Ecological immunology workshop, 15-19 September 2025 - Call for abstract submissions - Dear colleagues, Abstract submission is now open for the above meeting to be held at Werbellinsee, close to Berlin, Germany. Please submit your abstract by the 7th of March. We are delighted to announce our confirmed invited speakers: Alex Best (University of Sheffield, UK) Ewa Chrostek (Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland) Katja Dierking (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany) Marc Dionne (Imperial College London, UK) Dieter Ebert (Universität Basel, Switzerland) Carolyn Elya (Harvard University, USA) Andrea Graham (Princeton University, USA) Mark Hanson (University of Exeter, UK) Ben Longdon (University of Exeter, UK) Nagaraj Prasad (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, India) Sarah M. Short (The Ohio State University, USA) Angela Smilanich (University of Nevada, Reno, USA) Robert Unckless (University of Kansas, USA) Crystal Vincent (Queen Mary University of London, UK) For abstract submission, please see the workshop homepage: https://ssl2.cms.fu-berlin.de/bcp/en/biologie/arbeitsgruppen/zoologie/ag_rolff/Workshops/Ecological-Immunology-Workshop-2025/PM_Registration/index.html The meeting is the next installment in a loose series of workshops on ecological & evolutionary immunology / insect immunity, that started in 2001 in Sheffield, the most recent one being in Blossin (close to Berlin) in 2022. These meetings bring together researchers with different backgrounds but with a shared interest in immunity and host-microbe interactions with a focus on insects, and where we encourage the presentation of unpublished results. The hallmarks of these workshops are the open atmosphere fostering free exchange, as well as the fact that they are small (~90 participants), and affordable. The format consists of invited speakers, contributed talks and a dedicated poster session. Long breaks provide plenty of opportunity for informal exchange. Past workshops have initiated new collaborations and ideas focusing on frontier research. The premises are basic but in a beautiful location conducive to the success of the meeting. We will be located at a lakeside, offering great swimming. Important dates: 7th March – Abstract submission deadline 31st March – Decisions on abstracts 14th April – Registration deadline and payment of fees due 15th Sept – Start of conference Please do forward this advert to anyone who you think may be interested! We hope that you will be able to join us! Best wishes from the organisers, Sophie Armitage & Jens Rolff If you have any queries, please email us: ecol.immunol.workshop@biologie.fu-berlin.de Sophie Armitage PhD (she/her) Freie Universität Berlin Institute of Biology Königin-Luise-Str. 1-3 14195 Berlin Germany https://armitagelab.com/ Sophie Armitage (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)