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Organizing Board of Cilia2022; main organizer: Bernhard Schermer, Uniklinik Köln

Cilia2022 will be the fifth consecutive biennial European Cilia Conference, which will take place as a hybrid event in Cologne. Cilia are sensory organelles present at the surface of almost all human cells. Loss of ciliary structure or function results in a group of diseases called "Ciliopathies".

Molecular and clinical aspects of ciliopathies; cilia in tumor cells and cancer; cilia in metabolism; cilia in neurons; structure biology of cilia, basal bodies, centrioles, and centrosomes; ciliary protein and membrane trafficking; cilia in signaling and development; motile cilia/flagella.

Genetics and genetic disorders,    Human Physiology and Metabolism

The conference is jointly organized by the Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences and the University of Toronto.

We are pleased to invite you to the conference “Advances in Biomedical Research IV”, which will take place from October 04. - 09., 2021., at the Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences (MedILS) in Split, Croatia. The "Advances in Biomedical Research IV” conference will cover the latest discoveries across the spectrum of biomedical research - from neurobiology, immunology and technological advances in biomedicine; to cancer biology and translational studies, and will highlight the work of the best minds in research and medicine from leading institutions all over the world. It will provide an international platform to share expertise, foster collaborations, stay updated with recent trends and advances in the field of molecular and cell biology of disease.

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Our goal with ICSB 2022 is to re-ignite the vibrant field of systems biology. We have selected a set of topics and speakers we think can excite you all and we hope you will enjoy our great city and the programme.

Our line-up of keynotes and session chairs/speakers is amazing and we encourage you all to submit talks and posters.

Please join us in making ICSB 2022 the best ICSB ever. We are going all in on trying to reboot the community after the pandemic. This meeting will be in person and full of exciting science!

The Call website can be found here on the EasyChair platform:

https://easychair.org/cfp/ICSB2022

The main conference website is https://www.icsb2022.berlin

Global INBOX;     Email: info@icsb2022.berlin

MULTI-SCALE MODELS, MACHINE LEARNING / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ALPHA FOLD, DEEP HIDDEN PHYSICS, SINGLE CELL MODELING, WHOLE CELL MODELING, TUMOR ECOSYSTEMS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION, CANCER SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, COMPUTATIONAL PATHOLOGY, IMAGING ALGORITHMS, NETWORK BIOLOGY & PRECISION MEDICINE, MICROBIOMES, CLIMATE & BIOTOPES, MODELS IN TIME AND SPACE, PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, INTEGRATION OF COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES, CLINICAL IMPACT/CHALLENGES FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, PREVENTING FUTURE PANDEMICS, POST PANDEMIC LIFE SCIENCE, YOUNG SCIENTIST FORUM, CAREER TRACK, WILDCARD *.talks

Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning,    Modeling and Simulation

The Company of Biologists Ltd

With the increased appreciation that physical forces are key regulators of all biological processes, new emerging scientific communities are forming around topics such as physical forces in cancer and mechanobiology in different biological processes ranging from development to homeostasis. Currently, there exists somewhat of a void between the biologists and the physicists working on these topics. The interests are shared but the communication between the two crowds is limited by the lack of a common language. On one hand, there are vast advances being made in generating tuneable materials, versatile biomimetic polymers and artificial 3D scaffolds, and these are linked to advanced modelling and understanding of the physical parameters of these systems. However, the biological questions addressed may have limited physiological relevance and lack careful consideration of the burning questions in biology. On the other side, the cell biologists/developmental biologists/cancer biologists lack contact with the physicists, modellers and material scientists, and are unable to connect their biology to the relevant physical principles and available methodology. They lack understanding of the theory behind tissue mechanics and the engineering skills to investigate them. They would benefit massively from closer collaboration with the “other crowd”. Therefore, the main goal of this Workshop is to foster integration between physics and biology across scales, approaches, and participant backgrounds. The Workshop will be entail “biology-physics duets” – talks given jointly by two currently collaborating speakers, with different backgrounds. These will be accompanied by “solo” talks and relevant round table discussions on how physics and biology can be better integrated.

1) Mechanotransduction from cell adhesions to the nucleus 2) Cytoskeleton mechanics and migration 3) Modelling of biological processes across scales 4) Top-down versus bottom-up approaches to living systems 5) How to promote cross-disciplinary research on biologically relevant questions

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Bacteria form complex spatially structured adherent communities which involve physical forces, chemical gradients and cooperative cell-cell interactions. An integrated view of these processes at all scales from the single cell to mesoscale patterns and ecosystems requires microbiologists and physicists to bridge large disciplinary gaps. To this purpose, the involved scientific communities must not only establish new cross-disciplinary language but also train the next generation of scientists to these emerging challenges. This EMBO workshop aims to fulfill this ambitious goal and connect senior and junior researchers through a series of lectures, seminars and workshops that will zoom in, from single cell approaches, and out, to the ecology of complex microbial consortia.

European Association For Cancer Research (ECAR)

The study of cancer metabolism has changed our view of tumour biology. Cancer and stromal cells alter their metabolic wiring in order to meet the energetic and anabolic demands, to cope with external insults, to survive in hostile environments and to alter the molecular properties of the niche they inhabit. In this context, it is not surprising that genomic and cellular signalling perturbations have profound consequences on the metabolic landscape. The 2nd EACR Conference on Cancer Metabolism will gather top experts in the field to discuss the metabolic alterations in tumours and how we can exploit it to treat cancer. The city of Bilbao in Spain will continue to host the conference and bring together excellent research and a unique environment.

Core metabolic alterations in tumours, Cancer metabolism and the control of the epigenome, Cancer metabolism beyond the tumour cell, Emerging cancer metabolism-based therapeutic strategies, Technological advances in cancer metabolism

Molecular Biology,    Oncology

Student Neuroscience Society Neuronus

Neuronus IBRO Neuroscience Forum is the biggest international neuroscience conference in Poland. The program of the conference consists of sessions, lectures and symposia on various aspects of neuroscience - from cognitive and computational through molecular to medical and therapeutic. The main purpose of this event is to provide means for both young and experienced neuroscientists to share the latest discoveries, knowledge and experience in neuroscience, as well as make valuable contacts with scientists representing various fields of neurobiology.

Email: monika.zuwala@student.uj.edu.pl

neuroscience, brain, neurobiology, computational, medicine, cognitive, biology, psychology, emotions, molecular, science, nervous system, technology, behaviour, therapeutic

Neurology,    Systems Biology and Computational Biology

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Metagenomics studies are rapidly uncovering the compositional richness of microbial communities in diverse habitats ranging from the oceans to the human gut. While their fundamental role in our health and environment is undeniable, there is an urgent need for unravelling molecular mechanisms underlying the dynamics of these communities. This requires a combined experimental and computational approach. Recent studies (including those from the organisers’ and speakers’ labs) have underlined the success of such integrative approaches. For example, emergence of cell subpopulations (Varahan et al. eLife 2019, 2020), and long-term stability (Blasche, Kim et al. Nat Microbiol. 2021) through metabolic cross-feeding. As researchers world-wide map species dynamics in the ecosystems of their interest, this course will provide the necessary overview and tools for moving from cataloguing to identifying key interaction agents, especially metabolites. This will include integrating species and metabolite dynamics data, as well as leveraging the power of genome-scale metabolic models to predict community interactions.

Champalimaud Foundation

Cancer initiation and progression are orchestrated through local and systemic interactions between tumour and tumour-associated cells. A more detailed characterisation of these interactions has so far contributed to a new generation of antitumour strategies and to improved cancer prognosis. However, although we have gained increasing knowledge about the cellular and molecular constituents of tumour-promoting and tumour-suppressing microenvironments, an accurate map delineating the role of each of these constituents remains unavailable. By bringing together experts who have greatly contributed to our understanding of the tumour microenvironment, the Champalimaud Research Symposium 2022 (#CRSy22) will provide access to the most recent developments in basic and clinical research in this complex area. CRSy22 will take the form of a single-track scientific meeting with 18 invited speakers, talks selected from abstracts and 2 poster sessions, among other networking and social activities. The hybrid format will give delegates the option to attend and present their work either in-person or online.

Events Team;     Email: symposium@research.fchampalimaud.org

Tumour Microenvironment, Cancer Research, Cancer Initiation, Metabolism, Cancer Progression, Metastasis, Therapy, Cancer Immunity

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

The regulatory network known as the cell cycle is fundamental to the life of all eukaryotic organisms. The challenge in cell division research is to understand the mechanistic principles of the key processes and to integrate them into a cyclical or linear sequence generating viable daughter cells. Cell cycle research has succeeded in ordering these processes into a generic or “text book” cycle. However, this concept does not reflect the remarkable ability of the cell cycle “engine” to orchestrate a variety of cell divisions. These include not only embryonic, somatic, and meiotic divisions, but also divisions controlled by developmental context or physical factors, and the aberrant divisions of cancer cells. The EMBO Cell Cycle Workshop 2022 will therefore emphasise the question of how the basic cell cycle machinery is modified to generate different types of divisions. Working across different model systems and approaches, the cell division field has recognized the need for a common “language” in the form of mathematics and physics. This EMBO Workshop will therefore promote exchange between numerous disciplines to generate a new understanding of how the cell cycle creates the diversity of life.

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

This EMBO Workshop will include new discoveries that surround the ER's historical and important role in regulating the translation, translocation and folding of membrane and secreted proteins of the secretory pathway. It will further include new insights into the signaling pathways that allow the ER to correct for cell stress, the unfolded protein response, and maintaining lipid homeostasis. Recent years have also revealed emerging and unexpected new functions for this old organelle in regulating the biogenesis of other organelles at membrane contact sites (MCSs). These MCSs have generated much excitement in cell biology because they are hybrid locations where the elaborate ER network can communicate with other organelles through calcium signaling, lipid metabolism, and the recruitment of machineries that modify membrane shape, trafficking and division. They reveal that not every membrane bound component traffics through vesicles, rather many move directly at positions where the ER is tethered and apposed to the plasma membrane and other organelles to rapidly communicate signals across the cell that can maintain homeostasis. Disruption of ER homeostasis and ER structure is a hallmark of various diseases. Thus, understanding basic mechanisms controlling ER functions may provide insight into a broad range of pathologies.

The Company of Biologists Ltd

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Postponed from 7–12 November 2021

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Cognitive deficits in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are a significant health burden worldwide. Mechanistic understanding of developmental defects of neural circuitry from system to molecular level is limited. The elucidation of genetic or epigenetic factors modulating the establishment of functional neural circuits during critical periods and their impact on cognitive function has shed significant insights into the causal relationship of behavioural deficits associated with NDD. The seamless integration of molecular knowledge with systems- and cognitive- level analyses is the 'need of the hour' to associate mechanisms of circuit-specific developmental deficits with cognitive outcome linked to NDD. This meeting will bring together the leading experts who are working on various aspects of the NDD to discuss recent advancement in the field. This EMBO Workshop will create a platform for young neuroscientists including postdoctoral fellows and graduate students who wish to pursue their research in this emerging field. This EMBO Workshop will particularly enable postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to present their research in front of leading experts and learn about challenges in the field through an informal, yet an intense discussion with invited speakers.

Molecular Biology,    Neurology

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

There has been an increasing awareness in the scientific community regarding the inability of animal models to often capture the complexities of human biology. In the last decade, there have been significant advances in the field of model systems that are based on human biology, including microphysiological systems (MPS). These systems aim to recapitulate the physiology and functions of a single human organ or a network of organs at a smaller scale, such as organoids or organs-on-chip. MPS have often been proposed as the next frontier of human-relevant research in drug discovery and testing. The lecture course will give an overview of the current research of how these model systems are being used to understand human disease and development. It will also cover design considerations, current challenges, setting standards and roadmap for broader adoption and use of these systems. In addition, the course would have networking sessions for early career researchers and students, along with discussions on collaborations, international grants, and entrepreneurship.

Molecular Biology,    Pharmacology and Drug Development

University of Málaga (UMA)

Swarm intelligence is the discipline that deals with the study of self-organizing processes both in nature and in artificial systems. Researchers in ethology and animal behavior have proposed a number of models to explain interesting aspects of collective behaviors such as movement coordination, shape-formation or decision making. Recently, algorithms and methods inspired by these models have been proposed to solve difficult problems in many domains. ANTS 2022 will give researchers in swarm intelligence the opportunity to meet, to present their latest research, and to discuss current developments and applications.

Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning,    Sociology

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

This EMBO practical course will give a practical introduction to integrative structural biology. Through lectures and hands-on practicals, the participants will learn about the fundamentals of X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM, small-angle X-ray scattering, NMR, and structural mass spectrometry. The invited tutors will show how to analyze and interpret the experimental data, and how to use the data for building structural models across different resolution scales. The course will also explore how experimental and computational methods aiming at resolving dynamics can be integrated to characterize flexibility in macromolecular structures. Finally, we will discuss the future of integrative structural biology approaches in light of the most recent advances in experimental and computational methods.

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Postponed from 3.11.2020–5.11.2020

The Company of Biologists Ltd

In this Workshop, we aim to bring together computational, cell, and evolutionary biologists to help address this major challenge of integrative cell biology. We strongly believe that actively seeking out collaboration across fields will be crucial to push cell biology beyond the boundaries of individual species into a truly comparative discipline anchored to predictive models. In turn, computational biologists will have an opportunity to guide and influence the next phase of big data generation in cell biology. Together, in deciphering the rules that underpin the relationship between the genome and the cell that encases it, we will better understand both evolution and cellular function.

Molecular Biology,    Genomics and Bioinformatics

Entomological Society of America

Cambridge Healthtech Institute

Network with more than 1,000 colleagues at PEGS Europe, the largest protein & antibody engineering event in Europe, which has been described as "the best biologics technology meeting in Europe." Last year, nearly 900 delegates from 35 countries, including 78% from pharma and biotech organizations, convened in beautiful Barcelona and online to discuss the latest advances in protein and antibody engineering. The 2022 event will feature:

1,000+ Attendees

250 Speakers

15 Keynote presentations

40+ Talks from Top Biopharma

100+ Scientific posters

Phone: [7812476254];     Email: ebell@healthtech.com

Display of Biologics, Engineering Antibodies, Machine Learning, Optimisation & Developability, Emerging Targets & Approaches, Membrane Protein Targets, Intro to Bispecifics, Advancing Bispecifics, Engineering Bispecifics, Tumour Microenvironment, CAR T TIL & TCR Therapy, Immunotherapy Safety & Efficacy, Cell & Gene Therapy Analytics, Analytical Characterisation, Protein Stability & Aggregation, Cell Line Engineering, Optimising Expression, Protein Purification Technologies,

Biotechnology,    Immunology and Allergic Diseases

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Phosphoinosites are now well recognised as signaling intermediates and their role in cell surface signal transduction and sub-cellular processes such as membrane trafficking have been described. However, in recent years, the availability of high-resolution imaging tools and novel technologies have resulted in new models on the dynamics of PIs in living cellular organelles and the mechanisms by which their levels and distribution are controlled. This in turn has led to emerging ideas on novel modes by which PIs regulate cell architecture and physiology. In parallel, high-throughput genomics technologies have led to the description of genetic changes in protein components of the PI signaling system linked to human disease. Finally, lipidomics technologies are beginning to provide new insights into the acyl chain diversity of PIs that is likely to inform on their function as specific sub-cellular processes. This workshop offers an exciting and opportune moment to discuss the manner in which PIs act as master regulators of cellular architecture and physiology in health and disease.

EMBO Workshop co-supported by The Company of Biologists and Yamada Science Foundation

During the last four decades, a number of studies have revealed that Wnt signaling plays crucial roles in embryonic development, tissue morphogenesis and regeneration, and many other physiological and pathological processes. Therefore, the knowledge about this signaling is crucial not only for the understanding of multiple aspects of physiology in all life courses but for that of pathology in human diseases. Since Wnt research covers various fields of the life science, this meeting is aiming to cover “molecular and cellular biology of the signaling”, “structural biology”, and “stem cell biology”, as well as “clinical application”. An important objective of this EMBO Workshop on Wnt 2022 is to bring together researchers from different fields for exchanging cutting-edge information that advance this research field.

medical-microbiology

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Postponed from 13.11.2020–17.11.2020

Molecular Biology,    Neurology

The Company of Biologists Ltd

This Workshop will focus on the biology of toxic metabolites in the ageing process, stem cells and cancer. Specific emphasis will be placed on how metabolites that carry carbonyls (such as aldehydes and ketones) damage stem and cancer cells. A particular area will focus on endogenous aldehydes (such as acteladehyde, formaldehyde and methyl-gyoxal), the enzymes that remove them [aldehyde dehydrogenases (Aldh) and functionally related glutathione-based enzymes such as Adh5 and Glo-1/2]. Further, we will consider how human genetic variation can contribute to metabolite sensitivity, and how mutations in cancer genomes in toxic metabolism pathways can be exploited for therapy.

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

This meeting will address multidisciplinary topics in biology and applications of carotenoids, retinoids and other apocarotenoids thus expanding our knowledge of carotenoid roles in living organisms and human health. Topics of interest include carotenoids and apocarotenoids synthesis, regulation and functions; retinoids biology; and how these molecules impact on microorganisms and plant’s life and human biology and diseases.

Biology and Applications of Carotenoids, Retinoids and Other Apocarotenoids

The focus of this meeting is to freely discuss new findings and ideas in the broad field of directed cell migration from diverse perspectives, including molecular signaling, biophysics and mechanobiology, cytoskeletal dynamics and computational modeling and simulation. We will also host a panel of new and established scientists to discuss questions about career development for trainees.

Mechanisms and Mechanics of Cell Migration

The 2023 Carotenoid Gordon Research Conference (GRC) is a multidisciplinary meeting that addresses the biology of carotenoids and their derivatives apocarotenoids, in microorganisms, plants and mammals, including humans. Carotenoids are synthesized by all photosynthetic organisms and some non-photosynthetic microbes. Besides their vital role in photoprotection and light-harvesting, carotenoids are precursors of established and novel apocarotenoid hormones and regulatory metabolites involved in many aspects of plant's life, including development and intra-specific communications. Unable to synthesize carotenoids, mammals, including humans, obtain these pigments through the diet and convert them into retinoids (vitamin A and its derivatives). Indeed, biofortification of staple crops with carotenoids remains a major strategy to prevent the overwhelming public health issue of vitamin A deficiency (VAD). In addition, carotenoids are used by mammals as antioxidants and for pigmentation (as in macular pigment of the human fovea). Overall, dietary carotenoids and apocarotenoids provide a plethora of health benefits to humans, modulating vision, cognitive functions, embryonic development and growth, as well as preventing onset and development of chronic diseases.

Biology and Applications of Carotenoids, Retinoids and Other Apocarotenoids

Molecular Biology,    Biotechnology

The Directed Cell Migration GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Locomotion and Navigation of Single Cells and Their Collectives: From Molecular to Organismic Scale

The focus of this meeting is Antimicrobial Host Defense Peptides which have been implicated in infection, inflammation, cancer and autoimmunity. As such, the 2023 Gordon Research Seminar on Antimicrobial Host Defense Peptides will focus on the biological function and mechanisms of action of these peptides in health and disease, and how their properties can be exploited to provide therapeutic intervention.

Antimicrobial Host Defense Peptides: Biological Functions, Mechanisms of Action and Therapeutic Intervention

Molecular Biology,    Biochemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, Toxicology

As an interdisciplinary field of study, research that aims to understand multiscale cellular processes is characterized by a diversity of approaches: theory, models, and biological experiments. This range of disciplines and approaches often employ different techniques, perspectives, and “languages” to describe similar ideas, which can be confusing even for seasoned experts. As such, trainees studying multiscale cellular processes must understand diverse perspectives and learn to communicate outside of their own expertise. At this GRS, trainees will have the opportunity to present and learn from their peers who are learning to navigate this rapidly-changing field and will shape its future. The GRS centers discussion and engagement among trainees to foster conversation and collaboration.

Multiscale Processes of Cellular Organization

Biophysics, Medical Physics,    Systems Biology and Computational Biology

Vascular networks in all organs are the product of coordinated signals during development which specify cell identity. In turn, the cell types specified will play a role in maintaining homeostasis and responding to disease. Endothelial cell heterogeneity across vascular beds, as well as their metabolism, are increasingly being uncovered thanks to single cell RNA-sequencing and other state-of-the-art tools. The 2023 Vascular Cell Biology GRS aims to shine a light on new, unpublished research, and harbor discussion and collaboration, in a relaxed and informal environment so that novel and experienced researchers can interact. Attendees are expected to participate in poster presentations and short talks, which will be a great opportunity for trainees to gain experience and receive feedback as they move forward with their work.

This conference will focus on the expanding repertoire of antimicrobial host defence peptides, their biological functions, and translational applications. The conference will feature a wide range of topics to highlight the complexity of mechanisms that control the production of these peptides, structure-to-function associations, and the extensive range of biological activity in human, animal and other model systems. Success of translational research requires a comprehensive appreciation of the extensive range of structures, functions and applications of the thousands of antimicrobial host defence peptides discovered to date. Accordingly, the various themes included in this conference will span from discovery to commercialization.

Antimicrobial Host Defence Peptides: Diverse Functions, Mechanisms and Applications

Molecular Biology,    Biochemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, Toxicology

At the most fundamental level, physical and chemical laws govern the operations of a living cell. For example, the energetics of a biochemical reaction obey the law of thermodynamics, and the kinetics the law of mass action. At the functional level, however, when, where and at what rate a biomolecule executes its function through its binding to a partner or enzymatic catalysis is stochastic, and can only be described in probabilistic instead of deterministic terms. At this level, the integration between experiments and theories becomes extremely important, because new theories need to be developed to explain stochastic experimental observations and guide further experimental explorations, and experiments need to be conducted to test theoretical predications and establish biological significance.

Bridging Stochastic Physical Theories with Biological Experiments

Biophysics, Medical Physics,    Systems Biology and Computational Biology

The Vascular Cell Biology GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Vascular Complexity, Heterogeneity, and Metabolism in Health and Disease

Bioinorganic chemistry bridges disciplines to understand the ways life has evolved around metal ions. Metals play critical roles in processes such as small molecule activation, biosynthetic pathways, energy conversion, nutrient transport, and many others. A variety of tools, including synthetic chemistry, spectroscopy, imaging, enzymology, protein engineering/evolution, and computation, are used to advance our understanding of the chemical space occupied by metals in biology. The Bioinorganic Chemistry GRS is celebrating its 25th year of bringing young scientists together. This meeting provides an environment for trainees (graduate students, postdocs, and other researchers at a comparable career level) to present their work in a supportive, collaborative environment and build a professional network with their peers. Sessions will be moderated by a diverse selection of discussion leaders excited to serve as field experts and mentors. The meeting culminates in a shared keynote and poster session with the associated Metals in Biology GRC.

Inorganic Insights into Fundamental Life Processes

Biochemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, Toxicology,    Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

The Physical Virology GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators. Emphasis on cross disciplinary approaches that deepen our understanding of virus assembly, structure and function will be highlighted, followed by how these advances have recently been applied to innovations ranging from nanomaterials to novel therapeutics.

Examining Viral Particles Across Multiple Platforms as Virology Shapes the Development of Biomaterials

Infectious Disease Medicine,    Biophysics, Medical Physics

A deep immunological understanding of fungal infections is crucial in order to reduce the fungal impact on human health. Advances in the field of fungal immunology over the past few years have identified crucial factors that predispose patients to fungal infections, including genetic factors. Essential pathways in mucosal and systemic immune responses to fungi have been uncovered. Most importantly, the increasing knowledge in the immunology of fungal infections has initiated the development of novel therapeutic strategies aimed at improving antifungal immunity or suppressing detrimental immune pathways. Despite these advances, many questions about the complex interaction of fungi, microbiome, and immune system remain unanswered. Therefore, the Gordon Research Seminar provides a platform for early career scientists to build collaborations with clinicians and industry in order to translate fundamental research into personalized medicine and diagnostics for fungal infections.

Modeling Antifungal Host Defense to Impact Therapy and Management of Infections

Infectious Disease Medicine,    Immunology and Allergic Diseases

In recent years, it has been increasingly evident that the innate and adaptive immune system intricately interact with the non-immune resident CNS cells to preserve and/or modify the function of the brain and of the organism. Reciprocally, these non-immune resident cells can also alter immune responses. These symbiotic relationships are essential for tissue development, injury response, recovery to homeostasis, and may potentially extend to the health of the progeny. Trainees from wide scientific backgrounds, from genomics to basic immunology to electrophysiology and animal behavior will contribute to a richness of topics and approaches to understanding complex neuroimmune interactions.

Uncovering Drivers and Outcomes in Neuroimmune Crosstalk

Immunology and Allergic Diseases,    Neurology

At the global level, viral epidemiology depends on modes of transmission and social networks; at the cellular level viruses repurpose protein interaction networks and remodel cellular compartments; on the local level the assembly and disassembly of a virus is governed by (and reveals) physical principles. Viruses also bridge multiple scientific disciplines. In biomedicine, understanding viral lifecycles provides essential information for developing antiviral agents that block infection. In more fundamental sciences, viruses are ideal model systems for studying mechanisms underlying self-assembly, genome packaging and release, allostery, membrane dynamics, and the efficient passage of nanoscale particles through membranes. The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for these cross-disciplinary approaches to understand viral biology, predict their global spread in impact, and develop new treatments. In addition to advancing antiviral strategies and cell biology, the knowledge acquired from these studies and the viral particles themselves are enabling researchers to engineer virus-based platforms for biomedical and nanomaterials applications, such as gene delivery or optoelectronics. This natural diversity requires collaborative efforts of researchers with a wide range of expertise.

Viruses at Multiple Levels of Complexity

Infectious Disease Medicine,    Biophysics, Medical Physics

The 2023 Gordon Research Conference on the Immunology of Fungal Infections will focus on leading advances in our mechanistic understanding of the immune response against clinically relevant fungal pathogens. This meeting – the 6th in its series – has become the must-attend venue for immunologists and medical mycologists to discuss how the immune system responds to the challenge of fungal organisms as well as how the fungal species subvert the innate and adaptive immune system.

Advancing Care Through Fundamental Discovery

Infectious Disease Medicine,    Immunology and Allergic Diseases

Metal centers play critical roles in a wide range of essential biological processes. To accomplish this, they nucleate and form biomolecular structures; carry molecules, ions, and electrons; serve as centers for catalysis; and participate in regulation and signaling. Metabolism links biology to the environment via the global cycles of the elements including nitrogen, sulfur, and carbon. Investigating how organisms acquire and utilize metals thus is critical to our understanding of biological mechanisms and their intersection with the global environment. Our growing understanding of the diverse reactivity of biological metals has inspired chemists to develop molecules and materials that mimic biological structures and activities. The resulting design and synthesis of bioinspired molecules, especially catalysts, has yielded detailed insights into biological function, while also moving the field of inorganic chemistry in new directions. The Metals in Biology GRC brings together scientists from diverse backgrounds to present and discuss recent progress in this area. Experts in chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, and biomedicine at a range of career stages will participate.

Harnessing and Mimicking the Reactivity of Biological Metals for a Healthy and Sustainable Future

Biochemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, Toxicology,    Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

While neuroimmunology has roots in neurology, neuroscience and immunology, the neuroimmune system has emerged as structurally and cellularly distinct from the peripheral immune system and in its ability to orchestrate a variety of developmental and homeostatic processes, as well as responses to injury, neurodegeneration, toxins and infections. Contrary to early studies that tended to categorize neuroimmune responses, including the entry of all peripheral immune cells, as pathologic, the modern view recognizes these processes may exert neuroprotective roles and contribute to normal central and peripheral nervous system functions. The goal of this meeting is to bring together speakers and attendees with an interest in neuroimmune mechanisms and interactions.

Neuroimmunology in Organismic Function: Shared Mechanisms and Reciprocal Interactions

Immunology and Allergic Diseases,    Neurology

Since 2017, the Gordon Research Conference on Speciation has been accompanied by the Gordon Research Seminar on Speciation. A continuous thread over the past decade has been integration, synthesis, and bridge building between a diversity of directions, systems, and approaches in modern speciation research. At the 2023 Speciation GRS, we will build on this legacy and further explore the causes of speciation and mechanisms of reproductive isolation, as well as address questions on species persistence through time. While the field has largely focused on the microevolutionary drivers of reproductive isolation, this research has largely failed to explain macroevolutionary patterns of species diversity. Thus, an emerging theme in speciation biology is understanding both the origins of new species, as well as the factors affecting the persistence of species diversity. The 2023 Speciation GRS will highlight cutting-edge graduate student and postdoctoral research that spans both micro- and macro-evolutionary scales and further promote synthesis on both the origin and persistence of species.

The Origin and Persistence of Species

This GRS brings together early-career researchers to share ideas on discovering design principles in biological systems and developing biomimetic materials, with an emphasis on structures at all scales. We seek to introduce emerging materials scientists, physicists, engineers, biologists, and chemists to one another with the goal of formulating new ways to inscribe the vital functions found in biological systems into synthetic materials and complex structures. Topics will include recent experimental and theoretical advances in biomimetic soft matter, life-like active materials, non-equilibrium statistical physics, and multiscale mechanics of biological systems.

Emergent Phenomena in Active and Living Materials

The Plant Lipids: Structure, Metabolism and Function GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators. Plant lipids act as structural components in membranes, as inter-/intracellular signals, and as energy storage. Modifications to lipid composition, structure, and metabolism can dramatically influence the development and physiology of the plant. This seminar will focus on the functions of lipid and membrane remodeling and lipids as signals during plant stress response and development.

Plant Lipids in Stress and Development

The Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) is a prelude before the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Salivary Glands and Exocrine Biology. This seminar offers a relaxed environment allowing for networking and social interactions between trainees in the field of exocrine biology.

Visualizing Exocrine Biology in Health and Disease

The Gordon Research Conference on Speciation is the world's largest conference focused on speciation research and is dedicated to integration, synthesis, and bridge-building between a diversity of directions, systems and approaches in modern speciation research. The 2023 Speciation GRC will build on these themes and further expand the sphere of speciation research. In particular, speciation research until now has largely focused on identifying the isolating mechanisms that promote the origin of new species. Despite many recent advances, this largely microevolutionary research program has failed to explain macroevolutionary patterns of species diversity. Thus, an emerging theme is that a complete understanding of speciation requires the identification of the mechanisms that promote the persistence of species. Addressing these questions requires new expertise and approaches from fields that have not traditionally been at the core of speciation research. The 2023 Speciation GRC will engage both emerging and established leaders in these fields to promote a further synthesis of the traditional and modern views of the mechanisms that promote both the origin and persistence of species.

The Origin and Persistence of Species

The 2023 conference will bring together a cross-disciplinary community of researchers from academia and industry, with the common aim of exploiting the complexity of non-equilibrium processes and architecture material systems to forge a new generation of compliant machines that can adapt to their environment. Together physicists, chemists, computer scientists, and engineers at the forefront of materials science, data science, and process dynamics will discuss novel routes for capitalizing on the vast design space afforded by the synergy between soft materials, non-equilibrium processes, and structural design across nano- to macro-scopic length scales. By re-examining what is conventionally considered a material, a machine or information, we will exchange perspectives on employing advanced materials, theory, modeling, and manufacturing to the creation of compliant material systems that process information, self-regulate, act on their environment, adapt shape, and harvest energy so as to revolutionize next generation of soft robotics, environmental sensors, smart structures, adaptive surfaces, etc. The aim of our GRC is to convene this diverse group of people to generate ideas to bridge interdisciplinary boundaries and to establish an innovative community at the forefront complex active and adaptive material system research.

Optimizing the Synergy Between Architecture, Non-Equilibrium Processes and Materials

Lipids are essential for plant growth, development, and environmental adaptation and serve as important renewable sources of food, feed, biofuel, and industrial feedstocks. Plant lipids are also at the core of our energy economy, as lipids form the photosynthetic membranes and neutral storage lipids represent an energy-dense reservoir of reduced carbon and fuel. These benefits, which are critical to human society, underscore the importance of understanding how lipids are produced and function within plants. It is the goal of the 2023 meeting to bring together visionary leaders, stakeholders, and academic scientists to discuss the latest findings and technological advances in basic lipid research and identify how these discoveries can be leveraged to create new opportunities for human benefit.

Using Basic Plant Lipid Science to Drive Functional Changes for Human Benefit

The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Salivary Glands and Exocrine Biology will continue the sequence of multi-disciplinary conferences providing a forum for presentation of cutting-edge unpublished discoveries in the field of exocrine tissue biology. Sessions will include discussions on exocrine gland development and physiology, secretory glycobiology, immunology, autoimmune disease, regeneration and repair, genomics, emerging treatments for exocrinopathies and the latest advanced technologies. Invited speakers for the GRC will include eminent scientists from academia, industry and government. The conference will serve as a venue to promote the work of young scientists through oral and poster presentations.

Understanding the Biology of Secretory Function and Disease of Exocrine Tissues

Interrogating and Connecting Cell-Matrix Interactions Across Length Scales

Mechanisms and Consequences of Genome Instability

Molecular Biology,    Genomics and Bioinformatics

The Mitochondria in Health and Disease GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships.

Mitochondria Biology

Molecular Biology,    Genomics and Bioinformatics

The Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field.

The Biology of Integrins and the Extracellular Matrix

Exposures to environmental and endogenous DNA damaging agents produce thousands to over a million DNA lesions and chemical modifications to the genome per cell every day. Perturbations in the cellular pathways that respond to DNA damage are linked to myriad human diseases across nearly every cell and organ type. Conversely, dysfunction in DNA damage responses presents new vulnerabilities that are being leveraged to selectively target tumors in a more efficacious and less toxic manner. This GRC will bring together researchers at all levels including principal investigators, lead scientists, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students from academia, government and industry, to share and discuss the latest cutting-edge research on mechanisms of genome maintenance and roles in human health.

Genome Maintenance: From Molecules and Mechanisms to Humans and Therapies

Molecular Biology,    Genomics and Bioinformatics

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

The India-EMBO Lecture course on “Modeling development and disease with human tissue organoids" will bring together researchers working on diverse systems using interdisciplinary approaches to develop organoids to address key questions of human development and disease. Speakers will introduce this frontier area of research, and associated technological and scientific advances, to student and postdoc trainees via lectures and training sessions. This will be the first meeting in this research area to be organized in India and will be of tremendous value in terms of capacity-building and training. Major themes will include neural (neocortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus, retina) and non-neural (kidney, pancreas, skeletal muscle) organoids with a focus on technological advances in bioengineering, imaging, and transcriptomic and epigenomic analyses, which have led to unparalleled new insights into organ function. A key topic of discussion will be the use of organoids to model disease conditions, such as cancer and neurological diseases, which has the potential to transform personalized medicine.

Postponed from 29.11.2021 – 02.12.2021

Molecular Biology,    Biotechnology

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Fusion Conferences

This conference is a continuation of the Fibroblast Growth Factors in Development and Repair series with an expanded scope that includes other growth factors and cytokines that are involved in tissue repair and regeneration/regenerative medicine.

Fusion Conferences

Understanding processes involving DNA and RNA at the molecular and chemical level is the central theme of this conference, with a marked structural and mechanistic perspective. Every two years we have a hot topic theme and have previously covered ribosome, spliceosome, exosome, ncRNA regulation, DNA replication initiation, DNA topology and repair at past meetings.

Molecular Biology,    Genomics and Bioinformatics

Fusion Conferences

This will be the 4th Conference on Bacterial Cell Biology. In the last two decades there has been an explosion of interest in fundamental aspects of bacterial structure and function, based on advances in fluorescence and cryo-EM imaging. Quantitative and automated methods have brought about radical changes in the breadth and depth of questions that could be explored, while genome sequencing and genetic methods such as CRISPR-Cas9 and Tn-Seq have greatly expanded the range of organisms that can be studied incisively, enabling comparative studies of processes such as growth, morphogenesis and division, across diverse bacterial phyla. Many of these bacterial cell biology systems are being successfully reconstituted using purified components, leading to the discovery of molecular mechanisms underpinning cellular functions. The conference will bring together presentations illustrating the application of advanced cell and molecular biology methods to a wide range of basic functions in bacterial cells. Advances in understanding of the fundamentals of bacterial structure and function also create opportunities for the development of novel approaches to kill or modulate the growth and behaviour of bacterial cells.

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM) allows precise localisation of an event of interest within cells and tissues. During this course, we will focus on a specific method that has been developed at EMBL that enables the location of fluorescent proteins with high accuracy at the ultrastructural level. The course will cover both the theory and practicals of high precision CLEM, as well as opportunities to discuss their research with CLEM experts and receive practical and troubleshooting advice.

Molecular Biology,    Microscopy

The Physiology, Biology and Pathology of Phosphate GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

The Cellular Effects and Regulation of Phosphate Homeostasis

This forum will focus on leveraging data in data-limited mesophotic environments. Mesophotic coral reef ecosystems comprise a significant portion of total coral reef area but are relatively understudied. As these reefs are typically found between depths of 30 – 150m they are structured by factors such as light and bathymetry. Despite growing interest, sampling and exploration of these reefs remains difficult. Accessing the necessary depths for study poses a significant barrier to research. As this environment is still data-limited, the training of new researchers in both technical diving and rigorous methodologies is critical. This also highlights the need for strong collaborative work.

Leveraging Ecological and Molecular Approaches Within Data-Limited Mesophotic Ecosystems

The Company of Biologists Ltd

Collective cell migration has paramount importance for embryogenesis, tissue repair and cancer progression. This phenomenon spans from the microscopic, molecular scale of cell signalling and cell-cell interactions, to the macroscopic, tissue-level scale of multicellular dynamics, and is amenable to both experimental and theoretical investigations. Collective cell migration is distinctly different from single cell migration in terms of its biological complexity and theoretical treatment. Our interdisciplinary program focuses on four key topics of collective cell migration, ranging from the molecular to the organismal level.

Cellular mechanisms of collective movement and metastasis, Mechanobiology of morphogenesis, Biophysical and mathematical modelling of collective movement and morphogenesis, In vivo imaging of migration and metastasis

Mesophotic Coral Reefs are unique and understudied ecosystems that occur from ~30-150m under gradients of light, nutrients, and biotic pressures. These reefs are typically further offshore from anthropogenic stressors and below the depth limits of most natural stressor events, and the habitat available for the development of MCRs has been variably estimated at three to ten times the known areal extent of shallow coral reefs (<30 m). As such, MCRs have been increasingly studied in the context of a refugia for a variety of shallow reef species, many with broad depth distributions, which have been impacted by these stressors. However, there is also evidence that some MCR species have distinct populations with unique molecular and physiological adaptations along a shallow to deep depth gradient. While MCRs have been the subject of opportunistic exploration and sampling to date, over the last 5 years there has been a maturation of science within these ecosystems to address fundamental questions on the ecology, physiology, and evolutionary biology of species living within this steep gradient of abiotic factors. The theme of the 2nd MCRE GRC will be the changing scientific questions and techniques, that are rapidly transforming our understanding of MCR processes and their broader role in coral reef biomes.

Connectivity and Resilience Relative to Shallow Reefs

The focus of this meeting is to discuss the recent research in the field of evolution, development, disease, and regeneration of the neural crest and placodes. Presentations and poster sessions will be by led and showcased by early career researchers, setting a unique forum to present and exchange cutting edge research and new data, amongst PhD students and post-docs. The topics will feature, but are not limited to, gene regulation, tissue morphogenesis, signaling pathways mediating molecular, cellular and patterning events, stem cell biology, tissue repair and disease. The meeting will end with a mentorship session that aims to help the career development of junior scientists.

Roles for Neural Crest Cells and Cranial Placodes in Vertebrate Development, Evolution and Diseaseon

The long-term objective of this meeting is to provide a forum for junior investigators to engage in focused discussion on the latest discoveries in the field of cardiac arrhythmia mechanisms. The meeting especially fosters the development of trainees as they will present their research findings, as well as in a panel discussion with mentors on matters of career pathways and professional development.

Advancing Arrhythmia Therapy by Bridging the Scales From Molecule to Organ

Plant-herbivore interactions have evolved in response to co-evolutionary dynamics and selection driven by abiotic conditions. The seminar will discuss the latest technological and theoretical advances aiming to unravel the evolutionary forces that determine plant-herbivore interactions, their context-dependency and potential applications to protect natural ecosystems and generate more sustainable agricultural practices. In the context of our unprecedent climate crisis, global warming is expected to affect plant interactions with beneficial and antagonistic herbivores. The GRS 2023 specifically welcomes contributions on the complexity of plant-herbivore interactions at both individual and community levels in our rapidly changing environment. Finally, in addition to the sessions dedicated to oral and poster presentations, the 2023 GRS will offer a mentoring session where young researchers will have the opportunity to discuss career planning, oriented towards academia or the private sector, with experienced researchers.

Plant-Herbivore Interactions in Action: Fundamentals to Applications

Zoology,    Botany

The Neural Crest and Cranial Placodes GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Roles for Neural Crest Cells and Cranial Placodes in Vertebrate Development, Evolution and Diseaseon

The Cardiac Arrhythmia Mechanisms GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Advancing Arrhythmia Therapy by Bridging the Scales from Molecule to Organ

Plant-herbivore interactions are the conduit for energy flow from the sun to the diversity of life on the planet. Understanding the genetic and chemical mechanisms underlying these interactions inform fundamental biological principles and hold the key for solving applied problems. Recent advances show that plant-herbivore interactions are at the center of networks of diverse communities, with the macroevolution of chemical defense a driver of plant and herbivore diversity. Variability in defenses affects antagonistic and mutualistic interactions, many of which are relevant for conservation. At the same time, sensory biology of herbivores operates at different spatial scales, with consequences for the effects of plant resistance in communities and in pest management applications. With each decade we are getting closer to understanding the genetic basis of adaptation, and current work in plant-herbivore interactions is revealing surprising rules that govern evolution in ecological communities. The meeting will incorporate the interactions between plants and their vertebrate and invertebrate herbivores, including pollinators and seed dispersers, and associated microbes across wild and human dominated systems. Sessions will highlight diverse speakers with diverse approaches to stimulate discussion about paths to push the discipline forward. The 15th Gordon Research Conference on Plant-Herbivore Interactions (GRC PHI) will cover a wide range of topics, including sensory biology by plants and herbivores across scales, evolution of plant defenses, multispecies interactions, applications to pest management and climate change, and how new tools are changing our discipline.

Plant Herbivore Interactions in Action: Fundamentals to Applications

Zoology,    Botany

The focus of this meeting is to bring together our understanding of the processes involved in megakaryocyte development and platelet function, and how these cells can contribute to health and disease beyond haemostasis and thrombosis. Submission of abstracts covering work from a range of topics including but not limited to megakaryocyte lineage development, platelet signalling, the role of platelets in disease and immunity, new therapeutic approaches and new techniques to investigate platelet and megakaryocyte function are all welcome.

Beyond Thrombosis and Haemostasis

The Glial Biology: Functional Interactions Among Glia and Neurons GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.

Glial Function: Connecting Cell Biology, Physiology and Plasticity

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on the Cell Biology of Megakaryocytes and Platelets is the premier scientific meeting focused on the biology of megakaryocytes and the platelets that arise from them. The program of this 9th biennial meeting is designed to highlight the latest developments in fundamental science, technological innovation, and the clinical progress in this field. Tied in with the GRC is a two-day Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) designed to foster interactions between graduate students, post-docs, and established researchers as mentors.

Biological Approaches to Build, Decipher and Interpret the Complexity of Megakaryocytes and Platelets

The Glial Biology: Functional Interactions Among Glia and Neurons GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Glial Networking: Cell Biology, Physiology and Plasticity

The Glycobiology GRS is a small group setting that fosters open discussion of innovative glycobiology research through formal presentation and social interaction. The seminar will include three scientific session and two poster sessions. The seminar will highlight recent progress in understanding the functional role of glycans and glycoconjugates in a range of areas including (although not limited to): cell signaling, host-pathogen interactions, immune regulation, development, genetic disease, neurobiology and cancer. Emerging methodologies for glycan synthesis, structural glycan analysis and glyco-informatics will also be discussed. The seminar will conclude with a career panel session during which mentors at various stages of their careers will share experiences and answer questions from trainees focused on professional development and other topics.

Mapping the Functional Glycome in Health and Disease

The IGF and Insulin System in Physiology and Disease GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.

The IGF and Insulin System: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation and New Technologies

Human Physiology and Metabolism,    Endocrinology

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Developmental neuronal remodelling is essential for establishing functional nervous systems across species. Remodelling involves specific elimination of existing connections, typically followed by strengthening of surviving synapses or even axon regrowth to develop new, adult-specific connections. While altered remodeling has long been suspected of contributing to neuropsychiatric conditions, such as autism, schizophrenia, and ADHD, studies only recently established firm molecular similarities between such disorders and developmental remodeling. Moreover, the mechanisms involved in developmental remodelling appear to be reiterated in neurodegeneration and during regeneration. Despite these significant advances in the field, many important questions remain open and will be discussed at this meeting.

Molecular Biology,    Neurology

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

A rapidly increasing number of researchers aim to purify and identify extracellular vesicles and many methodologies to isolate and analyse these vesicles are available and have been implemented. This course will cover the basics, possibilities and limitations of different purification and characterisation techniques and will address strategies to understand their role in biomedical applications.

Postponed from 13 – 18 March 2022

The Glycobiology GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Biological Roles of Glycans as Major Building Blocks of Life

The IGF and Insulin System in Physiology and Disease GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

The IGF and Insulin System: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation and New Technologies

Human Physiology and Metabolism,    Endocrinology

French Membrane Group (GEM)

GEM brings together researchers, biologists, biochemists, biophysicists, physicists and chemists interested in biological phenomena associated with membranes at all levels, from the organ to the molecule. The meeting will focus on the structure, dynamics and function of membranes and will be locally organised by researchers from different institutes situated in Grenoble where several well-known European and national research facilities are located.

Molecular Biology,    Neutron Scattering

The Gordon Research Seminar on Cartilage Biology and Pathology provides a unique platform for early career researchers to discuss their work with peers working in the global field. Organized and led by early-career scientists, this meeting provides an informal environment to generate meaningful discussion of cutting-edge research, and an opportunity to network with other trainees. The meeting will cover mechanisms underpinning cartilage development, maintenance, and disease, with a focus on the developmental origin of cartilage pathologies. Formation and preservation of healthy cartilage is crucial for many aspects of the human skeleton, including synovial joints, intervertebral discs, and growth plates. A deeper understanding of how the fine-tuning of cartilage growth in early life contributes to pathologic changes will serve to advance clinically unmet needs for both congenital- and age-related cartilage disease therapies. This two-day meeting will address these issues from multiple angles including biology, genetics, and tissue engineering with the hope of launching a progressive dialogue that advances the field through the sharing of data and establishment of international collaborations.

The Developmental Origins of Cartilage Disease

The GRC on Cartilage Biology and Pathology covers a broad range of topics and new technologies as cartilage is not only the earliest skeletal tissue that supports skeletal development from embryos to adulthood, but also serves an essential skeletal component of a functional adult skeletal system. In this regard, diseases that result in cartilage malformation or degeneration significantly affect the lifespan and quality of life of a large part of the population. The GRC will highlight recent advances and challenges in understanding cartilage biology and diseases. Established scientists and talented new investigators will report and discuss their most recent exciting findings according to this theme and will provide insights into the remaining challenges towards understanding the various aspects of cartilage biology, disease, and translational approaches. We expect the 2023 GRC on Cartilage Biology and Pathology to empower researchers across disciplines to make significant progress towards understanding cartilage biology and improving human health.

Cartilage Biology, Structure and Function: From Development to Regeneration

The seminar is designed to encourage interaction among participants and discussion around novel research projects, relating to the processes, which underlie dendritic functionality from the basics of synaptic signal integration to the impact, which dendritic activity has on the behavior of organisms both in health and disease. This includes a wide range of experimental and computational methods, ranging from electrophysiological recordings and imaging techniques to single cell as well as circuit modeling. To foster a vibrant, thought-provoking atmosphere, attendees are expected to participate either by presenting a poster, giving a short oral presentation or leading a discussion panel. It will also feature an international career development panel to highlight professional opportunities for young investigators.

Dendritic Processes in Single Cells and in the Living Organis

This GRS attracts trainees studying different mechanisms of alcohol-induced tissue injury and treatment targets in various cells, organs, and systems. Participation in the trainee-led GRS will aid early-career scientists in putting their work into the “bigger picture” of alcohol-induced end-organ diseases and gain a deeper perspective on different approaches in alcohol research. The trainee-led format of the GRS will allow participants to share recent progress and unpublished data on their work. Importantly, the GRS fosters a close community between participants and will provide trainees with ample networking opportunities with fellow scientists.

Advancements in Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Alcohol-Related Tissue-Injury: Targets for Treatment and Disease Prevention

The 2023 GRS on Multi-Drug Efflux Systems will provide an excellent opportunity to globally bring innovative young scientists to share their ideas, foster relationships for future collaborations, and provide friendly feedback to each other for the advancement in the field of Multi-Drug Efflux Systems for improving global health. Scientists attending this seminar will benefit from engaging in interactive sessions, presenting or listening to oral and poster presentations, networking with leaders in the field, and discovering the next steps in their career development.

Insights into the Structure and Function of Multi-Drug Efflux System for Novel Applications in Global Public Health

The Company of Biologists Ltd

This Workshop unites experts in human cell fate engineering and experts in the manipulation and characterisation of single cells. The goal is to fully understand the molecular steps underlying the transformation of one cellular identity into another. The cross-disciplinary selection of speakers spans the fields of cell fate engineering and emerging technologies to analyse and manipulate cells at single-cell resolution.

Direct lineage reprogramming approaches, Assessment of reprogramming inefficiency and infidelity, Engineering cells with defined identity through new methods, De novo predictions of factors and conditions for target cell type generation

The Dendrites Gordon Research Conference reflects the growing understanding that dendrites might play a central role in neuronal computation. It has long been understood that up to thousands of synaptic inputs can arrive at different locations along a neuron’s dendrites and that the subsequent integrative process ultimately determines that neuron’s output. Recent advances in molecular, electrophysiological, and imaging techniques have led to a new picture of dendrites, and a deeper understanding of their computational role. In many instances, the dendrites themselves can be the engines of active processes that contribute to computation at the cellular and network levels.

Molecular, Cellular and Circuit Rules Underlying Dendritic Computation

The Alcohol-Induced End Organ Diseases GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field.

Multisystemic Pathophysiological Mechanisms

Multidrug efflux systems export a wide a variety of substrates from cells and consequently are capable of conferring resistance to a wide range of chemotherapeutic agents. Multidrug resistance caused by active drug efflux is one of the major clinical impediments in anti-cancer chemotherapy and treatment of infectious diseases. Multidrug exporters are ubiquitously expressed in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms where they regulate absorption, distribution and excretion of xenobiotics, and protect sanctuary tissues by regulating the drug permeability of the blood-brain, -placenta and -testis barriers. In addition to regulating pharmacokinetics, transporters are also major players in dictating tissue-responses to drugs, from pharmacological efficacy to toxicity.

Targeting the Mechanisms and Regulation of Transporters for Advancing Health During a Pandemic

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

The Hedgehog morphogen pathway is a key signalling pathway in development and stem cell regulation. Hedgehog deregulation leads to developmental and neurological diseases and is a crucial driver of several cancers. The goal of this conference is to bring together experts working on the mechanism of action of Hedgehog signalling in Developmental Biology, Disease, and Signal Transduction. The meeting will focus on the recent structural, biochemical, and cell-biological studies that shed new light on the mechanisms by which the Hedgehog signal is received on target cells and the unexpected role of cholesterol as a second messenger. Moreover, the recent advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the Hedgehog morphogen biosynthesis, its release from cells into extracellular space, and the mechanisms involved in ligand reception will be discussed. We will also cover the most recent insights into Hedgehog-dependent control of cell proliferation and differentiation in processes that range from insect morphogenesis to vertebrate limb formation, neural tube development, and bone differentiation. 

The Company of Biologists Ltd

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Heidelberg

This conference provides an international forum for cutting edge research in chromatin and epigenetics. It provides the “focal hub” for people to present their research and exchange ideas in a virtual format. Renowned speakers will cover the latest advances in the field.

Course and Conference Officer;     Email: lisa.trinh@embl.de

Chromatin and epigenetics

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Postponed from 19 – 24 September 2021

Molecular Biology,    Human Physiology and Metabolism

European Molecular Biology Laboratory | EMBL

BioMalPar XIX will showcase the multidisciplinary nature of malaria research with a programme that welcomes clinical malaria, epidemiological studies, immunology, and evolution and ecology alongside core BioMalPar topics. The programme focuses on early-mid career researchers to help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic which have been particularly acute for these stages.

This meeting with focus on the presentation and discussion of the latest research and discoveries in the field of phagocyte biology. Topics range broadly from the cell biology of phagocytes, to the function of phagocytes in model organisms and systems.

Exploring Phagocyte Biology in Inflammation, Infection and Resolution

Medicine (in general), Internal medicine,    Immunology and Allergic Diseases

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Heidelberg

This symposium will explore the central position of the genome and the maintenance of its integrity in the multifaceted phenomenon that we know as ageing.

The ageing genome, from mechanisms to disease

The Red Cells Gordon Research Conference is a biennial gathering of national and international researchers studying all aspects of erythroid biology.

Erythropoiesis: Development, Function and Disease

The 2023 Phagocytes Gordon Conference will bring together scientists from around the world to discuss the most recent advances in the field. Invited speakers will present their latest unpublished research related to the many aspects of phagocyte biology that impact multicellular organisms throughout their lifespan. Featured topics will include Molecular mechanisms of phagocytosis; plasmacytoid dendritic cell function; Mechanisms of neutrophil extracellular traps; the role of phagocytes in neuroimmunology, regulation of host-pathogen interactions, and new discoveries in microbiome-phagocyte interactions, as well the role of myeloid cell diversity in cancer and coronary artery disease.

Molecular and Cellular Diversity in Host Defense and Inflammation

Medicine (in general), Internal medicine,    Immunology and Allergic Diseases

The meeting will explore bacterial pathogens and pathogenesis from multiple perspectives, from cellular mechanisms to interbacterial interactions and community behavior, as well as pathogenesis in the complex milieu of the microbiota. The meeting will also highlight the pathogenic potential of the microbiome and explore microbiota-based and engineered antibacterial/therapeutic approaches.

Infectious Disease Medicine,    Pharmacology and Drug Development

Cellular and Molecular Modulation of Myogenesis

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Control of Myogenesis Under Physiological and Pathological Conditions

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Heidelberg

The cell surface – comprising the plasma membrane, the underlying cortical cytoskeleton and in many cell types a cell wall – is a central integrator of cell form and function. Its physico-chemical properties are rapidly modulated to accommodate or drive changes in shape or behaviour and to exchange matter and information with the environment. This symposium will bring together researchers from different communities interested in processes occurring at the cell surface across kingdoms. It will focus on new technologies that empower studies of cell wall, actin and membrane biology, such as advanced imaging in in vitro and in vivo systems, as well as approaches combining molecular biology with computational and biophysical approaches.

Course and Conference Manager;     Email: maria.bacadare@embl.de

MAX IV, the pioneer in multi-bend achromat synchrotron technology, would like to invite the synchrotron and free electron laser (FEL) Life Science community to Lund to discuss the latest and hottest developments in the field at the 14th BSR. By 2022, several other synchrotron facilities will also have upgraded their sources or have defined upgrade plans and we feel it would be opportune to discuss an highlight the latest development and the possibilities for biological experiments at the next generation of synchrotrons and FELS.

This meeting will focus on emphasizing research that guides an understanding of how transport of ions, small molecules, lipids and peptides occurs in the complex environment of the cell membrane. In particular, the meeting will focus on linking structure, function and dynamics of membrane transporters and channels as well as the membrane itself to provide an overall picture of the biological processes these transport systems are involved in.

Integrating Structure, Function and Dynamics to Unravel the Mechanisms of Membrane Transport

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Meiosis is a defining feature of sexual reproduction. This specialized cell division program comprises a single round of DNA replication followed by two successive cell divisions, thereby reducing chromosome number by half. This reduction accommodates the later combination of two haploid gametes during fertilization to reconstitute a full diploid genome. The unique events of meiosis, including pairwise alignment of parental chromosomes, inter-homolog recombination, kinetochore attachment, cell cycle adaptations and error correction mechanisms, are intensely studied processes in numerous model organisms (fungi, protists, plants, and animals). The Meiosis field is driven by fascination in how evolution has implemented and perfected the meiotic program, and also by its significance to both plant breeding and human health. As a special topic for the 2021 EMBO Workshop, we have chosen homolog pairing. The recognition and physical pairing of homologous chromosomes is an essential feature of meiosis, and also occurs in other contexts. It is therefore timely to bring together the fields of meiotic and post-meiotic chromosome pairing to potentially uncover common principles and mechanisms.

Unraveling the Mechanisms of Membrane Transport: Structure, Dynamics and Allosteric Regulation

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Postponed from 21.09.2021–24.09.2021

Polyamines in Cancer, Medical Genetics, Aging, Pathogens and Plants

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Heidelberg

This symposium will cover a broad range of topics in microbiology, featuring diverse research on bacterial physiology, bacterial communities and microbiomes, bacterial–host and –phage interactions, and bacteria in their natural ecological contexts. Emphasis will be placed on novel approaches and technologies (from systems-based to single-cell) that drive each field or have the potential to revolutionise future research in microbiology.

Course and Conference Manager;     Email: lea.hohmann@embl.de

New approaches and concepts in microbiology

Fusion Conferences

The conference will provide the platform for researchers in the recombination and repair fields to present their new unpublished data that sheds novel insights into not only the mechanisms of DSB repair by recombination, but also the consequences of inaccurate repair leading to cancer. It is now clear that many inheritable cancers, including those linked to defects in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, are caused by defects in homologous recombination. Understanding the precise mechanisms of recombinational repair is therefore critical for the development of new drugs that can target these diseases and improve human health.

Molecular Biology,    Genomics and Bioinformatics

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Heidelberg

The conference will explore the evolution of biological systems at different levels: from genes and molecules to organism development and ecology. As such, we have invited leaders in their respective fields across various scales of evolution: molecular, network, microbial, developmental, and community. Particular emphasis for this conference will be placed on understanding evolution through mechanistic biology. We will explore recent advances in experimental and theoretical approaches to study how genetic and non-genetic changes drive and constrain evolution. The meeting will offer a training ground and productive learning experience for attendees, and provide networking opportunities for scientists across disciplines relevant to evolutionary biology. It should be of particular interest to those working at the interface of evolution, quantitative genetics, development, and systems biology

Course and Conference Manager;     Email: inna.boesselmann@embl.de

Predicting evolution

Fusion Conferences

Mitochondria act at the interface of numerous processes critical for cellular function and organismal health. Long recognized as the powerhouses of the cell, mitochondria are emerging as hubs for cellular metabolism, redox balance, signalling, gene expression, detoxification, and ion homeostasis. Mitochondrial maintenance is critical for proper development and function of cells and tissues, and mitochondrial dysfunction underlies numerous disease processes ranging from severe childhood mitochondrial disorders, to heart disease, neurodegenerative disorders, cancer, and aging itself. This conference will bring together scientists and clinicians with expertise in a breadth of mitochondrial biology to explore topics at the interface of basic and translational biology. Mitochondrial basic mechanisms of organelle regulation, mitochondrial mechanisms of disease, cutting edge technologies, and interventional strategies will be emphasized in interactive scientific sessions.

Molecular Biology,    Human Physiology and Metabolism

The first GRC on the topic of biomaterials was held in 1966. Over the past five decades, the field has grown substantially, both in numbers and in scope, leading to a vibrant, multidisciplinary community of researchers who share interests in developing materials for a wide range of medical applications. Building on this rich history, the 2023 GRC and GRS on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering will focus on the design, function, and translation of bio-instructive materials, with a particular emphasis on material modulation of biological activity.

Transforming Biology into a Technology to Solve Global Challenges

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara

During animal and plant development, cells self-organize into complex organisms, through the gradual refinement of cellular identities and their arrangement in space. This is an iterative process, which progresses through successive rounds of symmetry breaking, accompanied by changes in molecular and mechanical properties that feed back across multiple scales. Many of the elementary processes underlying developmental patterning and morphogenesis are now well documented, and a growing array of tools is available to observe and manipulate their dynamics. Yet, we lack a set of general principles that explain how they are coordinated in space and time to produce a defined outcome, and comprehensive synthetic approaches that use such principles to recapitulate development in vitro. This program will bring together experimentalists and theoreticians to work towards an integrated view of self-organization. This requires that we examine how the collective dynamics of development emerge from individual cellular behaviors - how cellular decisions in high-dimensional gene expression landscapes are coordinated in patterning, and how cellular force generation and mechanical feedbacks provide a substrate for tissue-scale communication and morphogenesis. Unifying these different processes, the notion of information may provide a common currency for the molecular and mechanical cues that guide development, encouraging us to consider that information is not only conveyed and interpreted but also self-organizes.

morphogenesis, development, plant development, self-organization, theory, quantitative biology, biophysics

Biophysics, Medical Physics,    Systems Biology and Computational Biology

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Wnt Signaling" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information. Conference Program The session topics for this conference are being developed by the conference chairs. Please check back regularly for updates to this information. Contributors Gordon Research Conferences National Institutes of Health - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) ImmunoPrecise Antibodies STEMCELL Technologies Inc. PeproTech Inc. Pfizer, Inc. Bio-Techne JW Pharmaceutical Corporation Leap Therapeutics Conference Links Conference History Wnt Signaling (GRS) Contribute Financially to This Conference Conference Fees Similar Conferences Poster Information Poster sessions are an integral part of the our conferences, and offer all conferees an opportunity to discuss their research.

Cell Biology and Signalling

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Postponed from 12 - 17 September 2021

Molecular Biology,    Biophysics, Medical Physics

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Heidelberg

Human microbiota – the collection of microbes living in and on our body – have a significant impact on human health and well-being. They have been associated with numerous diseases, yet we have barely understood their role in the context of life-style and genetics. Various initiatives are underway around the world to survey the human microbiota at several body sites, characterise them, understand their interactions with the human hosts, elucidate their role in diseases, and design possible therapeutic or dietary interventions. There is a new wave of studies mining the human microbiota for bioactive compounds such as antibiotics, and for characterising specific microbial strains. This conference will provide plentiful opportunities for researchers to learn about and to connect to important developments in studying the human microbiota

Course and Conference Officer;     Email: aline.schnieder@embl.de

The human microbiome, Cell Biology and Biophysics, Microbiology and immunology, Molecular Medicine

Fusion Conferences

The germline provides an eternal cellular link between generations and is the source of genetic diversity and evolution of animal populations. In addition, perturbations in the epigenome or genome of a parental germline that arise during development could be underlying causes of many disease states in offspring. In males, sperm are the conduit for transmission of genetic and epigenetic information to the next generation and are formed by the complex process of spermatogenesis, which involves undifferentiated stem cell, differentiating, meiotic, and morphogenesis phases. This workshop will explore recent advances in understanding the biology of these different phases in a variety of animal models as well as how epigenetic and genetic abnormalities may underlie transmission of diseases and fertility disorder in humans. Invited talks and poster sessions that focus on cutting edge findings along with vibrant discussions and debates about controversies in the field will provide a rich intellectual atmosphere that is sure to have an important impact on how the biology of spermatogenesis is investigated for years to come.

Molecular Biology,    Stem-cell Research & Therapy

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Heidelberg

This symposium will explore the diverse, dynamic and multifaceted roles of RNA across a spectrum of cellular processes. It will provide an interdisciplinary discussion of the roles of non-coding RNAs in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, with the aim of enhancing our understanding of gene regulation and function.

Course and Conference Manager;     Email: lea.hohmann@embl.de

The non-coding genome, Cell Biology and Biophysics, Technology, Imaging, Methods

Fusion Conferences

A plethora of genetic, dietary and pharmacological interventions can extend healthy lifespan in laboratory animals, and can delay or ameliorate diverse aging-related diseases. Mechanisms of aging are conserved in evolution, and discoveries made in animals are informing our understanding of human aging. This raises the intriguing possibility of performing preventative medicine against chronic and age-related diseases, by targeting their main risk factor, namely aging. Important current challenges in the field are (1) to understand the downstream pathways by which longevity interventions can combat age-related loss of function and pathology, (2) to evaluate the impact of regenerative interventions and cellular reprogramming on age-related diseases, and (3) to translate the findings into the extension of human health span.

Mitochondrial quality control and aging; Ultra long lives and immortality; Autophagy and proteostasis; Regenerative interventions and cellular reprogramming; Human ageing: biomarkers and cell senescence; Microbiome and aging

Human Physiology and Metabolism,    Geriatrics

Fusion Conferences

The maintenance of genome integrity is critical for the suppression of several pathological disorders in humans, including cancer, infertility and neurodegeneration. Moreover, the accumulation of unrepaired errors in DNA is commonly cited as a likely cause of tissue and organismal ageing. Destabilization of the genome can occur as a result of several cell intrinsic or extrinsic factors, including errors arising during DNA replication or chromosome segregation, as well as exposure of cells to agents that induce DNA damage. In this conference, we aim to bring together scientists studying DNA replication, DNA repair and chromosome segregation with those interested in how chromosomal instability can influence human pathology. Moreover, we aim to show how high throughput and high content screening methods can be used as a discovery tool both for basic science applications and to identify potential therapeutic modalities.

Molecular Biology,    Genomics and Bioinformatics

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Heidelberg

The ability to grow human tissues from stem cells in 3D culture has the potential to revolutionise the drug discovery process and regenerative medicine. Building on a long tradition of cell and developmental biology knowledge, organoids resembling a variety of human tissues have been generated. This conference will bring together the leading researchers in this field to establish a new research community and reveal parallels between various tissue models. The aim of this meeting is to bring together researchers from different fields to enhance our understanding of how organoids can be formed and maintained, how they can be used to study disease and how we might eventually use them to regenerate and replace human organ tissue

Course and Conference Manager;     Email: inna.boesselmann@embl.de

Organoids, modelling organ development and disease in 3D culture, Cell Biology and Biophysics, Developmental Biology and Evolution, Neurobiology

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Heidelberg

This is a cross-disciplinary meeting that will bring together proteomics technology experts from academia and industry, life science specialists, and medical communities who are interested in systems biology, cell signalling, structural biology, as well as disease and clinical proteomics.

Head of Course & Conference Office;     Email: maryann.heck@embl.de

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Heidelberg

This conference provides a venue for cross-disciplinary discussions, with the goal of catalysing inter-disciplinary collaborations to address emerging questions in these scientific fields. Although often disparaged as “junk” DNA, it is now undeniable that transposable element (TE) activity has significantly shaped the structure and function of all genomes, ranging from bacteria to humans. TEs are major drivers of genetic diversity and contribute to human disease. Remarkably, recent research has shown that TE-derived sequences also can be co-opted by the host to play important roles in gene expression, early development, immunity, neuronal diversification, and, perhaps, aging.

Course and Conference Manager;     Email: diah.yulianti@embl.de

The mobile genome, genetic and physiological impacts of transposable elements

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Heidelberg

This conference will provide an opportunity to learn about and keep up to date with the rapidly progressing area of cancer genomics. It will cover presentations from cancer genome projects, the areas of cancer functional genomics, systems biology, cancer immunogenomics and epigenomics, cancer mouse models and the translation and clinical impact of obtained scientific results. The meeting will bring together leading scientists from across these areas for a unique opportunity to interact and stimulate further integration of these efforts.

Cancer genomics

The field of implant materials is now moving from static concepts to dynamic biomaterials that can adapt to stimuli from the living environment. It is an exciting time for biomaterial research. The same is true for robotics, as soft actuated and responsive materials pave the way for the rapidly emerging field of “soft robotics”, from the nano- to the macroscale. The 9th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues provides a unique international forum for researchers and practicing engineers from different disciplines to interact and exchange their latest results.

ICMRBS Council – International Council on Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems

Entomological Society of America