University of Nottingham, 18th - 19th December
Venue: The Gateway Building, University of Nottingham Sutton Bonington Campus
The meeting will start with lunch at noon on Monday 18th December and finish with lunch at 12:30 on Tuesday 19th December.
Guest speaker:
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, University of Nottingham
This informal meeting will bring together the influenza research community at all career stages from across the UK and Ireland, to present and discuss ongoing work. Sessions will be organised to cover a wide range of influenza research.
To make the event as accessible as possible, costs will be limited to the minimum needed to cover catering. The timing is intended to allow new students to attend.
Registration and Abstract Submission
Abstract submission and registration is now closed. Registration for the evening meal is separate from the conference registration. Details were provided by e-mail; please register as soon as possible for this if you have not yet done so.
Programme
Monday 18 December
12:00–12:45 Arrivals, Poster Mounting and Lunch in ‘The Barn’
12:45–1:00 Introduction and Welcome - Janet Daly (University of Nottingham)
1:00–2:00 Keynote Address by Sir Jonathan Van Tam (University of Nottingham)
2:00–2:15 Comfort Break
Session 1 Chair - Tom Peacock (The Pirbright Institute/Imperial College London)
2:15–2:30 Eleanor Gaunt (University of Edinburgh)
2:30–2:45 Amalie Rasmussen (Imperial College London)
2:45–3:00 Antoni Wrobel (The Francis Crick Institute)
3:00 – 3:45 Coffee Break
Session 2 Chair - Jack Hirst (AstraZeneca)
3:45–4:00 Alison Rep (University of Oxford)
4:00–4:15 Meshach Maina (University of Nottingham)
4:15–4:30 Hui Min Lee (The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh)
4:30–4:45 Kelly da Costa (University of Kent)
4:45–5:00 Rute Maria Pinto (The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh)
5:00–6:30 Posters and networking in ‘The Barn’
6:30–9:00 Dinner in ‘The Barn’
Tuesday 19 December
Session 3 Chair - Hope Leverett (University of Nottingham)
9:00–9:15 Ola Elbohy (University of Nottingham)
9:15–9:30 Katherine Scott (AstraZeneca)
9:30–9:45 Stephanie Williams (Oxford University/NIH-NIAID)
9:45–10:00 Nunticha Pankaew (The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh)
10:00–10:15 Thomas Peacock (The Pirbright Institute/Imperial College London)
10:15–11:00 Coffee Break
Session 4 Chair - Rute Pinto (The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh)
11:00–11:15 Lorcan Carnegie (Royal Veterinary College)
11:15–11:30 Simon Scott (University of Kent)
11:30–11:45 Shu Zhou (The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh)
11:45–12:00 Ed Roberts (Scottish Cancer Institute)
12:00–12:15 Colin Sharp (The Roslin Institute)
12:15–13:00 Farewell Lunch
Travel and accommodation
Please note that the meeting will be held at the Sutton Bonington Campus. The nearest train station is East Midlands Parkway, which is a short taxi journey from the campus.
After the evening meal on the Monday, travel between the venue and nearby pubs, etc can be made using the campus Hopper Bus. A timetable can be found here.
A limited amount of on-site accommodation is available, at around £31 per night, please contact contact@campuslivingvillages.co.uk (+44 (0)161 850 6664). There are also local hotels, B&Bs etc.
Organisers
Janet Daly (University of Nottingham)
janet.daly@nottingham.ac.uk
Ed Hutchinson (MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research)
edward.hutchinson@glasgow.ac.uk
Daniel Goldhill (Royal Veterinary College)
dgoldhill@rvc.ac.uk
Paul Digard (The Roslin Institute)
Paul.Digard@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Image credit: Naina Nair, Glasgow School of Art