Microbiology Seminars


2012-06-14 12:30: From prevention to pathogenesis of healthcare associated MRSA infection (Dr Jonathon Edgeworth, Consultant Microbiologist and Director of Pathology, Guy's and St Thomas's hospital, London, United Kingdom)

2012-06-21 12:30: Epidemiology and prevention of melioidosis - a critical but overlooked public health issue (Dr Direk Limmathurotsakul, Head of Microbiology at the Mahidol Oxford Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand)

2012-07-23 13:00: NDM-1 carbapenemases and more (Professor David Livermore, Norwich Medical School, UEA)

2012-08-02 12:30: Pathways for optimal management of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (Dr Achim Kaasch, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Germany)

2012-08-22 13:00: Antibiotic resistance: when two worlds collide! (Professor Tim Walsh, Professor of Medical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Cardiff)

2012-09-06 12:30: The National Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory - an update and users’ guide’ (Dr Kate Beaton, National Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory, London, United Kingdom)

2012-09-13 12:30: Medical law and ethics – issues of consent (Rebekah Ley)

2012-09-20 12:30: Cancelled  (Dr Anna Sureda, Department of Haematology)

2012-09-27 12:30: Recent development of Point-of-care (POC) nucleic acid platforms for diagnosis of infectious diseases (Dr Helen Lee, Diagnostics Development Unit, University of Cambridge)

2012-10-04 12:30: Diagnosing C. difficile infection – as difficult as it says on the tin? (Dr Nick Brown, Department of Microbiology)

2012-10-25 12:30: Migrant Health, parasites, aspirations and achievements: what can infectious diseases/tropical physicians do? (Dr Mike Brown, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)

2013-04-18 12:30: Molecular Investigation of Antibiotic Resistance ( Professor Neil Woodford, Deputy Director, Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring and Reference Laboratory, Public Health England)