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SUMMARY:The Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2026 \nMonday 13 April – Thursday 16 April at the ICC Belfast. \nThe Conference takes place over four days and consists of scientific symposia\, workshops\, fora\, professional development sessions\, Prize Lectures\, Hot Topics and much more. \nThe conference will take place at the ICC Belfast: \nICC Belfast \n2 Lanyon Place\, \nBelfast\, \nBT1 3WH \nMonday 13 April\, Morning \n12:00 – 13:00 Badge Collection Opens (Riverside Foyer) \n12:45 – 13:00 First time at Conference \nMonday 13 April\, Afternoon \n13:00 – 15:00 Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1) \nCelebrating and promoting actions advancing equality\, diversity and inclusion \n14:00 – 14:45 President’s Address and Prize Lecture \nActinomycetes: Industrial uses; cryptic pathways and novel antibiotic discovery \nEducation and Outreach Symposium \nEukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment \nNew Investigators Professional Development Panel \nPhage biology with a view to application \nVirus Symposium: Viral manipulation of the intracellular RNA world \n16:15 – 17:15 Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1) \n16:30 – 17:00 Industry Symposium \nActinomycetes: Industrial uses; cryptic pathways and novel antibiotic discovery \nEducation and Outreach Symposium \nEukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment \nNew Investigators Professional Development Panel \nPhage biology with a view to application \nVirus Symposium: Viral manipulation of the intracellular RNA world \n18:30 – 19:15 Prize Lecture \n19:15 – 20:00 Welcome Reception (Hall 1) \n20:00 – 22:00 Social Programme \nTuesday 14 April\, Morning \n07:30 – 09:00 Badge Collection (Riverside Foyer) \n09:00 – 09:45 Prize Lecture \nEducation and Outreach Symposium \nEukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment \nGenetics and Genomics Forum \nMicrobial Physiology\, Metabolism and Molecular Biology Forum \nMycobacteria: Challenges and progress \nVaccine platforms and gene therapy vectors \nVirus Symposium: Viral manipulation of the intracellular RNA world \n11:00 – 12:15 Poster Block A\, Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1) \nEducation and Outreach Symposium \nEukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment \nGenetics and Genomics Forum \nMicrobial Physiology\, Metabolism and Molecular Biology Forum \nMycobacteria: Challenges and progress \nVaccine platforms and gene therapy vectors \nVirus Symposium: Viral manipulation of the intracellular RNA world \n  \nTuesday 14 April\, Afternoon \n13:30 – 14:30 Lunch & Exhibition (Hall 1) \n13:45 – 14:15 Industry Symposium \nEukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment \nGenetics and Genomics Forum \nKnocking Out AMR \nMicrobial Physiology\, Metabolism and Molecular Biology Forum \nOut of Body Experience- in vitro models of infection (Complex cell infection models) \nVirus Forum 1 \nVirus Forum 2 \nVirus Forum 3 \n15:30 – 16:45 Poster Block A\, Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1) \nEukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment \nGenetics and Genomics Forum \nKnocking Out AMR \nMicrobial Physiology\, Metabolism and Molecular Biology Forum \nOut of Body Experience- in vitro models of infection (Complex cell infection models) \nVirus Forum 1 \nVirus Forum 2 \nVirus Forum 3 \n18:15 – 19:00 Prize Lecture \nWednesday 15 April\, Morning \n07:30 – 09:00 Badge Collection (Riverside Foyer) \n09:00 – 09:45 Prize Lecture \n09:00 – 09:45 Prize Lecture \nEnvironmental\, Applied and Industrial Microbiology Forum \nInfection Forum \nKnocking Out AMR \nMicrobial pangenomics: reaching new frontiers of an open and evolving discipline \nMicrobiome Forum \nVirus Forum 4 \nVirus Forum 5 \nVirus Forum 6 \n11:00 – 12:15 Poster Block B\, Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1) \nEnvironmental\, Applied and Industrial Microbiology Forum \nInfection Forum \nKnocking Out AMR \nMicrobial pangenomics: reaching new frontiers of an open and evolving discipline \nMicrobiome Forum \nVirus Forum 4 \nVirus Forum 5 \nVirus Forum 6 \nWednesday 15 April\, Afternoon \n13:30 – 14:30 Lunch & Exhibition (Hall 1) \n13:45 – 14:15 Industry Symposium \nEngineering (Micro)biology: Reprogramming microbes towards global solutions \nEnvironmental\, Applied and Industrial Microbiology Forum \nExploring Microbiome Function \nInfection Forum \nMicrobial pangenomics: reaching new frontiers of an open and evolving discipline \nTransformative tools for biological complexity \nVirus Symposium: A Virus For All Seasons \n15:30 – 16:45 Poster Block B\, Refreshments & Exhibition (Poster Block B\, Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1) \nEngineering (Micro)biology: Reprogramming microbes towards global solutions \nEnvironmental\, Applied and Industrial Microbiology Forum \nExploring Microbiome Function \nInfection Forum \nMicrobial pangenomics: reaching new frontiers of an open and evolving discipline \nTransformative tools for biological complexity \nVirus Symposium: A Virus For All Seasons \n18:15 – 19:00 Prize Lecture \nThursday 16 April\, Morning \n08:00 – 09:00 Badge Collection (Riverside Foyer) \n09:00 – 09:30 Hot Topic Lecture \nAI-enabled Microbiology \nCareers Session \nEngineering (Micro)biology: Reprogramming microbes towards global solutions \nPathogens without borders: Multi-host veterinary infections \nPlant-Pathogen Interactions \nTransformative tools for biological complexity \nVirus Symposium: A Virus For All Seasons \n10:45 – 11:45 Refreshments & Exhibition (Hall 1) \n11:00 – 11:30 Industry Symposium \nAI-enabled Microbiology \nCareers Session \nEngineering (Micro)biology: Reprogramming microbes towards global solutions \nPathogens without borders: Multi-host veterinary infections \nPlant-Pathogen Interactions \nTransformative tools for biological complexity \nVirus Symposium: A Virus For All Seasons \n  \nThursday 16 April\, Afternoon \n13:00 – 13:45 Close of Conference \nAttendees: \nJay Champaneri \nRiaan Fox \n 
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