LITHUANIAN MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETY http://www.mikrobiologija.lt/ - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

LITHUANIAN MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETY http://www.mikrobiologija.lt/

History ■ Established in 03 19 1959 as department of the Soviet Union microbiological society; ■ 1988 the LMS had 95 members working in the sections of: – Technical microbiology; – General microbiology; – Water microbiology; – Agriculture microbiology; – Veterinary microbiology. ■ 1990 became the separate organization; ■ In 1997 LMS became the associate member of IUMS (International Union of Microbiological Societies); ■ 2015 – the restoration meeting in Vilnius. – New directorate: ■ President prof. Lilija Kal ėdienė; ■ Vice President prof. Nomeda Kuisienė; ■ Tresurer assoc. prof. Eglė Lastauskienė ■ Secretary PhD Rūta Stanislauskienė ■ FEMS delegate PhD Audrius Gegeckas ■ 114 members in 2018.

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Membership in FEMS

Recent activities ■ Annual newsletters; ■ Policy and Education groups; ■ Analysis of the study programs in universities and colleges; ■ Education seminars and workshops for schools; ■ Dictionary of microbiology terms; ■ National microbial culture collection.

International Microorganism Day Lectures: ■ – „Microorganisms – the source of ideas “; – „Helminths of human intestine the most common in Lithuania“; – „Synthetic biology. What is it?“ ; Interactive presentations/workshops: ■ – „Edible” microorganisms ; – Earth – planet of the viruses. Colorful microbiology; – Environmental microorganisms; – The spaceship Earth was attacked by the parasites and microorganisms; – The daily routine of the microbiologist. ■ Over 800 visitors registered to the event already.

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