Summer School: “Innovative approaches for the identification of antiviral agents”,

The Summer School will take place in Pula (Cagliari, Italy) from September 26th to September 30th 2022, with the patronage of the European Society for Virology, the Federation of European Microbiological Societies, the Italian Society for Microbiology and Molecular Biology, the Sardinia Ricerche Research agency and other Institutions. All the information are available at (http://people.unica.it/iaaass/).
The goal is to allow young scientists (PhD students and young
post-docs) to meet and interact with internationally-recognized experts in the field, recognizing that successful mentoring requires a combination of critically reviewing scientific literature, sharing ideas and discussing new paradigms for future research.

The summer school will be of 4 full working days (plus arriving and departure days) that will be organized into:
i) a morning series of plenary lectures from experts in the field
ii)  an afternoon of presentation of young scientists’ research
iii) evening of small thematic discussion groups

Currently the panel of speakers includes:
Graciela Andrei (Leuven)
Kathrine Seley-Radtke (Baltimore)
Johan Neyts (Leuven)
Jean Nachega (Pittsurg)
Vincenzo Summa (Napoli)
Stefan Pöhlmann (Göttingen)
Chris Meier (Hamburg)
Albrecht Von Brunn (Munich)
Massimo Palmarini (Glasgow)
Andrea Brancale (Prague)
Ben Berkout (Amsterdam)
Priscilla Yang (Standford)
Reuben Harris (San Antonio)
Enzo Tramontano (Cagliari)
Branka Horvat (Lyon)
St. Patrick Reid (Homaha)

We will accept  ~40-50 young scientists, that will pay a € 525 fee (including full accommodation). The Summer School will be held at the Sardegna Ricerche Research Park
(http://www.sardegnaricerche.it/attivita/parcotecnologico/) and at the Hotel Flamingo, Santa Margherita di Pula, (http://www.hotelflamingosardinia.com/), which are close to the Cagliari airport. In order to enroll, students will have to apply by sending an abstract according to the summer school format and will be selected according to their contribute and Curriculum Vitae.

We are currently receiving support from a number of Societies and companies and we will be able to cover the travel and/or fee reimbursement for a number of worthy applicants in order to support their attendance to the meeting. In particular,  I am happy to let you know that the Federation of European Microbiology Societies (FEMS) has confirmed us its support. The indications to apply for the travel grant are available at http://people.unica.it/iaaass/registration/.