Microbiology@UCL Virtual Symposium 2020

28th-29th July 2020

We held our first Virtual Microbiology@UCL Symposium on 28th and 29th of July. Virtual sessions via Microsoft Teams included research talks, e-posters, Q&A with presenters, and prizes for the best ECR talk and poster.

Thank you to our speakers, presenters, organisers, sponsors, and over 200 attendeees for making the event a success.

Congratulations to ECR Talk and e-Poster Award winners, sponsored by Microbiology Society and New England BioLabs:

• Gabriel Tarrason Risa Talk Title: Archaeal roots of eukaryotic cell cycle control

• Eva Lymberopoulos e-Poster Title: Using topological data analysis to investigate the relationship between population gut microbiome and Parkinson's Disease

Winners received an annual membership to Microbiology Society and an Amazon voucher.

Keynote Speakers:

• Serge Mostowy (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
• Liz Sockett (University of Nottingham)
• Rotem Sorek (Weizmann Institute of Science)

UCL speakers:

• Kristine Arnvig (UCL Division of Biosciences)
• Jürg Bähler (UCL Division Biosciences)
• Lucy van Dorp (UCL Division of Biosciences)
• Mark Marsh (MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology)
• Jason Mercer (MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology)
• Eleni Nastouli (UCLH and GOS Institute of Child Health)
• Christine Orengo (UCL Division of Biosciences)
• Dave Spratt (Eastman Dental Institute)

Download the full programme

With thanks to our sponsors: