UK Cellular Microbiology

Thank you to all attendees and keynote speakers, Florence Niedergang and Raphael Valdivia, for sharing their enthusiasm for science and their exciting research. It was fantastic to host all of you for the 2026 UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting! Safe journey home and see you next year!

Thank you also for the support from @wwiem-qub.bsky.social staff! And another big shout out to @lab-puhar.bsky.social @codendall.bsky.social @cisneros-lab.bsky.social l @gunnarns.bsky.social @MiguelValvano for a fantastic team effort!

A huge thank you to our sponsors @biologists.bsky.social @li-corenv.bsky.social @thermofishersci.bsky.social @scientificlabs.bsky.social @embo.org @Tecan & @PremierScientific @microbiologysociety.org who supported us!

Last chance to register for the 2026 UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting - closing tomorrow 4th of June! Two exiting keynotes & 27 ECR presentations showcasing host-pathogen interactions in diverse models. Poster abstracts are still considered. June 22nd/23rd in Belfast. ukcellmicro.org

Only a couple of days left to register for the UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting - we will have a great line up of speakers and poster presenters investigating various pathogens in cell-based, tissue and in vivo models.

Due to popular demand - we have extended the abstract submission deadline for the UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting until the 25th of May 2026! Great opportunity to showcase your exciting research!

Join us for the 2026 UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting - Submit your abstract until end of the day tomorrow 12.05.2026

The weekend is coming - use it to plan a trip to Belfast for the 2026 UK Cellular Microbiology Meeting! Submit an abstract until 12th of May! Great opportunity for early career researchers! www.ukcellmicro.org

Registration and abstract submission for the 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork Meeting are now open! Exiting keynote speakers and opportunity for researchers from the UK, Ireland and beyond to share their work on host-pathogen interactions. June 22nd/23rd @WWIEM in Belfast. www.ukcellmicro.org

The weekend is coming - use it to plan a trip to Belfast for the 2026 UK Cellular Microbiology Meeting! Submit an abstract until 12th of May! Great opportunity for early career researchers! www.ukcellmicro.org

Deadline approaching: Submit an abstract until 12th of May to present at the UK Cellular Microbiology Meeting 2026! Great opportunity for early career researchers! www.ukcellmicro.org

Registration and abstract submission for the 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork Meeting are now open! Exiting keynote speakers and opportunity for researchers from the UK, Ireland and beyond to share their work on host-pathogen interactions. June 22nd/23rd @WWIEM in Belfast. www.ukcellmicro.org

The 2026 UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting is approaching fast! Submit an abstract until May, 12th and join us June, 22nd/23rd in Belfast! Exiting keynote speakers and opportunities for early career researchers from the UK, Ireland and beyond to share their work. www.ukcellmicro.org

Registration and abstract submission for the 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork Meeting are now open! Exiting keynote speakers and opportunity for researchers from the UK, Ireland and beyond to share their work on host-pathogen interactions. June 22nd/23rd @WWIEM in Belfast. www.ukcellmicro.org

Exciting news! Dr. Florence Niedergang, Director of Institut Cochin, will be key note speaker at the 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork meeting! Join us 22nd - 23rd of June in Belfast to hear about her and share your exciting work on host-pathogen interactions. Stay tuned ! www.ukcellmicro.org

Happy New Year! Exciting announcement: Prof. Raphael H. Valdivia will be a key note speaker at the 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork meeting! Join us 22nd - 23rd of June in Belfast to hear about his and share your exciting work on host-pathogen interactions. Stay tuned ! www.ukcellmicro.org

SAVE THE DATE! The 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork meeting will be held 22nd - 23rd of June at @wwiem-qub.bsky.social in Belfast. Researchers from the UK and beyond are invited to share exciting work on the mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions. Follow us to stay tuned! www.ukcellmicro.org

The UK Cellular Microbiology meeting was an incredible success this year! A huge thank you to all the brilliant speakers, poster presenters, and attendees who made this such a dynamic and inspiring event! See you all next year!

It will be a full house at the UK Cellular Microbiology Meeting! We expect 120 attendees! Get ready for exciting talks, poster sessions, and plenty of networking opportunities over the 2-day event!

Updates on our keynotes We’re delighted to open the meeting with Prof Stuart Neil (KCL). On Day 2, we continue with Prof Jose Bengoechea (LSHTM). Both Prof Neil and Bengoechea have been outstanding mentors throughout their careers. We hope our ECRs will take the opportunity to interact with them!

We can't wait to see you at the UK cellular microbiology meeting next Monday and Tuesday (2-3 June)! Final programme below!

The official registration deadline for the meeting has now passed. We have just a few more tickets left to make it a full house! If you have not registered yet, hurry up! www.ukcellmicro.org/registration... Our speakers are also all lined up. Watch this space for updates on the schedule!

Submitting an abstract to #UKCellMicro2025? We’ve got great news! 🌱 Thanks to additional support from EMBO, travel awards are available for those using sustainable transport (train or car). Keep your receipts! 🏆 Poster and short talk prizes will be sponsored by FEBS and the Company of Biologists

🏆 We are pleased to offer ECR prizes at the meeting: - 2 prizes for outstanding talks, sponsored by the Company of Biologists (Disease Models & Mechanisms and Journal of Cell Science) - 2 prizes for exceptional posters, sponsored by the FEBS Journal. @biologists.bsky.social @febsj.bsky.social

🧳 Thanks to sustainable travel awards sponsored by EMBO, ECR abstract submitters (travelling by train/car to attend the UK cellular microbiology meeting) will be able to apply for travel grants - see travel page for more details. www.ukcellmicro.org/travel.html @embo.org

🧪 We've received fantastic abstracts for the #UKCellMicro meeting and we’re building an exciting programme for 2–3 June! Big thanks to @embo.org, @biologists.bsky.social and @febsj.bsky.social for supporting ECR travel grants & prizes! Register by 12 May 2025! www.ukcellmicro.org/registration...

8 days left to submit abstracts for the UK cellular microbiology meeting! We look forward to receiving yours! Find the abstract submission template here: www.ukcellmicro.org/abstracts.html Email your abstract to us at: ukcellmicro@gmail.com Deadline to submit: April 10th Event date: June 2nd-3rd

Registrations and abstract submissions now open for the UK Cellular Microbiology meeting! www.ukcellmicro.org

Strange sights in central London! 🚨 UK Cell Micro 2025 is here! 🚨 📅 2nd-3rd June 2025 📍 King’s College London Join us for fun science, networking, and a rooftop social! 🌇🎉 💡 Submit your abstract by 10th April ukcellmicro.org

If you would like to be added to the starter pack, please add a comment below or send us a message! go.bsky.app/kc1D3R

🚀 Join us at the UK Cellular Microbiology meeting at KCL on 2nd-3rd June 2025! 🌟 Registrations and abstract submissions opening soon! Don't miss this great opportunity to share research updates and network! #UKCellMicro