This is an international gathering dedicated to developing Shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) vaccines, hosted by PATH, a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. Registration is now open for the VASE Virtual Symposium, which will be held online on 28 and 30 September 2021. Check out the full agenda and read the presentation abstracts. This fully virtual event will provide key updates on vaccines being developed for Shigella, (ETEC) and other emerging diarrheal pathogens, such as non-typhoidal Salmonella. Click here to learn more.

The North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) is organized by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF).  The CFF 2021 onsite medical conference will be held from September 30 - October 2, 2021, in San Antonio Texas.  Additional details forthcoming. Click here to learn more.

The course provides state-of-the-art teaching in both human and veterinary vaccinology, drawing on the experience of the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford, The Pirbright Institute, and this year's African host, the KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kenya.  These courses alternate between East and West Africa. In 2021, participation is limited to attendants currently working or studying in East Africa.    Applications close 31 August 2021. Click here to learn more.

The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease is convening a discussion among international experts to help inform domestic and international pandemic preparedness strategies building on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and other experiences. CARB-X participants include Kevin Outterson, Executive Director, who will moderate the discussion. Click here to learn more. Click here to register.

The emergence and spread of bacteria resistant to many drug classes seriously threaten all branches of modern medicine. There is currently no course providing advanced instruction on antibiotics and resistance. The specific goal of ICARe is to bring leaders in academics and industry together with trained scientists at the dawn of their careers. Cutting-edge approaches for the study of resistance and antibiotic discovery will be examined. The objective of ICARe is to train the next generation of scientists implicated in…

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European Celebration of 5 Years of Progress with CARB-X A virtual discussion of progress and plans to accelerate innovation globally 22nd of October, 2021, 3:30 - 4:30pm CET / 9:30 - 10:30am ET Antibiotic-resistance undermines the safety net for modern medicine. Chemotherapy, surgeries, transplantation, childbirth – all of these and more depend on antibiotics to treat infection.  At least 700,000 people die each year due to antibiotic-resistant (AMR) infections, according to a recent WHO report. A recent Lancet publication from the European Center…

The World Health Summit promotes a science-driven and broad approach to global health development with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at its core. Our key issues are therefore interdisciplinary, science-based, cross-sectoral, and concerted. They are vital to set the global health agenda for the years to come. Because health is more than medicine and health is a human right. Key issues include: Access to Essential Medicine Big Data Biomedical Research Climate Change and Health Digital Innovation Drugs and Vaccines Evolutionary…