Florey Institute Seminar Series (2017-18)
Dr Elizabeth Ballou from the University of Birmingham will be giving our the Florey seminar on Wednesday 7th March, at 1 pm. Everyone is very welcome.
Dr Elizabeth Ballou from the University of Birmingham will be giving our the Florey seminar on Wednesday 7th March, at 1 pm. Everyone is very welcome.
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Speaker
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Dr Elizabeth Ballou
Inducible aneuploidy drives Cryptococcus neoformans pathogenesis Wednesday 7th March 2018 1 pm F2, Firth Court |
Elizabeth's group studies the interaction of microbes with the immune system, with a particular interest in the evasion of the host immune response.
Liz studied organic chemistry at Mount Holyoke College in the US before moving to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to study Molecular Biology in the context of infectious diseases. She obtained her PhD in Genetics and Genomics from Duke University where she studied the morphogenesis of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. In 2012 she moved to the Aberdeen Fungal Group at the University of Aberdeen and in 2015, she was awarded a prestigious BBSRC Anniversary Future Leaders Fellowship to establish her research group as part of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology. In 2017, Liz moved to the Institute Microbiology and Infection at the University of Birmingham.
Dr Ballou tweets under the handle: @BallouLab
Florey Institute Seminar Series (2017-18)
Dr Carlos Reding-Roman from the University of Exeter will be giving our next Florey seminar on Thursday 1st March, at 3 pm. Everyone is very welcome.
Dr Carlos Reding-Roman from the University of Exeter will be giving our next Florey seminar on Thursday 1st March, at 3 pm. Everyone is very welcome.
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Speaker
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Carlos Reding-Roman
From rapid evolution to dose modulation: evolutionary challenges in clinical microbiology Thursday 1st March 2018 3 pm F2, Firth Court |
Carlos is currently an Associate Research Fellow in the Beardmore's Lab at the University of Exeter where he studies environmental factors that permit the evolution of antibiotic resistance by combining mathematical biology, microbial ecology and evolutionary biology.
Carlos tweets under the handle: @rc_reding
Florey Institute Seminar Series (2017-18)
Dr Julia Greig from the University of Sheffield will be giving our next Florey seminar in the series by presenting her work on Tuesday 6th February, at 1pm. Everyone is very welcome.
Dr Julia Greig from the University of Sheffield will be giving our next Florey seminar in the series by presenting her work on Tuesday 6th February, at 1pm. Everyone is very welcome.
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Speaker
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Julia Greig
Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia and the results of the ARREST trial Tuesday 6th February 2018 1pm LT3, Medical School |
"S. aureus is a common cause of severe community acquired and hospital acquired infection worldwide. Despite the associated mortality from this blood stream infection of nearly 20%, the optimal antibiotic treatment is uncertain and most treatment recommendations are based on observational studies and clinical experience. The ARREST study tested the hypothesis that adjunctive rifampicin would enhance early killing of S. aureus and reduce treatment failure or disease recurrence or death.
This large, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial recruited adults from 29 UK hospitals with S. aureus bacteraemia. They were treated standard antibiotics with either additional rifampicin or placebo. The primary outcome was time to bacteriologically confirmed treatment failure, or recurrence or death from randomisation to 12 weeks.
I will discuss our experiences of running a clinical trial involving acutely ill patients in Sheffield and the results of the ARREST trial, including the implications for the management of patients with this serious infection."
Florey Institute Seminar Series (2017-18)
We are delighted to announce the first seminar in our 2017-18 seminar series.
We are delighted to announce the first seminar in our 2017-18 seminar series.
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Tuesday 07 November 2017
1pm F2, Firth Court Dr Andrew Edwards, Imperial College London Staphylococcus aureus and the art of compromise |
Bio: I am a lecturer in the MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection and my research focuses on determining the molecular basis of persistent infection in Gram-positive bacterial pathogens. In this talk I will describe how S. aureus adapts to the host environment by acquiring mutations that shut down fast growth and/or toxin production, which enable it to survive immune attack and evade antibiotic therapy. I will also explain how our understanding of these processes has identified new therapeutic targets to prevent or eradicate persistent staphylococcal infections.
Charity Bake Sale for World Antibiotic Awareness Week
On 16th November, Florey PhD students will be marking World Antibiotic Awareness Week with a bake sale in Sheffields' Royal Hallamshire Hospital. Come try our infectiously good cakes, all in aid of the Sheffield Teaching Hospital.
On 16th November, Florey PhD students will be marking World Antibiotic Awareness Week with a bake sale in Sheffields' Royal Hallamshire Hospital. Come try our infectiously good cakes, all in aid of the Sheffield Teaching Hospital.
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Thursday 16 November 2017
1-3pm Main entrance of Royal Hallamshire Hospital |
We'd love you to contribute some homemade cakes or biscuits for our stall - be they 'superbug' themed or just very scrummy! If you would like to donate, please let us know by completing the short form below and we can send you more details.
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The theme of this years' event is "Think twice, seek advice" reminding people to never take antibiotics without first consulting a qualified healthcare professional. At this time of year, when everyone is full of a cold and wait times to see a GP are long, it can be more tempting than ever to take left over antibiotics. However, in the case of a cold, taking antibiotics will have no effect on the virus causing the infection and may cause unwanted side effects. The best thing you can do is give yourself time to get plenty of rest and consult a doctor if your symptoms persist. |
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The Drugs Don't Work |
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our launch event (#TDDW).
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