The Fletcher Lab was well represented at this year’s MicroSoc conference, with talks from Eilidh, Emma and Hollie. Eilidh and Emma presented in the Virus Workshop: ‘Molecular basis for host:pathogen interaction’. Hollie presented in the session; ‘Consequences of congenital virus infection’. Well done team!

Vojtech Pavelka joined us this month as part of his Integrated Masters degree in Medical Microbiology at the University of Glasgow. Vojtech is interested in how viruses influence host cell genetics (especially phages!). As part of his training in the lab, Vojtech has begun by joining a project led by Hollie, looking at the role…