Nominations for the ‘Van Leeuwenhoek Medal

In 2023, it will be 300 years since Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the founding father of microbiology, died at the age of 90. To commemorate his impactful contribution to science and society, the Van Leeuwenhoek Medal has been awarded every 10-12 years since 1875 to impactful (micro)biologists. For previous prize winners see: https://www.knvm.org/knvm/awards-and-grants/van-leeuwenhoek-medal/previous-awardees Candidates eligible for the Van Leeuwenhoek…

ESCMID young investigator awards

ESCMID has open the 2023 Young Investigator Awards for research in clinical microbiology (CM) and infectious diseases (ID) to recognize outstanding research by younger colleagues in these fields. The call to apply for the Young Investigator Awards ends on the 12th of October 2022, 17:00 CEST. ESCMID accepts only self-nominations for the award, for candidates…

Training Course on Proteomics Data Analysis

The hands-on training course Proteomics Data Analysis with Lennart Martens and Lieven Clement is now OPEN for applications. Candidates with an adequate profile will be accepted in the next 72 hours after the application, until the limit number of 20 participants. This course is for those who want to be able to analyze mass spectra,…

ESCMID Research Grants 2023

The call to apply for the ESCMID Research Grants 2023 is now open for projects dealing with Fungal/Viral/Parasitic Infections and Diseases. Young researchers in CM/ID are encouraged to apply and can find all details on the ESCMID website. Deadline to submit is 2 September 2022. For more information click here.

MIRRI granted the ERIC status by the European Commission

On 16 June 2022, the Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure (MIRRI), the pan-European distributed Research Infrastructure for the preservation, systematic investigation, provision and valorisation of microbial resources and biodiversity, has been granted the legal status of European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) by the European Commission (EC). MIRRI thus becomes the 24th ERIC established since the very…

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.