Dear Early Career Researchers,  

We are excited to announce the fourth instalment of the Swiss Young Microbiologists Symposium (SYMS; https://www.syms.ch/ ) aimed at promoting young scientists across Switzerland.  

The 4th Swiss Young Microbiologists Symposium to be held in person on the 7^th of June 2024, at the University Hospital Zurich, is a collaboration between the Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, University of Zurich, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Swiss Society for Food Hygiene (SGLH), and the University Hospital Zurich.  

This unique event targets undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, and postdoc researchers from Switzerland in all fields of microbiology. The symposium aims to enhance data exchange and improve early-career scientists presentation skills by affording them a platform to share their project ideas and latest results. Participants will get input and feedback from peers improving their presentation skills and getting new insights to enhance their research. We hope that this event will further encourage and foster networking, collaboration, data exchange, and resource sharing. For continued education, keynote lectures focusing on the latest scientific developments and career advancement will be given. 

Awards: six presenter prizes for the oral and poster sessions will be awarded to the best presenters as defined by a jury (1st place: 300 CHF each, plus certificate and annual ASM membership). At the end, there will be an open-ended mixer to further network.   

Be part of this unique symposium uniting young microbiologists throughout Switzerland. 

Participation is FREE! Tea break snacks and lunch will be provided! You can register with or without an abstract. 

Abstract submission deadline is the 30th of April 2024. Attendance registration deadline is the 5th of June 2024. The authors of selected abstracts will be notified by the 7^th of May 2024. 

Abstract Submission: https://www.syms.ch/about-4  

Registration and more information: https://www.syms.ch/event-details/syms-2024/form  

We are looking forward to seeing many of you there!  

Best regards,  

The organising committee: https://www.syms.ch/team