I am very happy to share with you our first Bulletin for 2023! Here you can find news about events, grants, journals and so much more. Take extra care this month to submit your abstract and grant applications on time!

All the best,

Eleni Koursari, Science Communications Officer

Abstract submissions and grant applications for FEMS2023 close on 1 February 2023, 11:59 PM CET. 

Submit your abstract now before it is too late and join us in Hamburg between 9-13 July for the biggest microbiology event in Europe! While you are submitting your abstract you can also apply for our Congress Attendance Grant or the FEMS-ASM Mäkelä-Cassell Award. 

· Equality, Diversity, Dignity, Inclusivity, and Equity · Novel Molecular Approaches to Diagnostics in Clinical Microbiology and Clinical Veterinary Microbiology · New insights into the nitrogen cycle · Biological Nitrogen Fixation: genes, organisms, ecosystems · Biofilms · Bacterial Pathogenesis · Polar and Alpine Microbiology · Microbial Ecotoxicology: from the lab to the field · Modulating the Environment with Microbes · Emerging role of chromatin remodeling in the persistence and elimination of microbial pathogens

All journals in the FEMS Portfolio welcome spontaneous submissions except for FEMS Microbiology Reviews (invited contributions, pre-submission enquiries possible).

Every year we run several volunteer projects aiming to communicate microbiology to a wider audience. Recently, we welcomed 14 volunteers to our #MicrobiologyInArt blog section team but also 2 volunteers to our Journal Social Media Editor team.

New volunteer calls will be advertised on our newsletter, website and social media but we are always open for contributors to our #FEMSmicroBlog!