From viruses to bacteria and back again: Professor Alan McNally's inaugural lecture

As part of the College of Medical and Dental Sciences inaugural lecture series, join leading academic Professor Alan McNally, who will discuss "Viruses to bacteria and back again: A scientific journey plagued by good fortune'.
Prof McNally, Director of the Institute of Microbiology and Infection within the College of Medical and Dental Sciences, grew up in Paisley and obtained his degree in Microbiology at University of Glasgow followed by a PhD at University of Edinburgh.
Here he talks about the career path that led to him working on the frontline of containing the H5N1 avian influenza epidemic in 2004. He then went on to become a lecturer working in the field of genome sequencing using this method to study how the pathogenic plague bacteria Yersinia evolve, and how antimicrobial resistance evolves in bacteria.
Finally, Alan talks about his prominent role in the UK’s Covid testing efforts, and some key lessons he learned from this exciting but exhausting experience.