As part of the celebrations of the International Microorganism Day (September 17th), the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (ACL) and its Institute of Higher Studies, in collaboration with the Portuguese Society of Microbiology (SPM), organize, on the 18th September, Monday, an afternoon to promote Microbiology. The session includes talks by Professor Isabel Sá-Correia who will moderate the colloquium, and Doctor Tinar Keller-Costa, both from DBE and iBB.

In the midst of the climate crisis, the colloquium's theme is: LIFE ON OUR PLANET DEPENDS ON MICROORGANISMS. The session is open and will take place, in a hybrid format, in the ACL session room, as well as on the Zoom platform. The session will take place in Portuguese, with the exception of the last talk which will be in English: SAVE THE MICROBES TO SAVE THE PLANET. To be presented by the President of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS), it is a call to action to promote the development of sustainable solutions to control infectious agents, preserve global microbial diversity and healthy life on our planet.