Imperial Department of Infectious Disease

Here at the @ExRdFestival we're asking the public if they would take part in a human challenge study: green for yes, red for no, and blue for maybe. The mix of opinions is fascinating and it's clear there's a hunger to know more! @ImperialInfect @Imperial_INVaR @OxfordVacGroup

Congratulations to our @GIANTmicrobes winner Yihe @ImperialInfect 🎉🎉 Polly the #plasma is happy to have found a new home! @Stratech_UK #guesstheballs #aspergillus #cysticfibrosis #research

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for our seminar with Prof Peter Cherepanov @TheCrick. He will discuss the two personalities of HIV-1 integrase. 🗓️22 July, 1-2pm 📌South Kensington/Online 👉 imperial.ac.uk//events/descri…

We are now recruiting for a challenge study, involving giving the virus that causes #COVID-19 to healthy volunteers, to better understand COVID-19. Participants will be reimbursed for their time and travel. For more information visit👇 imperial.ac.uk/infectious-dis…

Join us for our next online seminar with Prof Peter Cherepanov @TheCrick. He will discuss the two personalities of HIV-1 integrase. 🗓️22 July, 1-2pm 📌South Kensington/Online 👉 imperial.ac.uk//events/descri…

A paper published in @NatureComms outlines an innovative framework that could support global standardisation across biofoundries. It was developed by a consortium of international biofoundries, including the London Biofoundry at @imperialcollege.👇 imperial.ac.uk/news/266033/pi…

Join us tomorrow for our next seminar with Prof Sumit Chanda from @Stanford University. He talk will be Defending the host: antivirals and innate responses. 🗓️ 4 July, 11:00-12:00 📌South Kensington/Online 👉imperial.ac.uk/events/195163/…

Why does #EngineeringBiology matter? It could help shape the future of food, #medicine, and the environment. @imperialcollege's UK-Korea symposium brought global experts together to make that future real 👉 imperial.ac.uk/news/265294/im…

Join our next seminar with our Provost's Visiting Professor Thumbi Ndung'u. He will discuss HIV prevention and antiretroviral-free control from South Africa. 🗓️24 June, 1-2pm 📌South Kensington/Online 👉 imperial.ac.uk/events/194100/…

Last week @imperialcollege & @SciTechgovuk co-hosted the UK-Korea Engineering Biology Symposium. The event united scientists, innovators, and policymakers to deepen international collaboration. 🌍🔬 imperial.ac.uk/news/265294/im…

Join our next seminar with our Provost's Visiting Professor Thumbi Ndung'u. He will discuss HIV prevention and antiretroviral-free control from South Africa. 🗓️24 June, 1-2pm 📌South Kensington/Online 👉 imperial.ac.uk/events/194100/…

It’s #BOARD25—a day to talk openly about why animals are still used in science. Dr @d_jpeeler explains how mice play a vital role in #vaccine research.🐭 🔗 Learn how the #3Rs guide us toward more ethical science: 3rshub.imperial.ac.uk 📽️ youtu.be/pv2g23g3WdI @The_EARA

This morning, we are in Westminster learning more about how to communicate with policy makers and use our research to inform and influence policy on antimicrobial resistance #AMR #GlobalHealth #SciencePolicy

Next up in session 1: @TomW624 @ImperialInfect presenting his work on fungal infection in the airways to understand key immunological pathways that drive airway disease. #LINEsymposium2025

Energized into session 2: How do antibiotics kill bacteria? @ed_douglas13 @ImperialInfect is casting light onto the mode of action of polymyxin. #LINEsymposium2025

🚨 PhD Opportunity! Join a PhD project on #RSV antibody design, co-supervised by experts in Infectious Disease, Maths & industry. #PhD #Immunology 📅 Deadline: 30 June 2025 💸 MRC-funded Apply now👇 imperial.ac.uk/medicine/study…

Just 1 day to go!⏳ Join us for Prof @DrTregoning's #ImperialInaugural on how vaccines are revolutionising the fight against infectious disease. 💉🦠 📍South Kensington Campus 🕐Doors open at 17:00 | Talk: 17:30–18:30 Watch his personal invite below!👇 @ImperialInfect

New hope in the fight against superbugs❗️ Dr Andy Edwards from @ImperialInfect spoke on @BBCr4today about a new @Roche-led phase 3 trial targeting drug-resistant Acinetobacter. 🦠 Listen from 2h 51m 🎧 #ClinicalTrials bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Don't forget to join our seminar tomorrow with Dr Amber Baron (@amberjoybarton). She'll be discussing the evolution of pandemic cholera at its global source. 🗓️27 May, 1-2pm 👉 imperial.ac.uk/events/191605/…

Congratulations to our Prof Chris Chiu (@ChrisChiuLab) who has been elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship this year. 🎉 Prof Chiu is an expert in experimental medicine methods including human challenge and vaccine studies.💉 👉imperial.ac.uk/news/264314/si…