More than 100 delegates have now signed up for the Letters in Applied Microbiology Early Career Scientists Symposium 2025 (LAMECS 2025) which is taking place in Liverpool next week.
The team at Applied Microbiology International have already received more than 60 abstracts from early career scientists who will be sharing their research at the one-day event, which takes place at the Central Teaching Hub, University of Liverpool, on June 12.
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Now in its fourteenth year, LAMECS is a day designed especially for students and early career researchers in microbiology. Whether it’s your first time presenting, your first research symposium, or just a chance to meet new peers, this event offers a welcoming space to share your work, explore career paths, and hear from inspiring voices across academia, industry and policy.
Inspiring mix
Delegates are looking forward to an inspiring mix of short talks, posters, and our friendly 3-mins 3-slides competition - plus our incredible keynote speaker Dr Claudia Igler will be exploring the future of phage therapy.
They will also be looking forward to gaining valuable insights during our panel discussion: ‘Navigating and Advancing Career Paths in Academia and Industry’.
Networking will be a big part of the day – with plenty of time to connect over lunch, during the poster session, and throughout the exhibition space. Scientists will have the chance to chat with speakers, the AMI team, and exhibitors, including representatives from membership, publishing, science communications, policy, and beyond.
Increase your impact
This year, our Policy Team will be running a Policy Poster Prize and Quiz designed to help you find out more about what they do, and how you can get involved to increase the impact of your research.
Attendees will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite or best poster. The poster with the most votes wins the accolade of ‘People’s Choice Best Poster’ and will receive a prize of £100.
Dr Claudia Igler is a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, where she investigates how bacteria and viruses interact and evolve. With a background that spans mathematics, biomedical engineering, and microbiology, Claudia’s work sits at the fascinating crossroads of experimental science and mathematical modelling.
Power of phage
Her keynote will explore the power of bacteriophages as a much-needed solution to antibiotic resistance. Drawing on her work in phage biology and the evolution of mobile genetic elements, Claudia will share how these natural bacterial predators can be engineered and deployed to tackle even the most persistent infections.
She’ll highlight how tools like CRISPR can help us design phages with pinpoint precision, and what this means for treating drug-resistant diseases.
Spaces are still available at LAMECS 2025 and you can register your place now at https://appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-calendar/lam-ecs-symposium-2025.html
The Microbiologist is also looking for early career scientists who are interested in writing up a report on the event for publication. Contact linda@appliedmicrobiology.org to find out more.
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