The MRC CiC Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium, is a partnership between leading UK institutes involved in translational research in tropical infectious diseases and includes the Research Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics (RCDD) at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Jenner Institute at Oxford University and Public Health England Microbiology Services in Porton Down.
The MRC CiC Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium held a day meeting on Feb 13th 2015 at LSTM in Liverpool. Copies of the presentations can be found by following the links on the names of the speakers.
Meeting Chair: Professor Giancarlo Biagini, LSTM
Partner Introduction / Overview / Opportunities
Steve Ward LSTM
Simon Draper Jenner Institute
Vanessa Yardley LSHTM
Phil Marsh PHE Porton Down
10 minute showcase presentation by Richard Pleass LSTM
Presentation by Louise Jones, Head of Translational Research (MRC)
Presentations by attending SMEs
Anna Davies Almac Group (UK) Ltd
Dave Cook Blueberry Therapeutics Ltd
Jonathan O’Halloran QuantuMDx Group Limited
John Manwell GBDbio
Allan Brown / Olga Gandelman Epistem Ltd
LSTM Presentations by:
Showcase presentations (10 minute presentation):
Emily Adams LSTM
Henry Staines / Evangelia Piperaki St George’s / LSHTM
James Covington University of Warwick
Ben Morton LSTM
Simon Draper Jenner Institute
Phil Marsh PHE Porton Down