The following conferences and meetings have been added to the list of microbiology conferences and meetings 2008

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April 7 - 9, 2008. Workshop on ribosomal RNA technology
Bremen, Germany Further information
Central points that will be addressed by the workshop include: What kind of technology is needed to help biologists deal with the deluge of data? What kinds and quality of emerging data need to be organized, stored and analysed? How can rRNA help to answer burning questions in biology?

May 14-17, 2008. 8th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers
Zakopane, Poland Further information
Will address a variety of topics: the development of new molecular tools and strategies for microbial typing, the evolution of virulence and antibiotic resistance genes, and the molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases.

May 16 - 18, 2008. 2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE2008)
Shanghai, China Further information
Will bring together top researchers from Asian Pacific areas, North America, Europe and around the world to exchange research results and address open issues in all aspects of bioinformatics and biomedical engineering.

May 27 - 31, 2008. Banff Conference on Infectious Diseases
Banff, Canada Further information
Internationally-recognized experts present their research on pathogenesis and other aspects of infectious diseases and host defenses.

June 20 - 22, 2008. Northeast Microbiologists: Physiology, Ecology and Taxonomy NEMPET (25th Anniversary)
Minnowbrook Lodge, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, USA Further information

June 22 - 26, 2008. Natural Products Discovery and Production II
Whistler, Canada Further information
A cross-disciplinary approach to explore the present and future status of natural products and their prospects for continued commercialization. Developments will be explored as they impact traditional culture classes: actinomyces, non-yeast fungal, plants, and single cell bacteria/yeast.

July 6 - 10, 2008. ASM 2008 MELBOURNE (Australian Society for Microbiology)
Melbourne, Australia Further information
July 2008 will see Melbourne host some of the world’s best researchers in subjects as diverse as vibrios, parasites, infection control, retroviruses, marine microbiology, probiotics, bioremediation, molecular microbiology and natural products as antibiotics, in addition to of course mainstream microbiology in all its sub-groups.

July 6 - 11, 2008. Aquatic Virus Workshop 5
Vancouver, Canada Further information
The theme of the AVW has been expanded from Algal Viruses to Aquatic Viruses to facilitate a broader interaction among researchers interested in viruses in aquatic systems.

July 27 - Aug 1, 2008. 33rd International Herpesvirus Workshop
Estoril, Portugal Further information

July 30 - August 2, 2008. Biennial confernce of the International Endotoxin and Innate Immunity Society
Edinburgh, UK Further information

August 3 - 7, 2008. 9th International Conference on Bacillus thuringiensis
University of Warwick, UK Further information
41st Annual meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, 9th international conference on Bacillus thuringiensis (incorporating COST 862).

August 3 - 7, 2008 41st Annual Meeting of Society for Invertebrate Pathology (SIP)
Warwick, UK Further information

August 3 - 8, 2008. XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008)
Mexico City, Mexico Further information

August 11 - 15, 2008. 12th International Congress on Yeasts
Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine Further information
The list of confirmed speakers includes Nobel laureate Aaron Ciechanover and other top-level yeast researchers (altogether, near 100 scientists already confirmed their participation as Invited Speakers).

August 20 - 24, 2008. Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages
Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA Further information

September 4 - 6, 2008. Symposium on the Evolution of Antiviral and Antibacterial Defense
Berlin, Germany Further information

September 7 - 11, 2008. Extremophiles 2008
Cape Town, South Africa Further information
Will encompass the latest research developments in a broad range of subjects including extremophile molecular ecology, metagenomics, physiology, genetics, protein structure and function and biotechnology.

November 5 - 7, 2008. Conference on Congenital Cytomegalovirus 2008
Harkin Global Communications Center, Centers for Disease Control,Atlanta, Georgia, USA Further information
The theme of CCC 08 will be Public Health Action towards Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment. Planned topics include: epidemiology, pathogenesis, maternal diagnosis, newborn screening, prognostic markers, prevention/counseling, immunity, vaccination and therapy.