June 28, 2021 - July 2, 2021

2021 International Congress on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control & 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology

Participate

VIRTUAL MEETING - The registration is mandatory and will only be confirmed upon receipt of payment.

Since 1967, the Society for Invertebrate Pathology (SIP) has brought together members from diverse scientific backgrounds under the unified discipline of invertebrate pathology. The SIP has 7 Divisions: Bacteria, Diseases of Beneficial Invertebrates (DBI), Fungus, Microbial Control, Microsporidia, Nematode and Virus, which promote scientific knowledge of pathology of invertebrate animals, including pest species and species of commercial interest.

Despite the current pandemics, the Society for Invertebrate Pathology has decided to hold its annual meeting but this should take place on line. It is therefore our pleasure to invite you to attend the 2021 International Congress on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control & SIP2021 - the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology to be held virtually from 28th of June to 2^nd of July 2021 in Tours, Loire Valley, France with the participation of Le Studium, IRBI, CNRS, University of Tours and the University of Guanajuato (Mexico).

As always, the meeting will offer an exciting scientific program exploring the latest fundamental and applied findings in invertebrate pathology, including microbial control, diseases of beneficial invertebrates, and advances in fundamental research on host-pathogen interactions. Among the scientific highlights, the society's divisions have put together stimulating symposia and the plenary symposium will be on ‘Current challenges for the microbial control of Spodoptera frugiperda’. All symposia will be held live on the zoom platform and pre-recorded contributed talks and posters posted for viewing prior to live chat sessions.

This conference is organised in partnership with EntomoCentre, a Research Thematic Network, focused on Entomology and funded by the Centre-Val de Loire Region. The network aims to promote studies in entomology in relation to global changes and innovative technologies.

Key words

Microbial Control, Spodoptera frugiperda, invertebrate pathology, Insect for food and feed, Sustainable Development goal: zero hunger

Convenors

Dr Cristina Del Rincón Castro, LE STUDIUM / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow
FROM: University of Guanajuato - México
IN RESIDENCE AT: Insect Biology Research Institute (IRBI), University of Tours / CNRS - FR
Dr Elisabeth Herniou,
Insect Biology Research Institute (IRBI), University of Tours / CNRS - FR

Confirmed speakers

Plenary symposium: Current Chalenges for the microbial control of Spodoptera frugiperda

Prof. Julio Bernal, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University - USA
Dr Emmanuelle D’Alençon, Diversity, Genomes and Insect – Microorganisms Interaction (DGIMI) / INRAE - FR
Prof Juan-Luis Fuentes, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, The University of Tennessee - USA
Dr Buyung Hadi, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - IT
Dr Holly Popha, AgBiTech - USA
Dr Trevor Williams, Institute of Ecology AC (INECOL) - MX

Virus Division symposium: Place of baculoviruses in the fight against Covid-19

Dr Lionel Gerrentes , Sanofi Pasteur - FR
Prof. Linda King, Oxford Brookes University - UK
Dr Gorben Piljman, University of Wageningen - NL
Dr Gale Smith, Novavax - USA

Submission of abstracts

Symposium speakers will receive a private invitation to submit their abstract.

Registering participants can submit one abstract either for an oral or a poster contribution. Submission must follow these instructions and template to be considered for the scientific program. Please upload during the registration or send your abstract as a Word document to maurine.villiers@lestudium-ias.fr before Tuesday April 20th 2021.

Only abstracts submitted by registered participants will be considered for contributions to the scientific program.

Please download the instructions and template for the submission of abstracts.

Students Awards

For the 2021 virtual meeting, the Society for Invertebrate Pathology has decided to organize competitions for the Mauro Martignoni Award, the Early Career Award and for the Best Student Oral Presentation.

Mauro Martignoni Award
PhD students that are in an advanced stage of their PhD can apply for the Mauro Martignoni Award. The rules and requirements for application are indicated here, and the deadline for submission is April 10, 2021.

Early Career Award
Scientists in the early stage of their career (including post-docs) can apply for the Early Career Award. The rules and requirements for submission are indicated here, and the deadline for submission is April 10, 2021.

Best Student Oral Presentation Award
Students (PhD, MSc, BSc) can compete for the Best Student Oral Presentation Award at the annual meeting. The competition is open to all student presenters. The rules and requirements for participating in this competition are indicated here, and the deadline for abstract submission is April 20, 2021.

Pricing

Regular non-member of SIP	100 EUR
Students non-member of SIP	50 EUR
SIP members registration	55 EUR
SIP student members registration	25 EUR