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Shortlist Microphotography Contest 2026
The shortlist for the 2026 KNVM Microphotography contest is now posted online. Voting will be possible during the KNVM/NVMM Scientific Spring Meeting on 31 March and 1 April.
Goodbye Lecture Mike Jetten
Professor Mike Jetten's Goodbye Lecture "Microbial Methane and Nitrogen Under the Loupe" and the Rector's reception afterwards will take place on May 29th, 2026, at the Aula of the Radboud...
Second Dutch Milestone in Microbiology: Johanna Westerdijk
🚧 In 2024, the KNVM started marking locations in the Netherlands that are of significance for microbiology. On Friday 11 April 2025, the second Dutch Milestone in Microbiology was unveiled. This...
📣 New chair of the board!
👏 April 1st, during the general assembly of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Microbiologie (KNVM) at the Scientific Spring Meeting, we said goodbye to our former chair Marien de Jonge....
In memoriam: Dr. Loek van Alphen
Op 26 september 2024 overleed, op 77-jarige leeftijd, dr. Loek van Alphen, aan de gevolgen van primaire laterale sclerose, een ernstige spierziekte. Loek heeft in zijn carrière veel betekend voor...
Nominations open for the KNAW Beijerinck Premium
The Beijerinck Premium For virological research activities by early-career scientists The KNAW invites early-career researchers engaged in virological research to submit an application for the...
Onthulling eerste Nederlandse Mijlpaal in de Microbiologie
Op dinsdag 13 februari 2024 heeft de KNVM de eerste Nederlandse Mijlpaal in de Microbiologie onthuld. De mijlpaal is de plek waar het geboortehuis van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek ooit stond, vlakbij de...
Vacancies FEMS Board of Directors
We are excited to announce an opportunity for three dedicated individuals to join the Board of Directors of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies beginning 1 January 2025. As a...
The Future is Fungi Award
The Future is Fungi Award honors frontier and cutting-edge science and innovation on how to use fungi for the environmental solutions that the world needs. Are you ready to lead the way? Learn...
In memoriam: Marga Goris
Op vrijdag 17 februari is Marga Goris, onze dierbare collega en hoofd van het Expertise Centrum leptospirose na een kort ziekbed overleden. Zij werd slechts 60 jaar. Het verdrietige nieuws van...