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1st ANTI-VeC UK Annual Meeting, Glasgow 2018

1st ANTI-VeC Annual UK Meeting - 23rd-24th July 2018, Glasgow

The first annual UK meeting was held at the University of Glasgow on 23rd - 24th July 2018.

This was the first network member meeting, which outlined the scope and ambition of the network, and brought together UK and overseas researchers to discuss important topics and breakthroughs in the relevant fields.

The meeting report will soon be made available.

2nd ANTI-VeC Annual UK Meeting, London, June 2019

2nd ANTI-VeC Annual UK Meeting - 20th-21st June 2019, London

The second annual UK meeting will take place at Imperial College, London on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st June 2019.

Programme 2nd ANTI-VeC Annual Meeting - Final Programme

Delegate Pack 2nd ANTI-VeC Annual Meeting - Delegate Pack

Campus Map Imperial College - South Kensington Campus Map

Delegate List Anti-VeC Annual Meeting June 2019 Delegate List

The following speakers have been confirmed:

Professor Steve Sinkins, University of Glasgow
Professor Andrea Crisanti, Imperial College London
Dr Mara Lawniczak, Sanger Institute
Dr Jandouwe Villinger, Icipe, Kenya
Dr Jeremy Herren, Icipe, Kenya
Dr Hanafy Ismail, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Professor Greg Hurst, University of Liverpool
Dr Tony Nolan, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Alvaro Acosta-Serrano, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Etienne Bilgo, IRSS, Burkina Faso
Dr Ann Kelly, King’s College London
Professor Javier Lezaun, University of Oxford
Dr Marta Andres Miguel, University College London
Dr Pattamaporn Kittayapong, Mahidol University, Thailand
Professor Guido Favia, University of Camerino, Italy
Professor Austin Burt, Imperial College London
Dr Grant Hughes, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Roberto Galizi, Imperial College London
Ms Olivia Majorin, Imperial College London
Professor Les Firbank, University of Leeds
Professor Frederic Tripet, Keele University
Dr Morven Roberts, UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC)
Ms Alexina Weekes, Wellcome Trust
Dr Eva Veronesi, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Dr Simon Carpenter, Pirbright Institute

3rd ANTI-VeC Annual UK Meeting, GOING VIRTUAL November and December 2020 REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

The 3rd ANTI-VeC Annual meeting – going virtual

The ANTI-VeC Network is pleased to invite you to our 3rd Annual UK meeting.

ANTI-VeC's annual meeting is a great way for our members to come together in one place to discuss progress on their research and to create collaborations.

This year, due to concerns about COVID-19 transmission and travel restrictions, the decision has been taken to run the meeting virtually online.

The meeting will take the form of 4 weekly webinars between mid-November and mid-December, including a short talk on how the network has been adapting to COVID-19 restrictions, before talks from ANTI-VeC funded pump-priming projects and next steps from ANTI-VeC.

WEBINAR SCHEDULE

The seminars will each start at 13:00 (GMT), running for approx 90 minutes each.

WEBINAR 1: Thursday 19th November, 13:00-14:00

WEBINAR 2: Thursday 26th November, 13:00-14:30

WEBINAR 3: Thursday 3rd December, 13:00-14:30

WEBINAR 4: Thursday 10th December, 13:00-14:30

PROGRAMME

Download the 3rd Annual UK Meeting Webinar Programme

PRESENTERS

Professor Steve Sinkins, University of Glasgow
Professor Andrea Crisanti, Imperial College London
Dr Tony Nolan, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Michelle Connolly, University of Glasgow

SPEAKERS

Dr Abdoulaye Diabate, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante (IRSS)
Dr Alekos Simoni, Imperial College London
Dr Alvaro Acosta-Serrano, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Professor Claudia Ximena Moreno Herrera, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Dr Etienne Bilgo, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante (IRSS)
Professor Greg Hurst, University of Liverpool
Dr Hanafy Ismail, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Jandouwe Villinger, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe)
Dr Jason Somers, University College London
Dr Jeremy Herren, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe)
Ms Lina Finda, Ifakara Health Institute
Dr Mara Lawniczak, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Dr Tony Nolan, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

REGISTRATION - NOW CLOSED

IT/ZOOM Requirements

We will be using the Zoom videoconferencing platform to deliver our webinar series. If you do not have a zoom account we encourage you to sign up and download Zoom here in advance of the webinars.

You can find information here on System requirements for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
You can find information here on getting started on Windows and Mac.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information please email ANTI-VeC Team

anti-vec-network@glasgow.ac.uk

ANTI-VeC Webinar Series MAY-JUNE 2021 – Registrations are now OPEN

ANTI-VeC two-part webinar series: Latest trials of vector control strategies for vector-borne disease, and stakeholder/public engagement workshop

These webinars have two aims:

To provide vector-borne disease researchers with a status update of the latest trials for techniques to control mosquito- and fly-borne disease, focusing on gene drive, endosymbionts and host-seeking manipulation techniques, and
To host an open discussion and opportunity for researchers working in these fields to pose questions to our expert panels. The second of our webinars aims to equip participants with tools and resources to help design and implement effective engagement strategies for trials of genetically modified organisms, transmission blocking, gene drive and other technologies.

Registrations are now open

These webinars are open to ANTI-VeC Members only. In order to register you will need to provide your unique ANTI-VeC ID number.

If you haven't received your ANTI-VeC ID number via the Network, please contact:

anti-vec-network@glasgow.ac.uk

If you wish to become a member of the Network, please complete the membership form

By registering to this event, you will gain access to both webinars.

If you wish to attend a specific webinar, we ask that you join before 10am the day before that webinar. After this, we cannot guarantee that your membership will be processed in time, if you are not already an ANTI-VeC member.

Webinar links

You will receive links before each webinar via the ANTI-VeC Newsletter.

Please Note: If you don't provide a valid ANTI-VeC Member ID number you will not receive a link.

REGISTER here on Eventbrite for the Webinar Link

Webinar Series Schedule

Webinar 1: The latest trials of vector control strategies for vector-borne disease

Tuesday 25th May. 12:30-2:00pm (UK time)

Speakers:

Dave O'Brochta, Professor of Entomology (The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, USA)
Noushin Emami, Associate Professor of Bioinformatics (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Steve Sinkins, Professor of Microbiology and Tropical Medicine (University of Glasgow, UK)

Programme May 2021

Download the Webinar 1, Programme - coming soon

Download the Webinar 1, Information Pack - coming soon

Webinar 2: Building effective stakeholder and public engagement strategies for vector control projects

Thursday 3rd June. 1:30-3:00pm (UK time)

Speakers:

Carolyn Neuhaus, Research Scholar (The Hastings Center, USA)
Jason Delborne, Professor of Science, Policy and Society (North Carolina State University, USA)
Lea Pare Toe (Stakeholder Engagement Leader, Target Malaria, Burkina Faso)

Programme June 2021

TBC

IT/ZOOM Requirements

We will be using the Zoom videoconferencing platform to deliver our webinar series. If you do not have a zoom account we encourage you to sign up and download Zoom here in advance of the webinars.

You can find information here on System requirements for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

You can find information here on getting started on Windows and Mac.

Further Information

Please get in touch with us if you require any further information:

Webinar 1:

Michelle Connolly

ANTI-VeC Network Manager

michelle.connolly@glasgow.ac.uk

Webinar 2:

Christo Hall (Webinar Host)

ANTI-VeC Network Communication Officer

Imperial College London