When: 23-26 March 2026
Where: Stora Brännbo, Sigtuna, Sweden
Registration deadline: 9 February 2026
Abstract submission: 2 March 2026
A limited number of spots are available, PhD students and full NDPIA members will have priority. Register today to save a spot. NOTE: A poster presentation abstract is mandatory to attend the course. Download the required abstract template here: Abstract template
Content Overview
- Suggested ECTS: 2 ECTS (this must be discussed with your home university)
- Level: PhD students and postdocs
- Language: English
- Course leaders: Helen Wang, (helen.wang@imbim.uu.se), Diarmaid Hughes, (diarmaid.hughes@imbim.uu.se), Eva Garmendia, (eva.garmendia@uac.uu.se), Edmund Loh, (edmund.loh@ki.se)
- Course lecturers: National and international renowned researchers
- Course schedule: TBA
This four-day intensive course provides a broad and connected view of antibiotic resistance, from the microbe’s perspective to a clinical and applied perspective, with a One Health approach in focus. Participants will move from molecular mechanisms in bacteria to clinical use, diagnostics, and communications, among other topics. The course covers how antibiotics work, how resistance develops, and how it spreads, as well as modern diagnostic methods, and current paths for new antibiotics and alternative therapies. To enhance the learning experience and networking, this course also includes interactive group work and scientific poster presentations by the attendees.
On completion of the course, the student should understand:
• the molecular biology underlying antibiotic resistance
• the modes of action of antibiotics
• the mechanisms driving the evolution and spread of resistance
• strategies for the appropiate use of antibiotics and the prevention of resistance
• the processes involved in the discovery, development, and approval of antibiotics
• methods for detecting and determining antibiotic susceptibility and resistance
• emerging anti-infection and treatment strategies
approaches to effective public communication
Participants will also have the opportunity to:
• present and discuss their research with colleagues
• build their national and international scientific network
Course Details
Types of instructions:
• lectures and group discussions
• poster walks with participant presentation and discussion
Accommodation:
Course registration, accommodation, and meals are free of charge for NDPIA members who participate in all course activities. Accomodation is arranged by the NDPIA administration between 23-26 of March at Stora Brännbo. Default accomodation for participants is a shared double room.
Travel:
Participants must arrange their own travel and are responsible for covering their own travel costs, which must be funded by their principal investigator (PI), university, or institute. Do not make any travel arrangements before receiving confirmation of admittance.
There will be chartered buses going to and from Stora Brännbo:
Participants can reserve a spot on these buses in the registration form, free of charge.
Monday 23 March:
From Arlanda to Stora Brännbo: TBD
From Cityterminalen to Stora Brännbo: TBD
Thursday 26 March:
From Stora Brännbo to Arlanda: TBD
From Stora Brännbo to Cityterminalen: TBD
Registration
NDPIA members can register below and NDPIA full members have priority to attend the course.
Non-NDPIA members: please contact anna-sara.lenman@umu.se to announce your interest in attending the course.
Cancellation Policy
The registration for this course is binding, and you are required to join the full course to register. Cancellation of participation is free of charge until 9 February. Thereafter a cancellation fee of 6,800 SEK (cost for the full board at Stora Brännbo) will be applied.
NOTE: You must submit a signed letter from your supervisor confirming that the cancellation terms are accepted.
Use this template: Cancellation fee agreement