About the conference

This unique international conference is planned as a small event promoting discussions, networking and transfer of knowledge to a new generation of scientists. It is intended as a friendly meeting of colleagues working in immunology, microbiology, food research and related fields. Apart from the lectures covering several major links between the immune system, food and microbiota, you can look forward to a poster session, panel discussions and informal social events to facilitate the transfer of scientific ideas. The conference is organized as a part of Strategy of Czech Academy of Sciences AV21: “Sustainable food production” and Programme Johannes Amos Comenius INTER-MICRO.
Registration opens 01/01/2025.

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Confirmed speakers:

Conference Program

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Important dates

Registration and abstract submission is open until 10th June 2025 or until the maximum number of participants is reached. Early bird registration closes on 30th April 2025.

The conference is held 16th - 19th June 2025 (Monday-Thursday).

Language

The official language of the conference will be English. All abstract submissions and presentations should be in English.

Location

Getting to Prague

Prague, with its position in the center of Europe is well connected, either through the Prague international airport (Letiště Václava Havla; PRG), or through several railroad stations (Praha, Hlavní nádraží; Praha-Smíchov), or through the dense network of roads and highways allowing you to use bus (Praha, centrální autobusové nádraží Florenc).

If you go by car and need to purchase an electronic vignette, the easiest way is use the official web page. The 10 day Electronic vignette costs 290 CZK. Parking in Prague is, however, rather complicated and may be expensive. Check with your hotel for parking arrangements or follow the instructions on the official Prague parking web. You can use a virtual parking meter web tool or app (e.g. Virtuální parkovací hodiny or EasyPark) and a non-official fee map tool to see the types of parking zones (you need to zoom in and then you can see the zones).

Getting around Prague

Prague’s public transport network is one of the best and most affordable in the world. There are three subway lines (A=green, B=yellow, C=red), 35 tram lines and 142 bus lines to get you quickly and reliably to your destination. You can plan your travels around Prague using this official link, multiple mobile phone apps or even Google maps, which works quite well. The public transport stations closest to the venue are tram stations Moráň or Botanická zahrada and Metro (B)/tram station Palackého náměstí.

Letter of Invitation

You can download the conference announcement here. Invitation letters will be provided only to registered participants upon their request.

Liability and insurance

The Conference Secretariat and Organisers cannot accept liability for personal accidents or loss of/damage to private property of participants. Participants are advised to take out their own personal travel and health insurance for their trip. The European health insurance card (EHIC) is accepted during admission to hospital and many medical procedures, but it may not cover all expenses, so additional health insurance may be advised.

Registration is now open.

Registration fees:

Conference registration fee for researchers: €350 (€450 after 30/04/2025)

Conference registration fee for students*: €150 (€250 after 30/04/2025)

*Students are defined as all researchers currently pursuing university degree of the 6-8 level according to ISCED 2011 (e.g. MSc., M.D., Ph.D.).

After you have registered for the conference (click on "Register here"), you will receive an automatic message with an overview of your registration data and a pro forma invoice attached. If you would like to change anything on the invoice, please send us an e-mail to info@fmi2025.eu. If you are eligible for the EFIS-EJI travel grant and have registered before 30/04/2025, we will inform you about the bursary and the oral presentation before mid-May.

Cancelation policy

Please inform us about the cancelation by e-mail to info@fmi2025.eu. If you need to cancel your participation before 30/04/2025, we will refund your fee in full (minus any bank charges). If you need to cancel your participation later and someone else is to participate in your place, we can change the name of the presenting author free of charge if they are in the same category (researcher or student), or ask you to refund the remaining amount if they are not in the same category. We have a tight budget to keep fees as low as possible, so we will not refund cancelations received after 11/5/2025.

Poster presentations

Abstracts submitted for FMI2025 will be scheduled for poster presentation during the Tuesday's and Wednesday's evening poster sessions. The poster boards can accommodate posters of approx. A0 size (85 x 120 cm) in portrait (vertical) orientation.

Travel grants

The The European Federation of Immunological societies (EFIS) will provide limited number of "EFIS/EJI bursaries" under their scheme of meeting support. The awarded students will be selected based on the quality of their abstracts. All students with active participation are automatically enrolled in this competition. Names of EFIS/EJI bursaries recipients will be published on this website and their contact details (names, affiliations, email addresses) will be provided to EFIS. Awarded students should bring a valid student card or note from their supervisor/department head or similar proof of their status to the conference. To ensure compliance with GDPR provisions, any student can opt out from this travel grant competition by sending an email to info@fmi2025.eu

The fee should be transfered to the Czech Immunological Society account at Fio bank:
Account No. 2802129059/2010
IBAN: CZ78 2010 0000 0028 0212 9059
SWIFT/BIC: FIOBCZPPXXX
Please, include your name in the "message to the recipient" field.

Organizing Committee

STADA Pharma CZ

NKP Isotec UG

Asure Pharma s.r.o.

ABSTRACTS – TALKS

subcutaneous dirofilariosis. Despite being endemic throughout much of Europe, little is known about host humoral immune responses to D. repens. To address this, we analyzed serum immunoglobulin isotypes recognizing D. repens somatic antigens (DrSA) in naturally infected dogs. A total of 149 dogs aged 1–17 years of different breeds and sex, and living in a region endemic for subcutaneous dirofilariosis were included in the study. Titers of anti-DrSA IgG and IgE, but not IgM were significantly higher in infected dogs compared to those that tested PCR negative for D. repens. Moreover, microfilaremic infections were associated with higher levels of DrSA-specific IgG1 than IgG2, while occult infections occurred with significantly higher levels of IgG2 than IgG1. Interestingly, infections in female dogs were primarily occult, and male dogs were predominantly microfilaremic. Ultimately, we provide evidence that anti-DrSA IgG isotype can be used to detect occult subcutaneous dirofilariosis in dogs.