7th International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance 2026

06th – 10th September 2026 | Caparica | Portugal

Keynote Speakers

Pei Zhou, PhD

Duke University School of Medicine, Durham (UK)

LpxH: A Novel Antibiotic Target for Combating Gram-Negative Pathogens

Li Hongna, PhD

Institute of Agricultural Environment and Sustainable Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (China)

Molecular-level degradation of antibiotic resistance genes in electrochemical oxidation

Telma Susana Lopes de Sousa, PhD

Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance Team (MicroART), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry, University NOVA of Lisbon (Portugal)

Mechanisms of Cross-Species Transfer of Antimicrobial Resistance

Satoshi Nishida, PhD

Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo (Japan)

Evolution of Virulence and Resistance in Outbreak Strains: Lessons from Clinical Genomics

Igor Polikarpov, PhD

Sao Carlos Institute of Physics, University of Sâo Paulo, São Paulo (Brazil)

Complex carbohydrate-active enzymes and their use for bacterial biofilm degradation