NDPIA will together with the Swedish Society for Microbiology (SFM) organize a scientific meeting, the 4^th NDPIA/SFM Day, 2 October 2018 with the aim to promote interdisciplinary scientific interactions. The programme features invited keynote speakers, short presentations selected from abstracts and a poster walk. The meeting will be held at Hjortviken Konferens outside Gothenburg. The meeting provides an opportunity to present and discuss research projects and to expand scientific networks. 14 short talks will be selected from submitted poster abstracts.

The NDPIA/SFM Day will be preceded by an NDPIA workshop on English writing/grant proposal writing 1 October. The intensive lecture workshop focuses on sentence level, paragraph level, and global level writing analysis and revision strategies. Participants will learn specific sets of analytical and revision skills that are transferable to both grant writing and article writing.

Workshop participants will be provided with a short notebook that includes a review of the main topics and techniques covered in the course. Many of the writing samples illustrate writing analysis techniques and revision strategies are from researchers based in Sweden. In addition, there is a plan to supplement the course with a series of on-line lessons for students who would like to review the topics introduced in the course.

Registration and abstract submission deadline – 27 June, 2018

Link to addition information and registration to activities 1-2 October 2018

Workshop and meeting participation including dinner and accommodation in shared double rooms 1 October is free of charge for NDPIA members who will participate in all activities 1-2 October and also submit an abstract and present a poster 2 October.

Alicia Edin, Department of Clinical Microbiology at Umeå University, will defend her PhD thesis May 25, 2018.

Opponent: Thomas Schön, Linköping University
Venue: Bergasalen (NUS 27), University Hospital of Umeå
Time: 9.00 a.m.

Link to information about the thesis

Link to the thesis in Diva

Laila Ladhani, Department of Micro and Nanosystems at KTH, will be having her PhD thesis defence 29 May, 2018.

Opponent: Jorma Keskinen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Venue: Room D3 Lindstedsvägen 5, KTH main campus, Stockholm
Time: 1.30 p.m.

Link to the thesis in Diva

Network meeting and opportunity to present your research at SFM/NDPIA Day 181001-02 at Hjortviken/Gothenburg – link to additional information

Course/workshop on ”Live imaging of intracellular infections” 181112-16 in Linköping – link to additional information

Extensive course on antibiotics/antibiotics resistance mechanisms 181126-30 at Hjortviken/Gothenburg with leading international researchers invited as teachers – link to additional information

The aim of this 2 ECTS NDPIA course in Umeå is to provide in depth understanding of virus-vector interaction and transmission dynamics of mosquito-borne viruses.
It will provide better understanding of mosquitoes as vectors of arboviruses most of which are zoonotic in nature and affect both humans and animals. The course will include various aspects of the mosquito vector including; ecology, biology, population genetics, competence, capacity and how these factors influence virus transmission to the susceptible host. The course will also cover surveillance, identification, diagnostics, prevention and control, as well as arboviruses.

Registration deadline: 180430

Link to additional information and registration