Maja Rupnik, Slovenia
Maja Rupnik is head of Department for microbiological research at National laboratory for health, environment and food (NLZOH) in Maribor, Slovenia. Also, since 2005 she has been a Professor for Microbiology at Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor. She is a worldwide recognized expert on Clostridium difficile and one of the main organizers of traditional event International Clostridium difficile Symposium (www.icds.si).
Her research interest is focused on molecular biology and epidemiology of Clostridium difficile, molecular typing techniques and on gut microbiota. The main interest of her group are the variant C. difficile strains.
Her publications include more than 80 original papers, reviews and book chapters including high ranking journals such as Nature, Nature Rev Micro, NEJM. She is associate editor for Anaerobe journal.
The honors and awards she obtained for her work include Alexander von Huboldt grant , ESCMID/bioMerieux Award for Advances in Clinical Microbiology and national award Zois Certificate of Recognition for exceptional scientific achievements in microbiology.
NEWS
Report and photos from the congress
Published on: 12.07.2016.
Read a short report and view photos from the congress.
Special Events
Published on: 25.05.2016.
Several special conference events will be held during the congress: Round Table, Micro Fair, 2 workshops and a...
IMPORTANT DATES
| Don’t miss these important dates! | |
| Abstract submission | April 18, 2016 |
| Decision on abstract acceptance as poster/oral presentation | April 22, 2016 |
| Early registration (lower fee) Before | April 29, 2016 |
| Late registration (higher fee) After | April 29, 2016 |
| Hotel booking (hotel accommodation guaranteed) | May 15, 2016 |
| Congress | June 15 – 18, 2016 |
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