Annual Conference 2017 – A view from Twitter
Posted on April 12, 2017 by Yufan Chen
The Microbiology Society’s Annual Conference 2017, which took place 3–6 April in Edinburgh, was our biggest event to date. After becoming fully booked weeks before it began, the four days saw over 1,800 delegates come through the doors and 600 posters on show – we managed to exceed our personal best that we set last year in Liverpool in 2016. Have a look at our Twitter summary of the best of this year’s Annual Conference.
Adding this to your poster is a fab idea!! #totallygoingtostealthat #Microbio17 #ECMForum pic.twitter.com/tIPQl6EwUp
— Rebecca Hall (@RebeccaJHall13) April 3, 2017
Love this ikea schematic on this #Microbio17 poster pic.twitter.com/vxVRaMeUYo
— Jack Law (@JJP_Law) April 3, 2017
And some lunchtime flash poster presentations really highlighted the excellent research taking place…
Flash posters at lunchtime from Day 1 #Microbio17. Make sure you check out the great research on display at the poster sessions at 6pm pic.twitter.com/dnSLK6NFpC
— Amy Claire Richards (@AmyC_Richards) April 3, 2017
Really exciting two-minute talks at #MicroBio17pic.twitter.com/ApEFnOrqkr
— Sophie Clough (@SophieClough01) April 4, 2017
… Including our Antibiotics Unearthed students, who were very excited to talk to people about their research.
Presenting the findings of antibiotics unearthed to Neil Gow @BaldragonAcad @dundeeuni @dundee_angus #Microbio17 pic.twitter.com/eGTWuhOOPr
— Bacterial Cities (@bacteriacities) April 3, 2017
The Early Career Microbiologists’ Forum was very well represented, with many members giving talks, presenting posters, and some even co-chairing sessions.
This afternoons @MicrobioSoc #ECMForum speakers @ #Microbio17 include Oluwapelumi Adeyemi, Manuel Blank + Rachel Ulferts. Good luck to all!
— Helen Brown (@HelenLouBrown) April 3, 2017
Want to know more about comparative transportomics? Have a chat with @pezhvuk at his poster later #Microbio17 #ECMForum pic.twitter.com/uxs2j0h1MA
— Rebecca Hall (@RebeccaJHall13) April 5, 2017
Co-chairing a session was great! Thanks #ECMForum for the opportunity and Prof. Sam Sheppard @sheppard_lab for the support. #Microbio17 https://t.co/jUdatYMy1q
— Prerna Vohra (@DrPrernaVohra) April 5, 2017
There was so much fantastic science on offer, it was hard for some to decide what to go to.
Feeling slightly overwhelmed by #Microbio17 - spoilt for choice. I am currently hearing about LUCA from Nick Lane.
— Cait MacPhee (@sciorama) April 3, 2017
Day 2 of #Microbio17. So many great sessions to choose from.... must learn to bilocate....
— Tadhg O Croinin (@TadhgOCroinin) April 4, 2017
The Prize Lectures were very popular once again.
Listening to Michael Rossmann give the 2017 Prize medal talk at #Microbio17 . A talk on my bucket list! pic.twitter.com/txXHpUnkbx
— IvanOresnik (@IvanOresnik) April 4, 2017
Fleming prize lecture from @Stephen_oucru (that's an impressive bio!) at #Microbio17 to a full auditorium!
— Lindsay-B (@LindsayBbent) April 4, 2017
Fleming prize lecture from @Stephen_oucru (that's an impressive bio!) at #Microbio17 to a full auditorium!
— Lindsay-B (@LindsayBbent) April 4, 2017
Enjoying the talk by Steve Busby on transcription factors, which are 'fearfully cunning' #Microbio17
— Willem van Schaik (@WvSchaik) April 5, 2017
We have a winner! Unilever Colworth prize for @StAndrewsBSRC @SchoolofBiology Martin Ryan at #Microbio17 Excellent translational science. pic.twitter.com/G6qU1Qqth5
— David Evans (@evanslabuk) April 5, 2017
And we found out what most people thought about microbiome research in the panel discussion.
Just chaired a panel discussion on the #microbiome. Hype or opportunity? Most people went with the latter. #Microbio17 pic.twitter.com/FYzO3iQjOY
— Benjamin Thompson (@JacquesHughes) April 3, 2017
This year, we rolled out a specific professional development session, which was packed out for both days.
Great to see so many people at the Post-PhD Professional Development Session #Microbio17 #ECMForum pic.twitter.com/omzZuEmeZj
— Amy Claire Richards (@AmyC_Richards) April 3, 2017
Full house at the Scientific publishing workshop #Microbio17 pic.twitter.com/ShePlP23iK
— William Rooney (@rooneyw1888) April 4, 2017
We brought pages from our upcoming microbiome colouring book to trial at Conference – who doesn’t love colouring?
On Society stand at 19:00, have a gander at our upcoming microbiome colouring book – we're chatting w/ illustrator @eliza_coli #Microbio17 pic.twitter.com/9bxZTAewNt
— Microbiology Society (@MicrobioSoc) April 5, 2017
Our sold-out social programme – the quiz night and ceilidh – were a great laugh.
Pub quiz microbiology stylee #Microbio17 pic.twitter.com/EdhVVBc5MT
— Lee Sherry (@LeeSherry4) April 3, 2017
Thanks to all who attended and helped organise Annual Conference 2017 to make it even better than Liverpool, as promised. Preparations for 2018 in Birmingham are already underway – we hope to see you again this time next year!#Conference #ceilidh in style @thehubroyalmile last night with @MicrobioSoc #microbio17 https://t.co/dNpafDNqOF #event pic.twitter.com/vLUtbBfkKX
— Roddy Deans (@reeltimeevents) April 6, 2017