Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Annual Symposium
Date and time
Location
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
9 Queen St Edinburgh EH2 1JQ United KingdomDescription
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
Organised by
University of Edinburgh
Ashworth Laboratories
Charlotte Auerbach Road
Edinburgh EH9 3FL
email: eid@ed.ac.uk, phone: 0131 651 3688
website: http://www.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-infectious-diseases