Keynote and plenary talks from renowned speakers
The program will include invited plenary lectures, contributed talks and poster sessions highlighting the latest research in infectious diseases and epidemiology.
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MEEGID XVII
18-21 November 2025 | Adamas University, Kolkata, India
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17th International Conference on Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutional Genetics of Infectious Diseases
Attending MEEGID XVII will enable you to learn about the latest developments in infectious diseases and epidemiology research from experts in the field.
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Organized by Elsevier, the 17th International Conference on Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases (MEEGID XVII) will include 10 – 15 plenary lectures, 15 – 20 two-hour specialized symposia, and several poster sessions. Special emphasis will be given to health problems of specific interest to the present world: COVID-19, the spread of transmissible diseases linked to climate and ecological disorders, tuberculosis, AIDS, malaria, to name a few.
Plenary lectures and symposia will also deal with transversal topics, such as population genetics, evolution, speciation, taxonomy, phylogenetics and phylodynamics, modelling, and molecular epidemiology.
Attending this conference will enable you to learn about the latest developments in infectious diseases and epidemiology research from experts in the field, present your latest research to your peers and network with an interdisciplinary group from around the world - including academics and researchers, as well as health and industry professionals.
Conference Topics:
Oral and poster abstracts are invited on the following topics and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system opens in new tab/window. Deadline: 30 May 2025
Genetics and genomics of pathogens and vectors
Host-pathogen Interactions
Host susceptibility to transmissible diseases
Molecular epidemiology and taxonomy
Population genetics and genomics
Phylogenetics, phylogenomics, phylogeography
Metagenomics
Evolution of resistance and response to immune system pressures
Experimental evolution
Mathematical modelling of infectious processes
One Health approaches to infectious diseases
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Conference deadlines
Abstract submission deadline: 30 May 2025
Author notification deadline: 25 July 2025
Author registration deadline:12 September 2025
Early bird registration deadline: 12 September 2025
Awards
Infection, Genetics and Evolution opens in new tab/window is sponsoring 4 awards at this year’s meeting:
Best overall oral presentation
Best oral presentation by a student
Best oral presentation by a scientist from the Southern World
Best poster
The prize for each award is a fully waived APC to submit a paper to Infection, Genetics and Evolution opens in new tab/window and 500 EUR.
The winners will be selected during the conference and awarded during the closing ceremony.
Supporting Publication
Delegates of the 16th International Conference on Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases are entitled to a 50% discount on the APC for Infection, Genetics and Evolution for papers submitted before 31 December 2025. Please email [email protected] to receive your discount voucher.
Open access 8.4 CiteScore 2.6 Impact Factor
Infection, Genetics and Evolution opens in new tab/windowwelcomes articles dealing with genetics, population genetics, genomics, gene expression, population dynamics, mathematical modeling, bioinformatics, and any related area that contributes to improve our understanding of the genetics and evolutionary biology of hosts, pathogens and vectors, as well as coevolution processes among them in relation to infections and infectious diseases manifestations. All infectious models enter the scope of the journal, including pathogens of humans, animals, and plants, either parasites, fungi, bacteria, viruses or prions.
Infection, Genetics and Evolution and its companion congress MEEGID opens in new tab/window (for Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases) are the main forum acting for the cross-fertilization between evolutionary science and biomedical research on infectious diseases. Infection, Genetics and Evolution is the only journal that welcomes articles dealing with the genetics and evolutionary biology of hosts, pathogens and vectors, and coevolution processes among them in relation to infection and disease manifestation. All infectious models enter the scope of the journal, including pathogens of humans, animals and plants, either parasites, fungi, bacteria, viruses or prions. The journal welcomes articles dealing with genetics, population genetics, genomics, postgenomics, gene expression, evolutionary biology, population dynamics, mathematical modelingand bioinformatics.
Co Editors-in-Chief
Fernando González-Candelas, PhD
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Manuela Sironi, Ph.D
Eugenio Medea Scientific Institute for Research Hospitalization and Health Care, Bosisio Parini, Italy
Founder and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
Michel Tibayrenc, MD, PhD
French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, Marseille, France
Associated Journals
Epidemics Epidemics publishes papers on infectious disease dynamics in the broadest sense. Its scope covers both within-host dynamics of infectious agents and dynamics at the population level, particularly the interaction between the two. Areas of emphasis include: spread, transmission, persistence, implications and population dynamics of infectious diseases; population and public health as well as policy aspects of control and prevention; dynamics at the individual level; interaction with the environment, ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, as well as population genetics of infectious agents. Impact Factor 2016: 2.290 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.118
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Gene Gene publishes papers that focus on the regulation, expression, function and evolution of genes in all biological contexts, including all prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, as well as viruses. Gene encourages submission of novel manuscripts that present a reasonable level of analysis, functional relevance and/or mechanistic insight. Gene also welcomes papers that have predominantly a descriptive component but improve the essential basis of knowledge for subsequent functional studies, or provide important confirmation of recently published discoveries. Impact Factor 2016: 2.415 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.266
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