Organisers

Thomas Bosch (Kiel University, Germany) Evolution and the Ecology of development

Margaret McFall-Ngai (Carnegie Institution for Science, US) Invertebrate-microbe symbiotic interactions

Luís Teixeira (Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Portugal; Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal) Host-Microbe Interactions

Karina Xavier (Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal) Bacterial Signalling

Organising Institutions

This Summer School is organized by SymbNET, an European network for research on host-microbe symbiosis, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (FCG-IGC).

The FCG-IGC has a strong background in postgraduate studies and research on host-microbe symbioses and is uniquely prepared to organise this innovative and high-quality Summer School. 

The course is co-organized by the Moore Foundation, the Católica Biomedical Research Centre, the Origin and Functions of Metaorganisms Collaborative Research Centre 1182 (CRC 1182), and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR).