Cambridge Infectious Diseases Annual Symposium 2025: Programme

9.10

Róisín Owens (Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology):

Bioelectronic devices for monitoring viral entry to cell membranes and complex tissues in vitro

9.30

Camilla Godlee (Department of Biochemistry/Pathology):

How membrane integration of virulence proteins enables bacterial pathogenesis

9.50

Sam Wilson (Cambridge Institute for Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease):

Innate immune barriers to viral emergence and pathogenesis

Madelyn Moy (Wellcome Sanger Institute):

Understanding host-microbe interactions at single-cell resolution

Break + Poster Session I (10.30-11.10)

Session 2: Reproduction and infectious diseases (11.10 - 12.10)

Chair: Caroline Trotter

11.10

Richard McKay (Department of History and Philosophy of Science):

Using archival records to understand mid-20th-century patient experiences of sexually transmitted infections at East London’s Whitechapel Clinic

11.30

Nerea Irigoyen (Department of Pathology):

Zika viruses encode 5′ upstream open reading frames affecting infection of human brain cells

11.50

Mat Beale (Parasites and Microbes Programme, Wellcome Sanger Institute):

What can we learn from understanding global transmission dynamics of Treponema pallidum?

Flash talks (12.10 - 12.40) – Chair: Angkana Huang

Lunch (12.40 - 13.30)

Session 3: Bacterial behaviour (13.30 - 14.50)

Chair: Jeanne Salje

13.30

Graham Christie (Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology):

Bacillus spores, pores and resistance

13.50

Sivan Nir-Luz (Department of Chemistry):

Biomimicry in action: Engineering surfaces to outsmart biofouling

14.10

Malaka De Silva (Department of Genetics):

Phage-plasmid borne methionine tRNA ligase mediates epidemiologically relevant antimicrobial persistence

14.30

Kieran Abbott (Department of Genetics):

Antibiotic persisters: identification, heterogeneity, and implications for treatment

Flash talks (14.50 - 15.20) – Chair: Charlotte Hammer

Break + Poster Session II (15.20 - 16.00)

Session 4: Antimicrobial resistance and One Health (16.00 - 17.20)

Chair: Julian Parkhill

16.00

Lovleen Bhullar (Department of Land Economy):

AMR in the environment: What's law got to do with it?

16.20

Nichola Hawkins (Plant Pathology, NIAB):

Evolution of fungicide resistance in plant pathogens

16.40

Lucy Weinert (Department of Veterinary Medicine):

Does shared antibiotic use promote host jumps?

17.00

Edwin Panford-Quainoo (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine):

Beyond the counter: Unravelling the unexpected relationships behind antibiotic access

Closing + awards (17.20 - 17.30)

Drinks reception (17.30 - 18.30)