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Keeping up with Virus Taxonomy: Zoonotic Viruses
November 30, 2023
In the last edition of ‘Keeping up With Virus Taxonomy’ we looked at the family Adenoviridae. They are popular virus vectors and were used in vaccinations against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. So, let’s keep a focus on SARS-CoV-2 and start with the family Coronaviridae.
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If microbes avoid racial and gender bias, so should microbiologists
November 30, 2023
UNESCO’s International Day for Tolerance takes place annually on 16 November and UN World AIDS Day on 1 December, to help assuage the social stigma of HIV/AIDS. In the period between these symbolic days, Ffion Lane, Member Engagement and Communities Manager at the Society, caught up with former Society President, Professor Robin Weiss, to find out why tolerance is important to him and his family.
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Why not eliminate HTLV-1 while eliminating HIV-1? We need HTLV-1 PEP/PrEP clinical trials
November 28, 2023
As a former elected member of the Virology Division, it has been my honour to help shape the scientific content of the Annual Conference for the past three years. From close by I have witnessed the amazing science that is done by all members of our Society, the supporting network that is built by and for the members of the Society. Microbes affect us all, the recent Covid pandemic made that very clear to us all. Here, Dr Fabiola Martin and I ask for your support in our call to include a not so well known, yet disabling and often deadly virus, human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1), to be included in HIV-1 pre-exposure clinical trials.
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Islamophobia Awareness Month: a conversation with Aisha Baba-Dikwa and Anjam Khan
November 28, 2023
Islamophobia Awareness Month takes place throughout the month of November which aims to showcase the positive contributions of Muslims, as well as raise awareness of Islamophobia in society. To mark it, we caught up with Aisha Baba-Dikwa and Anjam Khan from the Members Panel to discuss their experiences.
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AMR Q&A with Dr Jody Winter
November 24, 2023
In a short series for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2023, we spoke to members of the Society's Impact and Influence Comittee about the work they do to combat Antimicrobial Resistance.
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Phage Phrenzy: Science and Art Collide at the Science and Industry Museum
November 24, 2023
Dr Aisling Brady and Yueyi Cai take us through their experiences in public outreach at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, bridging the gap between scientific breakthroughs and public awareness.
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AMR Q&A with Dr Jonathan Cox
November 23, 2023
In a short series for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2023, we spoke to members of the Society's Impact and Influence Comittee about the work they do to combat Antimicrobial Resistance.
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From autoimmune disease to taxonomy: a positive outcome from COVID-19 Lockdown
November 23, 2023
Professor Emerita Sheila Patrick and Dr Linda Stewart take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Genomic analyses of Bacteroides fragilis: subdivisions I and II represent distinct species' published in Journal of Medical Microbiology.
