MiCom 2014

Throwback to the 4th International Conference on Microbial Communication for Young Scientists

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We neither see nor hear them in our everyday life, but the inhabitants of the microbial world are constantly in communication. This invisible world houses various types of diverse interactions. MiCom aims to provide a platform to present and share knowledge about the latest research on a variety of themes encompassing microbial interactions. The conference focuses on both symbiotic and pathogenic microorganisms with their natural habitat and the molecules involved in the interactions as well as the recent tools used in such research.

The Jena School for Microbial Communication and the MiCom 2014 Organising Team would be pleased to welcome you in 2014 to discuss the latest news from the microbial world.

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Sessions & Keynotes

Conference Theme Speaker

Prof. Roberto Kolter (Harvard Medical School, USA)

Settlers in the microbial world: Environment

Prof. Martin Ackermann (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

Manufacturers in the microbial world: Natural Products

Prof. Gregory Challis (University of Warwick, UK)

Friends in the microbial world: Symbiosis

Prof. Paola Bonfante (University of Torino, Italy)

Enemies in the microbial world: Pathogenesis

Prof. Derek Sullivan (Dublin Dental University Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

Networks in the microbial world: Systems Biology

Dr. Fordyce Davidson (The University of Dundee, Scotland, UK)

Organizing Team

Christina Glock

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Constanze Kuhlisch

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Glen D’souza

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Hea-Reung Park

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Hella Schmidt

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Ivana Seccareccia

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Katharina Eick

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Silvio Waschina

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Thomas Winkler

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Thomas Wolf

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Zerrin ÜzÜm

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