Full Program
Program

BAM

BREAK

BRIDGING

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INDUSTRY (NO CME-CREDIT)

JOINT

KEYNOTE

MEM

NETWORKING

PANEL DISCUSSION

SOCIETY SESSION

VIR

VIROLOGY

Wednesday, 04 November, 2026
Time Auditorium I Auditorium II Auditorium III+IV Room 5B Exhibition
08:00-11:00
E-POSTER DISCUSSION NOT YET ALLOCATED
09:00-10:00
RNA/VACCINES/VIRUS
10:00-11:00
EMERGING DISEASES AND PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS (PD)
11:00-11:30
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
11:30-13:00
PATHOGENICITY AND VIRULENCE FACTORS
EUKARYOTIC PATHOGENS AND ANTIMICROBIALS
ONE HEALTH
13:00-14:30
BREAK, POSTER VIEWING, POSTER DISCUSSIONS AND EXHIBITION VISIT
13:05-14:05
ICTV PLENARY SESSION
14:30-16:00
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
THE HUMAN MYCOBIOME IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
ANTIVIRALS, ANTIBODY AND VACCINES
NEXT GENERATION MICROBIOLOGISTS FOR A CHANGING WORLD
16:00-16:40
COFFEE AND POSTER HAPPY HOUR (INCL. POSTER DISCUSSIONS ) AND EXHIBITION VISIT
16:40-17:40
OPENING CEREMONY AND LECTURE
17:40-19:10
WELCOME RECEPTION & MEET THE EXHIBITORS
Thursday, 05 November, 2026
Time Auditorium I Auditorium II Auditorium III+IV Room 5B Exhibition Offsite
06:30-08:00
IUMS 2026 WALKING & RUNNING TOURS
09:00-10:00
NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES - ENGINEERING GENE EXPRESSION IN PATHOGENS
10:00-11:00
MICROBIAL HOST INTERACTIONS AND BEYOND (MGP)
11:00-11:30
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
11:30-13:00
MICROBIAL EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY
FOOD MICROBIOLOGY AND SAFETY
HOST/PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS (BASIC VIROLOGY - MODEL SYSTEMS)
IUMS Member Society Research Excellence Awards
13:00-14:30
BREAK, POSTER VIEWING, POSTER DISCUSSIONS AND EXHIBITION VISIT
13:05-14:05
MICROBIAL SOLUTIONS FOR A SUSTAINABLE PLANET
RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL
ICSP SESSION ON BACTERIAL TAXONOMY
14:30-16:00
MICROBIOME/MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES: BIOFILM AND MICROBIAL INTERACTION
PLANT PATHOGENS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
HOST/PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS (HOST PERSPECTIVE - INATE, ADAPTIVE IMMUNOLOGY)
MICROBIAL TAXONOMY
16:00-16:40
COFFEE AND POSTER HAPPY HOUR (INCL. POSTER DISCUSSIONS) AND EXHIBITION VISIT
16:40-17:40
PANEL DISCUSSION: MICROBIAL LITERACY – EDUCATING SOCIETY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
PANEL DISCUSSION: PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS: BEYOND INFLUENZA
PANEL DISCUSSION: MICROBIAL SOLUTIONS FOR A SUSTAINABLE PLANET
16:40-17:55
HFSP SYMPOSIUM - FRONTIER RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
18:15-19:00
WALKING TOUR TO SPARK: A NIGHT AT THE LISBON ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
19:00-21:00
SPARK: A NIGHT AT THE LISBON ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Friday, 06 November, 2026
Time Auditorium I Auditorium II Auditorium III+IV Room 5B Exhibition
09:00-10:00
GENOMICS AND MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
10:00-11:00
AI'S GLOBAL IMPACT
11:00-11:30
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
11:30-13:00
FUNCTIONAL AND COMPARATIVE GENOMICS
BIOECONOMY AND MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIG DATA
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING IN CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ONE HEALTH: INNOVATIONS, APPLICATIONS, AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
13:00-14:30
BREAK, POSTER VIEWING, POSTER DISCUSSIONS AND EXHIBITION VISIT
13:10-14:10
GENERAL ASSEMBLEY
14:30-16:00
AQUATIC MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
VIRUSES, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THEIR PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT
EX SITU PRESERVATION AND VALORISATION OF MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
16:00-16:40
COFFEE AND POSTER HAPPY HOUR (INCL. POSTER DISCUSSIONS) AND EXHIBITION VISIT
16:40-17:40
PANEL DISCUSSION: WILL AI WIN
PANEL DISCUSSION: DATA FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH - INEQUITIES IN OPEN SCIENCE
PANEL DISCUSSION: IS DATA DEAD?
17:40-18:00
CLOSING WORDS