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Microbe Talk: Annual Conference 22 Highlights
April 29, 2022
On this month's MicrobeTalk, Matt takes a look back at Annual Conference; talking to delegates and staff of the Society about our first in-person conference since 2019.
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Annual Conference 2022 - a view from Twitter
April 20, 2022
On 4–7 April 2022, we hosted Annual Conference 2022. This was the first time in three years that the Society returned to an in-person event! We’ve turned to Twitter to take a look back at some of the highlights!
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British Yeast Group 2021: The Future of Yeast Research – a view from Twitter
December 16, 2021
On 7—9 December 2021, the Society hosted the final Focused Meeting of the year, British Yeast Group 2021, which focused on the future of yeast research. Here, we look back on the three-day online event with a view from Twitter.
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PATH-SAFE: Tracking foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial-resistant microbes
November 24, 2021
To mark the end of World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Eva Scholtus and Emily Parr from the Microbiology Society discuss our collaborative workshop series as part of the Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (PATH-SAFE) programme.
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Microbial Typing and Bioinformatics Workshop Held for African Researchers
November 10, 2021
From 16 to 17 September 2021, a two-day training workshop was held for over 100 young French-speaking African researchers on new methods for micro-organism identification and typing and bioinformatics. This scientific event was organised by Dr Philippe Sessou, Microbiology Society Champion, in collaboration with Dr Gildas Hounmanou, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin. The event brought together a total of 108 participants from 10 African countries. This workshop was held online and in-person.
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Champions Talk
October 12, 2021
Arindam Mitra, Microbiology Society Champion and Professor of Microbiology at Adamas University, India, organised the online championship event ‘Champions Talk’ with collaboration from Microbiology Society champions and supported by the Microbiology Society and Adamas University. The event was for and by the Microbiology Society Champions who came together from different parts of the world to talk about their research and celebrate “International Micro-organism Day” on 17 September 2021.
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Sequencing in West Africa: 75 researchers strengthened through the first edition of 'Microbes Minutes'
October 7, 2021
Despite recent sequencing technologies, West Africa seems to be lagging behind the rest of the world. Sequencing platforms are not abundant, and capacity building is necessary. To fill this gap, the Beninese team of the SEBA project ‘Strengthening expertise and bioinformatics to control antimicrobial resistance in West Africa,’ collaborated with the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the Microbiology Society to organise the first edition of the ‘Microbes Minutes’ initiative. 75 researchers from Benin, Chad, Nigeria, Russia, Denmark and Burkina Faso attended the first session.
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ECM Forum Summer Conference 2021 – a view from Twitter
October 6, 2021
On 28–29 September 2021, the Early Career Microbiologists’ (ECM) Forum hosted its flagship Summer Conference dedicated to showcasing early career research, career development and networking. Here, we look back on the two-day online event with a view from Twitter.
