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| Lisbon, Portugal | November 4 - 6 |
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| Beyond the Microscope: AI & Innovation in Microbiology |
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| One Week Left to Submit Your Abstract |
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If your research investigates the fundamental mechanisms of Bacteriology, Virology, or Mycology and Eukaryotic Microbiology, IUMS 2026 is where the conversations that will drive global health, food security, and environmental sustainability happen first.
The impact of this congress is proven. During our last edition in Florence, we welcomed 1,400+ participants from 86 countries and reviewed around 1.600 abstract submissions.
This is the definitive stage to put your data in front of the specialists who will recognize the signal in your results, connect it to global trends, and move the scientific discussion forward.
- Visibility where it matters: Share results with the global community. Selected abstracts will be published in Frontiers in Microbiology, ensuring your work gains the international reach it deserves.
- Cross-disciplinary traction: Get direct feedback from clinical microbiologists, biotechnologists, and environmental researchers in the same room.
- Belonging in the conversation: If your work touches on the future of our planet’s microbiome, your peers want to see it.
🗓 Abstract submission deadline: 29 April |
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| DEEP DIVE INTO THE FRONTIERS OF MICROBIOLOGY |
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The final day of IUMS 2026 is dedicated to the technologies and methodologies redefining our understanding of life at the microbial level. From synthetic biology to the clinical application of Artificial Intelligence, our Friday sessions provide a rigorous academic deep dive.
📅Friday, 06 November, 2026
09:00 – 10:00 | KEYNOTE: Genomics and Microbial Diversity
An exploration of how synthetic biology is moving beyond theory to provide a foundational understanding of complex cellular mechanisms
- Featured Lecture: Synthetic Genomes and Cells to Understand Cellular Systems (Craig Venter, USA)
10:00 – 11:00 | BRIDGING SESSION: AI’s Global Impact
This session interrogates how AI is reshaping biotechnology and medicine‑from accelerating vaccine development to uncovering hidden patterns in complex datasets.
- Featured Lecture: AI‑Powered Discovery of New Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance Spread (Tiago Costa, UK)
11:30 – 13:00 | BAM SESSION: Functional and Comparative Genomics
A technical examination of bacterial evolution, focusing on how mobile genetic elements drive innovation within microbial genomes.
- Featured Lecture: Functional Innovation in Bacteria Mediated by Mobile Genetic Elements (Eduardo P. Rocha, France)
11:30 – 13:00 | MEM SESSION: Bioeconomy and Microbial Biotechnology
Bridging the gap between the lab and industrial application, this session explores how microbial systems drive sustainable production, waste treatment, and economic development.
- Featured Lecture: Whole-Cell Yeast Platforms for the Sustainable Production of Furan Derivatives in a Bioeconomy (Lucília Domingues, Portugal)
14:30 – 16:00 | VIR SESSION: Viruses, Epidemiology, and Their Public Health Impact
A critical look at transmission dynamics and outbreak patterns. This session examines how surveillance and modeling can mitigate the global burden of viral diseases, with a specific focus on emerging viral threats.
- Featured Lecture: Enteroviruses – Harmless Fellow Passengers or Next Disease X? (Heli Harvala, Finland)
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