Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024

The Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024 will be held 8-11 April 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The four-day conference consists of scientific symposia, workshops, fora, professional development sessions, Prize Lectures, Hot Topics and much more.

Highlighted sessions include:

• A protein-based molecular toolkit to study, detect, prevent and treat Oropouche fever, a neglected tropical viral disease
• Phylodynamic analyses of A(H5N1) highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses reveal reassortment dynamics and diversification of host specificity
• African Swine Fever Virus Multigene Family Interferon Inhibitory Proteins: Functions and Application to Vaccine Development
• Using Protein Structure Prediction to Map Glycoprotein Diversity Reveals Defining Events in the Evolutionary History of the Flaviviridae
• Comprehensive quantitative temporal proteomic, transcriptomic and effectome analysis of mpox
• Using serological responses to establish a correlate of protection against Chikungunya virus.
• A Copper Economy Underlies Synergy of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus Dual-Species Biofilms
• ZIKV sfRNA production: a tale of two hosts
• ‘One Health’ Genomic Surveillance of Avian and Human Influenza A Viruses Through Environmental Wastewater Monitoring
• Influenza A packaging and protein expression: in silico improvements in molecular characterisation
• Evaluation of virus transmission blockers in an in vivo pig influenza challenge model
• Applying Droplet Fluidics to Mycobacterial Drug Discovery
• Dengue virus NS4A modulates NF-κB signalling and viral replication in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
• A novel strategy to combat Group B Streptococcus neonatal disease by targeting interkingdom interactions with fungus Candida albicans
• Antibiotic resistance alters the ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to invade the respiratory microbiome
• Interferon-stimulated gene expression screening reveals genes with candidate antiviral activity against HCoV-OC43
• Epitranscriptomic Regulation of Influenza A Viruses
• ZNFX1 is an RNA-regulated E3 ubiquitin ligase involved in antiviral responses
• The differential antiviral activities of IFITM2/3 against SARS-CoV-2 are regulated by their N-terminal domain
• Detection of alpha and beta coronaviruses in bats in England during 2021-2023
• Assessing serological exposure to H5 avian influenza in humans in Malaysian Borneo, along the East Asian – Australasian Flyway

Please visit the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024 website for more information.