Role of infectious agents in chronic disease Half day in person workshop to launch a new doctoral studentship programme that will explore the role of infectious agents in chronic disease.Programme3:15-3:25: Introduction by David Argyle - Head of College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine3:25-4:05: Session one on pathogen associated with infectious diseases.3:25-3:35: David Hunt (Institute of Genetics and Cancer) - Is multiple sclerosis a late complication of EBV infection?3:35-3:45: Paul Digard (the Roslin Institute) - TBC3:45-3:55: Ting Shi (Usher Institute) - Untangling early-life respiratory viruses and childhood lung disease using national health data3:55-4:05: Andrew Macdonald (School of Biological Sciences) - Inflammation, immunopathology and immunoregulation during chronic helminth infection4:05-4:10: Break time.4:10-4:50: Session two on genetics, bioinformatics in disease and aging.4:10-4:20: Sara Clohisey Hendry (Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies) - Pathogens and the preterm lung4:20-4:30: Jenny Regan (School of Biological Sciences) - Harnessing genetic variation in Drosophila to model infection susceptibility over age and sex-specific connection with lifespan4:30-4:40: Ian Simpson (School of Informatics) - Harnessing AI for Better Health4:40-4:50: Chris Ponting (Institute of Genetics and Cancer) - The genetics of ME/CFS4:50-5:00: Introduction of the list of projects from CMVM Future Medicine PhD Fellowship and closing remarks Register on Eventbrite Nov 25 2025 15.00 - 17.00 Role of infectious agents in chronic disease Half day workshop to launch the CMVM Future Medicine PhD Fellowships that will explore the role of infectious agents in chronic disease. Usher building (Enlighten One and Enlighten Two, ground floor), The University of Edinburgh 5 Little France Rd, Edinburgh EH16 4UX Google map link Register on Eventbrite here
Role of infectious agents in chronic disease Half day in person workshop to launch a new doctoral studentship programme that will explore the role of infectious agents in chronic disease.Programme3:15-3:25: Introduction by David Argyle - Head of College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine3:25-4:05: Session one on pathogen associated with infectious diseases.3:25-3:35: David Hunt (Institute of Genetics and Cancer) - Is multiple sclerosis a late complication of EBV infection?3:35-3:45: Paul Digard (the Roslin Institute) - TBC3:45-3:55: Ting Shi (Usher Institute) - Untangling early-life respiratory viruses and childhood lung disease using national health data3:55-4:05: Andrew Macdonald (School of Biological Sciences) - Inflammation, immunopathology and immunoregulation during chronic helminth infection4:05-4:10: Break time.4:10-4:50: Session two on genetics, bioinformatics in disease and aging.4:10-4:20: Sara Clohisey Hendry (Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies) - Pathogens and the preterm lung4:20-4:30: Jenny Regan (School of Biological Sciences) - Harnessing genetic variation in Drosophila to model infection susceptibility over age and sex-specific connection with lifespan4:30-4:40: Ian Simpson (School of Informatics) - Harnessing AI for Better Health4:40-4:50: Chris Ponting (Institute of Genetics and Cancer) - The genetics of ME/CFS4:50-5:00: Introduction of the list of projects from CMVM Future Medicine PhD Fellowship and closing remarks Register on Eventbrite Nov 25 2025 15.00 - 17.00 Role of infectious agents in chronic disease Half day workshop to launch the CMVM Future Medicine PhD Fellowships that will explore the role of infectious agents in chronic disease. Usher building (Enlighten One and Enlighten Two, ground floor), The University of Edinburgh 5 Little France Rd, Edinburgh EH16 4UX Google map link Register on Eventbrite here
Nov 25 2025 15.00 - 17.00 Role of infectious agents in chronic disease Half day workshop to launch the CMVM Future Medicine PhD Fellowships that will explore the role of infectious agents in chronic disease.
