The South Wales Immunology Group is a regional group of the British Society for Immunology. Its objective is to provide a forum for scientists to promote active discussions, enhance collaborations, and foster common immunological interests in the South of Wales and further afield. This is done in close interaction with the Institute of Infection and Immunity and the Systems Immunity Research Institute at Cardiff University.
We welcome all interested parties to our events, in particular students and those new to the region. Please contact us and join our mailing list to be informed about our seminar series of high-profile local, national and international researchers but also to learn about major immunological developments and current job vacancies.
Our seminars are open to anyone interested in immunology and, unless otherwise noted, are held are held every Wednesday at 1pm in the Main Seminar Room UG16, Henry Wellcome Building, Heath Park, Cardiff.
Find out more about the South Wales Immunology Group in the BSI's membership magazine, Immunology News. In this article, members of the group tell us more about their activities, including public engagement events, and how they have adapted to a new virtual reality of scientific gatherings.
The South Wales Group recently ran a virtual #CelebrateVaccines session at the Swansea Science Festival in which they explored how vaccines work, what long-term immunity looks like and how herd immunity is achieved. Dr Becky Aicheler and Dr Simone Cuff gave their perspective on the event and public engagement with immunology in this blog.
You can also read a report of a recent community event that the BSI South Wales Regional Group took part in: ‘Superbugs: The end of modern medicine as we know it?’.
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Committee
Chair
You Zhou
Cardiff University
ZhouY58@cardiff.ac.uk
Treasurer
Dr Ceri Fielding
Secretary
Dr Rebecca Aicheler
Contact the committee
You Zhou
Cardiff University
ZhouY58@cardiff.ac.uk
Find us
Henry Wellcome Building
School of Medicine
Cardiff University
Heath Park
Cardiff CF14 4XN
U.K.