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INFECTION AND IMMUNITY SEMINAR SERIES 2017
INFECTION AND IMMUNITY SEMINAR SCHEDULE 2017
Purpose:
The Infection and Immunity Seminar Series is a joint initiative of the
Discipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, the Marie Bashir Institute
for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity and the Discipline of Pathology. This
seminar series aims to bring together researchers to present and discuss
research findings, concepts and technologies with the goal of fostering
enhanced interactions and potential collaborations between researchers in
the broad field of “Infection and Immunity”.
Who should attend: All research staff (lab heads, postdocs, research assistants etc) and
students (Honours, Masters, PhD) with an interest in Infection and Immunity
Where:
Charles Perkins Centre (CPC) Level 6 Seminar Room, University of Sydney
Camperdown Campus
When:
Wednesday at 1:00pm (as indicated on the schedule below)
Lunch:
A sandwich lunch will be provided for all attendees from 12:40pm
Further information: Please contact A/Prof Barry Slobedman, Discipline of Infectious Diseases
and Immunology. Email: [email protected]
DATE
NAME
5th April
Dr Philip Stevenson
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland.
“Murine cytomegalovirus reveals a new pathway of dendritic cell migration”
19th April
Prof Anthony Capon
Professor of Planetary Health, Sydney School of Public Health.
Title: “Planetary Health at The University of Sydney”
3rd May
Prof Guy Thwaites
Director, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Title: “Infectious diseases research in southeast Asia: tales from the
frontline- including emerging infectious diseases, EIDs, TB and antimicrobial
resistance”
17th May
No seminar
31st May
A/Prof Cynthia Whitchurch
Director of the Microbial Imaging Facility, University of Technology Sydney.
Title: “Roles of bacterial morphotype plasticity”
14th June
Dr Nico Suarez
Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, UK.
Title: "Sequencing Human Cytomegalovirus Genomes Directly from Clinical
Material: Challenges and Opportunities"
28th June
Prof Jose Villadangos
The Peter Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne.
Title: “Regulation of antigen presentation, the beginning of the adaptive
immune response”
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12th July
Prof Alexander Khromykh
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland.
Title: “Molecular biology of flaviviruses”
26th July
Prof Nickolai Petrovsky
Director of endocrinology at Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia and
Director of vaccine research company Vaxine Pty Ltd.
Title: “Next generation vaccine design; faster, smarter, and safer”
9th August
Dr Andreas Kupz
Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine, James Cook University.
Title: “New strategies for improved tuberculosis vaccines”
23rd August
Prof Stephen Kent
The Peter Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne.
Title: “Immunity to HIV and Influenza”
6th September
Prof Miles Davenport
Head, Infection Analytics Program, Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity
UNSW.
Title: “The dynamics of infection and immune control in HIV and malaria”
20th September
TBA
4th October
Dr Si Ming Man
The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University.
Title: “Innate immunity and inflammasome responses to intracellular
pathogens”
18th October
Dr Sarah Bernays
School of Public Health, University of Sydney.
Title: “Trials of growing up with HIV: reflections from international qualitative
research”
1st November
Dr Laura Mackay
The Peter Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne.
Title: “Molecular Regulation of Tissue-Resident Lymphocytes”
15th November
Prof Georges Grau
Chair of Vascular Immunology, Dept of Pathology, University of Sydney.
Title: “Brain microvascular endothelium as a crucial interface in infectious
disease pathogenesis”
29th November
Prof Tania Sorrell
Director of Marie Bashir Institute, and Deputy Dean and Head of Westmead
Clinical School.
Title: “Infection and immunity research in New South Wales”
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