Microbial Predation Conference 2026 Monte Verità, Switzerland July 27-31, 2026 UPDATE: REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN (deadline June 12th) Join us in lovely Ticino, Switzerland to discuss what microbial predation looks like, how it originates and evolves, and how it shapes microbial communities. Researchers studying diverse aspects of microbial predation with different predator-prey systems will gather to promote conceptual synthesis across systems and questions. Conference website: https://microbialpredation.ethz.ch Register for conference updates at https://microbialpredation.ethz.ch/registration.html Invited speakers include: Lutz Becks - University of Constance, Germany Antonis Chatzinotas - Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany Yen-Ping Hsueh - Max-Planck Institute for Biology, Tuebingen, Germany Andrew Lovering - University of Birmingham, UK David Queller - Washington University in St. Louis, USA Joan Strassmann - Washington University in St. Louis, USA Renske van Raaphorst - University of Groningen, The Netherlands With the Conference on Microbial Predation 2026, we seek to bring together microbial-predation researchers who rarely meet under a single scientific umbrella, including molecular microbiologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, theoreticians, and biocontrol researchers, promoting integration across microbial systems and connection with concepts largely associated with macroscopic predators. The conference provides a forum where diverse perspectives can converge to build shared conceptual frameworks, new interdisciplinary collaborations can be initiated, and the global community of microbial-predation researchers can more deeply interconnect. We welcome researchers working with animals who want to think more about microbial predation. Major themes: Molecular mechanisms Behavior Ecology Evolution Social aspects of predation Applications Scientific organizers: Marie Vasse, CNRS - University of Bordeaux, France marie.vasse@u-bordeaux.fr Greg Velicer, ETH Zurich, Switzerland gregory.velicer@env.ethz.ch For administrative questions, please contact us at microbialpredation2026@ethz.ch Velicer Gregory (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)