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  • 05 May

    Sii researchers help uncover how deadly parasite evades the immune system

    Sii researchers Professor Richard McCulloch and Dr Jane Munday have contributed to a study showing how Trypanosoma brucei evades the immune system through DNA-driven antigen changes. Led by Monica Mugnier and Jaclyn Smith at Johns Hopkins University, the work included key input from the Centre for Parasitology pair.
  • 05 May

    Unique patient-led analysis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    A new study led entirely by patients and co-authored by School of Infection & Immunity researchers marks a significant milestone in how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) research is conducted and shared. The peer-reviewed paper, published in Crohn’s & Colitis 360, presents a novel approach to understanding people living with IBD.
  • 21 Apr

    Life Sciences ranked in QS world top 50

    University of Glasgow Life Sciences, which includes Sii's Microbiology and Immunology degrees, has ranked 41st in the world in the 2026 QS World University Rankings By Subject. Released on Wednesday, 25 March, the placement represents a rise on last year and makes the Life Sciences portfolio UofG's highest-placed subject area.
  • 21 Apr

    Sii SHOWCASED AT MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE

    School of Infection & Immunity staff and students attended the recent Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2026 in Belfast. Spanning all career stages, the team showcased their research, contributed to key sessions, and demonstrated the strength and breadth of bacteriology at Sii.
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University of Glasgow leads COVID-19 research response in Scotland

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) is at the heart of COVID-19 research response in Scotland and the UK

Deadly parasites create unique cellular structures to survive

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:08:00 GMT

Scientists have solved a key parasitic puzzle, revealing the unique and complex structures toxoplasmosis and malaria parasites make in order to survive in different hosts.

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Animal African Trypanosomiasis

Glasgow is collaborating with other universities to tackle this devastating parasitic disease.

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The evolution of SARS-CoV-2, from bats to humans, shows a slow rate of change

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:15:00 GMT

Scientists looking at the evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have found that since December 2019 – and for the first 11 months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic – there has been very little ‘important’ genetic change observed in the hundreds of thousands of sequenced virus genomes.

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Schistosomiasis

Our researchers have adopted an interdisciplinary approach to tackle this neglected tropical disease in Uganda