Seminars

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

Edinburgh Immunology Group seminar series: Seasons of Immunology Winter Session

Date: Thursday 22 January 2026

Time: 1.30 pm to 5pm

Location: Seminar room 1.05 in IRR South, 5 Little France Drive, EH16 4UU

Speakers: 

School of Biological Sciences Seminar Series - "DNA double-strand break repair: emerging mechanisms from molecular lassos, tethers and machines"

When:  Monday 26 January 2026 

Time:  12 pm

Location:  G.27, LT1, Daniel Rutherford Building, Kings Buildings

Speaker: Dr Karl-Peter Hopfner, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Host:  Atlanta Cook, IQB3

Edinburgh Microbiology Forum Seminar Series - Detection, Molecular Mechanisms and Consequences of Antibiotic Tolerance

Date: Tuesday 27 January 2026

Time: 1 pm

Location: Basement Seminar Room, The Roslin Institute, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian

Online: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 386 275 313 993 82 Passcode: f4D6GY6B

Speaker: Jo Hobbs, University of St Andrews

Host: Nicki Lynskey

Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar Series- Macrophages: saints and sinners during prion disease pathogenesis

Date: Wednesday 28 January 2026

Time: 1 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 348 239 878 974 6. Passcode: b4Bv3S4e

Speaker: Neil Mabbott, University of Edinburgh, Roslin Institute

Hosts: Andrew MacDonald

Inst. Immunology and Infection Research seminar: What makes a house a home? A microscopy-based CRISPR screen reveals the essential host genome for Cryptosporidium infection

When:  Wednesday 4 February 2026

Time: 1 pm

Where:  Lecture theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings

Online: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 362 146 642 617 37 Passcode: Xo6R72DZ

Speaker:  Bishara Marzook, Francis Crick Institute

Host: Andrew Maclean

Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday Seminar Series - TBA

Date: Wednesday 4 February 2026

Time: 2.10 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: TBA

Speaker: Sinead English, University of Bristol

Host: Hannah Froy

Centre for Inflammation Research Seminar - Phagosome proteomics: from 2D gels to ultra-sensitive mass spectrometry

Date: Wednesday 11 February 2026

Time: 12 pm to 1 pm

Location: Seminar room 1.05 in IRR South, 5 Little France Drive, EH16 4UU

Speaker: Professor Matthias Trost, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University

Host: Alejandro Brenes

Inst. Immunology and Infection Research seminar: Regulation of MRSA survival in the host by RNA-binding proteins and non-coding RNAs

When:  Wednesday 11 February 2026

Time: 1 pm

Where:  Lecture theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings

Online: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 362 146 642 617 37 Passcode: Xo6R72DZ

Speaker:  Sander Granneman, Centre for Engineering Biology, University of Edinburgh

Host: Amy Buck

Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar Series - TBA

Date: Wednesday 25 February 2026

Time: 1 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: TBA

Speaker: James Hewitson, University of York

Hosts: Andrew MacDonald/Joanna Young

Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday Seminar Series - TBA

Date: Wednesday 25 February 2026

Time: 2.10 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: TBC

Speaker: Danna Gifford, University of Manchester

Host: Helen Alexander

Institute of Ecology & Evolution Seminar - TBA

Date: Monday 2 March 2026

Time: 2.10 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: TBC

Speaker: Elena Litchman, Michigan State University

Host: Sinead Collins

Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar Series - Topic area: Immune-stromal interactions in infection, inflammation and cancer of the serous cavities.

Date: Wednesday 4 March 2026

Time: 1 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 370 326 633 670 33 Passcode: fL6M8C8G

Speaker: Peter Crompton, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Hosts: Phil Spence

Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar Series - Immune-stromal interactions in infection, inflammation and cancer of the serous cavities

Date: Wednesday 18 March 2026

Time: 1 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 374 510 048 107 82 Passcode: fs38Zb2w

Speaker: Lucy Jackson-Jones, Lancaster University

Hosts: Georgia Perona-Wright

Institute of Ecology & Evolution Seminar - TBA

Date: Wednesday 18 March 2026

Time: 2.10 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: TBC

Speaker: Simon Evans, University of Exeter

Host: Lizy Mittell

Centre for Inflammation Research Seminar - Attack of the Clones - how clonal haematopoiesis promotes blood cancer and inflammation

Date: Wednesday 25 March 2026

Time: 12 pm to 1 pm

Location: Large Seminar Room in IRR South, 5 Little France Drive, EH16 4UU

Speaker:  Professor Timothy Chevassut, Professor of Haematology, University of Sussex

Host: Professor Richard Weller

Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar Series - TBA

Date: Wednesday 25 March 2026

Time: 1 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: TBA

Speaker: Win Surachetpong, University of Stirling

Hosts: Jason Mooney  

Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday Seminar Series - TBA

Date: Wednesday 25 March 2026

Time: 2.10 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: TBC

Speaker: Jenny Tung, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Topic: Baboon Genetics

Host: Josephine Pemberton

Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar Series - Topic area - Topic area: DNA recombination, replication, repair and antigenic variation in trypanosomatid parasites

Date: Wednesday 1 April 2026

Time: 1 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: Via TEAMS. Meeting ID: 370 326 633 670 33. Passcode: fL6M8C8G

Speaker: Jack Sunter, Oxford Brookes

Hosts: Achim Schnaufer

Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday seminar series - TBA

Date: Wednesday 1 April 2026

Time: 2.10 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: TBC

Speaker: Aurora Ruiz-Herrera, UAB Barcelona

Host: Simon Martin

Centre for Inflammation Research Seminar - Illuminating and controlling cell function with chemogenetics

Date: Wednesday 22 April 2026

Time: 12 pm to 1 pm

Location: IRR south large seminar room 1.05, 5 Little France Drive, EH16 4UU

Speaker: Professor Arnaud Gautier, University of Sorbonne

Host: Professor Marc Vendrell

Edinburgh Immunology Group seminar series: Seasons of Immunology Spring Session

Date: Thursday 30 April 2026

Time: 1.30 pm to 5pm

Location: Seminar room 1.05 in IRR South, 5 Little France Drive, EH16 4UU

Speakers: 

Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar Series- TBA

Date: Wednesday 6 May 2026

Time: 1 pm

Location: TBA

Online: TBA

Speaker: Richard Mcculloch, University of Glasgow

Hosts: Achim Schnaufer

Institute of Immunology and Infection Seminar Series - TBA

Date: Wednesday 13 May 2026

Time: 1 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: TBA

Speaker: David Smith, Moredun Research Institute

Hosts: Joanna Young  

Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday seminar series - TBA

Date: Wednesday 13 May 2026

Time: 2.10 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: TBC

Speaker:  Tobias Lenz, University of Hamburg

Host: Josephine Pemberton

Institute of Ecology & Evolution Wednesday seminar series - TBA

Date: Wednesday 20 May 2026

Time: 2.10 pm

Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Labs, Kings Buildings campus

Online: TBC

Speaker: Delphine De Moor, Max Planck Institute

Host: Matthew Silk

Edinburgh Immunology Group seminar series: Seasons of Immunology Summer Session

Date: Thursday 11 June 2026

Time: 1.30 pm to 5pm

Location: Seminar room 1.05 in IRR South, 5 Little France Drive, EH16 4UU

Speakers: 

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