London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE)

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It is a wrap! A big thank you to all of you for coming, sharing your science and making this day the vibrant exciting event that it was! We are hoping to see you again next year! #LINEsymposium2025

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This has been a fantastic day! We’re excited that we are ending on an inspiring keynote by Amaya Bustinduy @LSHTM showcasing her science focussing on schistosomiasis and reflecting on her journey as a clinical scientist. #LINEsymposium2025

Our last (but not least) selected speaker for today is Oliver Wright @UCLInfectImm with a great talk on how ADP-ribosylation poses an important barrier to infection that viruses like SARS-CoV-2 have to overcome. #LINEsymposium2025

Our next speaker in this session is @AudreyPeters25 @ImperialInfect showcasing her work on phage-bacteria interactions in complex environments, spanning in vitro and in vivo models. #LINEsymposium2025

We are heading straight into session 3 of our selected talks. @wjbranchett @TheCrick is up first, focussing on M. tuberculosis infection. #LINEsymposium2025

We’re excited to have @DrLauraWolz and @CarterL_J from @STEMM_carers with us today to tell us about their important work advocating for equitable and accessible support for those balancing caring and career. #LINEsymposium2025

It’s time for our career panel, joined by @ttchowdhury (Reader @QMUL), Peter Hill (Group leader @KingsCollegeLon), @catvgale (Producer/Director), @HenryBlest (Co-founder @PolariGroup), Catrin Beetham (Policy adviser) and Aimé Palomeras (Clinical Project Manager @ImperialInfect).

Half-time: (1) Grab some lunch, (2) head to the poster display area for more exciting science, (2) meet our sponsors, (3) learn about to how your institutes provide mental health support at our #MFHA stall and (4) network with your infection science peers! #LINEsymposium2025

And we are heading straight into the poster flash ⚡️ talks for today: @PradelBap (@TheCrick) Dylan Postmus (@LSTMnews) @Scha_Fe (@CellBiol_MRCLMB) Jack Mellors (@ImperialInfect) ! #LINEsymposium2025

Our third speaker in session 2 is Wenye Ma @BristolUni who is studying interkingdom interactions between fungi and bacteria with the aim to combat Group B Streptococcus neonatal disease. #LINEsymposium2025

Next in session 2 is @chloereesspear @UCLInfectImm presenting her work using a novel tonsil organoid system to study human antigen-specific germinal centre B cell responses to viral infections. #LINEsymposium2025

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

Great start to the day with our plenary and session 1! Time for a mid-morning refreshment break #LINEsymposium2025! Do check out our #MHFA stall and chat to our sponsors when you have a chance. Don't miss out on our sponsor bingo, there are prizes to win!

Closing session 1 is @ry_sanchezdavid @QMUL. A fascinating talk on self-amplifying mRNA, its interaction with our innate immunity and how we can exploit and modulate its function! #LINEsymposium2025

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

And we’re off with the session 1 of selected abstracts at #LINEsymposium2025: first up @ATLopezJimenez @LSHTM showcasing a novel proximity labelling approach to discover mechanisms of cell-autonomous immunity against bacteria.

We’re starting off with the invited plenary by Joe Grove (CVR Glasgow). An inspiring tour de force about using AI for discovery science to understand the virosphere! #LINEsymposium2025