Seminars

A list of seminars and webinars of relevance to researchers in infectious diseases. Joining links will be updated as they are made available.

Monday Seminar Series - What determines protein abundance in plants and why does it matter?

When: Monday 9 June 2025

Time: 12pm

Venue: Daniel Rutherford, G.27 Lecture Theatre 1 

Speaker: Freddie Theodoulou, Rothamsted Research 

Host: Steven Spoel

Insitute of Ecology and Evolution seminar -

When: Wednesday 11 June 2025

Time: 2:10pm

Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs and Online via Zoom (Passcode: IEESem22)

Speaker: Chloé Nater, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Host: 

Edinburgh Immunology Group quarterly symposia

When: Thursday 17 June 2025

Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30pm

Venue: IRR South Seminar Room (1.05)

Schedule:

13:30 – 14:30

Prof. Simon Graham, The Pirbright Institute

Title: Developing a Nipah virus vaccine for pigs as a ‘One Health’ approach to protect animal and public health 

14:30 – 15:00

Dr. Kate Sutton, The Roslin Institute

Title: Unravelling the Cellular Basis of Immune Responses in Chickens for Better Disease Control 

15:00 – 15:30

Break & Refreshments 

15:30 – 15:35

Sponsor presentation: BioRad 

15:35 – 16:35

Professor Christoph Scheiermann, University of Geneva

Title: Brain-immune interactions 

16:35 – 17:35

Networking @ Niche Cafe

Institute for Immunology and Infection Research Seminar - Toxoplasma therapies

When: Wednesday 25 June 2025

Time: 1pm

Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs

Online: Via ZOOM, passcode: IIIRsem24

Speaker: Michael Imbeault, University of Cambridge

Host: