Name: Mighty Microbes
Start: 2024-05-13T19:00:00
End: 2024-05-13T21:00:00
Location: The Winchester Gate

Many infections affect the lungs, but did you know Tuberculosis still accounts for over one million deaths every year? And influenza represents a yearly winter threat in the UK, with added pandemic potential! Find out more about these deadly diseases and the research that goes into trying to control them.

Microbial Invasion and Infiltration: The Many Ways That Microbes Wage War

Adam Roberts (Research Scientist at UKHSA)

From the dawn of life itself, microbes have developed many nefarious and ingenious ways to invade, infiltrate and infect. Viruses can be described as masters of invasion by melting into membranes and hacking into our security systems whereas bacteria can use a diverse set of tools to manipulate our cells into carrying out their selfish intent. Please join me to learn more about the arsenal that is available to microbes that allow them to wreak havoc upon their own kind and spread disease.

Influenza: The Virus that Shifts and Persists

Oliver Trigg (Placement Student (Virology) @UKHSA )

Viruses have been present throughout human history with influenza thought to be present as far back as the 5th Century (430 BCE). How has influenza persisted for so long and why is it still a concern today? Why do we need yearly vaccinations, and should humans be worried about bird flu? Come and find out the answers to these questions and more at this talk, which will delve into influenza as a virus.

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