Hosted by: Microbiome Exploration Peak of Research Excellence.
Join us again in January 2025 for a two-day conference for the UK Viruses of
Microbes community.
The conference will be preceded by a phage
genomics workshop. To express your interest in attending the workshop, please tick the associated box when completing your conference registration and the event organisers will be in touch.
Our VoM-UK events are designed to support the development of postgraduate and early careers researchers, offering interaction with group leads and networking with peers. The meeting is open to academia and industry interested in Viruses of Microbes.
Phage Genomics Workshop
Wednesday 22nd January 2025, 10:00-15:00.
A practical genomics workshop. Using research resources
provided by CLIMB, focusing on viral genome assembly, annotation and taxonomy.
A laptop is required to participate.
Please note that this workshop has limited spaces and conference registration doesn’t guarantee a place at the workshop. The list of confirmed workshop delegates will be added to this event page by Wednesday 18th December 2025.
Conference Day
1
Thursday 23rd January 2025, 10:00-18:00
Followed by 18:00 drinks reception and 18:30 buffet dinner
Conference Day 2
Friday 24th January 2025, 10:00-16:00
Conference details
Hear from invited keynote speakers and over 100 postgraduate
researchers talking about their current projects. Join in discussions, build
collaborations, and be part of the developing VoM network across the UK. Abstracts will be considered for talks and posters. Keynote Speakers will be confirmed in due course.
Conference Schedule
A full schedule with speakers and abstracts will be
circulated to registrants near the event date.
Submit an abstract for oral presentation
Interested postgraduate researchers, postdoctoral
researchers or fellows, please submit a title, author/author list and a 200-word
abstract to the link below. Abstracts will be chosen based on their subject
areas to illustrate the diversity of research within the field. Attendees get
to hear, support and discuss all the work that is presented rather than
theme-specific sessions.
Deadline for abstract submissions: Wednesday 18th December 2025. The link to submit your abstract will be added here soon.
Contribute a poster to the exhibition
You are welcome to contribute a poster for the conference. Poster boards will be provided in the main breakout space. Boards measure 1775mm high x 878mm wide and can fit a poster up to A0 portrait dimension (1189 mm high x 841 mm wide) or smaller. For accessibility, please ensure posters are easily readable with clear contrasts between font and background. Further details to follow.
Conference fees for January 2025
- PGR Student £35.00
- PDRA/Fellow £60.00
- PI £85.00
- Please note that fees to attend are the same regardless of
how many days you choose to attend. The conference payment page will be added soon.
Registration
There is one form for registration and abstract submission. Registration is now open! Register here
Registration deadline: Monday 6th January 2025.
It is important that every individual attending completes the registration form.
If you have already registered but still need to pay, please visit the payment page.
Queries
For any queries about this event, please contact the event lead, Darren Smith at darren.smith@northumbria.ac.uk
Conference accommodation
If you require accommodation, you may wish to view our
conference accommodation website including special room rates. The accommodation website link will be added soon.
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