The Polar Microbes Symposium has been postponed once again due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and rescheduled for 3-6 May 2022 (originally scheduled for May 2020, and then May 2021).
The 2nd Symposium on Polar Microbes and Viruses will take place 3-6 May, 2022 at Tvärminne Zoological Station, 120km southwest of Helsinki, Finland.
This symposium will bring together molecular microbial ecologists specializing in different organism groups to share our latest results and discuss methodological problems, as well as future prospects in the field, including practical international collaborations. The environmental focus will be on cryospheric environments including sea ice, glaciers, ice sheets, and permafrost, but excellent research in other polar environments is also invited. The methods to be discussed will focus on ‘omics’ techniques, ranging from single cells to metagenomes, but exciting research using additional methods is encouraged as well.
Organizers: Dr. Eeva Eronen-Rasimus (University of Helsinki) and Dr. Eric Collins (University of Manitoba & University of Alaska Fairbanks).
Deadline for Abstract Submission: March 14, 2022.
Registration Deadline: April 10, 2022.