Cambridge Infectious Diseases

Research

Infectious disease research at Cambridge explores host-pathogen interactions to improve prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.

Centre for Pathogen Evolution

Collaborating with Public Health from an academic setting

Antimicrobial Resistance Research

Antimicrobial Resistance Research at the University of Cambridge

Surgical Operating Theatre Design

An interdisciplinary project led by Professor Alan Short (UoC Department of Architecture /CIDIRC) re-examining surgical operating theatre design with superbugs in mind.

OneHealth Research on bat zoonoses

Two long-term multidisciplinary projects led by teams including Dr Olivier Restif ( in Australia) and Prof James Wood (in Ghana) aim to examine the many factors influencing viral replication and spillover from bats in complex ecosystems.

Infectious Talk Podcasts

A series of researcher profile mini-podcasts and collection of Podcasts across the network.

Research Incubator Fund

Apply now for a £500-£2,000 small grant to explore new interdisciplinary research ideas. Open.

Recent Publications

Structure-guided fragment-based drug discovery at the synchrotron: screening binding sites and correlations with hotspot mapping.

GenHap: a novel computational method based on genetic algorithms for haplotype assembly.

Upcoming Seminars

Mon 17 Jun 09:00: A viral perspective on cell biology

Mon 17 Jun 11:00: Mapping metabolic regulation - From E.coli amino acid biosynthesis to global regulatory networks

Mon 17 Jun 13:15: The Structure and Function of Cellular Membranes

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CID e-Bulletin

Monthly network news, grants, publications, jobs and more.

Jobs

Find information on positions at University of Cambridge that relate to infectious diseases

Antibiotic Production and the Law

Join us on 06 Sep for a one day meeting to discuss legal innovations to encourage antibiotic production by pharmaceutical companies.

Annual Meeting of Minds Symposium 2019

Save the Date. Annual CID Meeting of Minds Symposium Friday 22 Nov 2019 at Magdalene College, Cambridge

What we do

Cambridge Infectious Diseases is an Interdisciplinary Research Centre at the University of Cambridge. We promote an interdisciplinary approach to addressing the challenge of reducing the burden of infectious diseases globally. Our virtual network crosses all six schools of the University and sector leading institutes across Cambridge. Read more

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Latest news

Half of Ebola outbreaks undetected - 13 June 2019

Jun 13, 2019

Research by Dr Emma Glennon and CID colleagues published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases identifies how small outbreaks of Ebola are treated locally and often go undetected by public health infrastructure.

Ancient faeces reveal parasites in 8,000-Year-Old Village of Çatalhöyük 02 June 2019

Jun 02, 2019

Earliest archaeological evidence of intestinal parasitic worms in the ancient inhabitants of Turkey shows whipworm infected this population of prehistoric farmers.

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