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Event Updates from the Microbiology Society
Our Member Society, the Microbiology Society (UK and Ireland), have some event updates they wish to share with out network:
What's New in Cryptosporidium? Candida and Candidiasis in 2020
06 - 07 July 2020, Swansea (UK) 19 - 23 April 2020, Montréal (Canada)
Cryptosporidium is the most common parasitic cause of
gastroenteritis in the UK. It is an organism of interest to those
working in clinical, industrial, veterinary and agricultural
settings and recent outbreaks have highlighted the lack of This meeting will and will address all aspects of Candida
biology as well as providing a vital forum for the Candida
research community to present the latest advances and ideas.
Topics include The diagnosis and treatment of Candida
awareness of current guidance around Cryptosporidium. This
one-and-a-half-day meeting will bring these strands together
and feature a varied programme of renowned invited speakers
and offered paper presenters, showcasing the latest research. infections, Antifungal drug resistance, The genomics and
epidemiology of the Candida clade, The molecular mechanisms
that underpin Candida pathobiology and The immunological
responses of the host to the fungus.
Abstract submission is now open, from all areas of
Cryptosporidium research. Submissions close 27 March
2020. Registration is now open. The early bird discount ends 26
March 2020.
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