Dates: 18th June (conference), 19th June (conference) and 20th June (mRNA training) 2025

The UK-South East Asia Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub (UK-SEA Vax Hub, https://ukseavaxhub.org/) is a £7.6M initiative led by the University of Sheffield, with financial support from the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The hub aims to strengthen the preparedness and response of low- and middle-income countries in Southeast Asia against future pandemics and epidemics. The UK-SEA Vax Hub Annual Meeting brings together global experts, industry leaders, and researchers in vaccine R&D and manufacturing to exchange knowledge, showcase regional capabilities, build professional networks, and establish new academic and commercial partnerships to combat infectious disease threats in Southeast Asia. To commemorate Malaysia’s chairmanship of ASEAN in 2025, the 2025 meeting will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is co-organized by Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Ministry of Health (MOH), Monash University Malaysia, Thailand’s National Vaccine Institute (NVI), Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC), Chula Vaccine Research Centre (ChulaVRC), and the University of Sheffield.

The registration fee includes attendance, lunch, and coffee/tea breaks but does not cover dinner, accommodation, or travel expenses. Participants will receive an information pack with hotel recommendations and travel tips. Please arrange your own accommodation and travel.

If you have any questions about the meeting or wish to submit an abstract, please visit https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/ukseavaxhub2025/home

The summer school is in Sheffield, UK on Monday 8th - 12th September 2025 (Hotel accommodation includes evening of 12th September)

The school will offer an introduction to Atomic Force Microscopy in Life Sciences and Medicine for PhD students, post-docs, young scientists and core facility technicians/engineers. 

Lectures will be complemented by hands-on tutorials to facilitate communication between experienced and novice AFM users. AFM beginners are welcome!

Arrival will be on the afternoon of Monday 8th September at Halifax Hall – Endcliffe Vale Road, Sheffield, S10 3ER.

Accommodation is at the Jonas Hotel (on the same site as Halifax Hall) The stay will be from Monday 8th September and check out is on Saturday 13th September. (Unless you wish to leave on the evening of the 12th)

All meals for the week will be included - Breakfast, snacks, lunch and evening dinners.

Local Organizers: Alice LB Pyne & Jamie Hobbs (University of Sheffield, UK)

If you have any questions, please email Royce_admin@sheffield.ac.uk