Understanding and Predicting Microbial Evolutionary Dynamics, 26-27 November 2025
Join the Microbiology Society for their event, ‘Understanding and Predicting Microbial Evolutionary Dynamics’ in Liverpool from 26-27 November 2025.
Microbes are everywhere, often forming complex and dynamic communities that are responsible for the health of humans, animals, plants, and natural ecosystems. Increasingly, we recognise that microbial evolution plays a fundamentally important role in these processes. The global crisis of antimicrobial resistance is driven by microbial adaptation to antibiotic use, while microbial responses to environmental changes will profoundly impact key biogeochemical cycles in soils and oceans. Formulating solutions to these and other emerging issues demands a deep understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of microbes and microbial communities, to enable us to anticipate their reactions to selective pressures and to develop effective, resilient biotechnological solutions.
This meeting will strengthen collaborative ties between researchers working across the diverse field of microbial evolution, in the UK and overseas. There will be invited talks on a range of topics including drivers and dynamics of (pan)genome evolution, microbiome evolution, predicting microbial evolution, and the applications of microbial evolution. In addition, the meeting will provide opportunities for early career researchers to present their work in the form of contributed talks and poster presentations and to build their collaborative networks. This meeting is the sequel to Understanding and Predicting Microbial Evolutionary Dynamics 2022.
Organising committee:
- Michael Brockhurst (University of Manchester, UK)
- Jenna Gallie (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Germany)
- James Hall (University of Liverpool, UK)
- Stineke Van Houte (University of Exeter, UK)
Key topics
- Drivers and dynamics of microbial evolution
- Evolution of (pan)genomes
- Evolution of microbial communities
- Predicting microbial evolution
- Applications of microbial evolution
To register for this event, please visit the Microbiology Society website.