Symposium: Diagnosis of Infectious Disease Programme 09.30-10.00: Registration and coffee 10.00-10.15: Welcome and introduction from Prof. David Argyle (Head of the Veterinary School) and Prof Eleanor Riley (Director of The Roslin Institute) 10.15-12.15: Session 1 Theodora Tsouloufi (SEBI, R(D)SVS) – Utilizing laboratory data to create a disease evidence base: lessons learnt from sub-Saharan Africa Alice Street (Social and Political Sciences) – Getting to zero: the role of diagnostics in the elimination of infectious diseases Kate Templeton (Department of Infection and Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine) – Gaps in current diagnosis / human patient management Mark Bradley (Chemistry, UoE) – Optical imaging of bacterial infections in vivo Till Bachmann (QMRI) – Biosensor-based diagnostics Sam Lycett (The Roslin Institute) – Viral pathogen sequencing for diagnosis and disease tracking 12.15-12.30: Panel discussion on Session 1: Chair - Ross Fitzgerald 12.30-13.10: Lunch 13.10-13.15: Group photograph (basement area) 13.15-15.15: Session 2 Liam Morrison (The Roslin Institute) – A pathogen small RNA as a novel diagnostic for trypanosomiasis – highlighting needs and challenges in African livestock Dan Macqueen (The Roslin Institute) – Advanced sequencing diagnostics of salmon viral disease reveals unrecognized strain diversity affecting aquaculture Bryan Wee (R(D)SVS) – Direct diagnostic genomics with MinION to inform effective antimicrobial usage Heather Stevenson (SRUC) – Diagnostic challenges for sheep diseases; identifying gaps and opportunities for improved diagnostics Francesca Chianini (Moredun Research Institute) – Challenges for the diagnosis of atypical porcine pestivirus in pigs Valentina Busin (University of Glasgow) – Novel diagnostics for point-of-care. The example of sheep scab 15.15-15.30: Panel discussion on Session 2: Chair - Baojun Wang (School Biol Sci) 15.30-16.00: Discussion on future meetings and collaboration: Chairs – Elspeth Milne, Ross Fitzgerald, Gavin Paterson, Adrian Philbey, Tanja Opriessnig 16.00: Close *** Please note that there will be a photographer taking pictures at the event and we will use it for our websites and social media. *** Registration Please register on Eventbrite. Organisers Elspeth Milne – Chair of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh Till Bachmann – Deputy Director Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine, University of Edinburgh Nov 14 2018 00.00 - 00.00 Symposium: Diagnosis of Infectious Disease **Registration now open** One day symposium highlighting diagnostics research in Edinburgh for human and veterinary infectious disease. Main Auditorium Roslin Institute University of Edinburgh Easter Bush Venue Registration This article was published on Wednesday 28 August 2024
Symposium: Diagnosis of Infectious Disease Programme 09.30-10.00: Registration and coffee 10.00-10.15: Welcome and introduction from Prof. David Argyle (Head of the Veterinary School) and Prof Eleanor Riley (Director of The Roslin Institute) 10.15-12.15: Session 1 Theodora Tsouloufi (SEBI, R(D)SVS) – Utilizing laboratory data to create a disease evidence base: lessons learnt from sub-Saharan Africa Alice Street (Social and Political Sciences) – Getting to zero: the role of diagnostics in the elimination of infectious diseases Kate Templeton (Department of Infection and Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine) – Gaps in current diagnosis / human patient management Mark Bradley (Chemistry, UoE) – Optical imaging of bacterial infections in vivo Till Bachmann (QMRI) – Biosensor-based diagnostics Sam Lycett (The Roslin Institute) – Viral pathogen sequencing for diagnosis and disease tracking 12.15-12.30: Panel discussion on Session 1: Chair - Ross Fitzgerald 12.30-13.10: Lunch 13.10-13.15: Group photograph (basement area) 13.15-15.15: Session 2 Liam Morrison (The Roslin Institute) – A pathogen small RNA as a novel diagnostic for trypanosomiasis – highlighting needs and challenges in African livestock Dan Macqueen (The Roslin Institute) – Advanced sequencing diagnostics of salmon viral disease reveals unrecognized strain diversity affecting aquaculture Bryan Wee (R(D)SVS) – Direct diagnostic genomics with MinION to inform effective antimicrobial usage Heather Stevenson (SRUC) – Diagnostic challenges for sheep diseases; identifying gaps and opportunities for improved diagnostics Francesca Chianini (Moredun Research Institute) – Challenges for the diagnosis of atypical porcine pestivirus in pigs Valentina Busin (University of Glasgow) – Novel diagnostics for point-of-care. The example of sheep scab 15.15-15.30: Panel discussion on Session 2: Chair - Baojun Wang (School Biol Sci) 15.30-16.00: Discussion on future meetings and collaboration: Chairs – Elspeth Milne, Ross Fitzgerald, Gavin Paterson, Adrian Philbey, Tanja Opriessnig 16.00: Close *** Please note that there will be a photographer taking pictures at the event and we will use it for our websites and social media. *** Registration Please register on Eventbrite. Organisers Elspeth Milne – Chair of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh Till Bachmann – Deputy Director Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine, University of Edinburgh Nov 14 2018 00.00 - 00.00 Symposium: Diagnosis of Infectious Disease **Registration now open** One day symposium highlighting diagnostics research in Edinburgh for human and veterinary infectious disease. Main Auditorium Roslin Institute University of Edinburgh Easter Bush Venue Registration This article was published on Wednesday 28 August 2024
Nov 14 2018 00.00 - 00.00 Symposium: Diagnosis of Infectious Disease **Registration now open** One day symposium highlighting diagnostics research in Edinburgh for human and veterinary infectious disease.
