and immunity

14.50 – 15.20

NEIL MABBOTT (Roslin Institute)

Immunopathogenesis of prion diseases

15.20 – 15.40

KER MEMORIAL PRIZE WINNER (To be announced)

To be announced

15.40 – 16.10

Tea and coffee / posters

16.10 – 16.15

Presentation of poster prize

16.15 – 17.15

KER MEMORIAL LECTURE

PHILIPPE SANSONETTI (Institut Pasteur, Paris)

Pathogenesis of Shigella infection in humans

17.15 – 18.30

Drinks reception – ALL WELCOME