BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69adbd37f74c10676b4666440982900f DTSTAMP:20260517T070341Z DTSTART:20251008T140000 DTEND:20251010T121500 SUMMARY:200 Years Theodor Bilharz Conference - Schistosomiasis Research in Germany and Beyond DESCRIPTION:To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Bilharz, the discoverer of Schistosoma haematobium, leading research institutions from Germany and Gabon have come together to host a landmark conference in Tübingen. The event is co-organized by the University Hospital Tübingen, Technical University Munich, Justus-Liebig University Gießen, and the Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL) in Gabon.\nThe meeting aims to bring together experts, researchers, and students from across the globe to exchange insights, present new research, and discuss future directions in the fight against schistosomiasis.\n🎤 Themes include:\n\nHistory and Global Health\nThe Parasite and Its Hosts\nClinical Disease and Morbidity Management\nDrugs, Diagnostics, and Vaccines\nImmunology, Microbiome, and Metabolomics (DZIF Sessions)\nEpidemiology, Prevention, and Implementation Science\n\n📢 Call for Abstracts:
Present your work as a poster or oral presentation. Submissions must be in English and are due by 30 April 2025.\n🔗 Register and submit your abstract soon — only 200 seats available!
🏨 Due to limited accommodation in Tübingen, early booking is strongly recommended. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Bilharz, the discoverer of Schistosoma haematobium, leading research institutions from Germany and Gabon have come together to host a landmark conference in Tübingen. The event is co-organized by the University Hospital Tübingen, Technical University Munich, Justus-Liebig University Gießen, and the Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL) in Gabon.


The meeting aims to bring together experts, researchers, and students from across the globe to exchange insights, present new research, and discuss future directions in the fight against schistosomiasis.


🎤 Themes include:



📢 Call for Abstracts:
Present your work as a poster or oral presentation. Submissions must be in English and are due by 30 April 2025.


🔗 Register and submit your abstract soon — only 200 seats available!
🏨 Due to limited accommodation in Tübingen, early booking is strongly recommended.

\n\n\n LOCATION:Institut für Tropenmedizin, 27, Wilhelmstraße, Universität, Tübingen, Landkreis Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, 72074, Deutschland END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR