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Sunday 22 December 2024

23rd Iran’s Int’l Congress of Microbiology to be held in person

Tehran (ISNA) - The 23rd Iran’s International Congress of Microbiology will be held in person from August 30 to September 1st , two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

According to ISNA, the 23rd International Congress of Microbiology of Iran will be held by the Iranian society of Microbiology(ISM) in cooperation with the educational and research departments of Iranian universities of medical sciences and research centers in Iran.

Dr. Mojdeh Hakemi Vala, Scientific Secretary of this congress stated, “The main purpose of holding this congress is to provide a scientific and suitable place for exchanging information and experiences of Iranian and foreign specialists in medical microbiology with each other and with eager students and notice of existing capacities in the country.

She added, "In this international event, not only well-known Iranian professors working in Iranian university hospitals and universities of medical sciences are present, but also well-known foreign professors from different countries such as Canada, Italy, Greece, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Australia, The United states, India and Oman have also been invited to share their valuable research findings. Also, during the congress, there is an opportunity for knowledge-based companies to attend and introduce their products and express their experiences. In addition, with the setup of the exhibition, it will be possible for companies to introduce microbial and laboratory products.

Hakimi Vala pointed out, “The most important topics discussed in this congress are the status, treatment, vaccination and control of Covid-19 disease, entrepreneurship and diagnostic achievements, study of emerging and re-emerging diseases including monkeypox, phage therapy and its importance in treatment, microbiome and the role of probiotics in infectious diseases, the status of urinary tract infections and recent diagnoses and treatments, and the importance of infectious diseases in immunocompromised patients. Also in this congress, in addition to presenting articles in the form of lectures and posters, various workshops in the field of microbial technology will be held with various titles.

She added, "This congress has the privilege of retraining from the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education and so far more than 100 people have registered in this congress and have submitted abstracts of their articles through the official system of the congress."

The Scientific Secretary of the Congress stated that the deadline for submitting abstracts to the Secretariat of the Congress is July 22.

Those interested can refer to the website https://ismcongress.ir/ for the latest news, how to register and participate in the Congress.

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