Edinburgh Infectious Diseases 15th Annual Symposium As always, this event will showcase the enormous range of infectious disease research across Edinburgh.We are delighted that Prof Emma Thomson, Director of the Centre for Virus Research at the University of Glasgow, will present the keynote Ker Memorial Lecture.About Emma ThomsonIf you would like to give a short ECR talk, please apply here.We will also be running two poster competitions on the day, best staff/postdoc and best student poster. Please indicate when registering that you will be brining a poster. Posters must be A0 portrait format.Please note that in line with sustainability and financial policies, this event will be meat free and dry. Confirmed speakers Valentina Busin, Moredun Research Institute - Topic: Veterinary viral surveillanceLaurie Denyer-Willis, School of Social and Political Science - Topic: Poultry farming and disease in low income settingsAndrew Maclean, School of biological Sciences - Topic: Toxoplasma - how parasites feed themselvesFernando Mardones, Global Agriculture and Food Systems - Topic: Infectious disease in aquacultureLaura McCulloch, Institue for Regeneration and Repair - Topic: Infection and stroke recoveryIain Page, Royal Infirmary of Edinburghh - Topic: Imapct of antifungal resistance on clinical management of pulmonary aspergillosisRute Pinto, Roslin Institute - Topic: Molecular biology of infleunza virusLesley Smith, Scotland's Rural College - Topic: Antimicrobial resistance from a One Health perspective May 27 2026 09.00 - 17.00 Edinburgh Infectious Diseases 15th Annual Symposium 27 May 2026: Please join us at the Edinburgh Futures Institute for our 15th annual symposium. Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) Google map link
Edinburgh Infectious Diseases 15th Annual Symposium As always, this event will showcase the enormous range of infectious disease research across Edinburgh.We are delighted that Prof Emma Thomson, Director of the Centre for Virus Research at the University of Glasgow, will present the keynote Ker Memorial Lecture.About Emma ThomsonIf you would like to give a short ECR talk, please apply here.We will also be running two poster competitions on the day, best staff/postdoc and best student poster. Please indicate when registering that you will be brining a poster. Posters must be A0 portrait format.Please note that in line with sustainability and financial policies, this event will be meat free and dry. Confirmed speakers Valentina Busin, Moredun Research Institute - Topic: Veterinary viral surveillanceLaurie Denyer-Willis, School of Social and Political Science - Topic: Poultry farming and disease in low income settingsAndrew Maclean, School of biological Sciences - Topic: Toxoplasma - how parasites feed themselvesFernando Mardones, Global Agriculture and Food Systems - Topic: Infectious disease in aquacultureLaura McCulloch, Institue for Regeneration and Repair - Topic: Infection and stroke recoveryIain Page, Royal Infirmary of Edinburghh - Topic: Imapct of antifungal resistance on clinical management of pulmonary aspergillosisRute Pinto, Roslin Institute - Topic: Molecular biology of infleunza virusLesley Smith, Scotland's Rural College - Topic: Antimicrobial resistance from a One Health perspective May 27 2026 09.00 - 17.00 Edinburgh Infectious Diseases 15th Annual Symposium 27 May 2026: Please join us at the Edinburgh Futures Institute for our 15th annual symposium. Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) Google map link
May 27 2026 09.00 - 17.00 Edinburgh Infectious Diseases 15th Annual Symposium 27 May 2026: Please join us at the Edinburgh Futures Institute for our 15th annual symposium.
