The University of Gothenburg is excited to announce an upcoming PhD course on Bacterial biofilms – microbiology and infection.
Course details
Study period: 24 March to 4 April 2025
Application period: 1-21 October 2024
Where: On-site at University of Gothenburg
For more information and to register, please visit this link:
https://fubasextern.gu.se
On what subjects? 17 MOOCs are dedicated to Infectious Diseases, including Malaria, Tuberculosis, HIV Sciences, Viral Outbreaks and Pandemics.
Discover the 20 Institut Pasteur MOOCs
For who? Our MOOCs are aimed at people with a scientific background equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in life sciences
Format : Each MOOC is made up of 30 video lectures of 10 minutes, focusing on key messages, recorded with international experts. Students can test their knowledge with quizzes.
Price : All content is available free of charge (videos, quizzes). There is the possibility to obtain a certificate for a fee.
When ? : Once registered you have unlimited access to our resources, not all MOOCs are open at the same time (see calendar).
In what Language? In English, with French and English subtitles
How to register ? create your account on the FUN platform
In May 2024, NDPIA offered a newly developed course on AI applications in infection biology. This course was held on 20-24 May at Rånäs Slott, Rånäs.
“The aim of this course was to introduce infection biologists to the often abstract and overwhelming idea of using AI in their research. By offering concrete examples of how to implement these tools, students gain confidence to apply these approaches in their own research projects.”-Debra Milton, NDPIA National Director
With the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), powerful tools are now available to analyze and to interpret complex biological data to enhance our understanding and combating of infectious diseases. We had eleven national and international experts in the field to introduce participants to AI methods used to predict disease outbreaks, to predict antibiotic resistance of pathogens, to survey pathogens and antibiotic resistance in the environment, to decipher host-pathogen interactions, to aid the development of new antimicrobials and to use AI responsibly.
“This was a fantastic course. Very useful and helpful to get such a thorough insight into this repidly developing field, and getting to know people active in it. I would highly recommend this course!”-Anonymous participant
Integrating knowledge from multiple disciplines will be necessary to address many questions within infection biology. However, taking the first step to implement these tools in research projects can be daunting. Therefore, we also included three workshops in this course with concrete examples which was much appreciated by the students. The workshops were focused on the AlphaFold AI system, SIAMCAT metagenomic data analysis and scientific automation.
We aim to initiate discussions and collaborations across these disciplines, and the beautiful scenery of this venue ensured a relaxed atmosphere and many networking opportunities. The weather allowed poster sessions to be held both outdoors and indoors, with lively discussions also during break times. In addition, students and lecturers were engaged in several social activities including different games and utilizing the sauna and pools by the lake.
“Overall, the lecturers were very inclusive and interested in questions and discussions. Much appreciated!”-Anonymous participant
“Very nice structure of the course! I could on the later course days understand things thanks to the previous days lectures, which had not made sense to me otherwise. So a nice escalation through the course, which made it very useful.”-Anonymous participant
To see the full course program, please visit: AI Applications in Infection Biology Course 2024 | NDPIA
Many thanks to the organizing committee:
The third NDPIA course on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance was held at Stora Brännbo in Sigtuna during 15-19 of April 2024.
Antibiotic resistance is a global public health concern that threatens the use of modern medical therapies to fight infectious diseases. This course introduces antibiotic resistance from a microbial perspective and from a clinical – One Health perspective. We had 18 national and international experts within the field giving an up-to-date overview on the modes of action of antibiotics and how microbes resist the effects of antibiotics, on diagnostic methods to detect known and novel resistance genes, on the origins of resistance genes and the biological cost of resistance for the microbe, and on new antibiotic development and alternative therapeutics for infectious disease.
“The range of topics in this course was great, and really helped me to get a comprehensive understanding on all the aspects of AMR (antimicrobial resistance).”-Anonymous participant
In addition, the effects of human behaviour on antibiotic resistance management and methods to communicate awareness and understanding of antibiotic resistance was also discussed. The lectures were combined with three poster sessions enabling the participants to discuss their own research with fellows and lecturers.
“The strength of this course is the diverse research focus of lecturers and participants! Combining great lecturers and interesting topics in an informal setting really fostered open communication and sharing of ideas.”-Anonymous participant
To see the full course program, please visit: Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Course 2024 | NDPIA
The tenth National Infection Biology and Swedish Microbiology Meeting 2023 was held at Aronsborgs Konferenshotell in Bålstad during 23-24 October 2023. The meeting was co-organized by the National Doctoral Programme in Infections and Antibiotics (NDPIA; www.ndpia.se) and the Swedish Society for Microbiology (SFM; www.mikrobiologi.net/sfm) with the aims to enhance cross-disciplinary research in Sweden within the fields of infection biology and microbiology as well as to strengthen the Swedish network of scientists within these fields.
Microorganisms are found nearly everywhere, and their versatile activities greatly impact our health and the environment, both positively and negatively. Microbiology research, now an integrative science, is vital for addressing certain global ambitions and challenges, such as disease prevention and treatment, maintaining our health, and protecting our food and water.
Current state-of-the-art microbiology research in Sweden will be presented by invited speakers within the sub-disciplines of bacteriology, virology, eukaryotic microbiology, host response, and environmental microbiology. In addition, 16 oral presentations have been selected from the poster abstract submissions and poster walks are organized allowing participants to present and discuss their work with other participants.
Many thanks to the organizing committee