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AFC Summer 2016 meeting registration

The Acid Fast Club Summer Meeting 2016

to be held on Thursday 7th – Friday 8th July 2016

at Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JG

Local Organiser: Sally Sharpe (Sally.Sharpe[AT]phe.gov.uk)

The Summer Meeting will be held at Public Health England, Porton Down on July 7-8th 2016; for the final programme and directions, see below.

The timeline is short for registration.

Please note that as spaces are limited at Porton Down, we have to do a two-step registration:

1. Members are requested to fill in a Doodle poll with their name followed by the number of guest they intend to bring in brackets no later than May 20 th . Members and speakers have priority and after that it will be on a first come first serve basis. Members will receive an email stating how many of their guests we can accommodate.

Remember that guests pay a registration fee of £5

2. Please pay for your booking by PayPal if you can by going to this site, and email the confirmation with the booking form to Sally Sharpe no later than Friday 10^th June. If you do not use PayPal please send a cheque payable to the Acid Fast Club along with your booking form to Sally

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AFC Winter 2016 meeting

AFC Winter 2016

Held at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Friday January 8th 2016

Scientific Programme

Session 1 (Welcome, Host presentations and Offered papers)

The TB Centre at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine – who we are and what we do
Helen Fletcher & Katherine Fielding, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Polyfunctional CD4 T-cells and in vitro mycobacterial growth inhibition detected in Mycobacterium bovis BCG-vaccinated UK infants
Steven Smith, Andrea Zelmer, Rose Blitz, Helen Fletcher & Hazel Dockrell, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Ex vivo mycobacterial growth inhibition assays (MGIA) as a new tool for assessment of TB vaccines
Andrea Zelmer, Satria Prabowo, Rachel Tanner, Elena Stylianou, Helen McShane & Helen Fletcher, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The C-terminal domain of protein kinase G is required for regulation of glutamate catabolism in Mycobacterium smegmatis
Nabanita Bhattacahatyya, M. Zimmerman & H. M. O’Hare, University of Leicester

Parenteral adenoviral boost enhances BCG-induced protection, but not long-term survival in a murine model of bovine TB
Phil Hogarth, Daryan A. Kaveh, M. Carmen Garcia-Pelayo, Paul R. Webb, Esen E. Wooff, Véronique S. Bachy; Animal and Plant Health Agency

A spatial model of M. tuberculosis in the lung
Ruth Bowness, Stephen Gillespie & Mark Chaplain, University of St. Andrews

Session 2 (Offered papers)

The Suburban Cure–thoughts on dose and genetic susceptibility to TB
Andrea Cooper & John E. Pearl, University of Leicester

Does using aerosol and systemic routes of immunisation avoid anti-vector immunity and boost TB vaccine responses?
Zita-Rose Manjaly Thomas, Iman Satti, Stephanie Harris, Joel Meyer, Morven Wilkie, Michael Riste, Ali Hamidi, Sharon Sheehan, Alice Minhinnick, Henry Bettinson & Helen McShane, University of Oxford

Investigating host regulatory pathways that limit immunopathology in tuberculosis
Patience T. Brace, LB Tezera, JS Friedland, TM Millar, CG Proud & PT Elkington, University of Southampton

Towards definition of an immunological basis of protection obtained by prime-boost immunisation against bovine tuberculosis
Hannah Metcalfe, Bernardo Villarreal-Ramos, Gareth J. Jones, Sabine Steinbach, W. Ivan Morrison , Tom Connelley & Martin Vordermeier, Animal and Plant Health Agency

Targeting the mycobacterial membrane using novel antimicrobial peptides for tuberculosis therapy
Jasmeet Singh Khara, SM Newton, N Krishnan, I Uhra, M Priestman, PR Langford, PLR Ee & BD Robertson, Imperial College

Circulating serum microRNAs as novel biomarkers for bovine tuberculosis
Carolina N.Correia, Nicolas C. Nalpas, Kirsten E. McLoughlin, David A. Magee, Ronan G. Shaughnessy, John A. Browne, Adam O. Whelan, H. Martin Vordermeier, Eamonn Gormley, Bernardo Villarreal-Ramos, Stephen V. Gordon & David E. MacHugh, University College Dublin

Objectively-measured coughing patterns in pulmonary tuberculosis
Richard Turner, Graham Bothamley & Surinder Birring, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Programme details (Word file)

AFC Winter 2016 meeting call for papers

Winter Meeting 2016

Preliminary notice and call for papers

Friday 8^th of January 2016 at

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Keppel St, London WC1E 7HT

Local Organisers:

Helen Fletcher and Jackie Cliff

Offered papers should be sent on the appropriate form to the meeting secretary, Tine Arnvig (k.arnvig@ucl.ac.uk) no later than Friday 30^th October. The form can be downloaded here. All papers should include the title, affiliation of each author and a short summary (no more than 100 words). Papers cannot be considered after the club’s committee meeting.

Nominations for new members may also be put forward to the Committee. Please provide the name of the nominating and seconding members and the full contact details of the proposed member to Tine Arnvig also no later than Friday 30th October

Remember that if you nominate a new member you should expect to attend the meeting!

Please send papers and nominations to:

Tine Arnvig: k.arnvig@ucl.ac.uk

Download Word version of this call for papers

Senior RA in Molecular Microbiology/Biochemistry Full Time (18 months) Deadline 14th Sept 2015

Senior Research Assistant in Molecular Microbiology/Biochemistry Full Time – Fixed-Term for 18 months

Working in the well-appointed laboratories of the Department of Applied Sciences at our Newcastle city campus, you will conduct research that is expected to drive innovation in drug and vaccine development. Specifically, you will investigate lipid modification of proteins in the outer membrane of mycolic acid-containing bacteria, predominantly the equine pathogen Rhodococcus (Prescottella) equi. We expect to demonstrate that protein lipid modifications are relevant to the virulence of this pathogen and its close relatives, including important human pathogens.

You will have a PhD in a relevant biological discipline with experience in bioinformatics, molecular cloning, protein purification and biochemical assays. Some knowledge of proteomics and/or assay development is also desirable. We wish to appoint an excellent communicator with well-developed research and analytical skills who has the ability to work as an integral and co-operative member of our research group.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr Lynn Dover on (0191) 2273975 or via lynn.dover [AT] northumbria.ac.uk.

Closing Date for applications: 12 noon on 14th September 2015

Selection Date: 5th October 2015

http://work4.northumbria.ac.uk/hrvacs/hls1502

AFC Summer 2015 meeting registration

The Acid Fast Club Summer Meeting 2015

to be held on Friday 3rd July 2015

at The University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT

Local Organiser: Luke Alderwick (l.alderwick [AT] bham.ac.uk)

The Summer Meeting will be held at The University of Birmingham July 3rd 2015; for the final programme and directions, see below.

The timeline is short for registration. Please pay for your booking by PayPal if you can by going to this site, and email the confirmation with the booking form to Luke Alderwick no later than Friday 5^th June. If you do not use PayPal please send a cheque payable to the Acid Fast Club along with your booking form to Luke

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AFC Summer 2015 meeting

Friday 3^rd July 2015

at the University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT

(Local Organiser: Luke Alderwick)

Call for abstracts

Offered papers should be sent on this form to the meetings secretary, Tine Arnvig (k.arnvig <AT> ucl.ac.uk) no later than Friday 24^th April. All papers should include the title, affiliation of each author and a short summary (no more than 100 words). Papers cannot be considered after the club’s committee meeting.

Nominations for new members may also be sent to Tine Arnvig. Please provide the name of the nominating and seconding members and the full contact details of the proposed member no later than Friday 24^th April.

Remember that if you nominate a new member you should expect to attend the meeting!

Senior Scientist position in Jena, deadline 02 March 2015

The Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis (IMP) at the Jena site of the FLI invites applications for a fulltime position at senior scientist level, corresponding to

Scientific Councilor (pay grade A 13 BBesO)

Wissenschaftliche Rätin/ Wissenschaftlicher Rat (Besoldungsgruppe A 13 BBesO),

to conduct research on the molecular pathogenesis of members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in livestock and wildlife ungulates

Further details of this position, including qualification requirements, are described in Job Announcement 04/15 posted on our website: www.fli.bund.de.

Applicants should submit an application written in German or English including a description of research interests and the motivation to apply, official transcripts, a detailed CV highlighting education, relevant experience, qualifications, grant and contract activities and publications to Fachbereich Personal, Postfach 1318, 17466 Greifswald-Insel Riems. Electronic applications may be submitted as a single PDF document to 04.15RI@fli.bund.de marked with reference number ‘Stelle 04/15’. Applications must be received by the closing date of March 02, 2015.

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AFC Winter 2015 meeting registration

The Acid Fast Club Winter Meeting 2015 & AGM

to be held on Friday 9th January 2015

at The National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA

Local Organisers: Teresa Cortes & Douglas Young (tcortes [AT] nimr.mrc.ac.uk and dyoung [AT] nimr.mrc.ac.uk)

Programme for the Winter Meeting and AGM which will be held at NIMR, Mill Hill on January 9^th 2015. This will be the last of many memorable Acid Fast Club meetings at Mill Hill and I hope that as many of you as possible will be able to attend. For those who could not attend the anniversary meeting in Berlin, included in the winter programme is a fascinating perambulation through the history of the Club by Ann Rawkins.

The timeline is short for registration. Please register by emailing your forms to Teresa Cortes by midnight December 12^th and also pay any registration fees for your guests and payment for the post-talks buffet reception via the PayPal link here (cheques sent to Teresa only if you cannot negotiate PayPal)

4 yr Research Associate in Mucosal Vaccinations (Deadline 07 December 2014)

We seek to appoint a postdoctoral Research Associate to a project aimed at investigating the mechanisms of mucosal vaccination against tuberculosis in experimental models.

The purpose is to evaluate cellular immune mechanisms and protection, following mucosal delivery of CD8 T cell stimulatory epitope subunit vaccine constructs. This will involve analysis of T cell responses and protection of HLA-transgenic and humanised mice, testing of blood samples from previously sensitized macaques and study of antigen presentation using human cell lines.

The post, attached to Professor J. Ivanyi (juraj.ivanyi@kcl.ac.uk) will be based in the Mucosal and Salivary Biology Division, at the Guy’s Hospital Campus of King’s College London. We are looking for an individually motivated scientist to interact creatively with a number of collaborating teams within and outside Guy’s-KCL. PhD qualified candidates should have knowledge and experience (i.e. publications) in the subject and methodologies of cellular and molecular immunology with reference to microbial infections in animal experimental models.

Closing date: 07 December 2014

Reference: THW/14/059639/415
Salary Details: £32,277 per annum
Allowances: £2,323 London Weighting
Contract Type: Temporary/Fixed term for a period of four years
Contract Term: Full time
Equality of opportunity is College policy.

To obtain further information, Job description and Application form please register at one of the following websites: