
Institute of Infection
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The Institute of Infection @imperialcollege.
We catalyse infection research at the intersections of medical, engineering, natural, and economic sciences.
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Today we partnered with The Invention Rooms - Imperial College to teach local children about fungi. We discussed what fungi look like, where they can be found and how they form networks. Would you join a similar event in the future? #SciComm #scienceoutreach #Fungi #ScienceComunication #science


Many prescribed drugs, that treat infectious diseases, alter or exploit the function of integral membrane proteins. Read more about new research Imperial College London being done to identify drug targets 💊⬇️ imperial.ac.uk/news/255140/ne…

Congratulations to Head of Imperial Department of Infectious Disease, Professor wendybarclay, who has been elected EMBO member for her significant contributions to the study of infectious diseases 🎉 Read more 👉 imperial.ac.uk/news/255213/an…

"As for #Oropouche… it’s sort of the great unknown at the moment”. Imperial Department of Immunology & Inflammation's Prof Danny Altmann (Danny Altmann) comments on the little-known virus which is spreading in Latin America, and may be causing stillbirths and birth defects. The Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Congratulations 🎉Prof Graham Cooke, our Infection and AMR Theme Lead, for accepting the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine role for the term of 5 years. facultyofpublicmed.newsweaver.com/1cotkb7crx/1eq…

A new study highlights the need for government support for large-scale badger vaccination to eradicate bovine tuberculosis. 🦡💉 - Imperial College London Cornwall Wildlife Trust 〓〓 Read more ⬇️ imperial.ac.uk/news/255313/fa…




A study provides new insights into how lipids regulate a protein complex. NLRP3 inflammasome, which is crucial in infectious and inflammatory diseases. Dr Paras Anand (Paras Anand) said: "Our study paves the way for novel therapeutics."👇 imperial.ac.uk/news/255213/an…





Prof. Abdoulaye Diabaté, PI for Target Malaria Burkina Faso, is leading groundbreaking research on malaria control through gene drive technology. Target Malaria, in collaboration with Imperial, offers new hope in the fight against malaria. TED Talk👇 ow.ly/UT9o50T53kx






Scientists at Imperial, Karolinska Institutet and MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (MRC LMS) have uncovered how hormones affect our immune systems, explaining why diseases can affect men and women differently 🤧 Read more ⬇️ imperial.ac.uk/news/255913/se…
