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Research Focus: From sleeping sickness in domestic dogs to infectious, neoplastic lung disease in sheep
AMR expert network secures funds to tackle resistance
Data insights aid in managing livestock disease spread
Research projects on rabies and sleeping sickness win 2024 Ker Memorial Prize
Research focus: from AMR resistance in seals to genetic mutations helping humans and animals survive against antibiotics
Mutation drives bacterial adaptation to immune response
Major new appointments in infection research for the School of Biological Sciences
Past and present directors of Edinburgh Infectious Diseases named as RSE fellows
Squirrelpox virus spreads north of central Scotland
Research focus: from abortions in livestock to immune traits in Scottish Blackface sheep
Newly announced Research and Innovation Strategy encompasses EID's themes
Building capacity to tackle antimicrobial resistance in Africa
Trust in NHS advice key to Covid vaccine uptake
Virus ancestry could aid bid to predict next pandemic, study finds
West Nile virus study sheds light on mitigating outbreaks
Institute of Regeneration and Repair facility opened by Princess Royal
2023 Winter lecture, World AMR Awareness Week and a trip to Brussels
Research focus: from a digital one health framework to covid infections in cats
Kenyan Policy Fellows shine light on Silent Pandemic through powerful documentary
£3.3m award supports research into tackling bird flu
Summer school focuses on infectious disease research
Research focus: from immune responses in fruit flies to chickens resistant to avian influenza
Gene-edited chickens take significant step in fight against bird flu
Taking malaria research to rural primary schools around Scotland
Research focus: analysis of COVID-19 hospitalisations to infections associated with wildlife
Prof Amy Buck is honoured with the Max Planck-Humboldt Medal
Research focus: from canine infections to assessing the impact of HPV Vaccine in Scotland
Test could transform care for costly cattle disease
Pig gene is critical for African Swine Fever infection
TB vaccine protects calves in first weeks of life
Moredun awarded grant to develop new vaccines for bovine respiratory disease
App offers fast method of tracing infectious diseases
Parasites of viruses drive superbug evolution
Rapid infection test could curb antibiotic resistance
Covid risk study pinpoints ethnic inequalities
Malawi's Alumni Fleming Fund Fellows visit Edinburgh
Research focus: from eye infection to future pandemic preparedness
£46.3 million funding boost to shine light on dark genome
Genetic material linked to dairy calf development
Key gene blocks spillover of avian flu to humans
Deer reveal nature’s secrets across half a century
Research focus: from chicken vaccines to the global response to AMR
12th Annual Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Symposium
Unraveling cattle immunity: the role of epigenetic markers
Verity Hill awarded 2023 Ker Memorial Prize in Infectious Diseases
Congratulations to the nominees for the Ker Memorial Prize 2023
Professor Lisa Boden appointed new Head of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Research focus: From Influenza to plant pathogens and global health
Method offers boost to safety profile of live vaccines
Successful symposium on AMR in Livestock Production in a One Health Context
Research focus: April 2023 - from Avian flu to equitable global health
Hands on with infection biology at the Edinburgh Science Festival
Congratulations to the new Chancellor's Fellows in the College of Science and Engineering
Fellowships recognise leading research talent at the Roslin Institute
Konrad Adenauer Foundation Scholars visit Edinburgh
Long-term approach on bird flu is best, study finds
Research Focus: From fruit fly survival to imaging immune cells
Study provides insights into child hepatitis outbreak
Scottish communities to use Minecraft to learn about disease spread
Global health research needs gravity shift to deliver impact
Covid-19 vaccine not linked with period disruption, study finds
Fossil site is ‘Rosetta Stone’ for understanding early life
University commits fund for African partnerships
Whether born naturally or via cesarean section, babies receive essential microbes from their mothers
Covid rule fines peaked in latter stages of lockdown, study finds
Multi-species study aids understanding of bird flu
Research focus: from apes to organoids
Common cold may have helped curb Africa’s Covid-19 death toll
Covid-19: Targeting sugar-binding proteins and immunity in cancer patients
Covid-19 vaccine scientists win prestigious prize
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Intensive farming and trade drove spread of livestock infection
Scotland’s Covid-19 sewage data could reveal new health insights
Baby’s jab responses linked to birth delivery method, study finds
Ancient disease has potential to regenerate livers
World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2022 - Edinburgh AMR Showcase
Genetic analysis key to understanding Legionella risk, study finds
Fighting a pandemic using Digital Contact Tracing in Uganda’s haulage industry
Post-pandemic diet shifts could avert millions of premature deaths
Recordings now available from 11th Annual Symposium
Keith Matthews receives 2023 Alice and C. C. Wang award in Molecular Parasitology
2022 Ker Memorial Prize awarded to Dr Mabel Tettey
Vaccine campaign to free Indian state from rabies
Pandemic Science Hub to develop better drugs to fight lung disease
National assessment highlights research excellence in agriculture, food and veterinary sciences
School of Biological Sciences Ranked in UK Top 5 for Research Quality
Research rankings confirm Edinburgh as world leader
Study sheds light on bacterial sharing between humans and animals
Century-old malaria parasite puzzle solved as ape origin traced
Fleming Fund AMR fellows visit Edinburgh
Together Again - 2022 Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Symposium
Covid-19 mixed with flu increases risk of severe illness and death
Tackling Toxoplasmosis: A new animated film about the world’s most successful parasite
Antibiotics after birth affects gut microbes of babies, study finds
Edinburgh work with Fleming Fund fellowships highlighted by ICARS
First virus infection linked with infections later in life, study finds
Antibiotic resistance predates modern medicine
Bacterial gene has key role in Legionnaires’ disease
Black children overlooked in scar tissue disorder tests, study says
Genetic contact tracing could help curb early TB outbreaks
Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Winter Lecture 2021 – Sir Jeremy Farrar
Wellcome Trust PhD candidate publishes first book on outbreak prepardeness and response
Vaccines offer strong protection against death from Delta, study says
Remote monitoring provides early help for Covid-19 patients
New study challenges understanding of pandemic preparedness and resilience in Africa
Call for speakers: Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Early Career Researcher Symposium
New research into novel vaccines against ovine enzootic abortion at Moredun
On World Mosquito Day 2021 highlighting researchers at the University of Edinburgh studying malaria
Urgent action is needed to tackle impact of early childhood schistosomiasis on education
Genetic variations linked to severe Covid-19 risk identified
Listen again: Keeping Connected - 10th Annual Symposium
Fast, precise and unintrusive Covid tests trialled at University
Delta variant increases hospitalisation but vaccine continues to protect
Dr Derick Osakunor is winner of 2021 Ker Memorial Prize
Covid vaccine linked to low platelet count, nationwide study suggests
Professor Julie Fitzpatrick OBE appointed Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland
New Covid-19 dashboard launched to track spread across Scotland
Light-sensitive drug acts as Trojan horse to kill drug-resistant bacteria
10th Annual Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Symposium - Keeping Connected
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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
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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
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29/3/17 - Members of Moredun Research Institute help launch the SEFARI Centre for Knowledge Exchange & Impact
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20/3/17 - New musical theatre show to spread message about antimicrobial resistance in schools
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23/2/17 - Gene-edited pigs produced at the Roslin Institute show signs of resistance to major viral disease
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4/10/16 - Africa Week highlights infectious disease research in the School of Biological Sciences
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