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EMBL in Spain 2022: From EvoDevo to Tissues – Alumni relations

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EMBL in Spain 2022: From EvoDevo to Tissues

Overview

Life scientists in Spain, EMBL staff, alumni, their colleagues and members of their networks met at CABD in Seville for the 2022 EMBL in Spain event.

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Participants group photo
Audience
Peter Askjaer
Peter Askjaer, Juan Martinez-Morales
Lunch break
Rolf Apweiler
Registration
Registration
Mehrnoosh Rayner, Angeles Ortega
Juan Martinez-Morales, Damien Devos, Carlos Fernández Tornero, Fernando Casares
Fátima Gebauer
James Sharpe
Audience
Juan Martinez-Morales, Carlos Fernández Tornero, Peter Askjaer
Fernando Casares
Tour of fish facilities
Lunch
Networking
Networking
Maria Bernabeu
Rosa Barrio
Networking
Networking
Jaime Carvajal, Angela Nieto
Carlos Fernández Tornero, Blanca Pijuan-Sala
Lunch
Rosa Barrio, Remco Loos
Mehrnoosh Rayner, Amaranta Amador Bernal, James C-G Hombría & María José Sánchez
Blanca Pijuan-Sala, Angela Nieto, Amaranta Amador Bernal
Networking
Audience
Remco Loos
Angela Nieto
Blanca Pijuan-Sala

Programme

4 November 2022
10:30-11:00Registration
11:00-12:00              Welcome and Session I: Infrastructures and Resources
Chair: Peter Askjaer, Vice Director, CABD (EMBL Heidelberg Postdoc, 2000-2004)
– Plácido Navas Lloret, Director, CABD
– Peter Askjaer, Vice Director, CABD
– Rolf Apweiler, Director of EMBL-EBI
– James Sharpe, Head of EMBL Barcelona
12:00-13:00Session II: Evo
Chair: Juan Martinez-Morales, Group Leader, CABD (EMBL Heidelberg Postdoc, 2002-2008)
– Damien Devos, Group Leader, CABD EMBL Heidelberg Senior Technical Officer, 2006-2012)   
– Carlos Fernández Tornero, Group Leader, CIB, Madrid (EMBL Grenoble Postdoc, 2002-2006 & EMBL Heidelberg Staff Scientist, 2007-2009)                                   
– Fernando Casares, Principal Investigator, CABD
13:00-14:00Lunch
14:00-14:30Fish facility/lab tours
14:45-15:45Session III: Devo and Tissues
Chair: Damien Devos, Group Leader, CABD
– Maria Bernabeu, Group Leader, EMBL Barcelona                                                  
– José Luis de la Pompa, Senior Investigator, CNIC (EMBL Rome Group Leader, 1990-1994)
– Rosa Barrio, Principal Investigator, CIC bioGUNE, Bilbao (EMBL Heidelberg Postdoc, 1995-2000)
15:45-16:45Coffee and Poster Session
16:45-18:00Session IV: Careers, Resources, Next steps
Chair:  Javier Lopez-Rios, CABD Group Leader
– Fátima Gebauer, Group Leader, CRG  (Chair of the EMBL Alumni Association) (EMBL Heidelberg Postdoc, 1996-2000 and EMBL Heidelberg Staff Scientist, 2001-2002)
– Remco Loos, Scientific Senior Director, CITRE-Bristol Myers Squibb (EMBL-EBI Postdoc, 2008-2014)
– Blanca Pijuan-Sala, Postdoc, EMBL Heidelberg                      
– Angela Nieto, CSIC Full Professor, Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH (EMBL Council Delegate) 
18:00-19:00Tapas and Drinks Reception

Speakers

  • Rolf Apweiler, Director, EMBL-EBI and Senior Scientist
  • Peter Askjaer, Vice Director, CABD
  • Rosa Barrio, Principal Investigator, CIC bioGUNE, Bilbao (EMBL Heidelberg Postdoc, 1995-2000)
  • Maria Bernabeu, Group Leader, EMBL Barcelona
  • Fernando Casares, Principal Investigator, CABD
  • Damien Devos, Group Leader, CABD (EMBL Heidelberg Senior Technical Officer, 2006-2012)
  • Fátima Gebauer, Group Leader, CRG (EMBL Heidelberg Postdoc, 1996-2000 and EMBL Heidelberg Staff Scientist, 2001-2002)
  • Remco Loos, Scientific Senior Director, CITRE-Bristol Myers Squibb (EMBL-EBI Postdoc, 2008-2014)
  • Angela Nieto, CSIC Full Professor, Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH (EMBL Council Delegate)
  • Blanca Pijuan-Sala, Postdoc, EMBL Heidelberg
  • José Luis de la Pompa, Senior Investigator, CNIC (EMBL Rome Group Leader, 1990-1994)
  • James Sharpe, Head of EMBL Barcelona
  • Carlos Fernández Tornero, Group Leader, CIB (EMBL Grenoble Postdoc, 2002-2006 & EMBL Heidelberg Staff Scientist, 2007-2009)

Chairs

  • Javier Lopez-Rios, Group Leader, CABD
  • Juan Martinez-Morales, Group Leader, CABD (EMBL Heidelberg, Postdoc, 2002-2008)

Information for Participants

About

Life scientists in Spain, EMBL staff, alumni, their colleagues and members of their networks are invited to EMBL in Spain 2022, to be held at the Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (CABD) in Seville. Join us to learn about scientific services and resources available at EMBL Barcelona and hear from a diverse group of speakers about the latest research with a focus on developmental biology.

This free event is open to all and includes coffee breaks, evening drinks and tapas, networking opportunities and a tour of Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (CABD) facilities.

Who Should Attend:

EMBL in… events are open to all life scientists. The aim is to share what’s happening at EMBL with communities in our EMBL member and associate member states, as well as learn about new and innovative life sciences research and resources available in EMBL host countries. With these events, we seek to open up valuable dialogue, ensuring that as many people as possible have access to the opportunities provided by both EMBL and its alumni and partners.

Benefits:

  • Make valuable connections in Spain
  • Learn about new and exciting research
  • Get to know EMBL and CABD: their community, career opportunities, resources and impact

Thank you to the following for supporting the event:

Date: 4 Nov 2022

Venue: Centro Andaluz de Biologia del Desarrollo (CABD), Seville, Spain Rosalind Franklin Auditorium in the Campos-Ortega Building

Organisers:

  • James Sharpe
    Head of EMBL Barcelona
    • Damien Devos
      Group Leader, CABD, Seville (EMBL Senior Technical Officer, 2006-2012, Heidelberg)
      • Juan Martinez-Morales
        Group Leader, CABD, Seville (EMBL Postdoc, 2002-2008, Heidelberg)
        • Peter Askjaer
          Group Leader, CABD, Seville (EMBL Postdoc, 2000-2004, Heidelberg)

        Contact: Mehrnoosh Rayner

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