Institute Seminars

Institute of Immunology and Infection Research (IIIR)

Organiser(s): Ashworth PA (Emma Armitage and Roz Sheilds, SBS.AshworthPA@ed.ac.uk)

The Wednesday series is usually for invited external speakers and occurs throughout the autumn and spring semesters at 1pm in LT3, Ashworth Labs (KB campus). Members of IIIR invite speakers and work with Ashworth PA (Emma Armitage and Roz Shields, SBS.AshworthPA@ed.ac.uk) to select dates and coordinate talks. Ashworth PA then organise schedules, posters, email adverts, and any accommodation arrangements. 

If you are part of the University and would like to watch the seminars online, please contact Ashworth PA. Seminars are not recorded.

DateSpeakerHostTitleLocation
21 January 2026Amy Buck, University of EdinburghInternal"Mechanisms of small RNA transmission and function in host-pathogen systems"Ashworth Labs, Lecture Theatre 3 (LT3)
28 January 2026Neil Mabbott, University of Edinburgh, Roslin InstituteAndrew MacDonald"Macrophages: saints and sinners during prion disease pathogenesis"Ashworth Labs, Lecture Theatre 3 (LT3)
4 February 2026Bishara Marzook, Frances Crick InstituteAndrew Maclean"What makes a house a home? A microscopy-based CRISPR screen reveals the essential host genome for Cryptosporidium infection"Ashworth Labs, Lecture Theatre 3 (LT3)
11 February 2026Sander Granneman, University of EdinburghAmy Buck"Regulation of MRSA survival in the host by RNA-binding proteins and non-coding RNAs"Ashworth Labs, Lecture Theatre 3 (LT3)
25 February 2026James Hewitson, University of YorkAndrew MacDonald and Joanna YoungTitle TBCAshworth Labs, Lecture Theatre 3 (LT3)
4 March 2026Peter Crompton, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesPhil SpenceTopic area: Using monoclonal antibodies to prevent malariaAshworth Labs, Lecture Theatre 3 (LT3)
18 March 2026Lucy Jackson-Jones, Lancaster UniversityGeorgia Perona-Wright"Immune-stromal interactions in infection, inflammation and cancer of the serous cavities."Ashworth Labs, Lecture Theatre 3 (LT3)
25 March 2026Win Surachetpong, University of StirlingJason MooneyTitle TBCAshworth Labs, Lecture Theatre 3 (LT3)
1 April 2026Jack SunterRichard WheelerLeishmania interaction with the fly vectorAshworth Labs, Lecture Theatre 3 (LT3)
6 May 2026Richard McCulloch, University of GlasgowAchim SchnauferTopic area: DNA recombination, replication, repair and antigenic variation in trypanosomatid parasitesVenue TBC
13 May 2026David Smith, Moredun Research InstituteJoanna YoungTopic area: Parasites and OrganoidsVenue TBC
     
     
     

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