Annual CID Meeting of Minds 2016/17
Our annual meeting returns showcasing exciting infectious diseases research from across the University. This free* event is an excellent opportunity to network with established and early career infectious disease researchers from different disciplines and departments, as well as hearing highlights of the excellent research undertaken locally. This year we are excited to host a Flash Talks session, as well as a poster exhibition.
Registration is now CLOSED.
The next annual Meeting of Minds 2017 will take place 24 Nov 2017.
You can view download previous years programmes as PDF's at www.cidirc.org
Programme:
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8.45 |
Registration and Coffee |
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9.15 |
Introduction |
Professor James Wood, Co-Chair of Cambridge Infectious Diseases |
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Session 1: Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases
Chair : Olivier Restif |
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| 9.30 | Evolution of transmissible cancer in Tasmanian Devils. | Elizabeth Murchison, Department of veterinary Medicine |
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9.50 |
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Romain Garnier, Department of Veterinary Medicine |
| 10.10 | Social evolution and virulence in parasites. |
Helen Leggett, Department of Genetics |
| 10.30 | Keynote: Understanding how epidemic viruses emerge in new hosts - from molecules to landscapes |
Colin Parrish,College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, USA. |
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11.00 |
Tea & Coffee- 30 mins |
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Session 2: Theoretical and real world modelling of infectious diseases
Chair: Julia Gog |
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11.30 |
Mathematical modelling of the citrus disease Huanglongbing |
Andrew Craig, Department of Plant Sciences |
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11.50 |
Facilitators of the geographic transmission of pandemic A/H1N1 influenza in the United States |
Stephen Kissler, DAMTP |
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12.10 |
Modelling the within-host adaptation of the influenza virus: measuring the rate of reassortment in a single human host. |
Chris Illingworth, Department of Genetics |
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12.30 |
LUNCH- 60 mins |
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Session 3: Neglected infectious diseases
Chair: Peter Bull
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1.30 |
Immuno-epidemiological investigations into immunity to schistosomes. |
Shona Wilson, Department of Pathology |
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1.50 |
Social network interventions for mass drug administration. |
Goylette Chami, Department of Land Economy |
| 2.10 | The 50 Helminths genomes project: searching for targets amongst one million new genes. |
Matthew Berriman, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute |
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2.30 |
Flash Talks - 5 x 4 mins |
see programme detail on the day |
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3.00 |
Tea & Coffee - 40 mins |
Poster session |
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Session 4: Novel Interventions for prevention and management of infectious diseases
Chair : Piero Mastroeni |
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3.40 |
Translating microbial genomics into clinical practice. |
Estée Török, Department of Clinical Medicine |
| 4.00 | The Ageing Immune System and Vaccination |
Danika Hill, Babraham Institute |
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4.20 |
The impact of MenAfriVac in the African meningitis belt |
Caroline Trotter, Department of Veterinary Medicine |
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4.40 |
Closing Speech | Lydia Drumright, Co-Chair Cambridge Infectious Diseases |
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5.00 |
Drinks & Canapés Reception |
The Tower Lounge Bar |