A list of seminars and webinars of relevance to researchers in infectious diseases. Joining links will be updated as they are made available. Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar Series - Modelling the microenvironments of large animals Date: Wednesday 13 May 2026Time: 1 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 370 326 633 670 33. Passcode: fL6M8C8GSpeaker: David Smith, Moredun Research InstituteHosts: Joanna Young Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday seminar series - Evolutionary genetics of an optimal adaptive immune response Date: Wednesday 13 May 2026Time: 2.10 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 399 417 369 827 068 Passcode: Vi76TX6eSpeaker: Tobias Lenz, University of HamburgHost: Josephine Pemberton Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Special Seminar - Making sense of an exceptional bacterial colonizer’s sticky business Date: Thursday 14 May 2026Time: 3 pmLocation: Auditorium, Roslin Institute, Easter Bush Campus, MidlothianOnline: Via TEAMS Meeting ID: 381 095 116 250 209 Passcode: e5QH3kX6Speaker: Iruka Okeke, University of Ibadan Centre for Inflammation Research Seminar - Biological Heterogeneity in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis Date: Wednesday 20 May 2026Time: 12 pmLocation: IRR South large seminar room 1.05, Edinburgh BioQuarter, 4-5 Little France Drive.Speaker: Professor Kim Ravnskjær, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Southern DenmarkHost: Dr Carsten Hansen Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday seminar series - Beyond fitness correlations: towards mechanism and heritability in social phenotype evolution Date: Wednesday 20 May 2026Time: 2.10 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: TBCSpeaker: Delphine De Moor, Max Planck InstituteHost: Matthew Silk Institute of Ecology & Evolution Extra seminar - The Hidden Architecture of Disease: How Animal Behaviour Shapes Infectious Disease Transmission Date: Thursday 21 May 2026Time: 2 - 3 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: TBASpeaker: Shweta Bansal, Georgetown University Centre for Inflammation Research Seminar - TBA Date: Tuesday 26 May 2026Time: 12 pmLocation: IRR South large seminar room 1.05, Edinburgh BioQuarter, 4-5 Little France Drive.Speaker: Professor Saghi Ghaffari, Cell, Developmental & Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New YorkHost: Professor Chris Lucas Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar Series - Topic area: Plasmodium activation and cell invasion Date: Tuesday 26 May 2026Time: 1 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: TBASpeaker: Rogerio Amino, Institut PasteurHosts: Joanna Young Institute of Ecology & Evolution seminar - Informing past and forecasting future infectious disease dynamics in the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin: a data-driven mathematical modelling approach Date: Thursday 28 May 2026Time: 3 - 4 pmLocation:Ash 2, Room 1.03, King's BuildingsOnline: TBASpeaker: Melissa Collier, Georgetown University School of Biological Sciences Research Development team Seminar - Introduction to Horizon Europe Date: Tuesday 2 June 2026Time: 12 to 1.30 pmLocation: Seminar room 7.20, Michael Swann Building, Kings Buildings.All researchers and research support staff in SBS and across CSE are welcome to attend. We encourage attendance by PDRAs. No preparation or prior experience with EU funded projects is expected.Horizon Europe Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday seminar series - TBA Date: Wednesday 3 June 2026Time: 2.10 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: Via TEAMS. TBASpeaker: Dominik Melville, University of UlmHost: Emily Simmonds Centre for Inflammation Research Seminar - TBA Date: Monday 8 June 2026Time: 12 pmLocation: IRR South large seminar room 1.05, Edinburgh BioQuarter, 4-5 Little France Drive.Speaker: Professor Chris Seymour, Professor of Critical Care Medicine & Emergency MedicineHost: Professor Kenny Baillie Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday seminar series - TBA Date: Wednesday 10 June 2026Time: 2.10 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: TBASpeaker: Ilia Leitch, Kew GardensHost: Alex Twyford Edinburgh Immunology Group seminar series: Seasons of Immunology Summer Session Date: Thursday 11 June 2026Time: 1.30 pm to 5pmLocation: Seminar room 1.05 in IRR South, 5 Little France Drive, EH16 4UUSpeakers: Dr. Mike Dolan (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)Dr. Juan Quintana (Manchester)Dr. Jing Qui (Edinburgh, CDBS) Centre for Inflammation Research Seminar - Stress Management for Cells Date: Wednesday 17 June 2026Time: 12 pmLocation: IRR South large seminar room 1.05, Edinburgh BioQuarter, 4-5 Little France Drive.Speaker: Professor Ian Copple, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of LiverpoolHost: Dr Chengcan Yao Centre for Inflammation Research Seminar - Critical Roles of Nerve and Airway Associated Interstitial Macrophages (NAMs) in Respiratory Immunity: Balancing Immunity, Disease Tolerance, and Inflammation Date: Wednesday 24 June 2026Time: 12 pmLocation: IRR South large seminar room 1.05, Edinburgh BioQuarter, 4-5 Little France Drive.Speaker: Professor Kamal Khanna, Department of Microbiology, NYU School of MedicineHost: Professor Chris Lucas Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar Series - TBA Date: Wednesday 24 June 2026Time: 1 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: TBASpeaker: Sarah Harding, DSTLHosts: Maddie Moule Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday seminar series - Host ecology shapes transmission heterogeneity through uncoupled shedding and spreading Date: Wednesday 24 June 2026Time: 2.10 pmLocation: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campusOnline: TBASpeaker: Luis Silva, University of British ColumbiaHost: Pedro Vale This article was published on 2024-08-28
