World AMR Awareness Week 2023: Antifungal resistance
To mark World AMR Awareness Week, we will be joined by speakers from across Scotland and the north of England for this event, held in the Playfair Library Hall in the Old College of the University of Edinburgh.
There will be 2 sessions of short talks covering a wide range of topics in antifungal resistance, and an extended poster session for sharing work on antimicrobial resistance more widely - we would like to encourage students and postdocs in particular to present their work here.
The event will close with a networking reception to which all attendees are very welcome.
Capacity is limited, so please register soon to secure your place.
Programme
(speakers and times are subject to change)
| Time | Speaker | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Till Bachmann | Edinbugh AMR Forum | Welcome and introduction |
|
13:05 |
Gordon Ramage | Glasgow Caledonian University | Fungal biofilms: challenges to the antifungal pipeline |
| 13:25 | Kevin Hardwick | University of Edinburgh | Titan cells: chromosome mis-segregation and aneuploidy in Cryptococcus neoformans |
| 13:45 | Carol Munro | University of Aberdeen | Influence of antifungal induced cell wall remodelling on pathobiology of Candida species |
| 14:05 | Robin Allshire | University of Edinburgh | Epigenetic routes to antifungal/fungicide resistance |
| 14:25 |
Alessandra Da Silva Dantas |
University of Newcastle | Does fungal ageing impacts on development of antifungal resistance in Candida spp? |
| 14:45 | Coffee, cake and posters | ||
| 15:15 | Iain Page | University of Edinburgh / NHS | The impact of antifungal resistance on the management of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis |
| 15:35 | Delma Childers | University of Aberdeen | The unintended consequences of antifungal adaptation |
| 15:55 | Ed Wallace | University of Edinburgh | Fungal cell wall regulation by RNA-binding proteins: an underexplored chink in fungal armour? |
| 16:15 | Marc Vendrell | University of Edinburgh | Chemical photosensitizers for targeted photodynamic ablation of resistant microbes |
| 16:35 | Beth Mills | University of Edinburgh | Rapid Point-of-Care Identification of Aspergillus Species in Microbial Keratitis |
| 16:55 | Till Bachmann | Edinburgh AMR Forum | Close |
| 17:00 | Drink reception and posters | ||
Sponsorship
We are very grateful to OLM Diagnostics and Gilead Sciences for their very generous support of this event.
OLM Diagnostics - The New Standard for Fungal Diagnostics
Gilead Sciences - Working to improve access to antifungal treatments for all people in need
Further information
Please contact the event organisers if you have any questions:
Till Bachmann, AMR Strategy Lead for Edinburgh Infectious Diseases, Director Edinbugh AMR Forum
Vasso Makrantoni, Institute for Regeneration and Repair
Beth Mills, Institute for Regeneration and Repair
Hilary Snaith, Edinburgh Infectious Diseases
World AMR Awareness Week 2023: Antifungal resistance
Playfair Library, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh