ESCMID course on Systematic reviews and meta-analyses for guidelines development in infectious diseases, infection control and clinical microbiology

15 - 17 September 2022, Bologna, Italy Please check here the course flyer for more information regarding the programme. The course is free of charge, but course participants will commit formally to be available in future ESCMID guideline projects, to assist the drafting panels in data extraction and literature search (participation will entail authorship in the final…

FEMS introduces support for Early Career Microbiologists caught up in the war in Ukraine

The FEMS Ukraine Support Grant aims to assist Early Career Microbiologists who are members of the Ukrainian Society of Microbiologists and those of other FEMS Member Societies who are in Ukraine and caught up in the war. The grant contributes up to €6,000 for travel, accommodation, and some living costs to enable the grantee to…

The second Transnational Access Call (TNA) opened on February 1 st , 2022.

The IS_MIRRI21/MIRRI Transnational Access (TNA) programme is an initiative to promote transnational cooperation and mobility of researchers throughout pan-European research infrastructures. Research institutions and companies in the fields of Agro-Food, Environment & Energy and Health & Food are welcome to apply for funded access to high-quality microbial resources and services, or to state-of-the-art facilities and…

Direção da SPM congratula-se com atribuição de prémio internacional à Prof. Isabel Sá Correia

A Direção da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia congratula-se com a atribuição do Prémio de Mérito Especial FEMS (FEMS Special Merit Award) à Prof.ª Isabel Sá-Correia, como reconhecimento pelos seus inspiradores contributos para a Microbiologia, incluindo através das suas atividades no âmbito da FEMS: nos corpos editoriais de revistas científicas; na organização de reuniões científicas; nas…

2022 FEMS Special Merit Awards recognize Prof. Isabel Sá-Correia and Dr Elisabeth Bik

Prof. Isabel Sá-Correia and Dr Elisabeth Bik have been awarded the FEMS Special Merit Award for 2022. This award recognizes contributions to FEMS and the microbiologicalcommunity beyond and in addition to research excellence. It is presented on behalf of FEMS in acknowledgement and appreciation of efforts to support the field of microbiology and the microbiology…

FEMS-JENSEN award for Early Career Scientists

The FEMS-JENSEN award is now open until the 1st of March. The award is intended to recognize academic achievement and superior research accomplishments showing significant potential to develop an outstanding research career. The award comprises a fellowship for spending at least half a year in an outstanding research laboratory chosen by the student. The maximum…

Direção da SPM nomeia conselho consultivo para 2021-2023

A direção da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (SPM) nomeou o primeiro conselho consultivo da sociedade, para o triénio 2021-2023, que será composto pela professora Isabel Sá-Correia, da Universidade de Lisboa, e a professora Cecília Leão, da Universidade do Minho. O Conselho Consultivo foi estabelecido como o 4º elemento dos corpos sociais da SPM após a…

Prémio Professor Nicolau van Uden 2021, atribuído a Isabel Sá Correia, Professora Catedrático da Universidade de Lisboa

A Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia atribuiu o Prémio de carreira Nicolau Van Uden 2021 à Prof. Isabel Sá-Correia, pelo seu notável percurso como Professora e Investigadora, nas áreas da Microbiologia Molecular e Celular e da Genómica Funcional e Comparada, com impacto na Biotecnologia Microbiana e na Saúde Humana, que se refletiu no seu notável desempenho profissional como leader do Grupo de Investigação em…

ESCMID CAREer Grant 2022

The ESCMID CAREer Grant is aimed at ESCMID members working in the fields of clinical microbiology, infectious diseases and infection control who need support to advance their scientific career whilst looking after their children. The ESCMID CAREer Grant, towards paying a support person (scientific/technical staff member or assistant), allows the recipient to reduce his/her work-time percentage from…

Webinair “Formas de vida SUPER estranhas”

A associação Entreolhares vai dar inicio a uma séria de webinairs, onde leva a ciência Portuguesa ao público em geral, em particular jovens e professores do ensino secundário. O primeiro webinair será dedicado aos microorganismos extermófilos, e vai decorrer já esta quinta-feira, dia 21 de outubro, pelas 11h. Para mais informação consulte este panfleto.

ESCMID funded Observerships

ESCMID opened today the first call in 2021 for funded Observerships. All ESCMID Young Scientists Members are invited to apply now. At the link below you will find the full eligibility criteria for one of the 50 prestigious Observerships. https://www.escmid.org/profession_career/observerships_collaborative_centres/observerships/escmid_funded_observerships/

Simpósio “Joint FEBS/SPB/UMinho Symposium on Evidence BasedTeaching in Your Biomolecular Classroom: Catalysing Student Engagement”

Metodologias de ensino e aprendizagem ativas baseadas em evidência científica têm mostrado sucesso no envolvimento dos estudantes e na sua aprendizagem. O simpósio "Joint FEBS/SPB/UMinho Symposium on Evidence Based Teaching in Your Biomolecular Classroom: Catalysing Student Engagement” realiza-se nos dias 17 e 18 de novembro com o objetivo de incentivar o debate em torno de…

GARDP webinair: Biofilms, what are they and why do you care?

ESCMID Online Education Course – Applications of MALDI-TOF Mass-Spectrometry in Clinical Microbiology

ESCMID is proud to announce that the Online Education Course ‘Applications of MALDI-TOF Mass-Spectrometry in Clinical Microbiology’ is open for registration. Don’t miss this online workshop (19-20 October 2021) which will include immersive video demonstrations alongside talks from experts in the field of MALDI-TOF Mass spectrometry. See the programme flyer and register on the ESCMID Online…

IMD2101: FEMS is hosting a 24h live stream

FEMS is running a 24-hour live stream of talks and discussions starting today (12pm CEST) and ending tomorrow (12pm CEST). The full detailed program can be found here. The livestream will be available on FEMS Home Page, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube channel so all you have to do is join! The international microorganism day was an initiative…