Aerosols and Microbiology 2024
The conference spans all aspects of aeromicrobiology to connect public health, agriculture, veterinary and biodefence scientists. Key topics explore characterisation of bioaerosol source, aerosol transport and transmission, detection, control and mitigations (both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical). Promotion of aerobiological standards provides researchers in the field with background knowledge on the microorganisms, and importantly the impact of physical and chemical aspects of aerosol behaviour.
We anticipate exciting sessions on emerging topics such as impact of climate and pollution on microorganisms and transmission, the environmental aeromicrobiome, and aerosols as initiators of biofilms. A running theme will be prioritising novel techniques to support expansion of experimental and modelling tools, for example advances in molecular and ‘omic approaches will likely provide step-wise changes in aerobiology understanding.