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== Next Meeting: Dr Gary McLean, '''A Cure for the Common Cold?''' ==
== Next Meeting: Dr Gary McLean, '''Towards vaccine for the Common Cold?''' ==
'''November 28, 2018'''
'''November 28, 2018'''



Revision as of 12:20, 22 October 2018

FAQ

Next Meeting: Dr Gary McLean, Towards vaccine for the Common Cold?

November 28, 2018


Gary McLean is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Airway Disease Infection Section of the National Heart and Lung Institute.

His prior research on blood cell development, immune responses to human viral pathogens and molecular studies of antibody generation were performed in North America.

Currently his research investigates immune responses to rhinovirus infections and the role of microvesicles in the spread of respiratory viral infections - the aim of his research is to generate novel therapeutic interventions or a protective vaccine to rhinovirus.

Month Day of Month Speaker Title
February 21st Dr James Luke Recent Developments in Artificial Intelligence
March 14th Mr Simon Wright Gene Editing and Intellectual Property Law
April 25th Prof David Howey Energy storage technologies - batteries and beyond
May 23rd Dr Mohammed Al-Ubaydli Patient-Centred Medicine
June 12th Dr Vinton G Cerf Google and the Internet
September 18th Mr Romain Kidd 3D Printing
October 15th Prof Paul Newman Mobile Autonomy
October 28th Dr Gary McLean Towards a Vaccine for the Common Cold

2019 Programme

Provisional dates for 2019 are as follows:

Month Day of Month Speaker Title
February 12th Dr David Kingman Small Modular Fusion.
March 12th Kevlin Henney Software Failure
April 2nd
May 7th
June 4th
September 11th
October 1st
November 5th