Centre for Immunology and Infection
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A joint venture between the Department of Biology and The Hull York Medical School
World-class facilities, including the newly-opened Wolfson Laboratories
Integrating the study of basic and clinical immunology, microbiology and parasitology
Developing a greater understanding of processes underlying infection and disease development
Innovation through forging stronger links between biology and medicine
Cutting-edge research into preventions and cures for chronic infectious diseases
International impact on fighting neglected tropical diseases
Centre for Immunology and Infection
The Centre for Immunology and Infection (CII) is a joint research centre created by the Hull York Medical School and the Department of Biology at the University of York.
Research within CII ranges from fundamental studies on the pathogenesis of infectious and non-infectious disease through to first-in-man clinical research.
News from the Centre
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Posted on Monday 20 May 2013
Seven members of the CII attended WorldLeish5, the 4-yearly international congress that brings together the global community of scientists and clinicians working on the leishmaniases, neglected tropical infections that are a research focus for the CII.
Posted on Thursday 9 May 2013
Erica Kintz, postdoctoral fellow in the Van der Woude lab in the CII, wrote an informative summary of the workshop "Standing up for Science" for the members journal of the Society of General Microbiology (Microbiology Today; February 2013).
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Posted on Wednesday 24 April 2013
Dr. Dimitris Lagos and Dr. Mark Coles provided interactive sessions to parents from local schools for a Wellcome Trust funded outreach program helping parents understand the science.
Upcoming events
Cancelled-Thymus development and regeneration: An approach for immune reconstitution
12.15PM, Q014, Centre for Immunology and Infection
Dr Clare Blackburn, University of Edinburgh
Combining imaging and pathway profiling: An alternative drug discovery model
1.15PM, K018, Department of Biology
Dr Neil Carragher, University of Edinburgh
Regulation of the interspecies quorum sensing signal AI-2
1.15PM, Biology Lecture Theatre, K018
Dr Karina Xavier, University of Lisbon