Florey Institute Symposium and StaphGBI - virtual event

We are proud to be hosting our first virtual event this year combining  the Staph GBI (Thursday 8th July) and the Florey Institute's Annual Postgraduate Symposium (Friday 9th July).

Information on the event and links to the event programme below:
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StaphGBI meeting - ​8th July
The StaphGBI meeting aims to bring together leading experts in Staphylococcus cell biology, looking to understand the fundamental processes that make this organism work and how this might impact infection treatments.
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StaphGBI keynote: Regulation of Staphylococcus aureus colonization and disease

Prof. Alex Horswill
University of Colorado
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Florey Institute's Annual Symposium - ​9th July
The community of infectious disease researchers in Sheffield is growing in both number and breadth,  we continue to build on these foundations bringing people together to  further develop our network of researchers.
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​​The Florey Institute is proud to host the following keynote speakers:
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Keynote 1: Modelling bacterial response to cell wall targeting antibiotics
Prof. Rosalind Allen
University of Edinburgh
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Keynote 2: Immune evasion by Neisseria meningitidis: host-pathogen interactions and vaccine development
Prof. Christoph Tang
University of Oxford
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Keynote 3: Localizing peptidoglycan synthesis for bacterial growth and morphogenesis
Prof. Yves Brun
University of Montréal
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This symposium brings together any researchers with interests in microbiology and infection research. Sharing ideas and expertise and to sow the seeds for the next generation of researchers to continue this important work  in Sheffield. 
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Abstract submission - Closing Date 1st June (now closed)