Helicobacter pylori and human migration - CID Distinguished Seminar Speaker

On behalf of Centre for Infectious Diseases we are pleased to invite you to CID Distinguished Speaker seminar, followed by a workshop given by Prof Mark Achtman.
 
Helicobacter pylori and human migration - talk
Speaker: Prof Mark Achtman, University of Cork
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 2 p.m.
Small Lecture Theatre, Chancellor's Building, Little France
Host: Dr Ross Fitzgerald

Prof Mark Achtman is a world leader in the field of the evolution of bacterial pathogens. He has worked on a wide variety of important disease-causing organisms including the plague bacillus Yersinia pestis, Salmonella typhi, Neisseria meningitidis, and Helicobacter pylori.

Recently, he has carried out seminal work which utilised the genetic variation identified in strains of H. pylori colonising humans in order to trace the ancient migrations of human populations. He is currently based at the University of Cork having previously held positions at the Max-Planck Institute for Infectious Biology and The Institute for Molecular Genetics in the Berlin Institute.

We are delighted that Prof Achtman has agreed to participate in the Centre for Infectious Disease Distinguished Seminar Series. We would encourage everyone to attend what should be a fascinating talk.
In addition, we are fortunate that after the seminar he will run a workshop for all interested students and post-docs on 'Genetically monomorphic bacterial pathogens'
This workshop represents a fantastic opportunity to interact with a leading scientist working at the cutting edge of research into the evolution of infectious diseases.
 
Genetically monomorphic bacterial pathogens - workshop
Wednesday, 11 November, 3.30 p.m.
Seminar Room 7, Chancellor’s Building, Little France
To register email: cid@ed.ac.uk

Selected references:
1.  Moodley Y, Linz B, Yamaoka Y, Windsor HM, Breurec S, Wu JY, Maady A, Bernhöft S, Thiberge JM, Phuanukoonnon S, Jobb G, Siba P, Graham DY, Marshall BJ, Achtman M. The peopling of the Pacific from a bacterial perspective. Science. 2009 323:527-30.
2.  Linz B, Balloux F, Moodley Y, Manica A, Liu H, Roumagnac P, Falush D, Stamer 3.  C, Prugnolle F, van der Merwe SW, Yamaoka Y, Graham DY, Perez-Trallero E, Wadstrom T, Suerbaum S, Achtman M. An African origin for the intimate association between humans and Helicobacter pylori. Nature.
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