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Infectious Diseases at the 2019 Science Festival

22 January 2019

Find out about all the infectious diseases events at the 2019 Science Festival.

CID Research Round up in 2018

8 January 2019

As the new year begins, Cambridge Infectious Diseases is delighted to share a small selection of what some of our researchers have been up to in 2018.

Genetic study of parasitic worms could lead to new treatments

26 November 2018

09 Nov 2018 - New research into the genomes of roundworms and flatworms has paved the way for the development of new treatments for parasitic worm infections.

CID holds its 2018 Meeting of Minds

26 November 2018

26 Nov 2018 - CID’s Annual Meeting of Minds conference took place on the 16th November, bringing together over 130 researchers interested in infectious diseases from across the University of Cambridge and affiliated institutions.

University of Cambridge researcher selected for the first ever national PhD Training Programme in Antimicrobial Resistance by the Medical Research Foundation

14 November 2018

14 Nov 2018 - Daniel Buhl has been selected for the first ever national PhD Training Programme in Antimicrobial Resistance which was launched by the Medical Research Foundation this autumn.

ETHICOBOTS offers support to the Ethiopian Government with ambitious plans to clean Government herds of Bovine TB

31 October 2018

20 Oct 2018 - On the second October, Ethiopia Control of Bovine Tuberculosis Strategies (ETHICOBOTS) met with the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources and its State Minister Dr Gebre Egziabher to discuss Bovine TB control strategies.

Viral Surveillance Capacity Building in Indonesia

11 October 2018

11 Oct 2018 - Dr Sam Stubbs (Department of Veterinary Medicine) recently travelled to Jakarta, as part of a capacity building project between the University of Cambridge and the Eijkman Institute, jointly funded by the MRC and DiPi.

Four Cambridge Infectious Diseases Early Career Interdisciplinary Research (IDR) Incubator Fund awards made.

2 October 2018

01 Sep 2018 - The aim of this seed fund is to provide opportunities to empower early career researchers to incorporate interdisciplinary approaches into their work by exploring new ideas for collaboration and forging new connections with researchers outside their own disciplines or host departments.

Cambridge researchers put on a blooming good show

19 September 2018

20 Jun 2018 - Cambridge researchers studying the HIV virus have helped create a garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show to highlight the plight of young people living with the condition, and winning a Silver Gilt Medal.

Deadly Rift Valley fever: new insight, and hope for the future

8 August 2018

07 Sep 2018 - Health control measures alone could be ineffective in the long term fight against the deadly Rift Valley fever which affects both humans and animals, a new study involving CID member Prof James Wood reports.