Messen & Kongresse Microbial Diversity in Urban Waterways

Interested Doctoral and Master’s students in natural sciences are invited to join a three-day intensive course in Hamburg – Germany's second largest city, crisscrossed by large bodies of water such as the Alster and Elbe rivers, canals and harbor basins.

At the Department of Microbiology & Biotechnology at the University of Hamburg we are organizing an exciting mix of expert talks, hands-on laboratory sessions, and field excursions. You will learn how to collect, prepare, and analyse water samples while exploring the impact of human activity on microbial diversity and potential resistance formation.

Program highlights are

• Engaging presentations by invited speakers and local experts
  • Prof. Dr. Alexander Probst, University Duisburg-Essen
  • Prof. Dr. Hans-Curt Flemming, University Duisburg-Essen
  • Dr. Gunnar Gerts, Alfred-Wegner-Institut
  • Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Grossert, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin
• Practical lab sessions on water sampling and analysis
• Excursions to experience real-world applications

Register by 17 May 2026 (Link to registration), a preliminary program will be coming soon

Event partners and sponsorship

• University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
• Hamburg Wasser
• University of Hamburg
• Institute for Hygiene and Environment
• Life Science Nord