The shape and form of eukaryotic microbial pathogens:
A symposium in honour of Professor Keith Gull
This is a one day scientific meeting to recognise and honour-upon his retirement- the contribution of Professor Keith Gull, University of Oxford both to the cell biology of eukaryotic microbial pathogens over his 40+ years research career, as well as his leadership and mentorship to a large diaspora of internationally outstanding scientists
We expect to host a vibrant meeting of 200 scientists that will provide an exciting scientific forum with invited speakers covering many of Keith’s research interests that will highlight the exceptional insight derived from studying eukaryotic microbes to the understanding of cell biology in general.
With Keith’s unique charisma and passion, there is no doubt the meeting will be one to remember and we expect there will be an inspirational mix of humour, rigour, anecdote and superb science to generate an exceptional and memorable meeting. This will be followed by a dinner and live music at St Edmund Hall.
Register here
Registration for the conference is £20, with an optional £40 conference dinner. Use the link below for the Oxford University store registration system. You must register if you wish to attend.
Venues
The venues are in the centre of Oxford, for advice on getting to Oxford please see travelling to the University of Oxford.
The conference will be in the Medical Sciences Teaching Centre (MSTC), which is set back from South Parks Road behind the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology. The MSTC is best accessed along Sherard Road.
Map of the Medical Sciences Teaching Centre
The conference dinner will be at St Edmund Hall, Queens Lane. Following the conference we will walk to St Edmund Hall (0.5 miles). We can help arrange taxis for any guests concerned about walking this distance.
Programme
Medical Sciences Teaching Centre (MSTC)
8:00am-9:00am: Registration open in the MSTC reception
Welcome address by Prof. Keith Matthews - University of Edinburgh, UK
9:00am-10:30am Theme: Microbial pathogenesis and immune evasion
Stephen Beverley - Washington University, USA
Gloria Rudenko - Imperial College, UK
Julius Lukeš - University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
Christiane Hertz-Fowler - University of Liverpool, UK
10:30am-11:00am Morning coffee
11:00am-12:30pm Theme: Flagellar and cilia structure
Sue Vaughan - Oxford Brookes University, UK
Philipe Bastin - Institut Pasteur, France
Eva Gluenz - University of Oxford, UK
Johanna Höög - University of Gothenburg, Sweden
12:30pm-2:00pm Lunch
2:00pm-3:00pm Theme: Cytoskeleton and cell cycle control
Iain Hagan – University of Manchester, UK
Roy Quinlan - University of Durham, UK
André Schneider - University of Bern, Switzerland
Dick McIntosh - University of Colorado, USA
3:00pm-3:30pm Afternoon tea
3:30pm-6:30pm Theme: Future perspectives on microbial pathogens
Mike Ferguson - University of Dundee, UK
Gordon Awandare - University of Ghana, Ghana
Neil Gow - University of Exeter, UK
Closing remarks and a career perspective of Prof. Keith Gull by Mick Tuite - University of Kent, UK
St Edmund Hall
6:45pm-7:30pm Drinks reception
7:30pm-00:00am Dinner and live music
Logistics
No parking is available at the Medical Sciences Teaching Centre or at St Edmund Hall. Limited pay and display parking is available in the centre of Oxford, however we strongly recommend using public transport or taxis instead.
Local taxi companies include 001 Taxis (01865 240000) and Royal Cars (01865 777 333). There are very few Uber drivers in Oxford.
Oxford has excellent park and ride facilities. The local bus companies are Stagecoach (Oxfordshire) and the Oxford Bus Company.
Accommodation
Guests should arrange their own accommodation if needed. There are many hotels available in Oxford. Alternatives include Airbnb.
A limited number of rooms are available at St Edmund Hall, please contact the St Edmund Hall Conference Manager Sue McCarthy (susan.mccarthy@seh.ox.ac.uk) for more information.
Contacts
Please send queries to Helen Banks (helen.banks@path.ox.ac.uk).
Organisers: Sue Vaughan, Oxford Brookes University (svaughan@brookes.ac.uk), Keith Matthews, University of Edinburgh (keith.matthews@ed.ac.uk), Mark Carrington, University of Cambridge (mc115@cam.ac.uk), Richard Wheeler (richard.wheeler@ndm.ox.ac.uk), University of Oxford.
Our sponsors
We would like to thank the Microbiology Society, the Company of Biologists and the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (University of Oxford) for their kind sponsorship of this event.
