The fish histopathology workshop will be held on Sunday 31 August 2025, before the actual conference. The workshop will begin with our keynote speaker, Dr Jeff Wolf (Chief Pathologist, EPL, Virginia). The keynote presentation will be followed by invited speakers who will present different aspects of gill histology or a case study, including pathology and differential diagnoses.

All slides for the workshop will be digitalized, so participants will have the possibility to look at all slides on their laptops while they are being discussed, in the workshop. Discussions are highly welcomed. For participants exclusively, the slides will also be available shortly before and after the workshop.

In the last session we provide the opportunity for participants to present images of pathology of unknown origin or unidentified structures. These presentations should still include background information, but the focus should be on the unknown structure/feature and the talks are expected to be short (no longer than 5 minutes). They will not be included in the final workshop materials. If you would like to give one of these short presentations, please send a message to heike.schmidt@unibe.ch and B.Nowak@utas.edu.au, so that we can count you into the workshop structure and calculate the time needed.

Join us at the 22nd EAFP Conference in Heraklion 2025 for an exciting Genomics of Fish Pathogens workshop tailored for early career researchers (ECRs) who are attending the EAFP main conference. This workshop is designed for those with little to no experience in bioinformatics, providing a hands-on opportunity to work with genomics data. Participants will learn basic command-line techniques and apply them to analyse bacterial pathogen data, building a foundation for tackling various types of genomics data.

• Participants must bring their own laptops (no high specification required). All analyses will be conducted on virtual machines (VMs), with preparation instructions provided prior to the workshop.

Participants will be picked up from the conference venue at 09.00 in the morning and get transferred to the Cretaquarium at 13 km from Heraklion to have an interesting, guided study tour. The departure for the town of Elounda or the small fishing village of Plaka starts at around 12.00-12.30 and we need approximately 50-60 minutes drive. Then, after a 20 min boat ride across to the island of Spinalonga. Spinalonga is a small island with an exceptionally interesting history. The Venetian Fortress, which still stands, was built in 1579 and it protected the entire gulf. After the Turks left, in 1903, Spinalonga developed into a gathering place for lepers from all over Crete. After this nice visit, the boat will bring participants back and we will visit Ag. Nikolaos town for a tasteful lunch. There will be free time to enjoy a coffee, before returning to Heraklion in the late afternoon.

In case of a different entrance fee to Spinalonga, the price per person will be adjusted accordingly: unfortunately the entrance fee to Spinalonga changed from 8.00 euros to 20 euros (03/07/2025). The price is adjusted accordingly.

The excursion fee includes:
-transfers with luxury a/c coach,
-entrance fee to Cretaquarium (sponsored by HCMR IMBBC),
-one professional/official English-speaking guide per coach,
-boat ride to/from Spinalonga Island,
-full guidance at the Spinalonga Island,
-entrance fee to Spinalonga site and
-lunch

Enjoy a memorable evening in the traditional village of Arolithos.

The Conference Gala Dinner will take place on Thursday the 4th of September 2025 at Arolithos Traditional Cretan Village. It is a unique thematic place which represents the Cretan traditions. This will be not just a dinner but an authentic Cretan memorable experience!

(The registration fee includes the conference dinner. This choice is destinated only to those who are not registered)