Tag Archives: Ebola

Vaccines: From the cowshed to the clinic

Posted on April 14, 2016 by MicrobiologySociety

Vaccines are an essential component of public health, keeping people safe against disease. But how do they work, how are they manufactured and what are the challenges involved? We spoke to Dr Sarah Gilbert from the Jenner Institute to find … Continue reading →

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Can we model how viruses move between species?

Posted on March 24, 2016 by MicrobiologySociety

Dr Ben Longdon from the University of Cambridge is presenting his work on emerging viruses at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference today (24 March). He may have found the key to predicting which viruses will emerge to cause severe illness … Continue reading →

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Microbe Talk: September 2015

Posted on September 28, 2015 by MicrobiologySociety

In this month’s podcast: Ebola vaccines for chimpanzees and engineering the built environment to prevent the spread of infections. First up, Anand visited the labs of the Healthy Infrastructure Research Group at UCL. Dr Lena Ciric and her team told … Continue reading →

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Microbe Talk: June 2015

Posted on June 25, 2015 by MicrobiologySociety

We’ve been out and about this month, interviewing researchers in Glasgow, Manchester and Galway for the podcast. Up first, Ben travelled to Scotland to chat with Dr Adam Kucharski from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Adam is … Continue reading →

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Best of the blog 2014

Posted on December 23, 2014 by MicrobiologySociety

It’s almost time for us to say goodbye to 2014 and wave a big hello to 2015. Before we do, it seems like the right moment to reflect on the amazing year we’ve had here on Microbe Post. I hope … Continue reading →

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Ebola in West Africa

Posted on June 5, 2014 by MicrobiologySociety

Over the past few months, there has been an unprecedented outbreak of the lethal Ebola virus in West Africa. Jon Fuhrmann tells us about the outbreak and efforts to control the virus. Ebola virus disease (EVD) kills up to 90% … Continue reading →

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