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ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Biophysics, Medical Physics

Wilhelm and Else Heraeus-Foundation

The workshop will cover the fields of active & living matter and their applications to fundamental problems in biology.

Biophysics, Medical Physics,    Systems Biology and Computational Biology

The European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)

Designing efficient novel therapeutics cannot be achieved without understanding the dynamics of the tumour microenvironment or of reciprocal cancer-stroma interactions and how they are modulated by cancer treatments. With this in mind, the second edition of this conference topic will cover the latest exciting breakthroughs in this field. Specialist themes include the intricate interactions of cancer cells with the immune system and with specific stromal cells in multiple organs, novel insights into tumour-host interactions including the nervous system, and response to therapy. If you’re interested in translational cancer biology, immunology, and therapeutics – whether you’re a scientist, postdoc, graduate student, industry scientist, or journal editor – then this conference is not to be missed. Submit your application by 19 January 2026 for the chance to present your work and register by 16 February 2026 to join us in Bergamo.

Conference Officer: Hannah Barrs;     Email: hannah.barrs@eacr.org

cancer research, oncology, tumour microenvironment, novel therapeutics, cancer cells, stromal cells, cancer-stroma interactions, cancer immunology, tumour-host interactions, treatment response

American Institute of Mathematics, Pasadena, California

This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will focus on advancing mathematical modeling frameworks and theory to address the urgent challenges posed by declining pollinator populations. Insect pollination is vital to terrestrial ecosystems and agriculture, with honeybee pollination in the United States alone valued at over $12 billion annually. Yet, substantial evidence shows that pollinator populations are in sharp decline, with honeybee colony losses reaching unprecedented levels — threatening agricultural sustainability and food security. These declines result from complex interactions among environmental factors (e.g., shifting climate patterns) and biological processes (e.g., exposure to agrochemicals such as insecticides and fungicides, parasitic infections, diseases, and habitat degradation).

Applied Mathematics (in general),    Systems Biology and Computational Biology

The Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) brings the astrobiology community together every two years to share research, collaborate, and plan for the future. AbSciCon is a community-organized conference that provides a forum for reporting on new discoveries, sharing data and insights, advancing collaborative efforts and initiating new ones, planning new projects, and educating the next generation of astrobiologists.

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology,    Geophysics and Geology

Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics

Mathematical population biologists study of a wide array of biological phenomena—such as the spread of alleles in a populations, the coexistence of competing species within ecosystems, the branching of phylogenetic trees, the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases, and the demographic history of populations—that are typically studied across distinct biological subfields, including demography, ecology, epidemiology, and population genetics. Although these phenomena are often represented in separate scientific communities, they are united by a core set of mathematical and computational modeling philosophies and approaches. Recent advances in computation and data-gathering technologies have greatly increased our power to test hypotheses about ecological and evolutionary processes and to make detailed inferences about the structure of populations. These advances have facilitated the development of new models for individuals and populations in space and over time, including models that relax some of the core assumptions underlying much of previous theory.

The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers in population biology who draw on diverse areas, including stochastic processes, mathematical statistics, dynamical systems, combinatorics and, increasingly, computational modeling and simulation, to share the latest mathematical advances and tools across subfields. This exchange of approaches will reveal synergies and spark new research directions.

Phone: [4018635030];     Email: info@icerm.brown.edu

Sciinov Group welcomes you to the “2nd Edition: Global Microbiome Congress (GMC 2026)” – a Hybrid Event taking place on June 15–16, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This congress is designed to allow participants to join In-Person in Boston or Virtually from Home or Office.

Phone: [+1 732 526 1166];     Email: vallala@sciinovhealth.com

Microbiome and Mental Health, Microbiome–Cancer Interactions, Microbiome and Infectious Diseases, The Future of Microbiome Startups, Therapeutic & Clinical Applications, Microbiome and Immune System Regulation, Microbiome Therapy for Digestive Disorders, Diet–Microbiome Interactions, Microbiome Gut–Brain Axis

Geographic Information System (GIS), Geoinformatics, Earth Observation,    Environmental Chemistry and Geochemistry

The European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)

The 5th edition of this topic builds on the success of our largest topic-focussed meeting yet, which brought 340 cancer researchers together to learn and network. This time, our expert panel of speakers will guide participants through undocumented metabolic alterations, complex tumour-host interactions, and the mechanisms metabolites use to regulate cell decisions. The ultimate aim of this conference is to expand the horizons for vulnerabilities that can be exploited in cancer treatment.

Conference Officer: Hannah Barrs;     Phone: [N/A];     Email: hannah.barrs@eacr.org

cancer research, oncology, cancer metabolism, undocumented metabolic alterations, metabolic reprogramming, tumour-host interactions, tumour niches, cancer cells, stromal cells, metabolic regulation, cell fate decisions, metabolic mechanisms in cancer, metabolic vulnerabilities in cancer, cancer metastasis, cancer progression

Oncology,    Molecular Biology

University of Siena, Dept. Biotechnology, Chemistry & Pharmacy

The International School on Mass Spectrometry (IntSMS) is a six day full immersion school aimed to give advanced and higher education in mass spectrometry to graduate, PhD, post-doc students, and all those working in different areas of science, ranging from physics, chemistry, biosciences, food, environment, to omics sciences, medicine, interested to improve their knowledge and education in mass spectrometry. The 3rd edition covers many key aspects of the theory and applications of MS and Tandem MS to macromolecules and lessons are taught by experienced scientists, many of whom have contributed key innovations to the field.

Email: gianluca.giorgi@unisi.it

Mass spectrometry, tandem mass spectrometry, macromolecules, proteins, nucleic acids, virus, top-down, therapeutic proteins, electron capture dissociations, eletron transfer dissociations

Summer/Winter Schools and Events for Chemistry Students,    Biotechnology

Keystone Symposia

Biological discovery is undergoing a transformation driven by the convergence of advanced imaging technologies, data science, and computational modeling. This Keystone Symposium will address the critical need to integrate heterogeneous imaging modalities, aided by computational and Deep Learning-driven approaches, to derive mechanistic and predictive insights from complex biological data. The meeting aims to foster dialogue among imaging scientists, computational biologists, data scientists, and systems biologists to define emerging frontiers in data integration, standardization, accessibility, and visualization. Previous conferences have often centered on individual structural biology techniques but have rarely emphasized interdisciplinary approaches. In contrast, this meeting contains a carefully curated program that prioritizes research presentations explicitly focused on integrative approaches, ensuring that the symposium moves beyond acknowledgement to actionable convergence.

Biochemistry, Advanced Imaging, Computational Biology, Structural Biology, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Interdisciplinary Science, Data Integration, Predictive Biology

Molecular Biology,    Systems Biology and Computational Biology

European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)

The EASL School 2026 “The Spatial Biology of Liver Disease” is a specialized Basic Science School designed to train scientists at different career stages in the cutting-edge field of spatial biology for liver disease research. This immersive programme explores how spatial omics technologies – including single-cell and multiplexed tissue imaging – uncover the complex cellular interactions driving liver pathology and progression.

Basic Science; EASL Schools & Masterclasses

Keystone Symposia

This meeting will present work that encompasses the influence of hormones on driving cancer across the lifespan, through influences on aging, immunity, and other factors. Many current studies in aging and cancer do not adequately consider the impact of hormones, hormone receptors, and changing hormone levels as drivers of these processes. This meeting will assemble researchers across the fields of endocrinology, aging, and oncology to discuss the interplay of these multiple factors and how they should be considered when diagnosing and treating cancers. The meeting will span basic, translational, and clinical research to drive bench to bedside and bedside and back insights that will advance our understanding of cancer etiology, prevention, and treatment approaches. The meeting will bridge interdisciplinary groups of scientists, population scientists, and clinicians, allowing a unique blend of discovery in the hormones over the lifespan, aging, immunity, and cancer.

Cancer, Hormones, Endocrinology, Oncology, Aging, Immunology, Bench to Bedside, Clinical Research, Translational Research

Oncology,    Immunology and Allergic Diseases

Keystone Symposia

Innate Immunity: Molecular Mechanisms, Diseases & Therapeutics convenes leading researchers and clinicians to examine how innate immunity detects danger, shapes adaptive immunity, and drives disease and therapeutic response. A central focus of the meeting is how innate sensors distinguish self from non-self molecular patterns, informing both agonist and antagonist drug development across inflammatory, neurodegenerative, cardiometabolic, and autoimmune diseases. The program features joint plenary sessions, focused talks, and abstract-selected presentations highlighting advances in nucleic acid sensing pathways, including cGAS-STING. Mechanistic insights from biochemical and molecular studies are paired with discussions on translational challenges in drug discovery and clinical development. This meeting will be held jointly with T-Cells: From Basic Biology to Therapeutic Applications.

Immunology, Innate Immunity, Small Molecule Therapeutics, Therapeutic Innovation, Molecular Immunology, Drug Development, Adaptive Immunity

Molecular Biology,    Immunology and Allergic Diseases

Keystone Symposia

T cells are highly diverse and multifunctional components of the adaptive immune system, playing vital roles in health and disease, including inflammation, cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infections. This conference aims to foster collaboration between basic, translational, and clinical scientists from academia and industry, ensuring that cutting-edge discoveries in T cell biology and emerging technologies advance both fundamental research and clinical/therapeutic applications. Topics and meeting sessions include: (i) T cell differentiation, molecular programs, and the functional diversity of CD4+, CD8+, and gamma delta T cell differentiation, and unconventional (innate-like) T cells. (ii) the role of spatial instructions in controlling T cell function (iii) innovative approaches and technologies, such as advanced imaging, next-generation T cell engineering and (re)programming, and AI-driven methods for disease detection and treatment. Additionally, joint sessions with the Innate Immunity meeting will explore how innate immune pathways regulate T cell behavior under homeostatic and disease conditions, and how these pathways can be harnessed for therapeutic interventions. Trainees and Junior Faculty are encouraged to submit abstracts, which will be selected for Short Talks and Spotlights Afternoon Sessions.

Immunology, T Cell Biology, Adaptive Immunity, T Cell Differentiation, Advanced Imaging, Artificial Intelligence, Therapeutic Innovation, Bench to Bedside, T Cell Engineering, T Cell Reprogramming

Molecular Biology,    Immunology and Allergic Diseases

Keystone Symposia

Sensory Systems: Interoception and Exteroception brings together leaders across neuroscience, physiology, and systems biology to explore how organisms sense, integrate, and respond to both the external world and internal bodily states. From exteroceptive senses such as touch, taste, olfaction, vision, and hearing to rapidly advancing insights into interoception, this meeting highlights how sensory systems shape perception, behavior, homeostasis, and disease. The program features an emphasis on interoception – how signals from organs such as the gut, heart, and lungs are detected, encoded, and interpreted by the nervous system – revealing new frameworks for understanding behavioral and physiological responses. Sessions also explore somatosensation, chemosensation, mechanosensation, and multisensory integration, linking foundational mechanisms to organism-level outcomes. This meeting will be held jointly with Neurobiology of Appetite Control.

Neurobiology, Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, Molecular Biology, Emerging Technologies,

Molecular Biology,    Neurology

Keystone Symposia

The primary goal of the “Neuronal Control of Appetite” meeting is to catalyze transformative progress in deciphering the neural mechanisms that govern appetite, with a focus on driving innovative research, cross-disciplinary collaboration, translational insight, and industrial innovation. In addition to challenging entrenched models of homeostatic control by highlighting emerging evidence of dynamic, context-dependent neural modulation, the meeting will spotlight the growing role of biotechnology and pharmaceutical initiatives aimed at developing novel diagnostics, therapeutics, and digital tools to combat obesity and metabolic disorders. This meeting is deliberately designed to convene a diverse array of participants, including systems and behavioral neuroscientists, endocrinologists, computational modelers, clinical researchers, biotech innovators, and industry leaders. By bridging traditionally siloed domains — such as neural circuit mapping, metabolic disease modeling, and therapeutic discovery — the meeting will encourage the synthesis of ideas, resources, and techniques across fields. This meeting will be held jointly with Sensory Systems: Interoception and Exteroception.

Neurobiology, Neuroscience, Metabolism, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutics, Obesity, Metabolic Disease, Metabolic Disorders

Human Physiology and Metabolism,    Neurology

Keystone Symposia

Stroke and traumatic injury are common neurologic disorders and the leading causes for adult-onset disability. Development of therapeutics to improve recovery has been hindered due to a limited understanding of how circuits within the central nervous system (CNS) are affected by injury. Technological advances have enabled interrogation of the CNS with unprecedented resolution. These are being applied to stroke and trauma survivors and to animal models, allowing for a critical re-appraisal of proposed mechanisms of recovery. This knowledge is crucially important as neuromodulation therapies are available for clinical trials, but when and how to apply these to patients are not well understood. This conference will bring together scientists working across species, using diverse approaches, to understand the mechanisms underlying dysfunction and recovery after stroke or injury to the brain or spinal cord. This conference will be unique in its focus on basic and translational science of CNS recovery that brings together researchers working across many disease models and injury types. This meeting will be held jointly with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Mechanisms and Therapeutics.

Neurobiology, Neuroscience, Brain Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries, Regeneration and Repair in the Nervous System, Stroke, Translational Research, Neuro Modulation, Neuro Repair, Neuro Tech, Neuroplasticity, TBI Research

Molecular Biology,    Neurology