Spring School ‘Host-Microbe Interactomics

An intensive 3-days event comprising of lectures by experts on various scientific aspects of host-microbe interactions. Lecturers will present an overview of their scientific discipline, not just covering their own research. Presentations (oral or poster) of PhD students and Postdocs are an integral and important component of the Spring School program. There will be ample time for reflection and discussions. The event is especially attractive for PhD students and postdocs, but also others are welcome.

Tentative program:

Sunday 1 June
Arrival (inter)national participants

Monday 2 June
Evolution of Host-Microbe Interactions (invited speakers)
– Sarah Gurr (University of Exeter, UK): ‘Emerging fungal pathogens’
– Laurence Hurst (University of Bath, UK): ‘Evolutionary genetics’
– An Martel (Ghent University, B): ‘Amphibian decline’

Bacterial pathogens (invited speakers)
– Martin Jinek (University of Zürich, CH): ‘CRISPR’
– Maria Yazdanbakhsh (Leiden University, NL): ‘Nematode infections’
– Sylvia Brugman (Utrecht University, NL): ‘Zebrafish immunity’

Tuesday 3 June
Host immunity (invited speakers)
– Marije Doppenberg (Radboud University, NL): ‘Borrelia infections’
– Suzan Rooijakkers (Utrecht University, NL): ‘Bacterial infections in humans’
– John Hays (Erasmus Medical Center, NL): ‘Multidrug resistance’

Mutualistic Interactions (invited speakers)
– Toby Kiers (VU University Amsterdam, NL): ‘Mutualistic interactions’
– Julia Vorholt (ETH Zürich, CH): ‘Phyllosphere microbiology’
– Sarah Lebeer (University of Antwerp, B): ‘Probiotics’

Conference dinner

Target group: This event is especially attractive for PhD students and postdocs, but also others are welcome.
Language: English
Course credits: 0.9 ECTS

Fee: For PhD students with approved TSP’s and postdocs of the participating Graduate Schools the fee is € 200,– (excluding B&B); Other PhD Students, post-docs and staff of participating organizations € 325,– (excluding B&B); All others € 500,– (excluding B&B). After your registration you will receive an invoice. Payment only possible by bank transfer (NO credit cards and NO cash payments on site). Registration fees cover expenses for course materials, lunches and coffee/tea and a dinner party on one of the evenings (Tuesday June 3rd). Accommodation and travel are not included in the fee. Participants must organize their own travel and accommodation. There are possibilities to stay in the hotel ‘Hof van Wageningen’ (see venue of this event), as XX rooms will be blocked for participants of this meeting until 6 weeks before the start of the spring school. If you require accommodation it is advised to book the hotel as soon as possible (approximately € 90, – – per night including breakfast) and with your booking do mention that you are a participant in the Host-Microbe Interactomics Spring School. .

Registration:  To register, send an e-mail to Douwe Zuidema, providing the following information:

  1. Last Name:
  2. First Name:
  3. Gender:
  4. E-Mail:
  5. Your professional status. I am a [ ] 1st year, [ ] 2nd year, [ ] 3rd year, [ ] 4th year PhD student, [ ] post doc, [ ] else:
  6. Home Institute (+ full address for invoice):
  7. Name Graduate School (if applicable):
  8. Approved TSP (Education Plan) (if applicable) (YES/NO):
  9. Dietary wishes (e.g. vegetarian, gluten intolerance, etc.):
  10. Do include an abstract (see below):

Upon registration, all participants have to submit an abstract (max. 250 words) on the research they will present. You will be notified whether your abstract has been selected for an oral or poster presentation. All abstracts will be published in the Host-Microbe Interactomics program and abstract book. Please, follow the instructions when preparing your abstract.
Abstract guide lines (maximum of 250 words):
Font: (Verdana-size 10)
Title: (25 words maximum)
Presenter’s name first and underlined (First name Last name, Affiliation)
Abstract text (maximum is 250 words including the title)

Organisation: The Graduate Schools PE&RC, VLAG, WIAS and EPS
Organisers: Dr. Stan Brouns (Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University), Dr. Peter van Baarlen (Host-Microbe Interactomics, Wageningen University), Dr. Jos Raaijmakers (NIOO) & Prof.dr. Bart Thomma (Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University)


Monday, June 2, 2014 through June 4
00:00 - 23:59
Hotel & Congress Centre 'Hof van Wageningen'
Lawickse Allee 9, Wageningen