A list of seminars and webinars of relevance to researchers in infectious diseases. Joining links will be updated as they are made available. Cell and Molecular Biology Programme Monday Seminar Series - Molecular and cellular basis of stem cell fate decision in the vascular cambium Date: Monday 8 June 2026Time: 12 pmLocation: Daniel Rutherford Building, G.27, LT1, King's Buildings, EdinburghOnline: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 366 664 513 071 952 Passcode: mR2Po7tqSpeaker: Ari Pekka Mähönen, University of HelsinkiHost: Sandy Hetherington (IMPS) Centre for Inflammation Research Seminar - The Challenges for Precision Medicine in Acute Illness Date: Monday 8 June 2026Time: 12 pmLocation: IRR South large seminar room 1.05, Edinburgh BioQuarter, 4-5 Little France Drive.Speaker: Professor Chris Seymour, Professor of Critical Care Medicine & Emergency MedicineHost: Professor Kenny Baillie Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar - Variation on the fly: using Drosophila genetics to understand innate responses to infection and immune ageing Date: Wednesday 10 June 2026Time: 1 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 336 028 262 803 283 Passcode: Su3t79PiSpeaker: Jenny Regan, University of Edinburgh Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday seminar series - The remarkable genome size diversity across plants and why it matters Date: Wednesday 10 June 2026Time: 2.10 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 383 156 803 480 252 Passcode: Qj9Px7paSpeaker: Ilia Leitch, Kew GardensHost: Alex Twyford Edinburgh Immunology Group seminar series: Seasons of Immunology Summer Session Date: Thursday 11 June 2026Time: 1.30 pm to 5pmLocation: Seminar room 1.05 in IRR South, 5 Little France Drive, EH16 4UUSpeakers: Dr. Mike Dolan (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)Dr. Juan Quintana (Manchester)Dr. Jing Qui (Edinburgh, CDBS) STIS Seminar Series - Human Enough? Organ Chips and the Politics of Biomedical Models Date: Monday 15 June 2026Time: 3.30 to 5 pmLocation: G.01 HSY Teaching Centre, High School yards, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZOnline: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 318 126 180 370 052 Passcode: GX2tc3NrSpeaker: Melanie Jeske, Baylor College of Medicine Centre for Inflammation Research Seminar - Stress Management for Cells Date: Wednesday 17 June 2026Time: 12 pmLocation: IRR South large seminar room 1.05, Edinburgh BioQuarter, 4-5 Little France Drive.Speaker: Professor Ian Copple, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of LiverpoolHost: Dr Chengcan Yao Cell and Molecular Biology Programme Monday Seminar Series - TBA Date: Monday 22 June 2026Time: 12 pmLocation: Daniel Rutherford Building, G.27, LT1, King's Buildings, EdinburghOnline: TBASpeaker: Luis Fernando Larrondo Castro, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, SantiagoHost: Sander Granneman, IQB3 Centre for Inflammation Research Seminar - Critical Roles of Nerve and Airway Associated Interstitial Macrophages (NAMs) in Respiratory Immunity: Balancing Immunity, Disease Tolerance, and Inflammation Date: Wednesday 24 June 2026Time: 12 pmLocation: IRR South large seminar room 1.05, Edinburgh BioQuarter, 4-5 Little France Drive.Speaker: Professor Kamal Khanna, Department of Microbiology, NYU School of MedicineHost: Professor Chris Lucas Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar Series - TBA Date: Wednesday 24 June 2026Time: 1 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: TBASpeaker: Sarah Harding, DSTLHosts: Maddie Moule Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday seminar series - Host ecology shapes transmission heterogeneity through uncoupled shedding and spreading Date: Wednesday 24 June 2026Time: 2.10 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: TBASpeaker: Luis Silva, University of British ColumbiaHost: Pedro Vale The EU-funded FEMLEAD project presents a free webinar - Ethical Open Science in practice: How to engage communities responsibly and inclusively Date: Thursday 25 June 2026Time: 2 to 3 pmOnline Registration: Please register to attend onlineThis webinar will explore how Open Science initiatives can be designed in ways that are ethical, inclusive and practically workable from the outset.Speakers: Sarah Noles, Institute for Methods Innovation and Chrysostomos Peppos, Citizens in PowerThe session is intended for researchers, practitioners, institutional representatives and all those interested in responsible approaches to Open Science and community engagement. Cell and Molecular Biology Programme Monday Seminar Series - When daughter cells remain connected: developmental and evolutionary regulation of cytokinetic abscission Date: Monday 29 June 2026Time: 12 pmLocation: Daniel Rutherford Building, G.27, LT1, King's Buildings, EdinburghOnline: TBASpeaker: Jean-Rene Huynh, Collège de FranceHost: Julie Welburn, ICB Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday seminar series - TBA Date: Wednesday 9 September 2026Time: 2.10 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: TBASpeaker: Kelley Harris, University of WashingtonHost: Simon Martin Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday seminar series - TBA Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026Time: 2.10 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: TBASpeaker: Tom Gilber, The Globe Institute, DenmarkHost: Katerina Guschanski This article was published on Wednesday 28 August 2024
