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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 30/09/2026

🚨 Final chance to submit your session proposal for #FEMSMICRO 2027! Today's the day. If you have a fully developed session ready to go, don't miss your opportunity to help shape the scientific programme in Ljubljana. Submit your session proposal by 23:59 CEST today: buff.ly/k9CdWo7

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 28/09/2026

⏳ 48 hours left to submit a session proposal! Do you have a fully developed session ready to share at #FEMSMICRO 2027? All well-developed session formats are welcome. 💡Review the guidelines and suggested topics to help strengthen your submission. buff.ly/4zHKTjZ

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 28/09/2026

AI tools promise to make research faster. But how useful are they when you actually put them to work? We asked two active microbiology researchers to test three AI tools on real research task. Read to find out how AI may fit into your research workflow: buff.ly/8Us29jf

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 25/09/2026

Only one week left to register for our webinar on CRISPR-Cas systems. 🧬 Join us to explore new approaches to understanding CRISPR-Cas function, diversity and microbial defence. 📅 1 October 2026 | 16:00 CEST Register now to join the discussion: buff.ly/hcAhREm

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 23/09/2026

🧫 1 week left to submit your session proposal for FEMS MICRO 2027! Showcase research, tackle emerging challenges, or bring experts together around a topic that matters. 🌍 Engage 2,500+ microbiologists from across disciplines. 📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026, 23:59 CEST buff.ly/Wlr8wji

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 21/09/2026

Our upcoming microLife webinar brings together experimental microbiology, bioinformatics, and innovative imaging to offer a concise view of how new methods are advancing CRISPR-Cas discovery and deepening our understanding of microbial defence. 📅 1 October 2026 ⏰ 16:00 CEST 🔗 buff.ly/hcAhREm

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 18/09/2026

Could you be the next FEMS Outstanding Early Career Microbiologist Awardee? This award recognises exceptional ECR making significant contributions. ✅ Free registration to #FEMSMICRO 2027 ✅ Travel grant ✅ Oral presentation ⏰ Apply by 30 Sept 🔗 buff.ly/cw9DyvB

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 16/09/2026

⏰ Only 2 weeks left to submit your session proposal🦠 Whether your work aligns with one of our topics or explores a niche area, we encourage you to submit your session proposal and help shape the conversation. Submit your fully developed session, complete with speakers, by 30 Sep buff.ly/DpRwEyA

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 09/09/2026

CRISPR-Cas is known for defending bacteria & archaea from invading DNA. But there is more to the story. They also shape genome evolution, DNA repair & gene regulation too. Join our microLife webinar to hear from authors exploring the field: 🔗 Register: buff.ly/u6abmqO

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 02/09/2026

📢 Abstract submissions for FEMS MICRO 2027 are open! Share your science, connect with researchers and industry leaders, and gain valuable feedback on your work. 🔬 Poster Display |⚡ Flash Talk | 🎤 Session Talk | 🤝 Interactive Session 📅 Check out the 2 deadline dates. ➡️ buff.ly/MpcJp86 #FEMSMICRO

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 27/08/2026

This week, we are excited to bring together our 2026 FEMS Summer School postdocs and mentors in Porto for a week of learning, networking and collaboration. Together, they will explore Microbial solutions for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals 🌍🔬📝.

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 20/08/2026

Meet our next #FEMSMICRO 2027 Keynote Speaker: Prof. César de la Fuente. He is internationally recognized for pioneering computational approaches to antibiotic discovery, including methods that identify candidates in hours rather than years. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/FocnUnZ

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 19/08/2026

Can microbial metabolism tell us how ecosystems respond to environmental stress? We explored the answers in our latest webinar with our partner, Biolog. Learn how high-throughput phenotypic profiling tools are being applied across ecosystems. Now live on our YouTube channel: buff.ly/RoFZrNi

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 12/08/2026

💡Inspired by interdisciplinary science? Join keynote speaker Prof. Liane G. Benning at #FEMSMICRO as she shares insights into microbial-mineral interactions and global biogeochemical cycles. Submit your session proposal and help shape the programme: buff.ly/FvW1lmh

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 10/08/2026

🧫 Do you have a well-developed, collaborative, and engaging research topic that could spark discussion within the microbiology community? We are seeking session proposals for #FEMSMICRO! From panels to workshops, help shape the programme. Submit by 30 September 🔗 buff.ly/6pFZSN6

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 07/08/2026

Where did lager yeast come from? 🍺Historical records and phylogenomics offer clues to when and where Saccharomyces pastorianus first emerged more than 400 years ago. For #InternationalBeerDay, explore the science and history behind lager yeast in this #FEMSmicroBlog 👉 buff.ly/cXpgW7X

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 06/08/2026

🚀 Meet our Closing Keynote Speaker for #FEMSMICRO: Prof. John Cryan, a global leader in microbiome-gut-brain research. Want to be part of the programme too? Submit an innovative session proposal by 30 September. 🔗 buff.ly/FvW1lmh #FEMSMICRO #Microbiology #Microbiome #Neuroscience

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 03/08/2026

Only 2 days remaining to submit your poster abstract for FEMS Regional COLLAB. Share your research, grow your network, and exchange ideas with renowned speakers including Christa Schleper, Katharina Wincor, Maja Rupnik, Marina Santic, Ines Mandić-Mulec, and Doris Ribitsch. 🔗 buff.ly/7quXJ4t

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 31/07/2026

FEMS MICRO 2027 – Growing Microbial Futures ✨ Explore Ljubljana & the venue ✨ Submit a session proposal ✨ Save the date Be part of the conversations shaping the future of microbiology. Join us in Ljubljana next July and stay updated: buff.ly/5HEuk3g

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 30/07/2026

Once overlooked, small proteins are now recognized as widespread and functionally important players in prokaryotic biology. This reading list highlights recent discoveries in the field and offers a preview of an upcoming microLife thematic issue on the same topic: buff.ly/jmUbusn

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 28/07/2026

Recent cryo-electron tomography images show that bacterial flagellar motors are far more diverse and complex than previously imagined. This #FEMSmicroBlog dives into a long-overlooked and newly characterised component of the molecular motor: the “E-ring”. #FascinatingMicrobes buff.ly/ApRyeoL

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 27/07/2026

📢 Meet our opening keynote speaker: Prof. Marion Koopmans. Hear from Prof. Koopmans as she shares her insights and helps kick off an inspiring programme of scientific exchange, innovation, and collaboration at FEMS MICRO 2027. Got a well-developed session proposal: submit by 30 Sep buff.ly/H7SdzrI

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 23/07/2026

🔬 Looking to reach the global microbiology community? Exhibit at #FEMSMICRO2027 and connect with researchers, industry leaders, and innovators. Know an organisation that would be interested? Share this opportunity! 👉 buff.ly/oO8d1Eh

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 22/07/2026

📢 Session proposal submissions are now open for #FEMSMICRO2027! Join us in Ljubljana, Slovenia (5–8 July 2027) under the theme Growing Microbial Futures and help shape the scientific programme. ⏰ Submit by 30 Sept 2026 (23:59 CEST) buff.ly/iXYOjPp #FEMSMICRO

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 22/07/2026

⏳ Only 2 weeks left to submit a poster abstract to the FEMS Regional COLLAB programme at #ÖGMBT2026! Showcase your expertise, research focus, and collaboration potential through a research profile abstract. 👉 buff.ly/fdf9K16

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 21/07/2026

A bacterial genome sequenced in hours shows how far we’ve come since the first decoded bacterial genome in 1995. Today, long-read sequencing reveals plasmid-borne antimicrobial resistance genes, showing how resistance can spread. Read on the #FEMSmicroBlog. #MicrobiologyIsEverywhere buff.ly/eAsvwvT

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 14/07/2026

To understand the mechanisms of DNA-binding proteins, researchers adapted super-resolution microscopy techniques. 🧬 This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how this new imaging toolbox can unravel responses to UV light-induced DNA damage in the model Haloferax volcanii. #FascinatingMicrobes buff.ly/ciKcgEp

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 07/07/2026

🦠 Your next collaboration could start at FEMS Regional COLLAB 2026. Explore #EcoInnovations, #HealthHorizons & #Biotechnology, connect with funders, industry partners & fellow researchers, and turn ideas into projects, publications & new opportunities. 📢 Submit your abstract today buff.ly/5lPe9CP

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 07/07/2026

Unfermented cocoa beans are highly bitter & astringent, nothing like the delicious chocolate flavour we all know & love. To celebrate #WorldChocolateDay, our #FEMSmicroBlog walks you through the microbial process behind cocoa fermentation & the challenges that come with it 🍫 buff.ly/tVwNVCO

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 22/06/2026

⏳ Deadline tomorrow ⏳ Final chance to secure an oral presentation at FEMS Regional COLLAB while registering at early bird rates. Connecting microbiologists, industry & funders across: 🧬 Biotechnology 🌱 Eco Innovations 🩺 Health Horizons 🤝 Engagement & Growth 📅 Register and join us buff.ly/MSXbtOM

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 22/06/2026

In 1881, drawing on her experience as a cook, Fanny Hesse suggested using agar instead of gelatin to culture bacteria: a simple idea that helped shape microbiology today. Happy birthday to a pioneer who deserved far more recognition. 🧫 Illustration by Veronica Pisano

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 18/06/2026

Dr. Michael Sauer, FEMS Board Member and ÖGMBT President, invites you to join him this year in Vienna as collaboration takes centre stage at the FEMS Regional COLLAB. Discover how collaboration can transform ideas into impact. ⏰ 23 June EB Deadline: buff.ly/pg2yXvN

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 16/06/2026

Dr. Matthias Steiger, FEMS Delegate of ÖGMBT, warmly invites you to join him this Sept at the FEMS Regional COLLAB, taking place within the 18th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting in Vienna. ⏰ Don’t miss the 23 June early bird and oral abstract deadline: buff.ly/pg2yXvN

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 12/06/2026

Great news! The early bird registration & oral abstract submission deadline has been extended to 23 June, giving you extra time to secure your place, save on fees, and submit your work. Join us this Sep at the FEMS Regional COLLAB taking place within the 18th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting. buff.ly/Q4TeGGy

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 09/06/2026

The intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii has the remarkable ability to infect several warm-blooded animals. Based on long-term growth experiments, this new #FEMSmicroBlog explains how this parasite can adapt to this wide range of intermediate hosts. #FascinatingMicrobes buff.ly/H22gIay

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 05/06/2026

FEMS is at ASM Microbe 2026 in Washington D.C. this week, and we are excited to meet everyone! @ASM.org Drop by booth 1636 (to the left of the ASM Booth) and learn how we can connect you with the European microbiology community at FEMS MICRO 2027. femsmicro.org

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 04/06/2026

🔬 New funding opportunity in aquatic microbiology The Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative (Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation) is inviting proposals for high-risk, high-impact research on microbial symbiosis in marine and freshwater environments. Find out more: buff.ly/vQowRoS

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 28/05/2026

Expand your network. Spark collaborations & shape microbiology’s future. Join leading scientists, industry experts & funders at the FEMS Regional COLLAB 2026 during the ÖGMBT Annual Meeting in Vienna. Register by 2 June and save with early bird rates buff.ly/Y4JUhzb #ResearchCollaboration

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 27/05/2026

2026 Elections for the FEMS Board of Trustees FEMS is seeking its next President and two Trustees to join the Board for the 2027–2029 term. These pivotal leadership roles play a key part in shaping the future of microbiology across Europe and beyond. Submit by 10 June, 23:59 CEST. buff.ly/btwi7u9

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 19/05/2026

As scientists and educators, we need to ramp up our efforts to support everyone in developing science and information literacy to help increase trust in science. This #FEMSmicroBlog highlights efforts to engage the public with microbiology and learning strategies. #TheCulturePlate buff.ly/gXg3T77

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 13/05/2026

🔔 Reminder: The FEMS & Biolog webinar is happening today 🎓 At 16:00 CEST, join the microbiology community for the FEMS & Biolog webinar on assessing microbial community function and responses to environmental stressors. Expect expert speakers and valuable insights. Register here: buff.ly/STz8YNU

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 12/05/2026

Water quality in mountain areas depends on climate, atmospheric inputs and soil processes driven by microorganisms. 💧 This #FEMSmicroBlog explores how microbes in alpine soils impact its capacity to retain nutrients. #MicrobiologyIsEverywhere 🦠 buff.ly/l8vV7Dx

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 07/05/2026

Join our FEMS–Biolog webinar to hear Enrico Tatti, Mamokete Bokhale & David Touchette share real‑world phenotypic profiling insights. 📅 13 May | 16:00 CEST ✅ Free registration: buff.ly/mSYmuBG

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 22/04/2026

Soil isn't just "dirt." It is one of the most complex and essential living systems on Earth. To recognize #EarthDay2026, Ramos & Timmis explain why soil health is not just an environmental issue but a global priority tied to the future of our society in our #FEMSmicroBlog: buff.ly/MVTsa5y

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 21/04/2026

🔔 FEMS & Biolog Webinar 🔔 Explore how microbial communities function and respond to environmental stressors using high‑throughput phenotypic profiling, from plant pathogens to glacier‑fed streams. 📅 13 May 2026 | 16:00 CEST 👉 Register: buff.ly/STz8YNU

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 15/04/2026

Applications for the FEMS Summer School for Postdocs close very soon. ✅ Good luck to everyone who has already submitted. Your applications are now moving into the evaluation stage. 🗓 Still finalising your application? Submit by 23:59 CEST tonight buff.ly/8sPH1dF.

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 14/04/2026

The pathogen Brucella causes disease by injecting toxic effectors directly into host cells. This #FEMSmicroBlog explores a possible new secretion mechanism by which Brucella transports already known effector proteins. #FascinatingMicrobes buff.ly/c4gyA4a

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 13/04/2026

Attending the @microbiologysociety.org Annual Conference? Visit us at booth 19. Stop by to explore how FEMS can help grow your microbial future at FEMS MICRO Ljubljana 2027 and beyond. Learn about the routes for how you can take part in European microbiology. Plus, pick up some inspiring merch!

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 02/04/2026

FEMS is seeking a new President and two Trustees for our Board (2027–2029) Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for leadership and governance? We are looking for mission‑driven candidates dedicated to advancing microbiology across Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 June: buff.ly/btwi7u9

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FEMS @femsmicro.org · 01/04/2026

Only 2 weeks left to submit your application for the FEMS Summer School for Postdocs, taking place 26–31 August in Porto, Portugal! Curious about what awaits you in Porto? 🌅 Get a sneak peek into your week at the summer school: buff.ly/ANhKb4T buff.ly/ANhKb4T

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