The Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2026
Monday 13 April – Thursday 16 April at the ICC Belfast.
The Conference takes place over four days and consists of scientific symposia, workshops, fora, professional development sessions, Prize Lectures, Hot Topics and much more.
The conference will take place at the ICC Belfast:
ICC Belfast
2 Lanyon Place,
Belfast,
BT1 3WH
12:00 – 13:00 Badge Collection Opens (Riverside Foyer)
12:45 – 13:00 First time at Conference
13:00 – 15:00 Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1)
Celebrating and promoting actions advancing equality, diversity and inclusion
14:00 – 14:45 President’s Address and Prize Lecture
Actinomycetes: Industrial uses; cryptic pathways and novel antibiotic discovery
Education and Outreach Symposium
Eukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment
New Investigators Professional Development Panel
Phage biology with a view to application
Virus Symposium: Viral manipulation of the intracellular RNA world
16:15 – 17:15 Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1)
16:30 – 17:00 Industry Symposium
Actinomycetes: Industrial uses; cryptic pathways and novel antibiotic discovery
Education and Outreach Symposium
Eukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment
New Investigators Professional Development Panel
Phage biology with a view to application
Virus Symposium: Viral manipulation of the intracellular RNA world
18:30 – 19:15 Prize Lecture
19:15 – 20:00 Welcome Reception (Hall 1)
20:00 – 22:00 Social Programme
07:30 – 09:00 Badge Collection (Riverside Foyer)
09:00 – 09:45 Prize Lecture
Education and Outreach Symposium
Eukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment
Microbial Physiology, Metabolism and Molecular Biology Forum
Mycobacteria: Challenges and progress
Vaccine platforms and gene therapy vectors
Virus Symposium: Viral manipulation of the intracellular RNA world
11:00 – 12:15 Poster Block A, Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1)
Education and Outreach Symposium
Eukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment
Microbial Physiology, Metabolism and Molecular Biology Forum
Mycobacteria: Challenges and progress
Vaccine platforms and gene therapy vectors
Virus Symposium: Viral manipulation of the intracellular RNA world
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch & Exhibition (Hall 1)
13:45 – 14:15 Industry Symposium
Eukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment
Microbial Physiology, Metabolism and Molecular Biology Forum
Out of Body Experience- in vitro models of infection (Complex cell infection models)
15:30 – 16:45 Poster Block A, Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1)
Eukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment
Microbial Physiology, Metabolism and Molecular Biology Forum
Out of Body Experience- in vitro models of infection (Complex cell infection models)
18:15 – 19:00 Prize Lecture
07:30 – 09:00 Badge Collection (Riverside Foyer)
09:00 – 09:45 Prize Lecture
09:00 – 09:45 Prize Lecture
Environmental, Applied and Industrial Microbiology Forum
Microbial pangenomics: reaching new frontiers of an open and evolving discipline
11:00 – 12:15 Poster Block B, Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1)
Environmental, Applied and Industrial Microbiology Forum
Microbial pangenomics: reaching new frontiers of an open and evolving discipline
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch & Exhibition (Hall 1)
13:45 – 14:15 Industry Symposium
Engineering (Micro)biology: Reprogramming microbes towards global solutions
Environmental, Applied and Industrial Microbiology Forum
Microbial pangenomics: reaching new frontiers of an open and evolving discipline
Transformative tools for biological complexity
Virus Symposium: A Virus For All Seasons
15:30 – 16:45 Poster Block B, Refreshments & Exhibition (Poster Block B, Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1)
Engineering (Micro)biology: Reprogramming microbes towards global solutions
Environmental, Applied and Industrial Microbiology Forum
Microbial pangenomics: reaching new frontiers of an open and evolving discipline
Transformative tools for biological complexity
Virus Symposium: A Virus For All Seasons
18:15 – 19:00 Prize Lecture
08:00 – 09:00 Badge Collection (Riverside Foyer)
09:00 – 09:30 Hot Topic Lecture
Engineering (Micro)biology: Reprogramming microbes towards global solutions
Pathogens without borders: Multi-host veterinary infections
Transformative tools for biological complexity
Virus Symposium: A Virus For All Seasons
10:45 – 11:45 Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1)
11:00 – 11:30 Industry Symposium
Engineering (Micro)biology: Reprogramming microbes towards global solutions
Pathogens without borders: Multi-host veterinary infections
Transformative tools for biological complexity
Virus Symposium: A Virus For All Seasons
13:00 – 13:45 Close of Conference
Attendees:
Jay Champaneri
Riaan Fox
