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Microbiology@¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Virtual Symposium 2021

29 - 30 June 2021

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This was our 4th Annual Symposium, held virtually over twoÌýhalf-days withÌýtalks by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº and external speakers on the latest research in microbiology,Ìýfree and open to all.

Thank you to our speakers, chairs, organisers, sponsor, and over 130Ìýattendeees for making the event a success.


Congratulations to ECR Talk Award winner:

  • Marco CrisciÌýfor his flash talk entitled:ÌýClosely related Lak megaphages replicate in the microbiomes of diverse animals

The winnerÌýreceived a £100 cash prize courtesy of our sponsor, .

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Programme Outline

29th June 10.00 - 12.00 BST

Session 1: SARS-CoV-2 Variants

°­±ð²â²Ô´Ç³Ù±ð:ÌýÌý(Big Data Institute, Oxford University)

ÌýÌýÌýÌý SARS-CoV-2 within-host diversity and transmission

Ìý(Infection & Immunity)

ÌýÌýÌý SARS-CoV-2 evolution during treatment of chronic infection

Ìý(Genetics, Evolution & Environment)

ÌýÌýÌý The changing landscape of SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity

ECR lightning talks

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29th June 13.00 -15.00 BST

Session 2: Microbial Defence and Resistance

°­±ð²â²Ô´Ç³Ù±ð:ÌýÌý(School of Biology, University of St Andrews)

ÌýÌýÌý Cyclic nucleotide signalling in virus:host conflict

Ìý(Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry)

ÌýÌýÌý Allosteric communication in class A β-lactamases

Ìý(Microbial Diseases, Eastman Dental Institute)

ÌýÌýÌý Strategies for delaying the development of drug resistance

ECR lightning talks

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30th June 13.00 - 15.00 BST

Session 3: Vaccines

°­±ð²â²Ô´Ç³Ù±ð:ÌýÌý(The Jenner Insitute, Oxford University)

ÌýÌýÌý Malaria Vaccine Development: a good year 111!

Ìý(Biochemical Engineering)

ÌýÌýÌý Developing a Scalable Automated Platform for Vaccine Development

Ìý(Science & Technology Studies)

ÌýÌýÌýÌýEthics of next generation Covid-19 vaccines


Download the full programme:

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