Portuguese Society of Microbiology
Milton S. da Costa foi um microbiólogo fascinado por estilos de vida exóticos que, no complexo mundo microbiano, se escondem em lugares inesperados. Graças à sua formação de base, observava a natureza através das lentes da Biologia, onde os microrganismos não são mais do que criaturas maravilhosas, essenciais aos ecossistemas, contrariando a visão redutora, e… Continue reading Tributo a Milton S. da Costa (22 Fevereiro 1948 – 7 Janeiro 2020)
Applications are invited for a PhD Walsh Scholarship which will be carried out between the Teagasc Food Safety Department and the Discipline of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway. The project will focus on the potential impact of heavy metals in the natural environment as a selective pressure on AMR development and… Continue reading PhD position on AMR available
The IUMS 2020 international meetings, to be held from 12th-16th October 2020, in Daejeon, Korea, will incorporate three major international congresses: the 16th International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology, the 16th International Congress of Mycology and Eukaryotic Microbiology and the 18th International Congress of Virology. These separate congresses will be connecting each other with… Continue reading IUMS 2020 will be held in Daejeon, Korea
The Portuguese Society of Microbiology, as a society member of ESCMID, will be able to sponsor two travel awards for young scientists (less than 40 years old). The travel grant will cover full registration and 500 € travel/accommodation allowance per person. Preferably, these persons should have a selected abstract at ECCMID 2020 and must be… Continue reading 30th ECCMID SPM will sponsor 2 travel awards for young researchers
A 10º edição do workshop prático "Biofilm transcriptomics: Quantifying gene expression from pathogenic bacterial biofilms" irá decorrer nos próximos dias 22 a 24 de maio, na Universidade do Minho, em Braga. Este é um curso prático intensivo, limitado a apenas 8 participantes, para que os participantes possam ter todo o apoio e acesso aos equipamentos… Continue reading Curso prático de quantificação de expressão genética bacteriana
Did you know that applications are now beeing accepted until 7 February, 12:00 (CET) for one ESCMID funded observership at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (USA)? Please note: This ESCMID funded observership is only available for Young Scientist Members, if they fulfill the eligibility criteria described on the ESCMID website. Use the link below to… Continue reading Applications are now being accepted for ESCMID funded Observerships at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (USA)
Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI) is looking for an editor in clinical microbiology to join the editorial team. They are looking for an editor who will deal mainly with studies done in the laboratory, whether the routine clinical laboratory or a research one. CMI aims to aid the readers in using research evidence for the… Continue reading Open call to join the CMI editorial team
É com profundo pesar que a Direção da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (SPM) cumpre o dever de informar os seus membros do falecimento da Doutor Milton Simões da Costa, Professor Catedrático reformado da Universidade de Coimbra onde liderou e realizou uma notável atividade de ensino e formação avançada na área da Microbiologia. Vários dos seus… Continue reading Faleceu o professor Milton da Costa
The Portuguese Society for Microbiology (SPM) is the promoter of the International Microorganism Day (IMD), celebrated in 17th September with the aim to raise awareness about the importance of microorganisms and microbiology research among the general public. The third edition was commemorated in 2019 and was marked by the world dissemination of the celebrations, resulting… Continue reading SPM Social Media Dissemination Report IMD2019
Registrations and Grant applications are now being collected for the Second ESCMID Course on Zoonosis, to be held in Saint Maxime, France, from 30 September – 2 October 2020. Join an expert faculty as they discuss a wide variety of animal-borne diseases, and the current state of zoonoses in Europe and beyond. More information here:… Continue reading Second ESCMID Course on Zoonosis – Grants Available!
Com mais um ano impar, veio também mais um MicroBiotec. O recente congresso MicroBiotec’19 promovido pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (SPM) e a Sociedade Portuguesa de Biotecnologia (SPB) decorreu entre os dias 5 e 7 de Dezembro de 2019 no edifício central da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), no Polo II, da Universidade de… Continue reading Assim foi… o Microbiotec’19
SPM thanks all who hosted events for the International Microorganism Day 2019. A new update on the IMD 2019 website was just released , with many reports on the activities that took place on September 17, 2019. If you have hosted a event but did not send us any activities report, please do so and… Continue reading The IMD website was been updated
No passado dia 7 de dezembro foram anunciados os vencedores da primeira edição do concurso promovido pela SPM "“Comunicação de ciência em microbiologia”, na sessão de encerramento do Microbiotec'19. Foram recebidos 43 trabalhos, distribuídos pelas duas categorias em concurso. O júri, composto pela direção da SPM e mais 4 especialistas externos, na sua maioria ligados… Continue reading Vencedores do 1º Concurso “Comunicação de ciência em microbiologia”
