EAM past activities
The European Academy of Microbiology (EAM) has a long-standing tradition of organising high‑level scientific events that bring together leading experts to address some of the most pressing challenges in microbiology. This overview of past EAM activities highlights a rich history of symposia, workshops, special sessions, and collaborative initiatives spanning from the Academy’s inauguration in 2009 to its most recent contributions. Over the years, EAM has explored critical topics such as microbial responses to environmental change, antimicrobial resistance, vaccine development, infection biology, microbiome research, and the global impact of emerging diseases. These events not only showcase the Academy’s commitment to scientific excellence but also reflect its central role in shaping dialogue and progress within the global microbiology community
2025
The EAM presented 4 Sessions at the FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition.
2024
microLife Webinar on Nucleotide Second Messenger Signaling in Bacteria – Chaired by Regine Hengge, EAM Fellow and editor of microLife Thematic Issue on Nucleotide Second Messenger Signaling in Bacteria
EAM Meeting 2024 in La Granja, Spain
2023
EAM Symposia at FEMS2023, ‘Microbial Responses to Environmental Threats’ and ‘EAM Special Event Highlights from the European Academy of Microbiology’
2022
EAM Meeting 2022 in La Granja, Spain
Special Issue of High-Impact Research from microLife
2021
EAM Symposium ‘Climate change and the influence on microbial communities and microbial behavior’ and EAM Workshop ‘Microbiology Literacy‘ at the World Microbe Forum
2020
Official launch of microLife, the FEMS-EAM’s open access journal
Article “Development of vaccines at the time of COVID-19” by EAM working group published in microLife
Workshop with worldwide experts on antimicrobial resistance, the results of which were published in “Antibiotic resistance: turning evolutionary principles into clinical reality” in FEMS Microbiology Reviews
2019
EAM Symposium at FEMS2019 Congress ‘From systems to synthetic biology’
Symposium on Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis – A European Tribute to Stanley Falkow – Read a wrap-up of the event here.
2018
Workshop – a retreat workshop with a number of presentations
2017
Workshop – at FEMS2017, EAM chaired the workshop ‘Bacterial Survival Strategies’
2016
Workshop – a retreat workshop with a number of presentations
2015
Special event – at FEMS2015, EAM chaired the special event ‘Microbiome and human health’
2014
Workshop – a retreat workshop with a number of presentations
2013
Workshop – Infection Diagnostics and Infection Biology
2012
Seminar – a seminar addressing Coinfections was hosted by the European Academy of Microbiology (EAM) and the German National Academy of Sciences in Leopoldina. Ten speakers presented. A Special Edition ‘Co-infections’ was produced by the EAM and EMF in FEMS Journal Pathogens and Disease. It included a total of 10 x mini reviews / research articles.
2011
Workshop – participation at the FEMS Congress 2011 included a 2 hour EAM/EMF-led Keynote Lecture and Roundtable Discussion on “Emerging Diseases — Pandemics, Drug Resistance and Vaccines”
Article – the enemy within us: lessons from the 2011 European Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak
2009
EAM formally inaugurated – at the 3rd FEMS Congress in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, with 100 founding fellows
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