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Anaerobe 2021: The Microbiota and Beyond – a view from Twitter
July 23, 2021
The Microbiology Society’s second Focused Meeting of the year, Anaerobe 2021: The Microbiota and Beyond, took place digitally on 15–16 July 2021. The aim of the event was to provide clinical microbiologists, infectious disease researchers and specialists with insights into the current and future impact of anaerobic bacteria in human health and disease. Here, we look back on the two-day event with a view from Twitter.
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The contribution of microbiology to public health challenges
July 22, 2021
In this blog, event organiser Dr Philippe Sessou reflects on the symposium Contribution of Microbiology to the challenges of Public Health. The symposium took on 11–21 March, 2021, online and at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin.
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Most promising science’ prizes at Annual Conference 2021: more of the Microbiology winners
June 21, 2021
Last week on the blog, we learned about some of the winners of the Microbiology Society Journals ‘Most Promising Science’ prizes. In this blog, more winners awarded the prize by Microbiology Editors discuss their research.
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‘Most promising science’ prizes at Annual Conference 2021: Journal of General Virology winners
June 17, 2021
Over the week at Annual Conference Online 2021, delegates showcased excellent posters and exciting research. We are very pleased to announce the winners of the Microbiology Society Journals ‘Most Promising Science’ prizes. In this blog, we will find out more about some of the winners awarded the prize by Journal of General Virology Editors.
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‘Most promising science’ prizes at Annual Conference 2021: Microbiology winners
June 14, 2021
Over the week at Annual Conference Online 2021, delegates showcased excellent posters and exciting research and we are very pleased to announce the winners of the Microbiology Society Journals ‘Most Promising Science’ prizes. In this blog, we will find out more about some of the winners awarded the prize by Microbiology Editors.
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Sepsis in Benin: diagnosis and management
June 8, 2021
In April, Microbiology Society champion Dr Victorien Tamègnon Dougnon, senior lecturer in microbiology at the University of Benin, partnered with the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin, Ceradis, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) Finlande and the American Society for Microbiology, to organise a webinar on sepsis. In this blog, Dr Dougnon reflects on the online event during which almost 50 health professionals shared their learnings.
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Prize Medal Lecture 2020: Professor Martin Blaser
June 2, 2021
The Prize Medal is awarded annually to an outstanding microbiologist who is a global leader in their field and whose work has had a far-reaching impact beyond the field of microbiology. In 2020, the Prize medal was awarded to Professor Martin Blaser from Rutgers University, USA, for his work on antibiotic’s effects on the human microbiome. At Annual Conference Online 2021, Professor Blaser presented his prize lecture titled ‘Antibiotics at the crossroads.’
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Peter Wildy Prize Lecture 2020: Professor Graham Hatfull
June 1, 2021
The Peter Wildy Prize is awarded annually to an individual for an outstanding contribution to microbiology education and/or communication in order to stimulate interest and understanding. The 2020 Peter Wildy Prize was awarded to Professor Graham Hatfull. Professor Hatfull gave the lecture titled 'Who wouldn’t want to discover a new virus?' at the Microbiology Society's Annual Conference Online 2021.
