What to look forward to on day two of Annual Conference Online 2021
In the afternoon, Professor Graham Hatfull (University of Pittsburgh, USA), will present the Peter Wildy Prize Lecture 2021. His talk titled ‘Who wouldn’t want to discover a new virus?’ starts after a short introduction by the President at 17:30 BST.
If you are just joining Annual Conference Online 2021, please learn more about how to access the event platform on our event page.
Sessions taking place at the Conference today include:
- Genetics and genomics, sponsored by the Microbiology Society’s journal, Microbial Genomics
- Marine microbiology – from ocean to the lab and beyond, sponsored by the Microbiology Society’s journal, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
- SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic: clinical and translational, sponsored by the Microbiology Society’s journal, Journal of General Virology
- Essential skills: how to secure a fellowship
- Industry sponsored session: New England Biolabs
‘Rapid, Accessible Research and Diagnostic Tools Enabled by LAMP and Isothermal Amplification’
Poster sessions
Today’s poster sessions will run from 18:30–19:30 BST. Below is a list of the sessions taking place:
- Genetics and genomics poster session
- Marine microbiology – from ocean to the lab and beyond poster session
- RNA viruses poster session (part 1 P236 - P259)
- SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic: clinical and translational poster session
- SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic: molecular virology and immunology poster session
Social sessions
Spend your lunch laughing – join the Microbiology Society’s Early Career Microbiologists’ (ECM) Forum Chair at lunchtime (13:00–13:30 BST) for a short session of online comedy.
Later on, at 15:00–15:30 BST, scientist-turned-artist, Dr Lizzie Burns, will guide you through origami and finding parallels with protein structures at the ‘Fold a Virus & Vaccine Workshop’.
At 19:30 BST, we’ll be holding an hour-long networking session for all delegates, using SpatialChat to allow you to connect with other members of the microbiology community on an interactive online platform.
For more information about Annual Conference Online 2021 visit our event page and join the conversation on Twitter @MicrobioSoc using the hashtag #Microbio21.
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