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
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
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.
