Oral Microbiology and Immunology Group (OMIG)
The mouth is home to a complex microbiota in dynamic
interaction with the host immune response. Investigation of this
ecosystem is not only the realm of microbiologists interested in oral
microorganisms and biofilm formation but also immunologists who study
mucosal immunity as well as oral biologists and clinicians keen to
understand the fundamental determinants of oral health and disease. The
aim of the Oral Microbiology and Immunology Group (OMIG) is to provide
a forum to promote interest and research in these important areas of
biology and biomedical science. We hold regular meetings of our own and
arrange symposia at meetings of the British Society for Oral and Dental
Research.
The current officers of OMIG are:
| Chariman | Secretary |
| Dr David Spratt
UCL Eastman Dental Institute 256 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LD d.spratt@eastman.ucl.ac.uk |
Dr Marcello Riggio
Infection and Immunity Section Glasgow Dental Hospital and School 378 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JZ m.riggio@dental.gla.ac.uk |
| Committee Members | |
| Louise Belfield
School of Biomedical and Biological Sciences 411 Davy Building University of Plymouth Drake Circus Plymouth PL4 8AA louise.belfield@plymouth.ac.uk |
Dr. Melanie Brading
Unilever R & D Port Sunlight Quarry Road East Wirral CH63 3JW Melanie.Brading@Unilever.com |
| Dr Shauna Culshaw
Infection and Immunity Section Glasgow Dental Hospital and School 378 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JZ s.culshaw@dental.gla.ac.uk |
Dr Chris Hope
Room 2.11, Edwards Building University of Liverpool Daulby Street Liverpool L69 3GN chope@liv.ac.uk |
| Dr Jonathan Pratten
Microbial Diseases UCL Eastman Dental Institute 256 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LD J.Pratten@eastman.ucl.ac.uk |
Dr John J Taylor
School of Dental Sciences Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Newcastle Framlington Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW j.j.taylor@ncl.ac.uk |
To join OMIG
We welcome membership applications from the academic, industrial and
health care communities.
- IADR members pay $8/year to IADR to join the British Division of Microbiology and Immunology (BDMI / OMIG) - this is done at the time of renewal of their IADR membership.
- Non-IADR members pay £10/year by standing order directly to OMIG using the form below.
- Membership is free to post-graduate students, who can continue to join directly via OMIG.
Constitution
OMIG is a research groups of the BSODR. The formal constitution for OMIG can be found by following this link.