Events

The IMEMA International Meeting on Endemic Mycoses of the Americas will be held from 6-8 May 2021 in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. This meeting is co-organised by the Asociación Argentina de Microbiología & Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia and will cover Epidemiology and Ecology, Diagnostics, Treatment, Host-pathogen interaction, Vaccine, Clinical Aspects, Omics. 

In view of the current state of the COVID 19 Pandemic, and following consultation with the ECMM Board, ECMM Educational Officer and Congress Care, it was decided to postpone the Educational Symposium in Iasi, Romania on “Rare Yeasts – A Global Threat” to  July 1-2, 2021.

The meeting of the ISHAM – ECMM WG: “Environmental Fungi” will take place on  July 2, 2021.
 

The 11th international conference of Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis has been rescheduled for 6-aa June 2021. The meeting will be held in Kampala, Uganda.  Further information can be found here.

The 5th ECMM Educational Symposium will be jointly organized by ECMM, ESCMID, and ISHAM in Iasi (Romania). This meeting is presenting a novel approach to a microbial group – the “rare yeasts” as human pathogens of significance. ISHAM members can benefit from reduced registration fees.

Due to COVID-19, the organizers decided to reschedule the meeting, the new date is 5-7 August 2021.

ISHAM invites all members and mycology colleagues to the ISHAM ASIA congress on August 5–7, 2021, in Bangkok, Thailand. ISHAM Asia, co-organized by ISHAM and its Asia Fungal Working Group, is the seminal medical mycology event Asia Pacific has been waiting for: an assembly of world-leading experts from 18 countries; state-of-the-art updates put into Asia-Pacific context; and an international arena to showcase your research. There will be ample opportunities to interact with highly reputed clinicians and medical mycologists. ISHAM and Young ISHAM members can enjoy special discounted registration rates. Register before May 29, 2020, and you will get an extra US$50 early bird discount! Become a member now or make sure your membership is current before registering.

Deadline: April 15, 2021
Fungal diseases are significant causes of mortality and morbidity in both the developed and the developing world. The recent increases in the incidence and severity of invasive fungal infections are directly attributable to new susceptible patient populations. Examples of these large, at-risk populations include patients with AIDS; hospitalized patients being treated for cancer and autoimmune disorders; andthose receiving organ transplants. Despite this increasing threat, our understanding of the basic pathophysiology of fungal disease lags far behind our understanding of bacterial, parasitic and viral diseases. Furthermore, the number of antifungal therapies in clinical use is limited, and there is a paucity of novel antifungal strategies in the current drug pipeline. To address the need for more research in the area of fungal diseases, this course aims to:

a) increase students’ breadth of knowledge in fungal pathogenesis research

b) introduce and explore both standard and cutting edge model systems for the analysis of fungal virulence

c) create an environment that fosters interactions and idea-exchange among students, faculty, and the greater mycology research community.

Course material is suitable for advanced graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research faculty, and clinician-scientists.

We are pleased to announce the following event: „55. Wissenschaftliche Tagung der Deutschsprachigen Mykologischen Gesellschaft DMykG “ taking place from 27 to 29 September 2021 in in Erlangen/DE.

It is a great honour and pleasure for us to invite you cordially to participate in the 10th Congress on Trends in Medical Mycology (TIMM-10), which will be held in October 8-11th, 2021 at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. TIMM-10 is organized by the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM). The TIMM 2021 will mark the 10th anniversary of the TIMM series of meetings and we are looking forward to work together with our colleagues in the British Society of Medical Mycology, represented in the local organizing committee and the members of the scientific organizing committee, to present to you an attractive scientific and social program celebrating this 10th anniversary.

More information is available on the congress website www.timm2021.org