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Meet 2024 Infection Science Awardee: Dr Eva Bernadett Benyei
April 18, 2024
The Microbiology Society Infection Science Award aims to support the exchange of ideas and the career development of promising early career and trainee researchers, helping to translate microbiological research to the clinic. The scheme facilitates selected presenters from the Federation of Infection Society (FIS) conference to present their work at Annual Conference.
In this blog, meet one of this year’s awardees, Dr Eva Bernadett Benyei (PhD student at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge), who presented in the Infection Forum session at Annual Conference 2024 last week. -
Meet Infection Science Awardee: Dr Neil Cunningham
April 17, 2024
The Microbiology Society Infection Science Award aims to support the exchange of ideas and the career development of promising early career and trainee researchers, helping to translate microbiological research to the clinic. The scheme facilitates selected presenters from the Federation of Infection Society (FIS) conference to present their work at Annual Conference.
In this blog, meet one of this year’s awardees, Dr Neil Cunningham (Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust), who presented in the Infection Forum session at Annual Conference 2024 last week. -
Trans Day of Visibility: an update from Rowan Casey
March 28, 2024
Last year, for Trans Day of Visibility (TDoV), we interviewed then Masters student, Rowan Casey, to find out some of the challenges facing trans and nonbinary people studying or working in science.
This year, we are catching up with Rowan, now a PhD student, to discuss some of the progress that has been made by the Society in the past year regarding inclusion for trans and nonbinary members.
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World Tuberculosis Day: Arindam Mitra
March 25, 2024
24 March is World Tuberculosis Day – a global initiative that raises awareness around Tuberculosis, one of the most infectious diseases with a high global burden of mortality. Society Champion and Members Panel member, Arindam Mitra, Professor of Microbiology and Head of the Department of Biological Sciences, Adamas University, India, has shared a blog on the importance of strategies to control and prevent Tuberculosis.
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World Oral Health Day: keeping your mouth happy and healthy
March 20, 2024
20 March is World Oral Health Day – an annual initiative that raises the awareness of oral health diseases and risks, as well as empowering people with the knowledge and equipment needed to achieve good oral hygiene. Society Champion and pharmaceutical microbiologist – specialising in One Health, antimicrobial resistance and natural products, Bamidele Odumosu (University of Lagos, Nigeria), has shared a blog on the importance of maintaining good oral hygiene and the role that microbes play in a person’s mouth.
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Women's History Month: Enas Newire
March 8, 2024
Women’s History Month takes place annually throughout the month of March. It aims to highlight and reflect on the many, but often over-looked achievements made by women throughout history – which has paved the way of opportunities for the women of today. To mark the month, we caught up with Society Champion, Enas Newire, to discuss her insights as a woman in STEM.
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Zero Discrimination Day: Arindam Mitra
March 1, 2024
Zero Discrimination Day takes place annually on 1 March, bringing awareness to the importance of inclusion and acceptance of all people, regardless of our differences in race, gender, abilities or socio-economic background. To celebrate the day, this year we caught up with Members Panel member and Champion, Arindam Mitra, who highlights why Zero Discrimination Day is important to him and gives advice on how to incorporate it’s initiatives.
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50 years of FEMS: A Q&A with Elisa Granato
February 7, 2024
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). To celebrate the long-standing association between FEMS and the Microbiology Society since the founding of FEMS in 1974, we spoke to our members to find out their experiences of working with FEMS.
The second Q&A is with Dr Elisa Granato of the University of Oxford, who was awarded the inaugural FEMS Outstanding Early Career Microbiologist Award in 2021 and is a Microbiology Society member.
