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).

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.

Posted on Wednesday 10 April 2013

The Centre for Immunology and Infection took part in yet another successful University of York Science Trail. Secondary school pupils from Yorkshire had fun looking at blood cells under the microscope and using a blood-typing test.

Posted on Friday 22 March 2013

On Friday the 22nd March a set of volunteers from the CII took part in the York Festival of Science at the National Railway Museum working with 10 groups of primary school children from local schools.

Posted on Thursday 14 March 2013

Dr. Mark Coles from the CII ran a contemporary science update on vaccines and immunity for 24 secondary school teachers at the National Science Learning Centre.

Posted on Thursday 3 January 2013

CII Director, Professor Paul Kaye gave the key note presentation at the second EVI meeting in Heidelberg.

Posted on Tuesday 16 October 2012

The CII joins forces with York Hospital to promote pathology research and practice, 10-12 October 2012

Posted on Wednesday 4 July 2012

Engaging the public about chronic infections and immune responses at the 2012 York 'Science out of the Lab' public engagement event

Posted on Tuesday 3 July 2012

Two talks by CII researchers bring the Centre's expertise on HIV to a wider audience

Posted on Wednesday 6 June 2012

The CII joined forces with the Technology Facility and CNAP to represent Biology and HYMS at the launch event of the York Science and Innovation Grand Tour.

Posted on Friday 25 May 2012

The Centre for Immunology and Infection and the Department of Biology at the University of York will host this summer's Yorkshire Immunology Group bi-annual half-day meeting

Posted on Friday 11 May 2012

The CII took part in an event held on 2 May 2012 to celebrate the different public engagement activities that have been developed across the university.

Posted on Tuesday 17 April 2012

Applications are invited for three Early Stage Researchers, funded by Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) to investigate stromal cell - immune cell interactions

Posted on Tuesday 27 March 2012

The Centre for Immunology and Infection took part in yet another successful University of York Science Trail. Secondary school pupils from Bradford, Wakefield, Rotherham, and Hull had fun looking at blood cells under the microscope and using a blood-typing test.

Posted on Friday 23 March 2012

The Centre for Immunology & Infection took part for the third year in a row in the ‘Discovery Days’ event, a hands-on science exhibition organised as part of the York Festival of Science and Technology.

Posted on Tuesday 13 March 2012

The relatively little known retrovirus Human T Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) and the chronic, disabling conditions it can lead to were the subject of Dr James Fox' poster presentation at the SET for Britain annual science event held at the Houses of Parliament in London

Posted on Friday 2 March 2012

CII Senior Lecturer, Dr Mark Coles is a member of one of the winning teams in the 2011 CRACK IT Challenge

Posted on Tuesday 28 February 2012

CII researcher Dr Marjan van der Woude is the guest interviewee on February's Society for General Microbiology podcast

Posted on Tuesday 28 February 2012

Opportunity for outstanding young postdoctoral researchers

Posted on Tuesday 21 February 2012

Applications are invited for the STROMA - Initial Training Network.

Posted on Thursday 12 January 2012

The pioneering work into combating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) undertaken by the research group of Professor Deborah Smith, CII Professor of Molecular Parasitology and current Head of the Department of Biology at York, has been cited in a new feature on the Wellcome Trust's website.

Posted on Thursday 22 December 2011

CII scientists are collaborating with colleagues across a range of Departments in developing the new Centre for Chronic Diseases and Disorders (C2D2)

Posted on Monday 19 December 2011

Applications are invited for the CIDCATS (Combating Infectious Disease: Computational Approaches in Translational Science) interdisciplinary PhD Programme in Infectious Disease funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Posted on Thursday 15 December 2011

An exploration of the multi-faceted relationship between humans and microbes by Senior Lecturer Marjan van der Woude

Posted on Saturday 10 December 2011

The annual congress was held 05-09 December 2011

Posted on Friday 25 November 2011

During the morning of her visit to the University of York, Mrs Wolfson Townsley met researchers at the Centre for Immunology and Infection and explored the vital research being undertaken in the new, state-of-the-art 'Wolfson' laboratory.

Posted on Monday 14 November 2011

Researchers at the Centre for Immunology and Infection have contributed to a key new study of the genetic makeup of the Leishmania parasite that has important implications for drug development

Posted on Thursday 8 September 2011

The Centre for Immunology and Infection joined forces with the Biology Department to share experiences of outreach work with the attendees of the annual scientific autumn meeting of the Society for General Microbiology.

Posted on Thursday 4 August 2011

CII research makes the front cover of 'Public Service Review UK Science & Technology'

Posted on Monday 18 July 2011

CII senior lecturer Mark Coles gives an alternative angle on bugs and pathologies at the Bright Club

Posted on Monday 20 June 2011

PhD student Andy King was one of the demonstraters at the Society for General Microbiology stand at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival.

Posted on Friday 27 May 2011

The Centre celebrated the opening of a new specialised CL3 laboratory which will provide enhanced facilities for retrovirology research

Posted on Monday 16 May 2011

The Centre for Immunology and Infection and the Department of Biology at the University of York will host this summer's Yorkshire Immunology Group bi-annual half-day meeting on translational and clinical immunology

Posted on Monday 16 May 2011

Director of the Centre, Professor Paul Kaye, delivered a lecture entitled 'New vaccines for old diseases' at The Allen Science Society at Pocklington School

Posted on Saturday 2 April 2011

The CII invited the Wolfson Foundation CEO on a tour of the new Q-block facilities, including the state-of-the-art Wolfson Laboratory, followed by lunch

Posted on Tuesday 29 March 2011

The CII took part in an imaginative stem cell outreach event for secondary school students which drew very positive feedback

Posted on Monday 28 March 2011

The CII offered its 14-16 year-old visitors a number of blood-themed activities at this year's York Science Trail

Posted on Monday 21 March 2011

Visitors to the National Railway Museum learn to tell good bugs from bad and see under the microscope the striking differences between the blood cells of cold and warm-blooded creatures

Posted on Monday 28 February 2011

Two members of the CII contributed to a science 'taster' event for years 9 and 10 students at 'The Hermitage' Ofsted oustanding-rated school in County Durham

Posted on Thursday 27 January 2011

The CIDCATS (Combating Infectious Disease: Computational Approaches in Translational Science) interdisciplinary PhD Programme in Infectious Disease is funded by the Wellcome Trust and will provide students with in-depth knowledge of infectious diseases and the interdisciplinary skills necessary to conduct research.

Posted on Thursday 27 January 2011

CII Immunologist wins WUN Research Development Fund to establish a global research network investigating COPD.

Posted on Monday 20 December 2010

The science celebration event was held on November 10th to celebrate the different public engagement activities that have been developed across the university.

Posted on Monday 20 December 2010

CII outreach showcased at the British Society of Immunology outreach event held at the Liverpool World Museum on the 6th December 2010

Posted on Tuesday 9 November 2010

CII scientists are collaborating with colleagues in Chemistry and Psychology to develop a new Centre for Hyperpolarisation in MRI

Posted on Tuesday 14 September 2010

CII opened its new research building on Friday, 10 September with a 1-day scientific conference organised by speakers from around the world covering areas of infection and immunity.

Posted on Tuesday 31 August 2010

Debbie Smith was awarded and OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for Services to Science.

Posted on Saturday 13 March 2010

As part of the York Festival of Science, the Centre for Immunology and Infection recently had a large stand at the Discovery Day held at the National Railway Museum in York. The stand was entitled "Bad bugs and how our bodies keep them at bay".

Posted on Wednesday 15 July 2009

Researchers in Biology and HYMS have put themselves at the forefront of stem cell translational research with the recent award of a quarter of a million pounds from the Medical Research Council.

Posted on Thursday 11 June 2009

An international research team, led by Dr. Mark Coles, has been awarded a grant of $1,050,000 by the Human Frontiers Science Program.

Posted on Wednesday 20 May 2009

The Wellcome Trust has recently funded a multidisciplinary research project for human visceral leishmaniasis.