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The 23rd Heremans Lecture, which will be given by Professor Lluis QUINTANA-MURCI, who will enlighten us on the immune response variation: “From Neanderthals to COVID-19: genetic and evolutionary sources of human immune response variation”.  The lecture will take place on Monday, October 10 at 5:00 PM, in the auditorium A (Lacroix) on the UCL Health Sciences campus in Brussels. It… Continue reading From Neanderthals to COVID-19: genetic and evolutionary sources of human immune response variation

We are excited to present to you “International Microorganism Day 2022”, a day on which we commemorate the discovery of these tiny creatures by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1676. On Saturday September 17 at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels, we will celebrate microbes with lots of cool science activities and tons of fun… Continue reading International Microorganism Day 2022

A unique and globally significant event that will be held at Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw, Poland (29-30th November 2022). The program includes excellent talks, poster presentations, a reception in the French Embassy, and the award ceremony for the L’Oreal UNESCO awards for women scientists. Registration is now open. Participants can submit their abstracts by… Continue reading The last word belongs to microbes, celebrating the 200th anniversary of birth of Louis Pasteur

Join the first UZ Brussel symposium on Microbiome: from benchtop to bedside. View the news post to have a look at the program announcement and registration page.

Dear colleague, On Friday, September 23, 2022, the newly formed Belgian Society for Viruses of Microbes (BSVoM) will hold their inaugural symposium in Leuven, Belgium. The main mission of our society is to join and boost the Belgian ‘VoM’ community, to stimulate research and to promote interaction between academia, government, and industry. During this day, three sessions… Continue reading Save the date : inaugural symposium of the Belgian Society for Viruses of Microbes

Given the recent governmental decision to lift most of the COVID restrictions, a Covid Safe Ticket (CST) will not be required to participate. Nevertheless, we would like to ask all participants to wear a mouth mask during the symposium, except when eating or drinking. All tickets have been sold. Please be aware that only participants… Continue reading Update BSM Symposium March 11