Programme

The event consisted of 8 oral and 16 poster presentations by ECRs decided via a competitive abstract submission process, and two keynote talks by invited speakers Michelle Buckner (Assistant Professor of Antimicrobial Resistance at the Institute of Microbiology and Infection / Impact and Engagement Lead, University of Birmingham) and Charlotte Summers (Director of the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute, and Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University of Cambridge).  

M‌ichelle Buckner

The programme was delivered to an audience of over 90 registered delegates from across the Universities of Bristol and Cardiff and the two Bristol NHS Trusts. The event offered plenty of networking and discussion time for wider discussions across disciplines and areas of expertise, allowing all delegates to explore the many and varied projects being undertaking in the infection and immunity space.

C‌harlotte Summers

Prizes

Oral presentation prizes:

• 1^st - Terrence Trinca (Research Associate, School of Biochemistry): Using Drosophila to dissect the molecular players required for immune cell extravasation, sponsored by Pro-Lab Diagnostics (£50 Amazon voucher)
• 2^nd - Mia Dierks-Treece (PhD student, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine): The airborne survival of vancomycin-intermediate-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (£30 cash)

Poster presentation prizes:

• 1^st - Alice Hathaway (PhD student, School of Biochemistry): The association of ABO and Rhesus blood group with severe outcomes from non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infection: a prospective observational cohort study in Bristol, UK 2020-2022, sponsored by Miltenyi Biotec (£50 Amazon voucher)
• 2^nd - Joe Steventon (PhD student, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine): Development of a Lyme disease diagnostic tool for ticks (£30 cash)
• Joint 3^rd – Jaida Begum (PhD student, School of Biochemistry): Deciphering the Mechanism of Avibactam Action Against Class A β-Lactamases through QM/MM Computational Assays (£20 cash)
• Joint 3^rd - Raisha Gibbs (PhD student, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine): Developing a 3D spheroid model to investigate the role of Fusobacteria in carcinogenesis (£20 cash)

L‌unch and poster session

This event was possible thanks to the support of: 

Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research - Nurturing Research. Improving Health. 

P‌ro-Lab Diagnostics - Researching Today. Delivering for Tomorrow. 

Miltenyi Biotec - Empowering discovery. Advancing therapy.