Early Career Microbiologists Mini-Symposium 2026
The Department of Molecular Microbiology is organising a one and a half day Early- Career Microbiologists Mini-Symposium.
The symposium will be held from Tuesday 22nd – Wednesday 23rd September 2026.
Overview
The aim of this event is for the John Innes Centre to hear state-of-the-art presentations in bacterial microbiology, to enhance our understanding of where exciting new developments in the field are heading and help shape our ideas about future research areas that could be developed within the Department.
Applications are invited from early-career scientists (PhD students and Postdocs) working on any exciting aspect of bacterial microbiology to give a 25-minute talk.
The option to hold this symposium using a hybrid format will be available, with speakers attending in person or virtually to present their research, depending on their ability to travel.
The deadline for applications is Monday 8th June 2026.
Applications
Apply here: https://jic.link/EMS2026-apply
Other Information
We strongly encourage all applicants to attend in person. Reasonable travel and accommodation expenses will be covered for all invited speakers.
Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application by Friday 17th July 2026.
Successful applicants are required to be available all day on Tuesday 22nd September and a half day on Wednesday 23th September.
Those attending in person will be expected to arrive in Norwich, UK, on Monday 21st September and depart no earlier than 12:30 on Wednesday 23rd September.
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Any personal data submitted as part of your application will be held securely in accordance with our privacy policy: https://jic.link/EMS-Privacy-Policy
