MSM SYMPOSIUM 2022

The 35^th Symposium of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology (MSM2022) was held in Kuala Lumpur from 1 to 2 December 2022. This two-day symposium was the first in-person event for MSM since the pandemic started and the theme was ‘Microbial Technologies: Ensuring Biosecurity and Sustaining the Future’. MSM2022 was jointly organized by Universiti Malaya (led by Prof. Dr. Rofina Yasmin Othman) and MSM. The symposium was officiated by Professor Dr. Zulqarnain, the Dean of the Faculty of Science, representing the Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaya.  Two keynote speakers, Professor Datin Paduka Dr. Khatijah Yusoff and Dr. Ipek Kurtboke (President of the World Federation for Culture Collections), delivered inspiring talks to more than 80 participants from 13 public and private universities, and 6 government agencies. There were 8 plenary talks, as well as 13 oral and 26 poster presentations. In addition to the usual sessions in the different areas of microbiology (health, food, environmental, agricultural, industrial and molecular microbiology), MSM2022 had a session on microbiology education and outreach (a first among the MSM symposiums!). There were also treats and games from four booth sponsors. General feedback from the participants indicated that they had an enjoyable and fruitful time at the symposium.