International Conference on Antimicrobial Research (ICAR) 2012

The II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research (ICAR2012) will be a forum for the presentation, exchange and dissemination of information and experiences on anti-microbe strategies, in biotic or abiotic environments, in planktonic or adhered states, in biologically specific or unespecific ways, in vitro or in vivo, in a general context marked by the threat posed by the increasing antimicrobial resistance of pathogenic microorganisms. “Anti” is here taken in a wide sense as “against cell cycle, adhesion, or communication”, when harmful for the human health, industry or economy (infectious diseases, chemotherapy, food, biomedicine, agriculture, livestock, biotechnology, water systems...). It will cover topics on antimicrobial resistance, (early) microbial and resistance detection, enhancement of innate defences against pathogens, as well as methods & techniques.

The conference will develop in Lisbon, the lively and multicultural capital city of Portugal. Lisbon is one of the major economic centres on the continent and one of the oldest cities in the world. It has two sites listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site: Belém Tower and Jerónimos Monastery.

THE CONFERENCE VENUE

The II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research will be held in 2 different venues, which are really close to each other (less than 2 minute walk), in the main campus of the University of Lisbon:

-VENUE 1: The auditorium building of the Faculty of Dentistry - University of Lisbon
(Auditório da Faculdade de Medicina Dentária – Universidade de Lisboa)
-VENUE 2: ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute
(Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa)