29 - 30 June 2021
This was our 4th Annual Symposium, held virtually over twoÌýhalf-days withÌýtalks by MyAV·¶ and external speakers on the latest research in microbiology,Ìýfree and open to all.
Thank you to our speakers, chairs, organisers, sponsor, and over 130Ìýattendeees for making the event a success.
Congratulations to ECR Talk Award winner:
Marco CrisciÌýfor his flash talk entitled:ÌýClosely related Lak megaphages replicate in the microbiomes of diverse animals
The winnerÌýreceived a £100 cash prize courtesy of our sponsor, .
Programme Outline
29th June 10.00 - 12.00 BST
Session 1: SARS-CoV-2 Variants
°±ð²â²Ô´Ç³Ù±ð:ÌýÌý(Big Data Institute, Oxford University)
ÌýÌýÌýÌý SARS-CoV-2 within-host diversity and transmission
Ìý(Infection & Immunity)
ÌýÌýÌý SARS-CoV-2 evolution during treatment of chronic infection
Ìý(Genetics, Evolution & Environment)
ÌýÌýÌý The changing landscape of SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity
ECR lightning talks
Ìý
29th June 13.00 -15.00 BST
Session 2: Microbial Defence and Resistance
°±ð²â²Ô´Ç³Ù±ð:ÌýÌý(School of Biology, University of St Andrews)
ÌýÌýÌý Cyclic nucleotide signalling in virus:host conflict
Ìý(Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry)
ÌýÌýÌý Allosteric communication in class A β-lactamases
Ìý(Microbial Diseases, Eastman Dental Institute)
ÌýÌýÌý Strategies for delaying the development of drug resistance
ECR lightning talks
Ìý
30th June 13.00 - 15.00 BST
Session 3: Vaccines
°±ð²â²Ô´Ç³Ù±ð:ÌýÌý(The Jenner Insitute, Oxford University)
ÌýÌýÌý Malaria Vaccine Development: a good year 111!
Ìý(Biochemical Engineering)
ÌýÌýÌý Developing a Scalable Automated Platform for Vaccine Development
Ìý(Science & Technology Studies)
ÌýÌýÌýÌýEthics of next generation Covid-19 vaccines
Download the full programme:
Symposium 2021 Programme ver4.1.docx
Symposium 2021 Programme ver4.1.docx
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