LabMed Northern Ireland Scientific Meeting 2026
LabMed Northern Ireland Scientific Meeting 2026
Agenda
Morning Session
09:00 Registration and refreshments
09:30 Welcome from ALM NI Chair
09:35 Microbiology update
Speaker TBC
10:05 Quality improvement in the laboratory
Emma Murray, Northern HSC Trust
10:35 Heavy metal poisoning
Michelle Hookham, Belfast HSC Trust
11:05 Tea and coffee
11:30 Big data and AI in laboratory medicine
Michael Quinn, Queen’s University Belfast
12:00 Title TBC
David McClelland, Belfast HSC Trust
12:30 Lunch
Afternoon Session
13:30 Genetics update
Speaker TBC
14:00 The role of the immune system in diseases of the brain
Speaker TBC
14:30 Nutritional challenges in modern society
Ian Young, Foods Standards Agency
15:00 Tea and coffee
15:30 Trainee presentations
16:30 Closing remarks