Seminars
A list of seminars and webinars of relevance to researchers in infectious diseases. Joining links will be updated as they are made available.
Institute of Cell Biology Seminar - Mechano-Immunology: Novel mechanical routes to drive inflammatory epigenomic programs
When: Thursday 11 August 2022
Time: 1 pm
Venue: Swann 7.20, Kings Building Campus and over ZOOM (Passcode: 1bNXK3)
Speaker: Nikhil Jain, University of Birmingham
UK International Coronavirus Network Seminar Series - 'Anatomical distribution of ACE2 in animal tissues and implications on host susceptibility' and 'Investigation of SARSCoV-2 cases in UK companion, zoo, and wildlife animals'
When: Thursday 25 August 2022
Time: 9 am
Online: Via Zoom Passcode: 6UD@f*H7
Speakers: Fabian Lean, Animal and Plant Health Agency and Rebecca Shipley, (ECR) Animal and Plant Health Agency
Chair: Sharon Brookes Animal and Plant Health Agency
School of Biological Sciences Research Symposium
When: Tuesday 6 September 2022
Location: The South Hall Complex, Pollock Halls. All staff and postgrad students are most warmly invited
Time: 9.30am to 4pm
Online: Option to view online will be announced shortly.
Registration to attend in person please click here for Eventbrite
RCPE Hybrid Symposium: Beyond Antibiotics - A Preventative Approach to Infectious Diseases
When: Thursday 15 September 2022
Time: 9 am to 5.10 pm
Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Hybrid, EH2 1 JQ
Online: Via online access TBC
Full Details: Beyond Antibiotics: A Preventative Approach to Infectious Diseases | RCPE Events
Early bird deadline:17 August 2022.
UK International Coronavirus Network Seminar Series - 'Characterising proteolysis during SARS-CoV-2 infection.' and 'Investigating the protective capabilities of non-neutralizing antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 vaccination'
When: Thursday 29 September 2022
Time: 4 pm
Online: Via Zoom Passcode: 6UD@f*H7
Speakers: Ed Emmott, (ECR) University of Liverpool and Jordan Clark, (ECR Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Chair: James Wood University of Cambridge
Monday Seminar Series
When: 3 October 2022
Time: 12 pm
Venue: Daniel Rutherford Building, G.27, Lecture Theatre 1
MAX ATTENDANCE 50 - STRICT SIGN-UP IN PLACE AND WILL BE RELEASED 1 WEEK BEFORE THE SEMINAR TO AVOID PEOPLE SIGNING UP TOO FAR IN ADVANCE AND NOT ATTENDING. PLEASE ONLY SIGN-UP IF YOU CAN DEFINITELY ATTEND IN PERSON.
SEMIANR WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMED ON COLLABORATE - EMAIL LOUISE.BISHOP@ED.AC.UK FOR JOINING LINK.
Speaker: Neil Brockdorff , University of Oxford
Host: Patrick Heun
UK International Coronavirus Network Seminar Series - Panel Discussion
When: Thursday 27 October 2022
Time: 9 am
Online: Via Zoom Passcode: 6UD@f*H7
Running order:
1) Introduction to Panellists (5 min) Laura Bear, London School of Economics and Political Science, Clare Wenham, London School of Economics and Political Science Joshua Moon, University of Sussex
2)Prepared questions (20 mins)
3) Open discussion (20 mins)
Chairs: Lisa Boden, University of Edinburgh and Hayley MacGregor The Institute of Developmental Science
Murray Lecture 2022
When: 23rd November 2022
Time: 3.30 pm
Venue: TBA
Host: SBS and Darwin Trust
Institute of Ecology and Evolution series: Evolutionary ecology and climate change in a wild bird population
When: TBC
Online: Online via Zoom; Passcode: IEBSem21
Speaker: Loeske Kruuk, University of Edinburgh
Host: Josephine Pemberton