The inaugural Microbes in Microbiomes conference aims to highlight the progress in microbiome science from structure to function with a focus on the individual microbes responsible for these important traits. Our broad areas of interest include microbiomes related to human, animal, plant, and environmental health. However, they are microbe-centric with the intent to feature important species within microbiomes and how they interact with others in complex communities.
Sessions will be divided based on the host or environment where these microbes reside but are meant to drive synergy between approaches of those studying microbes in microbiomes from diverse systems. A specific area of interest is experimentation with synthetic microbial communities, which is becoming a more commonly used approach to dissect microbial interactions within complex consortia but brings unique challenges ambiguous to the system of study.
Please join us in Miami this Winter 2026, where we will highlight some super microbes within microbiomes that can promote human and environmental health.
Hopeful Plenary Speakers
Trevor Lawley, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK
Karsten Zengler, University of California, San Diego
Kelly Wrighton, Colorado State University, US
Registration for Microbes in Microbiomes will open soon.
Microbiology Society members get heavily subsidised registration fees for Annual Conference and other Society events – both online and in-person. Join now to enjoy these discounts and many other opportunities that are designed for microbiologists at all stages of their career.
All speakers and poster presenters will be attending in-person.
Registration confirmation
Upon registration, you should receive an automated confirmation email. Please contact [email protected] if after 24 hours this has not been received.
All registration fees must be paid in full BEFORE arrival at the conference. Any outstanding registration fees must be paid before admittance will be granted to the conference.
Refunds are not provided. However, substitutions of attendees can be made at any time before the event by contacting [email protected].
The abstract submission for the Microbes in Microbiomes will open soon.
Both members and non-members of the Microbiology Society are welcome to submit an abstract for the meeting. All offered oral presentations and posters will be selected from the abstracts submitted. Once submissions are closed, they will be reviewed by the organising committee and submitters will be notified of the outcome directly.
By submitting an abstract to this meeting, you are indicating to the session organisers your commitment to attend the event.
Abstracts must be a maximum of 250 words. The Society has produced a guide to give delegates some tips on how to write a great abstract, which can be downloaded below:
Please note that the abstract is the only information session organisers use when deciding whether to accept your work for presentation as an offered oral or poster. If accepted, it will also be published in the abstract book for the meeting – so think carefully about what needs to be included.
The meeting will take place at the following venue:
Bayview Ballroom - Kovens Conference Center
Florida International University
Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 N.E. 151st Street
North Miami, FL 33181-3000
GPS:51.483986, -3.167448
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Biscayne Boulevard (Biscayne Blvd.) is US-1 in Miami-Dade. In Broward County, US-1 is Federal Highway.
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For more details of hotel accommodation and restaurants, please visit the Kovens Center website
Please contact [email protected] to enquire about exhibition and sponsorship opportunities.
Applications for the Society Events Grant to support members attending Microbes in Microbiomes will open on 12 November 2025 and close on 26 November 2025 at 23:59 BST.
Grants will act as contribution towards registration, travel, and accommodation expenses only.
Eligibility requirements:
Eligible membership categories:
Minimum membership period required:
A minimum membership period of one year and two consecutive membership payments is required. Postgraduate and Undergraduate with three-year memberships will need to have completed one year memberships will need to have completed one year (three-year membership payment constitutes consecutive payment).
Please read all information carefully on the Society Events Grant page before submitting an application for funding.
How to write a great abstract