FEMS Affiliates Letter, May 2012

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MAY 2012

A F F I L I AT E S L E T T E R The official newsletter for FEMS Affiliates

Also in this issue: Publications corner: • Journal highlight from FEMS Microbiology Ecology • Virtual issues from FEMS Microbiology Letters • FEMS Microbiology Reviews Special Issue Grants page: • June 15 deadlines -- FEMS Research Fellowships and FEMS Visiting Scientists Grants

European Commission Chief Scientific Advisor Anne Glover joined other microbiologists of different specializations in the “Impact of Microbiology” scientific session of the European Microbiology Forum in Brussels, Belgium on April 25, 2012. The event was held in the premises of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) under the supervision of EMF Chairman Dr Cesar Nombela. Dr Nombela opened the session followed by Dr Glover’s talk titled, “Why little things matters the most”.

The “Impact of Microbiology” scientific session was held in Brussels, Belgium

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Dr John Glasspool, Vice President of the European Vaccine Manufacturers (EVM) tackled “EVM’s contribution to global public health: from microbiology to vaccines” afterwards.

Dr Glover speaking at the EMF’s “Impact of Microbiology” event

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Her talk was followed by Dr Jan van Impe’s “Predictive food microbiology: mathematical models at the service of public health”. Dr Van Impe specializes in Food Microbiology and is a Researcher at the Catholic University of Leuven.

Dr Glover focused on the importance of microbiology in Europe and discussed the impact and helpfulness of microbes not only in everyday life but in the future.

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Dr Ron Fouchier, Virologist of the Erasmus MC who discovered that that H5N1 virus can be transmitted via aerosols presented a talk on his research titled “Studies on H5N1 virus pathogenesis and transmission”. The last talk was on “Microbiological Risks and Food Safety Control” given by Dr Xavier van Huffel of the Belgian Food Safety Agency.


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