What are Scientists doing about Infectious Diseases? | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12021-11-15T08:26:34+08:00PeatixEventsWhat are Scientists doing about Infectious Diseases?tag:peatix.com,2017:event-2564062017-05-15T18:30:00SGT2017-05-15T18:30:00SGTBritish Council and University of DundeePresentWhat
are scientists doing about infectious diseases?A British Council 'Knowledge is GREAT LectureFeaturingProfessor Michael Ferguson CBE,
FRS, FRSE FMedSci, Regius Professor, University of DundeeSynopsis:
In this lecture, Mike Ferguson will highlight some
of the things being done at The University of Dundee to combat malaria,
leishmaniasis, Chagas' disease, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and
bacterial infections and put these into the wider international context
of drug resistance and emerging new infections. Timings and LocationThe lecture will take place on Monday 15 May 2017. Registration will commence promptly at 6.00 p.m. The lecture will be held at the Creation Theatrette, Matrix Building, 30 Biopolis Street. Singapore. 1386716.00 p.m. - Arrivals and Registration6.30 p.m. - Professor Michael Ferguson to commence talk7.15 p.m. - Question and Answer Session7.35 p.m. - Reception8.30 p.m. - Event to closePlease note: Timings may vary. All registrations are subject to availability. The Organiser however reserves the right to limit and/or refuse any registration without assigning any reason. We will confirm all valid registrations with a reminder email. If you do not receive a reminder email but have a valid registration please email us at education@britishcouncil.org.sg for confirmation before arriving at the venue.About the Speaker:Professor Michael A.J. Ferguson CBE, FRS, FRSE FMedSci
Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery
School of Life Sciences
University of Dundee
Mike Ferguson obtained a BSc in Biochemistry at The
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (1979) and a PhD
in Biochemistry (1982) at London University. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at
the Rockefeller University, New York, with George Cross, FRS (1982-1985) and at
Oxford University with Raymond Dwek, FRS (1985-1988). He took up a lectureship
at The University of Dundee in 1988 and was promoted to a personal chair in
Molecular Parasitology in 1994 and became Regius Professor of Life Sciences in
2013.
Mike has published over 250 peer reviewed research papers
and given numerous invited lectures at Scientific Meetings around the world. He
is known for solving the first structures of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)
membrane anchors, which play important roles throughout eukaryotic biology.
His research takes a multidisciplinary approach to
understanding the biochemistry of protozoan parasites that cause tropical
diseases, particularly the trypanosomatids that cause human African Sleeping
Sickness, Chagas' disease and leishmaniasis. He believes in the fundamental
importance of working across the Biology / Chemistry interface and he has
published extensively in this area. He is particularly interested in
Translational Research and, together with his colleagues, was instrumental in
establishing the new Drug
Discovery Unit at the University of Dundee. He is also co-Director of the
successful Dundee Proteomics
Facility.
Mike was Dean of Research for Life Sciences from 2007-2014
and continues to play a role in Research Strategy. He led the construction of,
and directs, the Discovery Centre for Translational and Interdisciplinary
Research, which opened in 2014. He is also a member of the Board of
Governors for The Wellcome Trust and the Board of Directors of the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV).
Honours & Awards
1986-88 ~ Junior Research Fellow of Pembroke College,
Oxford.
1991 ~ Colworth Medal (Annual award made by the
Biochemical Society to "The most promising young biochemist" (under
35)).
1993-98 ~ Howard Hughes International Research
Scholarship
1994 ~ Elected a fellow of the Royal Society of
Edinburgh
1996 ~ Makdougall Brisbane Prize of the The Royal
Society of Edinburgh for "particular distinction in the promotion of
scientific research".
1999 ~ International Glycoconjugate Organisation
(IGO) Award. A biennial award made to "a scientist who has clearly
advanced the field of glycoscience and shows promise of continuing
advancements".
1999 ~ Elected a member of The European Molecular
Biology Organisation (EMBO).
2000 ~ Elected a Fellow of The Royal Society
(London).
2006 ~ Awarded the C.A. Wright Medal of the British
Society for Parasitology.
2007 ~ Elected a Fellow of The Academy of Medical
Sciences
2008 ~ Commander of the Order of The British Empire
(CBE) for services to science.
2012 ~ Appointed a member of the Board of Governors
of The Wellcome Trust
2013 ~ Appointed the first Regius Professor of Life
Sciences, University of Dundee
2013 ~ Awarded a Royal Medal of The Royal Society of
Edinburgh
2016 ~ Awarded the ASBMB Alice and C.C. Wang Award
for Molecular Parasitology