The Summer School comprises a Scientific Organising Committee, the Faculty Members and a Management Team:
Scientific Organising Committee
Faculty members
Jewelna Akorli (University of Ghana, Ghana)
Aileen Berasategui (Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Amanda Birmingham (University of California, USA)
Martin Blaser (Rutgers University, USA)
Melanie Blokesch (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland)
Thomas Bosch (Kiel University and Metaorganisms CRC, Germany)
Kat Coyte (University of Manchester, UK)
Jocelyne Demengeot (GIMM, Portugal)
Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello (Rutgers University, USA)
Joël Doré (INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, France)
Nicole Dubilier (Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany)
Philipp Engel (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
Kevin Foster (University of Oxford, UK)
Takema Fukatsu (AIST, Japan)
Ilana Gabanyi (GIMM, Portugal)
Sarela Garcia-Santamarina (Lebniz-HKI, Germany)
Naama Geva-Zatorsky (Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, RTICC)
Giulia Ghedini (GIMM, Portugal)
Isabel Gordo (GIMM, Portugal)
Karen Guillemin (University of Oregon, USA)
Adriano Henriques (ITQB, Portugal)
Jonathan Howard (GIMM, Portugal)
Greg Hurst (University of Liverpool, UK)
Filip Husnik (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
Nicole Hynson (University of Hawaii, USA)
Bavesh Kana (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)
Tina Keller-Costa (IBB - IST, Portugal)
Rob Knight (University of California, USA)
Eva Kondorosi (Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary)
Waldan Kwong (GIMM, Portugal)
Pedro Leão (CIIMAR, Portugal)
Bruno Lemaitre (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
José Lourenço (CBR, Portugal)
Andrew Macpherson (Univeristy of Bern, Switzerland)
Margaret McFall-Ngai (California Institute of Technology, USA)
Valerie McKenzie (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
Sean Meaden (University of York, UK)
Anders Meibom (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
Nancy Moran (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Maria Mota (GIMM, Portugal)
Vojtech Novotny (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)
Gabriel Nuñez (University of Michigan, USA)
Spencer Nyholm (University of Connecticut, USA)
Howard Ochman (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Laila Partida-Martinez (CINVESTAV, Mexico)
Louis-Patrick Haraoui (University of Sherbrooke, USA)
José Pereira Leal (Ophiomics, Portugal)
Ned Ruby (California Institute of Technology, USA)
Philippe J. Sansonetti (Pasteur Institute, France)
Rebecca Shapiro (University of Guelph, Canada)
Paul Schmidt (University Pennsilvania, USA)
Paul Schulze-Lefert (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany)
Hinrich Schulenburg (Kiel University, Germany)
Miguel Soares (GIMM, Portugal)
Luís Teixeira (Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Portugal)
Moritz Treeck (GIMM, Portugal)
Karina Xavier (GIMM, Portugal)
Maria Zimmermann-Kogadeeva (EMBL, Germany)
Michael Zimmermann (EMBL, Germany)
Aileen Berasategui (Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Amanda Birmingham (University of California, USA)
Martin Blaser (Rutgers University, USA)
Melanie Blokesch (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland)
Thomas Bosch (Kiel University and Metaorganisms CRC, Germany)
Kat Coyte (University of Manchester, UK)
Jocelyne Demengeot (GIMM, Portugal)
Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello (Rutgers University, USA)
Joël Doré (INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, France)
Nicole Dubilier (Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany)
Philipp Engel (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
Kevin Foster (University of Oxford, UK)
Takema Fukatsu (AIST, Japan)
Ilana Gabanyi (GIMM, Portugal)
Sarela Garcia-Santamarina (Lebniz-HKI, Germany)
Naama Geva-Zatorsky (Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, RTICC)
Giulia Ghedini (GIMM, Portugal)
Isabel Gordo (GIMM, Portugal)
Karen Guillemin (University of Oregon, USA)
Adriano Henriques (ITQB, Portugal)
Jonathan Howard (GIMM, Portugal)
Greg Hurst (University of Liverpool, UK)
Filip Husnik (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
Nicole Hynson (University of Hawaii, USA)
Bavesh Kana (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)
Tina Keller-Costa (IBB - IST, Portugal)
Rob Knight (University of California, USA)
Eva Kondorosi (Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary)
Waldan Kwong (GIMM, Portugal)
Pedro Leão (CIIMAR, Portugal)
Bruno Lemaitre (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
José Lourenço (CBR, Portugal)
Andrew Macpherson (Univeristy of Bern, Switzerland)
Margaret McFall-Ngai (California Institute of Technology, USA)
Valerie McKenzie (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
Sean Meaden (University of York, UK)
Anders Meibom (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
Nancy Moran (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Maria Mota (GIMM, Portugal)
Vojtech Novotny (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)
Gabriel Nuñez (University of Michigan, USA)
Spencer Nyholm (University of Connecticut, USA)
Howard Ochman (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Laila Partida-Martinez (CINVESTAV, Mexico)
Louis-Patrick Haraoui (University of Sherbrooke, USA)
José Pereira Leal (Ophiomics, Portugal)
Ned Ruby (California Institute of Technology, USA)
Philippe J. Sansonetti (Pasteur Institute, France)
Rebecca Shapiro (University of Guelph, Canada)
Paul Schmidt (University Pennsilvania, USA)
Paul Schulze-Lefert (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany)
Hinrich Schulenburg (Kiel University, Germany)
Miguel Soares (GIMM, Portugal)
Luís Teixeira (Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Portugal)
Moritz Treeck (GIMM, Portugal)
Karina Xavier (GIMM, Portugal)
Maria Zimmermann-Kogadeeva (EMBL, Germany)
Michael Zimmermann (EMBL, Germany)
Course Management and Design
Since 2015, several members have been part of the organization team:
Rita Gusmão - Project Manager (2015)
Tatiana Rocha - Project Manager (2015)
Fredilson Mello - Graphical Design (2015 / 2017)
Alexandra Catarina Júlio - Graphical Design (2015 / 2017)
Pedro Alves - Scientific Events Manager (2017)
Anna Feifer - Scientific Events Manager (2017)
Rita Caré - Scientific Events Manager (2019)
Regina Fernandes - Scientific Events Manager (since 2019)
Inês Bravo - Graphical Design (2019)
Mariana G. Simões - Project Manager (2022 / 2023)
Mariana do Vale - Graphical Design (2022 / 2023)
Luana Ribeiro - Scientific Events Manager (2022 / 2023)
Ana Teles - Project Manager (2025)
Lucia Antunes - Graphical Design (2025)
Rita Gusmão - Project Manager (2015)
Tatiana Rocha - Project Manager (2015)
Fredilson Mello - Graphical Design (2015 / 2017)
Alexandra Catarina Júlio - Graphical Design (2015 / 2017)
Pedro Alves - Scientific Events Manager (2017)
Anna Feifer - Scientific Events Manager (2017)
Rita Caré - Scientific Events Manager (2019)
Regina Fernandes - Scientific Events Manager (since 2019)
Inês Bravo - Graphical Design (2019)
Mariana G. Simões - Project Manager (2022 / 2023)
Mariana do Vale - Graphical Design (2022 / 2023)
Luana Ribeiro - Scientific Events Manager (2022 / 2023)
Ana Teles - Project Manager (2025)
Lucia Antunes - Graphical Design (2025)




