@article{93efe2034f7943928f296f35c3a55f54,
title = "Foundation of the Belgian Society for Viruses of Microbes and Meeting Report of Its Inaugural Symposium",
abstract = "The Belgian Society for Viruses of Microbes (BSVoM) was founded on 9 June 2022 to capture and enhance the collaborative spirit among the expanding community of microbial virus researchers in Belgium. The sixteen founders are affiliated to fourteen different research entities across academia, industry and government. Its inaugural symposium was held on 23 September 2022 in the Thermotechnical Institute at KU Leuven. The meeting program covered three thematic sessions launched by international keynote speakers: (1) virus–host interactions, (2) viral ecology, evolution and diversity and (3) present and future applications. During the one-day symposium, four invited keynote lectures, ten selected talks and eight student pitches were given along with 41 presented posters. The meeting hosted 155 participants from twelve countries.",
keywords = "bacteriophages, Belgian Society for Viruses of Microbes, triple helix model",
author = "Agnieszka Latka and Abram Aertsen and Dimitri Boeckaerts and Bob Blasdel and Ceyssens, {Pieter Jan} and Abel Garcia-Pino and Annika Gillis and Rob Lavigne and Gipsi Lima-Mendez and Jelle Matthijnssens and Jolien Onsea and Eveline Peeters and Pirnay, {Jean Paul} and Damien Thiry and Dieter Vandenheuvel and {Van Mechelen}, Els and Jolien Venneman and Gilbert Verbeken and Jeroen Wagemans and Yves Briers",
note = "Funding Information: The BSVoM symposium was funded by National Fund for Scientific Research [grant number FNRS 40013037] and Research Foundation Flanders, FWO “Phagebiotics” research community [grant number FWO WOG W001119N]. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 by the authors.",
year = "2023",
month = may,
doi = "10.3390/v15051213",
language = "English",
volume = "15",
journal = "Viruses",
issn = "1999-4915",
publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)",
number = "5",
}