Thomas Bosch (Kiel University, Germany) Evolution and the Ecology of development

Margaret McFall-Ngai (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA) Invertebrate-microbe symbiotic interactions

Luís Teixeira (Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Portugal) Host-Microbe Interactions

Karina Xavier (Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Portugal) Bacterial Signalling

Course management

Ana Teles (Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Portugal)

Organising Institutions

This Summer School organized at the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM) and Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) in Oeiras, Portugal. 

Both GIMM and CBR have a strong background in postgraduate studies and research on host-microbe symbioses and are uniquely prepared to organise this innovative and high-quality Summer School. 

The course is supported by the Moore Foundation, the Origin and Functions of Metaorganisms Collaborative Research Centre 1182 (CRC 1182), and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR).