Welcome to the Seventh Annual Meeting of the International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 5-8 July 2022
Evolutionary Medicine is an integrative area bringing evolutionary biologists and medical scientists together to facilitate the application of concepts and approaches from evolutionary biology to medical research and medical practice. This field is growing rapidly and its relevance to society and medicine has been made all the more obvious with the recent pandemic.
ISEMPH 2022 welcomes researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, and students at all levels as well as anyone interested in this integrative view of evolutionary biology and medicine. The meeting will gather delegates from around the world. For many of us this will be the first opportunity in two years to reconnect, and to consolidate new and ongoing collaborations, while promoting important cross-talk among all disciplines that influence the field of Evolutionary Medicine.
Continuing Medical Education Credits (CME)
We are applying for continuing medical education credits (CME) from the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME). These CME are recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA). Interest in CME can be indicated on the congress registration form.
ISEMPH sponsors annual meetings, the Oxford University Press journal Evolution, Medicine, & Public Health, The Evolution and Medicine Review, EvMedEd, and ClubEvMed.
Contacts: HostingCommittee@isemph.org ProgramCommittee@isemph.org
Important Dates
- February 16 — Registration and abstract submission open
- February 28 — Special 20% ISEMPH membership discount ends
- April 24 — Abstract submission deadline
- Early May — Abstract acceptance notifications
- May 15 — Discounted early registration ends
- June 15 — Regular registration ends, late registration begins
- June 20 — Last day to cancel and get a refund - See the bottom of this page for instructions
- July 5 — Committee meetings and evening reception
- July 6-8 — ISEMPH 2022!
Pre-conference evens
July 4, 2022 - Lisbon, Portugal
Zoobiquity Conferences explore the phylogenetic origins of health and illness by promoting interdisciplinarycollaborations between human, animal and environmental health professionals. Hosted by the Portuguese Medical Association and Portuguese Veterinary Medical Association, this year's conference has the theme of Female Health Across the Tree of Life and is dedicated to investigating the unique disease resistance of some females and the shared biological vulnerabilities of female animals. Women’s health challenges to be explored include ovarian and breast cancer, osteoporosis, pre-eclampsia, reproductive senescence and infertility. For more information and to register, please see the program listing and registration page.
July 2 - 5, 2022 - Lisbon, Portugal
This four-day workshop is an opportunity for early career researchers to join field leaders in evolutionary medicine and public health (EMPH) and in the philosophy of biology and medicine for a series of intensive discussions. Rather than simply teaching the state of the field, the aim is to progress key issues in the foundations of evolutionary medicine and to encourage researchers in the philosophy of science and medicine to engage more closely with the field of EMPH. 12 subsidized positions are available for early career researchers For more information and to register, please see the program listing. |
The conference will be held at the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG, in the Portuguese acronym) in Lisbon. FCG is a pleasant, iconic, and easily accessible place in the center of Lisbon, with ample indoor and outdoor spaces. Around the FCG, there are many options for accommodation and food, covering a wide range of prices and styles, suitable for all.
Lisbon offers a variety of hotels at any price category. We have arranged special prices for ISEMPH 2022 attendees.
You can find information on travel and hotel reservation here. Please make sure that you book your hotel including breakfast. Travel insurance is the responsibility of each attendee.
Host Institutions
Program Committee
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Michael Hochberg PhD (chair), University of Montpellier, France; Santa Fe Institute, USA
- Alejandra Núñez-de la Mora PhD (co-chair), Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
- Amy Boddy PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara, US
- Patrícia H. Brito PhD, NOVA Medical School, and NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
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Jay Labov PhD, STEM Education Consultant, The TERC Institutional Review Board, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruth Mace PhD, University College London, UK
- C. Brandon Ogbunu PhD, Yale University, USA
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Hinrich Schulenburg PhD, Kiel University, Germany
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Beverly Strassmann PhD, Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, USA
- Samuel Urlacher PhD, Baylor University, USA
- Robert Woods MD PhD, University of Michigan, USA