The call for individual research grants for 2027 opens tomorrow. These grants help support young researchers boost the start of their academic career. New this year are grants to support women in science which do not require the applicant to be an ESCMID member. The Vaccines Subcommittee is also sponsoring two grants focusing on vaccinology as part of this call. Learn more and start preparing your applications. 

Science & Research

Our ESCMID Study Groups are a keystone of ESCMID’s commitment to pushing scientific excellence. Membership is open to all ESCMID members and gives you access to additional funding opportunities. Study groups also constantly organise free webinars exploring key topics or discoveries in their specific field.

Education

This course will cover a wide range of topics from analyses of clinical syndromes and cerebrospinal fluid to management of difficult-to-treat CNS infections and emerging adjunctive immunomodulatory treatments as well as long-term recovery from CNS infections.

Explore the many fundamental differences between adults and children that impact on clinical decision making through a series of case-based interactive workshops during this ESCMID course which is part of the AMS Certificate 2026-2028. Learn more and register today.

Congress & Events

ESCMID is seeking an Associate Programme Director for ESCMID Global. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the scientific programme of ESCMID’s flagship congress, working closely with the Programme Director and the Executive Committee. Learn more and apply before the deadline on 15 July.

Guidelines & Journals

The “ESCMID framework for reaching consensus in clinical guidelines” was published on 16 June aimed at standardising consensus methods in ESCMID guideline panels. Read the full article on CMI.

An expanding outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus has reached 896 confirmed cases and 232 deaths, with linked cases in Uganda. Colombia is managing a sylvatic yellow fever outbreak with 200 confirmed cases, while Haiti reports 159 confirmed and 1,616 suspected diphtheria cases amid declining vaccination coverage. The United States reported on a seasonal influenza A outbreak at a Texas military base. In Asia, Pakistan has documented over 20k measles cases, other measles outbreaks have been reported in Syria, Peru and Guatemala. Elsewhere, Yemen has reported 4,819 dengue cases, and Canada continues to track a sustained hepatitis A outbreak that has caused 784 cases and four deaths since 2024.

Towards a reference methodology for bacteriophage susceptibility testing: position paper of the EUCAST Phage Susceptibility Testing Subcommittee

Direct detection of Trichosporon asahii in blood using a qPCR assay: development and validation in spiked samples