Schedule

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12:30 – 13:00

Arrivals, Registration and Lunch
Welcome and Opening

13:00 – 13:45

CEPHR PhD Spotlights

Ms Tanvi Pataskar – ‘ Purification and Characterisation of Extracellular Vesicles from Influenza A Virus-Infected Cells: Functional and Molecular Analysis’
CEPHR, University College Dublin, Ireland.

Dr Rachel MacCann – ‘Linking the Gut Microbiome and Immune Activation to Cardiometabolic Risk in HIV: A Multi-Omics Approach’
CEPHR, University College Dublin, Ireland.

Dr Katie Corridan – ‘Q fever in Ireland – characterising zoonotic risk’
CEPHR, University College Dublin, Ireland.

13:45 – 15:05

Session 1: Current & Future Perspectives on TB

Prof Graeme Meintjes – ‘Severe HIV-associated TB in Africa: how can we improve patient outcomes?’
Queen Mary University of London, England and University of Cape Town, South Africa

Prof Laura Gleeson – ‘Rewiring immunometabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection’
St James Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

15:05 – 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:30

Session 2: Current & Future Perspectives on HIV

Dr Roger Paredes Deiros – ‘The microbiome in HIV treatment and cure’.
Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain

Prof Aaloke Mody – ‘Creating the Foundations for Chronic Disease Care Delivery: Using Implementation Science to Translate Person-Centered Care into Practice and Policy in Zambia.’
Washington University, St Louis, United States.

Prof Mary Horgan – ‘Pandemic Preparedness – the role of an Evidence Synthesis Hub’.
Department of Health and University College Dublin, Ireland

17:30

Summary and Meeting Close

9:00 – 9:30

Arrivals, Registration and Breakfast

9:30 – 11:30

Session 3:
Large Data / AI in ID Research

Dr Peter Cox – ‘Engineering the Future of Drug Discovery: Isomorphic Labs’ AI-First Approach’.
Isomorphic Labs, London, England.

Prof Balwani Mbakaya – ‘National data to predict outcomes in kids with childhood pneumonia’.
University of Livingstonia, Malawi.

Prof Patricia Maguire – ‘AI in the Wild: Why an Algorithm is Not Enough’.
University College Dublin, Ireland.

11.30-11.45

Summary and Meeting Close