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We are leading the way in promoting excellence and equality in science, and in channelling high quality knowledge to solving today’s societal problems around microbiology. We do this by funding research, giving out travel and training grants to scientists, publishing our journals, running events, and managing collaborative projects with other partner organizations.

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Message from the President
Hilary Lappin-Scott
Hilary Lappin-Scott
FEMS President
From the very start of my career as an academic, I have been involved with learned societies. I always emphasized the importance of participating in learned societies to my research group. Being involved in senior roles in these societies, including being the President of the Microbiology Society and of ISME, has taught and motivated me greatly. I[...]
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FEMS Research and Training Grants (January deadline)
01-01-2024

Members of FEMS Member Societies can apply for our grants. Research and Training Grants assist early career[...]

Events
New approaches to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria

We invite you the FEMS Sponsored Event – New approaches to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This will take[...]

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FEMS podcast - Microbes and Us

The Federation of European Microbiological Societies brings to you its own podcast named Microbes and Us. Launched[...]

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Group Leader in Data-Driven Epidemiology and Biology of Infection: Sweden
15-10-2023

Together with The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) and the SciLifeLab & Wallenberg[...]

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Featured Issue

Bacterial-Viral Co-infections

FEMS Microbes is excited to present its latest thematic issue, focusing on bacterial-viral co-infections. Host and microbial factors are critically important for influencing the severity and outcome of infection. Interactions between microbes is an understudied yet important aspect to this process.

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We had such a great time at #FEMS2023 in Hamburg! Make sure you reconnect with all the memories with our highlights video. There is so much that we experienced together during our 5 days in this city.

We can’t wait to do it all again! Save the date for #FEMS2025, 13-16 July 2025 in Milan, Italy.

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