Annual Conference 2020: Destination Edinburgh
06 January 2020
The Microbiology Society is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2020. To celebrate this milestone, the organisation's flagship Annual Conference will – for one time only – be extended to five days and will take place between Monday 30 March and Friday 3 April 2020.
This prestigious meeting will be held at Edinburgh International Convention Centre (EICC) in the beautiful city of Edinburgh. A diverse and vibrant city, Edinburgh is steeped in history. As well as being the capital city of Scotland, it is the leading festival city in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Full of cultural and historical sites to visit, Edinburgh has both a medieval Old Town and an elegant Georgian New Town both of which are situated around the terrain of the volcanic Arthur's Seat, the Pentland Hills and Edinburgh's Waterfront.
Edinburgh is also globally recognised as a world-leading authority in the sciences and remains home to some of the leading centres of microbiological research in Europe. Current researchers follow in the footsteps of past scientists who have advanced medicine: from the discovery of chloroform anaesthesia and the development of the hypodermic syringe to the development of the MRI scanner and insulin. In Edinburgh today, pioneering research is underway into regenerative medicine, in vitro imaging, bio-informatics, and cancer treatment, as well as food security and animal welfare.
Edinburgh's most famous scientist is arguably Alexander Fleming, a medical scientist who won the Nobel prize for his discovery of penicillin, and who was the first President of the Microbiology Society. To celebrate the Society's 75th Anniversary in 2020, Annual Conference is taking place in the city close to Fleming's heart and where he served as Rector of Edinburgh University.
You can now register to attend Annual Conference 2020 on the event page. Registration for the Fleming Showcase requires a separate booking.
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