Joint IGCC-ICAP 2027 logo IGCC & ICAP 2027Bern, Switzerland · 12–15 July
12–15 July 2027

Programme

Four days of plenary and parallel sessions in Bern, Switzerland.

The scientific programme for IGCC-ICAP 2027 will run over four days, from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 July 2027, in Bern, Switzerland. Each day combines plenary sessions with parallel breakout tracks, short talks selected from submitted abstracts, and dedicated poster sessions.

Format
Plenary + 2 parallel breakout tracks
Talks
Plenary speakers, main speakers & short talks from abstracts
Posters
Dedicated poster walk sessions

Sunday 11 July — Career Development Session

Sunday, 11 July 2027 · Universität Bern, UniS, Bern, Switzerland

15:00–15:15

Welcome, scope and presentation of the panel

15:15–16:30

Panel

16:30–17:00

Coffee break

17:00–19:00

Focus groups

Monday 12 July

Monday, 12 July 2027 · Hochschulzentrum vonRoll, Bern

08:15–10:00

Welcome & registration

10:00–11:45
Plenary
Welcome & conference overview: scope, joint event, and what to expect
Plenary
Plenary talk: Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Entamoeba in low- and middle-income countries, diarrheal disease, pediatrics, malnutrition
Sitara Ajjampur, Tamil Nadu (IND); tbc
11:45–13:00

Lunch break · poster viewing · exhibition

13:00–14:30
Breakout 1
Improved control strategies and public health policies
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
Breakout 2
Population genetics, evolutionary biology & taxonomy and phylogenetics
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
14:30–15:00

Coffee break · poster viewing · exhibition

15:00–16:30
Breakout 1
Host-parasite interactions and immunology
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
Breakout 2
Therapeutic approaches, drug development and resistance challenges
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
16:30–17:00

Coffee break · poster viewing · exhibition

17:00–18:30
Breakout 1
Genomics and systems biology
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
Breakout 2
Diagnostics, epidemiology and outbreaks — veterinary focus
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts

Tuesday 13 July

Tuesday, 13 July 2027 · Hochschulzentrum vonRoll, Bern

08:15

Welcome & registration

09:00–10:30
Plenary
Welcome
Plenary
Plenary talk: Cell and molecular biology of Trichomonas and Entamoeba
Patricia Johnson, Los Angeles (USA); Tomo Nozaki, Tokyo (JAP)
10:30–11:00

Coffee break · poster viewing · exhibition

11:00–12:30
Breakout 1
Fundamental and applied molecular and cellular biology
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
Breakout 2
Mechanisms of disease and pathogenicity
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
12:30–13:30

Lunch break, exhibition, poster viewing

13:30–15:30

Poster walk

Wednesday 14 July

Wednesday, 14 July 2027 · Hochschulzentrum vonRoll, Bern

08:15

Welcome & registration

09:00–10:30
Plenary
Welcome
Plenary
Plenary talk: Phylogenomics and epidemiology, public health, VEuPathDB
Jessie Kissinger, Athens, GA (USA); Simone Cacciò, Rome (IT)
10:30–11:00

Coffee break · poster viewing · exhibition

11:00–12:30
Breakout 1
Diagnostics, epidemiology and outbreaks — One-Health
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
Breakout 2
Mechanisms of disease and pathogenicity
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
12:30–13:30

Lunch break · poster viewing · exhibition

13:30–15:00
Breakout 1
Diagnostics, epidemiology and outbreaks — veterinary focus
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
Breakout 2
Host-parasite and microbiome interactions
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
15:00–15:30

Coffee break · poster viewing · exhibition

15:30–17:00
Breakout 1
Advanced genetic manipulation methods, and in vitro and in vivo infection models
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
Breakout 2
Disease development and clinical aspects
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
17:00–19:00

Poster walk

From 19:30

Conference formal dinner — registration mandatory

Thursday 15 July

Thursday, 15 July 2027 · Hochschulzentrum vonRoll, Bern

09:00

Welcome & registration

09:45–11:15
Breakout 1
Disease development and clinical aspects
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
Breakout 2
Fundamental and applied molecular and cellular biology
Main speaker & selected short talks from abstracts
11:15–11:45

Coffee break · exhibition

11:45–12:30
Plenary
Awards and legacy celebrations — part 1
12:30–13:30

Lunch · exhibition

13:30–14:15
Plenary
Awards and legacy celebrations — part 2
14:15–14:45

Coffee break · exhibition

14:45–16:00
Plenary
Plenary talk: Intestinal dysbiosis, animal models of infection, host-pathogen interactions, immuno-pathology
Luther Bartelt, Chapel Hill (USA); Laura Knoll, Madison (USA)
16:00–16:15
Plenary
Farewell