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16/05/24 Research projects on rabies and sleeping sickness win 2024 Ker Memorial Prize
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The Ker family gift and infectious diseases
09/05/24 Research focus: from AMR resistance in seals to genetic mutations helping humans and animals survive against antibiotic
02/05/2024 Mutation drives bacterial adaptation to immune response
30/04/24 Major new appointments in infection research
15/04/24 Wellcome Trust PhD candidate publishes first book on outbreak prepardeness and response
12/04/24 EID current and past directors named as RSE fellows
05/04/24 Squirrelpox virus spreads north of central Scotland
22/03/24 Research focus: from abortions in livestock to immune traits in Scottish Blackface sheep
14/03/24 Newly announced Research and Innovation Strategy encompasses EID's themes
06/03/24 Building capacity to tackle antimicrobial resistance in Africa
06/02/24 Virus ancestry could aid bid to predict next pandemic
30/01/24 West Nile virus study sheds light on mitigating outbreaks
19/01/24 Institute of Regeneration and Repair facility opened by Princess Royal
15/12/23 Winter lecture, World AMR Awareness Week and a trip to Brussels
07/12/23 Research focus: from a digital one health framework to covid infections in cats
24/11/23 Kenyan Policy Fellows shine light on Silent Pandemic through powerful documentary
02/11/2023 £3.3m award supports research into tackling bird flu
01/11/2023 Summer school focuses on infectious disease research
30/10/23 Research focus: from immune responses in fruit flies to chickens resistant to avian influenza
11/10/23 Gene-edited chickens take significant step in fight against bird flu
29/09/23 The Reece Lab brings malaria research to rural primary schools around Scotland
27/09/23 Research focus: from COVID-19 hospitalizations to wildlife infections
13/09/23 Amy Buck awarded 2023 Max Planck-Humboldt Medal
28/08/23 Research focus: from canine infections to assessing the impact of HPV Vaccine in Scotland
25/08/23 Test could transform care for costly cattle disease
22/08/23 Pig gene is critical for African Swine Fever infection
14/08/23 TB vaccine protects calves in first weeks of life
11/08/2023 Moredun awarded grant to develop new vaccines
10/08/2023 App offers fast method of tracing infectious diseases
07/08/23 Parasites of viruses drive superbug evolution
03/08/23 Rapid infection test could curb antibiotic resistance
02/08/23 Covid risk study pinpoints ethnic inequalities
28/07/23 Malawi's Alumni Fleming Fund Fellows visit Edinburgh
27/07/23 Research focus: from eye infection to future pandemic preparedness
25/07/23 £46.3 million funding boost to shine light on dark genome
20/07/23 Genetic material linked to dairy calf development
14/07/23 Key gene blocks spillover of avian flu to humans
07/07/23 Deer reveal nature’s secrets across half a century
29/06/23 Research focus: from chicken vaccines to the global response to AMR
16/06/23 12th Annual Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Symposium
11/06/23 Unraveling cattle immunity: the role of epigenetic markers
09/06/23 Verity Hill awarded 2023 Ker Memorial Prize in Infectious Diseases
09/06/23 Congratulations to the nominees for the Ker Memorial Prize 2023
02/06/23 Professor Lisa Boden appointed new Head of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
01/06/23 Research focus: From Influenza A Vaccine to Novel Avian Influenza Viruses
29/05/23 Method offers boost to safety profile of live vaccines
26/05/23 Successful symposium on AMR in Livestock Production
28/04/23 Research focus: April 2023 - from Avian flu to equitable global health
27/04/23 Hands on with infection biology at the Edinburgh Science Festival
26/04/23 Chancellor's Fellowships awarded
24/04/23 Fellowships recognise research talent at Roslin Institute
21/04/23 Konrad Adenauer Foundation Scholars visit Edinburgh
11/04/23 Long-term approach on bird flu is best
04/04/23 Research Focus: From fruit fly survival to imaging immune cells
03/04/23 Study provides insights into child hepatitis outbreak
01/04/23 Scottish communities to use Minecraft to learn about disease spread
29/03/23 Global health research needs gravity shift to deliver impact
29/03/23 Covid-19 vaccine not linked with period disruption, study finds
17/03/23 Fossil site is ‘Rosetta Stone’ for understanding early life
16/03/23 University commits fund for African partnerships
13/03/23 Whether born naturally or via cesarean section, babies receive essential microbes from their mothers
09/03/23 Covid rule fines peaked in latter stages of lockdown, study finds
06/03/2023 Multi-species study aids understanding of bird flu
06/03/2023 Research focus: from apes to organoids
16/02/2023 Common cold may have helped curb Africa’s Covid-19 death toll
31/01/23 Covid-19: Targeting sugar-binding proteins and immunity in cancer patients
16/01/23 Highlights from 2022
16/12/22 Intensive farming and trade drove spread of livestock infection
25/11/22 Scotland’s Covid-19 sewage data could reveal new health insights
16/11/22 Baby’s jab responses linked to birth delivery method, study finds
15/11/22 Ancient disease has potential to regenerate livers, study finds
09/11/22 World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2022 AMR Showcase
11/10/22 Genetic analysis key to understanding Legionella risk, study finds
30/08/22 Fighting a pandemic using Digital Contract Tracing in Uganda’s haulage industry
07/07/22 Post-pandemic diet shifts could avert millions of premature deaths
28/06/22 Recordings now available from 11th Annual Symposium
24/06/22 Keith Matthews awarded 2023 Alice and C. C. Wang award in Molecular Parasitology
31/05/22 Ker Memorial Prize awarded to Dr Mabel Tettey
18/05/22 Pandemic Science Hub to develop better drugs to fight lung disease
12/05/2022 National assessment highlights research excellence
12/05/12 School of Biological Sciences Ranked in UK Top 5 for Research Quality
20/04/22 Study sheds light on bacterial sharing between humans and animals
06/04/22 Century-old malaria parasite puzzle solved as ape origin traced
30/03/22 Fleming Fund fellows visit Edinburgh
28/03/222 Together Again - 2022 Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Symposium
25/03/22 Covid-19 mixed with flu increases risk of severe illness and death
18/03/22 Tackling Toxoplasmosis: A new animated film about the world’s most successful parasite
22/02/22 Antibiotics after birth affects gut microbes of babies, study finds
03/02/2022 Edinburgh work with Fleming Fund fellowships highlighted by ICARS
01/02/22 First virus infection linked with infections later in life, study finds
17/01/22 Antibiotic resistance predates modern medicine
09/12/21 Bacterial gene has key role in Legionnaires’ disease
08/12/21 Black children overlooked in scar tissue disorder tests, study says
02/11/21 Genetic contact tracing could help curb early TB outbreaks
29/10/21 Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Winter Lecture - Sir Jeremy Farrar
27/10/21 Wellcome Trust 4-year PhD programmes now recruiting for 2022
26/10/21 Vaccines offer strong protection against death from Delta, study says
11/10/21 Remote monitoring provides early help for Covid-19 patients
20/09/21 New study challenges understanding of pandemic preparedness and resilience in Africa
13/09/21 Call for speakers: Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Early Career Researcher Symposium
07/09/21 New research into novel vaccines against ovine enzootic abortion at Moredun
20/08/21 On World Mosquito Day 2021 highlighting researchers studying malaria
11/08/21 Urgent action is needed to tackle impact of early childhood schistosomiasis on education
12/07/21 Genetic variations linked to severe Covid-19 risk identified
29/06/21 Listen again - 10th Annual Symposium
18/06/21 Fast, precise and unintrusive Covid tests trialled at University
14/06/21 Delta variant increases hospitalisation but vaccine continues to protect
14/06/21 Dr Derick Osakunor wins 2021 Ker Memorial Prize
09/06/21 Covid vaccine linked to low platelet count, nationwide study suggests
04/06/21 Professor Julie Fitzpatrick OBE appointed Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland.
01/06/21 New Covid-19 dashboard launched to track spread across Scotland
31/05/21 Light-sensitive drug acts as Trojan horse to kill drug-resistant bacteria
20/05/21 10th Annual Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Symposium - Keeping Connected
12/05/21 Covid-19 early warning system could avert future lockdowns
03/05/21 Successful workshop on Disease Transmission
22/04/21 Loeske Kruuk awarded ERC Advanced Grant
12/04/21 Sunlight linked with lower Covid-19 deaths, study suggests
31/03/31 €1M research project to focus on a progressive brain disease in deer
30/03/21 Francisca Mutapi Selected as a TED2021 Fellow
30/03/21 Mysteries of malaria infections deepen after human trial study
29/03/21 Edinburgh Disease Transmission workshop - registration now OPEN!!
23/03/21 Malaria immunity insight could lead to new vaccine development
22/02/21 Covid-19 vaccine roll-out working, first national study suggests
16/02/21 Altruism in bacteria - Gut microbes help family first
15/02/21 Loeske Kruuk awarded Royal Society Research Professorship
28/01/21 Sara Macias awarded Wellcome Trust Senior Fellowship
27/01/21 £2.5M Wellcome Trust Investigator Award for Keith Matthews
18/01/21 Smart vaccine scheme quick to curb rabies threat in African cities
11/12/20 Genes could be key to new Covid-19 treatments, study finds
09/12/20 ERC grant success for EID researchers
08/12/20 A look-back on 2019-20 in Edinburgh Infectious Diseases
17/11/20 Belated Annual Symposium showcases work from across network
13/11/20 Public lecture: 9 Months of Discovery: How we found out why people die from Covid-19
29/10/20 Open to a world of possibilities - One Health in Edinburgh
29/10/20 Covid-19 drug trial raises prospect of home-based treatment
15/10/20 ‘Social distancing’ in sheep could cure flock of maedi-visna
12/10/20 Wellcome Trust 4-year PhD programmes now recruiting for 2021
07/10/20 Registration now open - Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Symposium 2020 - the virtual edition
28/09/20 High surface tension in red blood cells can prevent invasion by malaria parasite
15/09/20 Novel study of poultry red mites awarded key funding
11/09/20 Caffeine shot delivers wakeup call on antifungal drug resistance
10/09/20 Discovery of four Covid-19 risk groups helps guide treatment
28/08/20 Covid-19 less deadly and causes milder symptoms in children
26/08/20 Genetic insight holds promise of Covid-19 vaccine
24/08/20 Researchers are building a novel vaccine vehicle for sheep and goats using trypanosomes
19/08/20 Scottish experts join global search for Covid-19 treatment
17/08/20 Masks can block 99.9% of Covid-linked droplets, study shows
13/08/20 Sustainable nylon production made possible by bacteria discovery
13/07/20 Experts call for closer wildlife monitoring to prevent future pandemics
26/06/20 Scottish vet labs at the Moredun Institute to support NHS with Covid-19 testing
26/06/20 Stroke found to be Covid-19’s most common neurological complication
25/06/20 Edinburgh researchers to trial salt water solution to treat Covid-19
24/06/20 Report from second insightful Covid-19 workshop
19/06/20 Clocking in with malaria parasites
10/06/20 Second Edinburgh Coronavirus workshop on 23 June 2020
25/05/20 Fight against common flu aided by gene discovery
22/05/20 Young Scots to be asked how Covid-19 is changing teen life
19/05/20 Most Scots trust Holyrood to halt new wave of Covid-19, poll finds
12/05/20 University facility to provide essential proteins for coronavirus research
08/05/20 New study predicts global patterns of viral sharing among mammals
05/05/20 Two-tier approach could start UK’s move out of lockdown
01/05/20 University project makes Covid-19 information available in different languages
30/04/20 Obesity hampers Covid-19 recovery prospects, study finds
29/04/20 Professor Keith Matthews elected Fellow of the Royal Society
24/04/20 Laser-cut face guards to shield Covid-19 key workers
22/04/20 University to support NHS by testing Covid-19 samples
17/04/20 Survey to gauge Covid-19’s impact on our everyday lives
16/04/20 Covid-19 Perspectives from CAHSS
16/04/20 Army of scientists re-deployed in search for Covid-19 treatments
09/04/20 PhD students rise to challenge of Covid-19
07/04/20 Critical courses made free to support NHS and global fightback against Covid-19
07/04/20 Edinburgh researchers to participate in EMBL Twinning Project
02/04/20 Experts appointed to Covid-19 advisory group
01/04/20 University fast-tracks innovation to battle COVID-19
27/03/20 Scientists to map Covid-19 spread
27/03/20 Successful Edinburgh Coronavirus workshop
24/03/20 New funding to help understand how Covid-19 affects the most vulnerable
23/03/20 UK launches £20m whole genome sequence alliance to map spread of coronavirus
20/03/2020 - Facility to boost research into animal and human health
11/03/20 Research gets a huge boost towards a new generation louping ill vaccine
06/03/20 Congratulations to new Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
02/03/20 Using sewage for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance
27/02/20 Male-killing bugs hold key to butterflies’ curious colour changes
25/02/20 Genetic resistance to lethal virus found in key farmed fish species
21/02/20 - Immune cell insights could aid flu vaccine design
10/02/20 - New method aids study of poultry infections
07/02/2020 - Antibiotic resistance surprisingly stable in pigs
20/12/19 Genetic clues of TB spread between cows and badgers revealed
09/12/19 New exhibition features Edinburgh University research tackling parasitic diseases
02/12/19 African experts join forces to curb threat of tropical diseases
29/11/19 Potential harm of newly discovered viruses predicted by new study
28/11/19 Bacteria overcome hurdles to jump between species
04/11/19 New PhD programme in Integrated One Health Solutions
30/10/19 Advances in understanding infectious lung cancer in sheep may lead to new diagnostic tests
24/10/19 Climate lessons could aid antibiotics challenge
07/10/19 Wellcome Trust 4-year PhD programmes now recruiting
04/10/19 E. coli toxin in cattle is responsible for life-threatening bacterial disease in humans
19/09/19 Wild animals’ immune systems decline with age, sheep study finds
16/09/19 Innovative science PhD programmes announced by the Wellcome Trust
12/09/19 Edinburgh data centre to boost respiratory research and innovation
05/09/19 Chief Technology Officer and Innovation & Engagement Manager join Roslin Technologies
29/07/19 Uganda Fleming Fellowships at the University of Edinburgh
25/07/19 Tell us what you think - we're all ears!
18/07/19 A great showcase of infectious disease research in Edinburgh
07/06/19 Gene-edited chicken cells resist bird flu virus in the lab
29/05/19 New immune discovery may boost cancer therapies
28/05/19 2019 Ker Memorial prize awarded to Billy Palmer for work on the immune system in Drosophila
24/05/19 Costly kids have survival consequences for sheep mothers, shows new study
14/05/19 Immune system discovery could aid quest for stem cell therapies
13/05/19 Over 100 years of bird flu and human pandemics
30/04/19 University of Edinburgh leads the way on TB Diagnostics
25/04/19 World Malaria Day 2019: A New Guide to Malaria Pharmacology
25/04/19 On World Malaria Day 2019 - celebrating malaria research across the School of Biological Sciences
03/04/19 Applications now open for the 2019 Moredun Foundation Award Scheme
01/04/19 University of Edinburgh part of VALUE-Dx partnership fighting antimicrobial resistance through diagnostics
27/03/19 Sepsis study to focus on genes in quest for treatments
15/03/19 Children’s noses hold clues to serious lung infections, study shows
14/03/19 Gene study at the Roslin Institute set to investigate how flu jumps species
13/03/19 Prof Francisca Mutapi appointed to Strategic Advisory Group of the Global Challenge Research Fund
08/03/19 Bid to beat drug resistance boosted by worldwide sewage survey
01/03/19 Many congratulations to Sarah Reece and Liz Grant, new Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
26/02/19 Students at the University of Edinburgh discuss antimicrobial resistance during the Festival of Creative Learning
21/02/19 University of Edinburgh to host new centre of postgraduate training in Biomedical Artificial Intelligence
13/02/19 Edinburgh researchers showcase AMR research in the UK parliament
13/02/19 Deforestation linked to changes in spread of infectious diseases
30/01/19 African experts join forces to beat tropical diseases
28/01/2019 University of Edinburgh researchers lead on £2.5 million grant to support appropriate antibiotic prescribing
24/01/19 International Veterinary Vaccinology Network has issued new call for funding applications
15/01/19 Scottish consortiums take giant leap forward for salmon gill health
18/12/18 Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University awarded £400K to combat dengue virus infection
14/12/18 Edinburgh and Glasgow to offer joint research schemes for postgraduate students
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18/12/17 - Pesticide poisoning focus for $1.3m bid to cut rural suicides
8/12/17 - £3.8m investment brings pioneering lung imaging devices closer to clinic
6/12/17 - Gene experts set to tackle pest control
30/11/17 - Many congratulations to winners of the 2017 University of Edinburgh Chancellor's Awards
30/11/17 - A roadmap to revitalise research and innovation in Zimbabwe
24/11/17 - New approaches for breeding resistance to Infectious Salmon Anaemia virus
16/11/17 - New immune defence mechanism could pave new way to treat allergies
27/10/17 - Edinburgh researchers lead quest in worms to find asthma therapies
25/10/17 - Launch of new Africa-led research unit Tackling Infection to Benefit Africa - TIBA
24/10/17 - UK-China alliance with University of Edinburgh creates $1bn biomedical campus
17/10/17 - The first ever global Zoonotic TB roadmap launched with input from Edinburgh researcher
10/10/17 - Parasite study paves way for therapies to tackle deadly infections
12/9/17 - Researchers in Edinburgh part of £2 million award to tackle widespread African cattle disease
4/9/17 - New study shows sleeping sickness parasite ‘social behaviour’ may affect disease spread
22/8/17 - £5.5m initiative bids to boost farm livestock health in Africa
21/8/17 - New immune study points to new ways of treating inflammatory lung disease
17/8/17 - Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University have found pollution can make you prone to infection
7/8/17 - Psychologists shows pro-vaccine messages can boost belief in MMR myths
31/7/17 - New study shows babies’ colds can be prevented by ‘friendly’ bacteria
25/7/17 - Garfield Weston Foundation to support University to tackle rising threat of antibiotic resistance
11/7/17 - Large study of Bovine tuberculosis reveals extensive disease diversity in Cameroon
10/7/17 - Experts at Edinburgh University urge action to cut child deaths from deadly lung Respiratory Syncytial Virus
7/6/17 - Impact of protective bacteria linked to infection route, finds new study from the University of Edinburgh
23/5/17 - Oyster farming to benefit from new genetic screening tool developed at the Roslin Institute
8/5/17 - New study from Centre for Inflammation Research points to new therapies for life-threatening lung disease ARDS
4/5/17 - £10m investment in Roslin Technologies set to boost impact of animal science innovations
29/3/17 - Members of Moredun Research Institute help launch the SEFARI Centre for Knowledge Exchange & Impact
28/3/17 - Work from the Roslin Institute shows gut macrophage dysregulation key to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
20/3/17 - New musical theatre show to spread message about antimicrobial resistance in schools
6/3/17 - Meriem El Karoui wins £955K from The Wellcome Trust to study how antibiotic resistance emerges
23/2/17 - Gene-edited pigs produced at the Roslin Institute show signs of resistance to major viral disease
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16/10/16 - Migration routes hold key to bird flu spread, global study finds
10/10/16 - Andrew Rambaut from Institute of Evolutionary Biology awarded the 2016 Chancellor's Research Award
5/10/16 - Researchers find skin’s own defences point towards new eczema therapies
4/10/16 - Africa Week highlights infectious disease research in the School of Biological Sciences
26/8/13 - Roslin researchers receive £725k grant for investigation of Salmonella infection in cattle
13/5/13 - £790K Scottish Enterprise Proof of Concept grant awarded for antiviral therapy
17/01/13 New study from Edinburgh researchers shows that leprosy bacteria can promote host cell reprogramming
19/9/12 - Launch of Aquila BioMedical announced by the Edinburgh BioQuarter
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Covid-19 early warning system could avert future lockdowns
Covid-19 vaccine roll-out working, first national study suggests
Discovery of four Covid-19 risk groups helps guide treatment
Covid-19 less deadly and causes milder symptoms in children
Genetic insight holds promise of Covid-19 vaccine
Scottish experts join global search for Covid-19 treatment
Masks can block 99.9% of Covid-linked droplets, study shows
Experts call for closer wildlife monitoring to prevent future pandemics
Scottish vet labs at the Moredun Institute to support NHS with Covid-19 testing
Stroke found to be Covid-19’s most common neurological complication
Edinburgh researchers to trial salt water solution to treat Covid-19
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Home DNA test data to boost Covid-19 fight
Young Scots to be asked how Covid-19 is changing teen life
Face coverings can reduce Covid-19 transmission risk
Most Scots trust Holyrood to halt new wave of Covid-19, poll finds
University facility to provide essential proteins for coronavirus research
Data method seeks weak spots in coronavirus genome
Roslin broadens research tackling Covid-19
Two-tier approach could start UK’s move out of lockdown
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Obesity hampers Covid-19 recovery prospects, study finds
Laser-cut face guards to shield Covid-19 key workers
University to support NHS by testing Covid-19 samples
Survey to gauge Covid-19’s impact on our everyday lives
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Army of scientists re-deployed in search for Covid-19 treatments
PhD students rise to challenge of Covid-19
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University fast-tracks innovation to battle COVID-19
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UK launches £20m whole genome sequence alliance to map spread of coronavirus
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