At FEMS2023 there will be a fascinating range of plenary speakers, each bringing their world class expertise to our Congress. You can also dig down into 10 main topics, and hear from hundreds of speakers and presenters. We can't wait to meet you all in Hamburg (9-13 July), to learn from these top-level scientists!

Plenary Speakers (left to right in image):

• Rita Colwell, University of Maryland
  
• Julia Vorholt, ETH Zürich
  
• Jorge E. Galan, Yale University
  
• Carmen Buchrieser, Institut Pasteur, Editor-in-Chief of microLife
  
• Paul Lehner, University of Cambridge
  
• Kenneth Timmis, University of Braunschweig, FEMS-Lwoff Awardee

10 Main Topics:

• Environmental Microbiology & Ecology
• Biotechnology & Synthetic Microbiology 
• Food Microbiology 
• Infection Biology & Pathogens 
• Infectious Diseases 
• Taxonomy & Systematics
• Genetics/Genomics
• Virology
• Microbiology Education & Profession
• Molecular Microbiology & Biochemistry