AFC Winter 2012
Held at Imperial College, London
January 6th 2012
Scientific Programme
Session 1
Independent impact of tuberculosis disease stage and HIV co-infection on Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-specific cellular immunity
Katrina M Pollock, Montamat-Sicotte D, Cooke G, Kapembwa M, Kon O M, Taylor G P and Lalvani A. Tuberculosis Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London
Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) assay as a correlate of protection against TB
Leanne Marsay, R. Tanner, H. Poyntz, K. Griffiths, E. Stylianou, M. Kostov, H. Fletcher, S. Sharpe, H. McShane. The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Increased diagnostic yield of sputum samples for Mycobacterium tuberculosis by loop mediated amplification (LAMP) compared to sputum microscopy in Kerbala, Iraq
Mohanad Ahmed, Hassan Abood, Natalie Garton and Mike Barer.West Euphrates Research Unit, Kerbala University, Kerbala, Iraq
Evaluation of the influence of the route of administration in the immunogenicity of Ad5-Ag85A as booster in BCG vaccinated cattle
Adam Whelan, Pinar Court, Glyn Hewinson, Xhou Zing, Derek Clifford, Martin Vordermeier, Bernardo Villarreal-Ramos. TB Research Group, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Surrey
A TetR-type regulator represses the production of oleic acid in mycobacteria
Mahmudul Hasan Sikder, Mike Withers, Ricardo Balhana, Neil Stoker and Sharon Kendall. Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Veterinary College, London
Session 2
Vitamin D accelerates resolution of inflammatory responses during tuberculosis treatment
Anna KCoussens, Hanifa Y, Nikolayevskyy V, Elkington PT, Islam K, Timms PM, Venton TR, Bothamley GH, Packe GE, Darmalingam M, Davidson RN, Milburn HJ, Baker LV, Barker RD, Mein CA, Bhaw-Rosun L, Nuamah R, Young DB, Drobniewski FA, Griffiths CJ, Wilkinson RJ, Martineau AR. Division of Mycobacterial Research, MRC National Institute of Medical Research, London
Expression of the two ClpP protease subunits in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Yoann Personne, Amanda C. Brown, Tanya Parish. Barts and London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London
Phthiocerol dimycocerosate waxes are potential biomarkers for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis in sputum
David E. Minnikin, Ruth McNerney,Denise M. O’ Sullivan, Simona C. Nicoara, Elizabeth L. Corbett, Reggie Mutetwa, Stanley Mungofa, Oona Y-C. Lee, Max W. Bardwell, Geraint H. Morgan. School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham
Systems pharmacology approach to antimycobacterial drug discovery. Luiz Pedro S. de Carvalho and Douglas Young. Division of Mycobacterial Research, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London
Serodiagnosis of tuberculosis: due to change track
Juraj Ivanyi. Guy’s Campus of Kings College London
