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www.fems-microbiology.org turn-out amongst all FEMS congresses. Congress Year Turn-out 2003 1,254 2006 1,355 2009 1,746 2011 2,370 Next FEMS Congress FEMS congresses offer profe- ssionals the latest information on microbiology, an in-depth understanding of the inter- dependence between key fields, and a chance to discuss solutions to future challenges. The location of the next FEMS Congress has yet to be chosen. However, FEMS President Dr Bernhard Schink assured micro- biologists at the end of the FEMS 2011 congress that there will certainly be one in the summer of 2013. To make sure you’ll be one of the first to be informed about this, Follow us on Twitter or Like us on Facebook. The official newsletter for FEMS Affiliates July 2011 AFFILIATES LETTER FEMS 2011, well-attended More than 2000 microbiologists around the world discussed microbes in the recently con- cluded FEMS 2011. The 4th FEMS Congress for Microbiologists was held at the Geneva Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. Numbers, numbers, numbers There were exactly 2370 partici- pants at the congress, accord- ing to congress organizer Kenes International. They represent 87 countries. Switzerland led the countries with the most number of participants. Top Countries Participants Switzerland 249 France 229 Germany 154 Ten special Events, around 50 Symposia/Workshops and close to 2000 posters attracted congress participants. The congress covered all aspects of microbiology from genetics, biotechnology, environmental microbiology, pathogenicity, systems biology to biochemistry. The 4th FEMS Congress started on 26 June and lasted five days. It boasts of having the biggest New FEMS Focus now available Also in this issue Prof. Miroslav Radman receives 5th FEMS-Lwoff Award A list of FEMS 2011 Awardees FEMS 2011 in pictures News from the FEMS Publi- cations DEADLINES FEMS-Sponsored Meetings (partial list) Microbiology tidbits FEMS is social!

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FEMS Affiliates Letter is the official newsletter of FEMS affiliates. It is published monthly and this is the July issue.

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turn-out amongst all FEMS congresses.

Congress Year Turn-out

2003 1,254

2006 1,355

2009 1,746

2011 2,370

Next FEMS CongressFEMS congresses offer profe-ssionals the latest information on microbiology, an in-depth understanding of the inter-dependence between key fields, and a chance to discuss solutions to future challenges.

The location of the next FEMS Congress has yet to be chosen. However, FEMS President Dr Bernhard Schink assured micro-biologists at the end of the FEMS 2011 congress that there will certainly be one in the summer of 2013.

To make sure you’ll be one of the first to be informed about this, Follow us on Twitter or Like us on Facebook.

The official newsletter for FEMS Affiliates

July 2011

A FFI L I AT E S L E T T ER

FEMS 2011, well-attendedMore than 2000 microbiologists around the world discussed microbes in the recently con-cluded FEMS 2011. The 4th FEMS Congress for Microbiologists was held at the Geneva Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland.

Numbers, numbers, numbersThere were exactly 2370 partici-pants at the congress, accord-ing to congress organizer Kenes International. They represent 87 countries. Switzerland led the countries with the most number of participants.

Top Countries Participants

Switzerland 249

France 229

Germany 154

Ten special Events, around 50 Symposia/Workshops and close to 2000 posters attracted congress participants.

The congress covered all aspects of microbiology from genetics, biotechnology, environmental microbiology, pathogenicity, systems biology to biochemistry.

The 4th FEMS Congress started on 26 June and lasted five days. It boasts of having the biggest

New FEMS Focus now available

Also in this issueProf. Miroslav Radman receives 5th FEMS-Lwoff Award

A list of FEMS 2011 Awardees

FEMS 2011 in pictures

News from the FEMS Publi-cations

DEADLINES

FEMS-Sponsored Meetings (partial list)

Microbiology tidbits

FEMS is social!

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FEMS President Dr Bernhard Schink hands the FEMS-Lwoff Award to Prof. Miroslav Radman

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Prof. Radman receives FEMS-Lwoff Award

List of other FEMS 2011 Awardees

Best PapersEveline Peeters, BelgiumJana Beranova, Czech RepublicMaria Blanca Sanchez, SpainMartin Pilhofer, USANabil Wilf, United KingdomZhilin Lil, Finland

Best PostersLuis Camacho, SingaporeKay Marin, GermanyWasana Sukhumsirichart, ThailandFrancesco Imperi, ItalyDaniela Kiekebusch, GermanyRikke Meyer, DenmarkNiculina Musat, GermanyGeorgina Dowd, IrelandFrancesco Renzi, Switzerland

ASM AwardDaniela Kiekebusch, Germany

Prof. Miroslav Radman of Croatia received the 5th FEMS-Lwoff award during the 4th FEMS Congress in Geneva, Switzerland. He was chosen for this distinction based on his research on the DNA repair mechanism in Deinococcus radiodurans.

Mainly for the courage“Why would I give myself a Lwoff award?” was his opening statement during his Prize Lecture, titled “Molecular biology of survival and the robustness of bacterial cells and populations”, before he was handed the award and medal. To which he added: “Mainly for the courage”.

Prof. Radman was honoured for his outstanding achievement in microbiology, mainly, “his contri-butions to our understanding of the SOS response in bacteria and of the strand-directed mismatch repair in Escherichia coli.”

FEMS President Dr Bernhard Schink handed the award to Prof. Radman. The certificate further read: “His discoveries are widely cited in leading journals and modern textbooks. With this award, FEMS recognises Miroslav Radman as a top-rank scientist who has also acted as an ambassador for the unification of Life Sciences in Europe.”

Most remarkable microbeProf. Radman is known not only in the field of the molecular mechanisms of DNA damage repair and their role in carcinogenesis and evolution but also for bringing to light the unique self-repair ability of the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans which he called the “most remarkable microbe”.

He urged scientists present at the awarding ceremony to continue to believe in their research and pursue their dreams. Prof. Radman is the initiator and co-founder of the European Institute of Technology in Paris, France and of the Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences in Split, Croatia.

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FEMS 2011 in Pictures

More than 2000 microbiologists around the world gathering in five days is not something that we see everday so we took the opportunity to take some pictures of this important event. If you were at FEMS 2011, here’s your chance to relive the 4th FEMS Congress. If not, we hope these pictures will help you be a part of it.

Opening Ceremony led by FEMS President Dr Bernhard Schink

At the registration desk

The FEMS Booth

Welcome Reception

Playing “Happy Microbes”!

We are currently awaiting more pictures. They or the link in which you can view them will be made available to you in the month to come. Enjoy the pictures and if you made pictures during the FEMS 2011, send us some!

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FEMS Journals continue to enjoy high impact factors.

The combined subscription to all FEMS Journals costs

only €185. SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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Impact Factors Up for FEMS JournalsAs a result of your contributions to the FEMS Journals, we are pleased to announce the impact factors for 2010 and highlight three journals:• FEMS Yeast Research which climbed from

1.785 to 2.279; • FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology

at a journal high of 2.494 (from 2.335); and • FEMS Microbiology Reviews consolidating

at 11.796 (9.783).

indication that we are on the right path. The impact factor is not a perfect measure but it is the only measure we have. My aim was to raise the impact factor and it is very rewarding. This reflects measures we have taken in tightening the scope and reviewing process. It bodes well for the future of journal”.

The impact factors for 2010 is based on papers published in 2008 and 2009. This is according to the records produced by the Thomson Institute for Scientific Information. It is a tool used to measure the frequency in which an article in a science journal has been cited in a given period of time.

These are the total number of citations FEMS Journals enjoyed in the year 2010, reported and summarized in 2011:• FEMS Microbiology Letters - 16,015 • FEMS Microbiology Ecology - 7,869• FEMS Microbiology Reviews - 6,483• FEMS Immunology

& Medical Microbiology - 3,540• FEMS Yeast Research - 2,227

As a result, FEMS Journals are currently enjoying the following rankings in a list of 107 science journals in the microbiology category:• #6 of 107 - FEMS Microbiology Reviews• #27 of 107 - FEMS Microbiology Ecology• #46 of 107 - FEMS Immunology & Medical

Microbiology• #58 of 107 - FEMS Yeast Research• #62 of 107 - FEMS Microbiology Letters

We welcome your contributions to all the journals. Please join us in making an impact!

Impact factors of 2.040 and 3.456 were reported for the journals FEMS Microbiology Letters and FEMS Microbiology Ecology, respectively.

Jens Nielsen, new FEMS Yeast Research Chief Editor, pays tribute to his predecessor Teun Boekhout and thanks his Editors for their work. “This is very good news. I will continue to work on getting the impact factor up as I am confident we can get there with the help of my Editors”, he said.

Patrik Bavoil, FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology Chief Editor, also thanks his editorial team and comments, “This is very pleasing, an

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DEADLINES

1 September 20111 April 2012

FEMS Meeting Attendance Grants

1 October 2011FEMS Advanced Fellowships

15 December 20111 June 2012

FEMS National & Regional Congresses Grants

1 December 201115 June 2012

FEMS Research FellowshipsFEMS Visiting Scientist Grants

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(for meetings to be held in 2013)

10th Lactic Acid Bacteria Symposium 28 August, The Netherlands

4th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology 4 September, Slovenia

XVIII Lancefield International Symposium 4 September, Italy

Non-Conventional Yeasts in the Post-genomic Era 11 September, Ukraine

8th International Symposium of Subsurface Microbiology 11 September, Germany

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium 19 September, Austria

FEMS-Sponsored MeetingsAugust-September 2011

Microbiology Tidbits...

Newly Developed Fluorescent Protein Makes Internal Organs Visible Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have deve-loped the first fluorescent protein that enables scientists to clearly “see” the internal organs of living animals without the need for a scalpel or imaging tech-niques that can have side effects or increase radiation exposure...

source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine