This year the Microbiology Society is hosting FIS (the Federation of Infection Societies (FIS) conference) in partnership with HIS and BIA. FIS is all about fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration, so in this episode of Microbe Talk Clare speaks to Professor Elaine Cloutman-Green , a microbiologist whose work spans clinical, lab, and patient-facing roles about the importance of collaboration across microbiology disciplines. If you're inspired by this conversation and want more information regarding FIS, you can find the details and information on how to register here.To find out more about the Society's Journal of Medical Microbiology which encourages the publication of cross-disciplinary research, please visit our website for more information about the scope and submission guidelines. To follow Elaine, she is @girlymicro. Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikova from PixabayYou can also read the transcript of the podcast here.