Resource 1

Local Societies

“Connect with regional experts and collaborate through our network of Local Societies dedicated to advancing viral research”

Contact (Germany)

Stefanie Barbirz

Vereinigung für Algemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie
“Microbial viruses” section
Planning workshops & annual conferences. >100 members

Contact (england)

Darren Smith

VoMxUK inaugural meeting in January 2023
>150 members

Contact (belgium)

Yves Briers

BSVoM (Inaugural meeting in June 2022). Yearly meetings, mailing list, social media presence. >200 members

Contact (france)

Mireille Ansaldi

French phage network
Several years of local meetings
Meeting reports, mailing lists, social media presence.
>150 members

Contact (italy)

Mariagrazia Di Luca & Claudia Campobasso

GiVoM (2023)
Inaugural Meeting January 2023
Mailing lists, social media presence
>50 memberss

Contact (poland)

Alicja Wegrzyn

Polish Society for Research on Microorganisms Viruses
>100 members

Contact (spain)

Pilar Garcia

FAGOMA: Spanish network of bacteriophages and transducer elements. Several years of local meetings
35 research groups >100 members

Contact (africa)

Ritah Nakayinga, Emmanuel Nnadi & Angela Makumi

African Phage forum
>100 members

Contact (canada)

Alexander Hynes

PhageCanada
Meeting reports, mailing lists, social media presence
>200 members

Contact

More iniciatives to come soon:

Joana Azeredo (Portugal) Shawna McCallin (Switzerland) Witold Kot, and Martine Sørensen (Denmark)

Resource 2

External Resources

“Access global knowledge and cutting-edge research from trusted platforms”