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The complex life of RNA – Course and Conference Office

EMBO | EMBL Symposium

The complex life of RNA

Overview

This conference will take place at EMBL Heidelberg, with the option to attend virtually.

Symposium overview

Before the genetic information stored in DNA can be used to direct cell growth and metabolism, it has to be transferred into RNA. Messenger RNAs (mRNAs) that code for proteins and noncoding RNAs are key components in the transmission of genetic information in all life forms – from viruses to complex mammalian organisms.

Following the great success of the 2022 edition of this long-standing symposium, we are looking forward to returning in 2024, bringing together leaders in the RNA field, post-docs and students, with the aim of disseminating and discussing the most recent results. The programme will include topics on transcription, RNA processing and modification, mRNA export and localisation, mRNA surveillance and decay, translation, the activity of non-coding RNAs, the control of mRNA expression, and coupling among these processes.

Session topics

  • Co-transcriptional RNA biology
  • RNA processing and modification
  • RNP on the move
  • Co-translational RNA biology
  • RNA structure and regulation
  • RNA pathogens and therapeutics

What past participants say about the Symposium

“The Complex Life of RNA is the key event in RNA biology. It is incredibly difficult to represent this complex area of knowledge, but the organisers succeeded in decomposing the complexity!” – Alexey Moskovtsev, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow, Russia

“Mind blowing science fresh from the bench and presented by top experts – a truly rewarding experience!” – Peer Staehler, BASF New Business GmbH, Germany

“While I was at The Complex Life RNA symposium held at EMBL, I was able to present my work as a poster to several researchers. One such researcher from Norway got interested in my work and offered to host me for a short term in his lab to enhance my current project. After several correspondences, I was able to design a project that could also potentially start a collaboration between my home lab in India and his lab in Norway. I applied for the EMBO-STF fellowship and I was successful in securing this grant for my visit to Norway. So, I believe, attending this conference was a great boost for my scientific career.” – Preeti Kute, Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, India

Speakers

Keynote speakers

Speakers

Scientific organisers

Elena Conti

Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

Germany

Conference organisers

Iva Gavran

Course and Conference Officer

EMBL Heidelberg

Germany

Programme

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  • Please note that the programme is subject to change. Some speakers may need to join virtually to give their talk.
  • For registered participants, recorded talks will be accessible on demand for 2 weeks after the end of the event, unless indicated otherwise.
Day 1 – Tuesday 15 October 2024
Time (Europe/Berlin)Speaker
17:00 – 18:30Registration and pre-dinner drinks
18:30 – 20:00Dinner in Canteen
20:00 – 20:15Opening remarks
20:15 – 21:00Keynote lecture: Molecular insights into the mRNA poly(A) tail machinery
Lori Passmore – MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, UK
21:00 – 22:30Networking drinks and poster “Sneak preview”
Day 2 – Wednesday 16 October 2024
Time (Europe/Berlin)Speaker
09:00 – 12:15Session 1: co-transcriptional RNA biology
Chairs: Karla Neugebauer and Martin Mikl
09:00 – 09:25Molecular mechanism of human telomerase ribonucleoprotein
Kelly Nguyen – MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, UK
Not available on demand
09:25 – 09:40Real-time tracking of early ribosomal RNA transcription and processing
Anastasiia Chaban – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
09:40 – 09:55EIF4A3 prevents widespread coordinated exon skipping across human genes
Alexandra Bergfort – Yale University, USA
09:55 – 10:20Epigenetics of sex differences
Claudia Keller Valsecchi – Institute of Molecular Biology, Germany
10:20 – 10:50Coffee Break and Meet the speakers with Lori Passmore, Kelly Nguyen and Claudia Keller Valsecchi
10:50 – 11:05Periphilin directs RNA-mediated epigenetic silencing by the human silencing hub (HUSH) complex
Beth Thompson – The University of Cambridge/MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, United Kingdom
11:05 – 11:20Uncovering the dynamics and consequences of RNA isoform changes during cell differentiation
Andreas Mayer – Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Germany
Not available on demand
11:20 – 11:45Multifaceted roles of Satellite RNAs in the nucleus and cytoplasm
Tetsuro Hirose – Osaka University, Japan
11:45 – 12:15Flash talks (odd numbers)
#59 Enes Arpa
#69 Carrie Bernecky
#91 Brennan Danlasky
#115 Asen Garbelyanski
#123 Odil Porrua
#141 Daniel Hofacker
#143 Mohamed Fareh
#203 Daphna Nachmani
#221 Clemens Plaschka
#285 Nurseda Yilmaz Demirel
12:15 – 13:45Lunch and Meet the Editors (introduction before lunch)
13:45 – 16:15Poster Session 1 (odd numbers) with snacks
Poster list
16:15 – 19:00Session 2: RNA processing and modification
Chairs: Katharina Höfer and Mathieu Rougemaille
16:15 – 16:40Structural studies of the U12-dependent intron recognition
Wojtek Galej – EMBL Grenoble, France
16:40 – 16:55Molecular principles of uridylation-mediated RNA decay in Drosophila: insights from massive parallel enzymatic profiling and kinetic modeling
Annamaria Sgromo – Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna, Vienna BioCenter, Austria
Not available on demand
16:55 – 17:10Identification of a m6Am reader and its function in mRNA transcription
W.S. Sho Goh – Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, China
17:10 – 17:40Coffee Break and Meet the speakers with Tetsuro Hirose and Wojtek Galej
17:40 – 18:05P-bodies: a novel regulator of cell cycle progression
Robert Weatheritt – Garvan Institute of Medical Research / EMBL Australia, Australia
Not available on demand
18:05 – 18:20Disruption of the Integrator complex triggers the Integrated Stress Response through formation of double-stranded RNA
Apoorva Baluapuri – Harvard Medical School, USA
18:20 – 18:35Stabilization of excised introns in yeast
Glenn Li – Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Whitehead Institute / HHMI, USA
Not available on demand
18:35 – 19:00Two simple models for m6A deposition and dynamics
Schraga Schwartz – Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
19:00 – 20:30Dinner in EMBL Canteen
20:30 – 22:00Informal Poster Session 1 with drinks
Day 3 – Thursday 17 October 2024
Time (Europe/Berlin)Speaker
09:00 – 12:15Session 3: RNP on the move
Chairs: Sebastian Falk and Oliver Mühlemann
09:00 – 09:25Lighting and dimming the EJC illuminate mRNPs
Hervé Le Hir – École normale supérieure, France
09:25 – 09:40Compositional variability of the exon junction complex
Marcela Cueto – Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany
09:40 – 09:55A kinetic framework for co-transcriptional messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) assembly in S. cerevisiae
Theresa Wechsler – University of California, Davis, USA
09:55 – 10:20Cross kingdom RNA communication
Hailing Jin – University of California, Riverside, USA
10:20 – 10:50Coffee Break and Meet the speakers with Robert Weatheritt, Hervé Le Hir and Hailing Jin
10:50 – 11:05Tag with caution – how most tags influence biomolecular condensation in vivo and in vitro
Maria Hondele – University of Basel, Switzerland
11:05 – 11:20Molecular basis for determining the fate of nuclear polyadenylated RNA
Ana Lorenzo – Aarhus University, Denmark
11:20 – 11:45A comparative analysis across species of maternal mRNA regulation in embryos
Michal Rabani – Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
11:45 – 12:15Flash talks (even numbers)
#70 Eva Kowalinski
#102 Joe Dobbs
#112 Toru Fujiwara
#114 Matti Turtola
#154 Sebastian Kadener
#158 Jirka Peschek
#196 Abdallah Mohamed
#242 Marcos Manero Carranza
#272 Teun van der Klugt
12:15 – 13:45Lunch
13:45 – 16:15Poster Session 2 (even numbers) with snacks
Poster list
16:15 – 19:00Session 4: co-translational RNA biology
Chairs: Kathrin Leppeck and Olivier Duss
16:15 – 16:40RSV viral ribonucleoprotein (vRNP) state coordinates infection success
Marvin Tanenbaum – Hubrecht Institute, The Netherlands
16:40 – 16:55A genome-wide screen reveals that oxidative stress regulates translation elongation to promote production of detoxifying selenoproteins
Frederick Rehfeld – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, USA
16:55 – 17:10Translation-dependent mRNA localization to apical junctions
Cristina Tocchini – University of Basel, Switzerland
Not available on demand
17:10 – 17:50Coffee Break and Meet the speakers with Michal Rabani and Marvin Tanenbaum
17:50 – 18:15Quality control of translation components
Susan Shao – Harvard Medical School, USA
18:15 – 18:30The hsp90/r2tp chaperone mediates co-translational channeling of quaternary structure formation
Manon Philippe – French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
18:30 – 18:45Identification and characterization of novel quality control factors on the ribosome
Junyi He – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
18:45 – 19:00The regulatory landscape of 5′ UTRs in translational control during zebrafish embryogenesis
Madalena Reimao-Pinto – Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland
19:00 – 20:30Dinner in EMBL Canteen
20:30 – 22:00Informal Poster Session 2 with drinks
Day 4 – Friday 18 October 2024
Time (Europe/Berlin)Speaker
09:00 – 12:00Session 5: RNA structure and regulation
Chairs: Mandy Jeske and Antonio Giraldez
09:00 – 09:25Buffering and homeostasis of transcript abundance through nuclear retention
Lukas Pelkmans – University of Zurich, Switzerland
09:25 – 09:40H/ACA snR30 snoRNP guides independent 18S rRNA subdomain formation
Matthias Thoms – Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany
Not available on demand
09:40 – 09:55The number of physiologically important microRNA targets has been vastly overestimated
Hervé Seitz – CNRS, France
09:55 – 10:20RNA structure, an important regulator in living cells
Yiliang Ding – John Innes Centre, UK
10:20 – 10:50Coffee Break and Meet the speakers with Susan Shao, Lukas Pelkmans and Yiliang Ding
10:50 – 11:05Direct visualisation of Xist RNA-mediated X chromosome inactivation using in situ cryogenic electron Tomography
Jeongyoon Choi – University of Oxford, United Kingdom
11:05 – 11:20Codon usage bias: the unwanted transcript hypothesis
Sofia Radrizzani – University of Bath, United Kingdom
11:20 – 11:35Single molecule RNA structure maps using nanopore sequencing
Oguzhan Begik – Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Spain
11:35 – 12:00Target engagement of a nuclear Argonaute protein
Julius Brennecke – IMBA – Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Austria
12:00 – 13:30Lunch
13:30 – 17:20Session 6: RNA pathogens and therapeutics
Chairs: Andrés Palencia and Minna-Liisa Anko
13:30 – 13:55Transcriptome-wide splicing network reveals specialized regulatory functions of the core spliceosome
Juan Valcárcel Juárez – Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Spain
13:55 – 14:10Mechanism of CCR4-NOT inhibition by a bacterial pathogen effector
Eugene Valkov – National Cancer Institute, USA
14:10 – 14:25The interplay between a plant virus and the host splicing machinery uncovers a novel virulence mechanism
Delphine Pott – Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), Germany
14:25 – 14:55Coffee Break and Meet the speakers with Julius Brennecke and Juan Valcárcel Juárez
14:55 – 15:10Use of poly(A) tail mimetics to enhance expression of genes associated with human haploinsufficiency disorders
Bahareh Torkzaban – Johns Hopkins University, USA
15:10 – 15:25Using programmable synthetic RNA and protein granules to molecularly encode decoy-like antiviral therapeutics
Roee Amit – Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
15:25b- 15:40Elucidating the interplay between HIV RNA packaging and nonsense mediated mRNA decay
Dylan Weninger – University of Western Ontario, Canada
15:40 – 16:10Coffee Break and Meet the speakers with Britt Glaunsinger and Matthew Disney
16:10 – 16:35Cytoplasmic mRNA decay by viral and anti-viral nucleases promotes transcriptional repression
Britt Glaunsinger – University of California, Berkeley, USA
16:35 – 17:20Keynote lecture: RNA structure, a hidden regulator in living cells
Matthew Disney – The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute, USA
17:20 – 17:35Closing remarks and poster prize
17:35 – 18:30Pre-dinner drinks in the Foyer
18:30 – 20:30Gala dinner in EMBL Canteen
20:30 – 23:45Conference party in the Foyer with The Wright Thing

Practical information

Registration fees and abstract submission

On-site registration fees include admission, conference materials, meals and coffee breaks. Participants are expected to book and pay their own accommodation and travel expenses.

Virtual registration fees include access to all of the talks (livestreamed and on demand) and facility to submit questions.

On-site Academia€725
On-site PhD Student€625
On-site Industry€925
On-site Journal Editor€300
Virtual Academia€225
Virtual PhD Student€175
Virtual Industry€275

* Editors from scientific journals are allowed to attend at a reduced rate, but asked to contribute to the conference in return by taking part in ‘meet the editors’ sessions or other planned activities within the programme.

A letter to support your visa application will be issued, on request, once payment of the registration fee is confirmed. We recommend that you book your visa appointment as soon as possible, to avoid any delay with your visa application.

Accredited journalists may be eligible to register for complimentary press registration. Registrants may be required to provide accreditation or equivalent proof of press membership after registration. Please contact Iva Gavran for more information. Please note that we do not offer complimentary registrations for editors of scientific journals.

Confirmation and payment

Registration will be on a first come, first served basis. Your place can only be confirmed after payment of the registration fee. If you are added to our waiting list, please consider taking advantage of our offerings to participate virtually.

On-site participants: Types of payments accepted are international bank transfers and credit card payments.

Virtual participants: We are only able to accept card payments. In exceptional cases we can accept bank transfers. Please contact events@embl.de for details.

Abstract submission

Only participants registering to attend the on-site event are eligible to submit an abstract. Abstracts will not be accepted from virtual participants.

After registration you can submit your abstract via a separate link that will be provided in the email confirmation. Alternatively, you can access the link on the confirmation page directly after registering. The same login credentials are used for both processes.

Please note:

Abstract body: The limit of 2000 characters refers to manually typed text and excludes spaces. If an error occurs try using a different web browser (preferably Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox).

If you copy-paste the text into the form, hidden formatting might still be included which may cause the text to exceed the 2,000 character limit resulting in an error message. We recommend you clear all formatting before pasting in the text.

If you have special symbols in your text, make sure you are using Unicode characters, otherwise these will not be recognised.

Title: The title should not exceed 20 words. Only the first word of the title should start with a capital letter and the rest should be lowercase.

Authors and affiliations: Please fill in the author’s details as requested in the online form. The compulsory fields are: First Name, Last Name, Organisation Name (Affiliation or Company), Country and Email.

Kindly mark only one author in the role of First Author and please don’t forget to indicate who will be the Presenter.

Please enter your co-authors correctly via the system by adding accounts together with their organisation/institute. Do not copy-paste them into the body of the abstract text, as they will not be indexed in the abstract book.

Presentation types: When submitting your abstract, you can apply for an oral or poster presentation. A selection process will take place with the results announced 2-3 weeks after the abstract submission deadline.

For detailed instructions on how to submit a conference abstract, follow the instructions provided in this video.

Please check our FAQs pages for further information on how to submit an abstract.

Financial assistance

Financial assistance

Limited financial assistance is provided by the EMBL Advanced Training Centre Corporate Partnership Programme and EMBO in the form of registration fee waiverstravel grants and childcare grants

Your place in the meeting is only confirmed by paying the registration fee, which is mandatory even when receiving a fee waiver.

Registration fee waiver

The fee waiver will cover the registration sum that you have paid to attend the course or conference.

Travel grant

The travel grant will cover the cost of travel to an on-site event (airfare, train, bus, taxi, accommodation, visa, and/or registration fees*) and is provided up to specified caps which are normally as follows:

–up to €400 for participants travelling to an EMBL Conference or EMBO|EMBL Symposium from within Europe.

–up to €1000 for participants travelling to an EMBL Conference or EMBO|EMBL Symposium from outside Europe.

–up to €500 for any participant travelling to an EMBO Workshop.

–up to €1000 for any participant working in Chile, India, Singapore or Taiwan travelling to an EMBO Workshop.

–up to €700 for any participant working in Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, and Turkey travelling to an EMBO Workshop.

*Registration fees are only covered for EMBO Workshops

The organisers may reduce the grant cap to accommodate more participants. Recipients will be notified of their travel cap amount when they are informed of the outcome of their application. Original receipts must be provided with your signature for all costs incurred within two months of completion of travel. Scanned copies cannot be accepted.

Childcare grant

There is the possibility to apply for a childcare grant to offset child care costs incurred by participants, speakers, and organisers when attending a conference.

Eligible costs include (but are not limited to) fees for a baby-sitter or child-care facility, and travel costs for a caregiver. Please note that priority will be given to early stage researchers. In order to apply for this grant, you must be registered by the abstract submission deadline. There is a limited amount of funding available for the childcare grants and funds will be distributed amongst eligible applicants.

Application

On-site participants

You may apply for financial assistance when submitting your abstract. In your application you will be asked to answer questions regarding why your lab cannot fund your attendance and how your attendance will make a difference to your career. Application for financial support will not affect the outcome of your registration application.

Virtual participants

If you are attending virtually, you can apply for financial assistance in the submission portal by the abstract deadline. Read the instructions on how to apply for financial assistance. Only submissions for financial assistance will be accepted. Presentation abstracts cannot be submitted here and will be declined. 

In your application you will be asked to summarise your current work,  answer questions regarding why your lab cannot fund your attendance, and how your attendance will make a difference to your career. Application for financial support will not affect the outcome of your registration application.

Selection

The scientific organisers will select the recipients of all financial assistance during the abstract selection process. Results will be announced approximately 6 – 8 weeks before the event start date, however for some events this may be delayed. Selection results do not impact your admission to the meeting. Selection is based on scientific merit, your current work or study location, the reasons for needing financial support, and the impact this event will have on your career.

Reimbursement

Costs will be reimbursed after the meeting only once a reimbursement form and original receipts (from travel costs) have been received.

Further details

View our list of external funding opportunities and information on attending a conference as an event reporter.

For further information about financial assistance please refer to the FAQ page.

Accommodation and travel

Accommodation is not included in the conference registration fee.

The hotels below have rooms on hold for participants until 17 September 2024, in some cases at special rates. Please email the hotel directly, quoting the booking code EES24-11 to confirm the exact price of the room.

Hotel AnlageHotel ibis HeidelbergPremier Inn Heidelberg City
Hotel Bayrischer Hof ISG Hotel Staycity Aparthotel Heidelberg
B&B HotelLeonardo Hotel Heidelberg City CentreSteffi’s Hostel Heidelberg
Exzellenz HotelMeininger HeidelbergHotel Vier Jahreszeiten Heidelberg
Hotel Holländer Hof Hotel MonptiHilton Heidelberg

Travel information

For travel information, please see here.

If you are travelling to the conference within Germany then you are eligible for the Deutsche Bahn ‘Event Ticket’ (called the ‘Veranstaltungsticket’ in German). This will result in a lower ticket price if your travel distance to Heidelberg is more than 100 km. You need to provide proof of your event attendance when purchasing the ticket.

For more information in English see here or in German see here.

You can book your ticket here.

Conference shuttle buses

Conference shuttle buses are free of charge for participants, and depart from designated bus stops near the hotels to EMBL and back, mornings and evenings.

BUS SCHEDULE

The bus stops for this conference are:

  • Hotel Staycity (Speyerer Str. 7)
  • Kurfürsten-Anlage (Opposite Main Train Station)
  • Hotel Premier (Kurfürsten-Anlage 23)
  • Leonardo Hotel Heidelberg City Center (Bergheimer Str. 63)
  • Neckarmuenzplatz (Heidelberg Tourist Information)
  • Peterskirche (Bus stop)
  • Hans-Böckler-Straße Bus stop (Rohrbacher Str. 22)
  • ISG Hotel (Im Eichwald 19)

View Conference shuttle bus stops and hotels in a larger map. Please note that not every bus stop will be used for every event.

Further details

Address: EMBL, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.

For more information about accommodation and travel, please refer to the FAQ page.

Onsite information

Catering

All meals and coffee breaks are included in the registration fee. Our catering staff will prepare a wide variety of vegetarian meals, meat and fish dishes, soups, pasta, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as a variety of desserts.

Please wear your badge at all times when serving yourself.

No food or drinks are allowed in the auditorium.

Charging lockers

There are lockers available next to the stairs leading down into the Auditorium. You will find some of those equipped with sockets to charge your smartphone/tablet etc.

Electricity and charging station

In most places the electricity is 220 volts AC (50 cycles). An adaptor and a plug that fits the German socket may be needed for your appliances/laptop (i.e. American, Japanese, etc.). A USB charging station for electronic devices is available at the registration desk.

EMBL merchandise

If you are interested in purchasing EMBL merchandise (products presented in the glass display in the registration area), please email the EMBL shop to place an order or get in contact with your Course Organiser.

Kindly note the EMBL shop is only open upon request and all purchases must be made in cash (Euros only).

Health and safety notes

Do not smoke in any EMBL building.
Eating and drinking is prohibited in the Auditorium and all laboratories.
Do not enter any restricted areas or laboratories unless instructed to do so.

If first aid is required …

  • The first aid room is located next to the ATC Registration Desk (room 10- 205).
  • Dial the Emergency number 222 from any EMBL internal phone only.
  • Where is the accident? What happened? How many injured?
  • Emergency number 06221-387 7821 from mobile phones.
  • Please report all accidents to the conference officer at the registration desk.

In case of fire …

  • Press the nearest fire alarm button or the Emergency number 222 from any internal phone.
  • A loud fire alarm will go off if an evacuation is required. On hearing the alarm leave the building immediately following the escape route and fire wardens and head to one of the meeting points
  • Do not use the lifts.

Beyond first aid…

Please remember to bring your own medication, if needed, to the conference. Note that the next pharmacy is a 4-minute drive from the EMBL, but for many medications you will be required to see a doctor to get a prescription.

Ensure in advance that your medical insurance will cover you during your visit in the event that you do need to see a doctor while in Heidelberg. In any case, the EMBL Course and Conference Office will assist you to get to the pharmacy and a doctor of your choice if necessary.

Internet

Wi-Fi is available on campus using the EMBL-Events network and the event specific password, which will be provided on site. The eduroam network (secure, worldwide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community) is also available.

Lost and found

‘’Lost and Found’’ items are kept at the registration desk until the end of the conference.

Luggage

There are lockers available on-site to store your luggage, which require a 2 EURO coin to operate. There is another luggage room on level E0, which is free to use but remains unlocked during the conference.

Nursing room

There is a nursing room available in the ATC Rooftop Lounge on level A29.

Photography

During the conference, an EMBL Photographer may be taking photos. If you would not like to appear in these, please inform the photographer or a member of the Course and Conference Office.

Printing

We can help to print your boarding pass/train ticket. Please send it to events@embl.de and collect your print-outs at the registration desk.

Room for prayer, yoga and meditation

There is a room for prayer, meditation, and yoga located on level E0 behind the Auditorium. Please be respectful of others using the room.

Sightseeing

A variety of activities in Heidelberg can be found on the website of Heidelberg Marketing.

Travel to and from the venue

During the event, we provide conference shuttle buses to and from EMBL. In addition, there is the public bus 39A that serves the EMBL campus and taxis can be easily booked at any time. Information on the conference shuttle buses can be found on the individual event website and more detailed information on travelling to EMBL can be found on our Travel Information page.

Useful German expressions

HelloHallo
GoodbyeAuf Wiedersehen (formal)
Tschüss (informal)
Good morningGuten Morgen
Good afternoonGuten Tag
Good eveningGuten Abend
Good nightGute Nacht
I’m sorryTut mir leid
Excuse me…Entschuldigen Sie…
How are you?Wie gehts?
I’m fine thanks. And you?Mir geht es gut, danke. Und dir/Ihnen?
What is your nameWie heißen Sie? (formal)
Wie heißt du? (informal)
My name is…Ich heiße…
Do you speak English?Sprechen Sie Englisch?
I don’t understandIch verstehe nicht
Please speak more slowlyKönnen Sie bitte langsamer sprechen
Thank youDankeschön
Where is the toilet?Wo ist die Toilette?
Please call me a taxiBitte rufen Sie mir ein Taxi
How do I get to…?Wie komme ich zum/zur…?
A beer/two beers pleaseEin Bier/zwei Bier bitte
A glass of red/white wine pleaseEin Glas Rot/Weißwein bitte
The menu, pleaseDie Speisekarte, bitte
Is there a local speciality?Gibt es eine Spezialität aus dieser Gegend?
I’m VegetarianIch bin Vegetarier
It was deliciousEs war hervorragend
The bill, pleaseDie Rechnung, bitte
I have a headacheIch habe Kopfschmerzen
I have a sore throatIch habe Halsschmerzen
My stomach hurtsIch habe Magenschmerzen
I’m allergic toIch bin allergisch gegen
I need a doctor who speaks English.Ich brauche einen Arzt, der Englisch spricht.
Virtual participation

What’s included?

  • Access to all the livestreamed talks
  • Video library of the recorded talks during the event and for two weeks afterwards. Please note: at the request of individual speakers, some talks are not recorded.
  • Facility to submit questions

Please note that only on-site participants are able to submit abstracts and participate in the poster sessions.

Event platform

We are using an event platform for this conference. More information about the platform will be shared ahead of the conference.

Guidelines

  • Do not broadcast the conference to unregistered participants.
  • You are encouraged to tweet and post about the event. Tweet unless the speaker specifically says otherwise, but be mindful of unpublished data. 
  • Please do not capture, transmit or redistribute data presented at the meeting.

Additional information can be found in our Code of Conduct.

Health and well-being

It is important to stay healthy and move around, especially when you are attending an event virtually. We have put together a few coffee break stretches and yoga videos in the conference platform for you to enjoy during the event.

How to ask questions

Please use the Q&A function in the event platform.

If you have any other questions, you can go to the Help Desk in the event platform. Click on ‘more’ on the top menu and click Help Desk. 

Time zone

The programme is planned based on the Europe/Berlin time zone, unless otherwise stated. Please take your time zone into consideration when planning your attendance.

Additional information

Please find additional information including FAQs, terms and conditions and travelling to EMBL on our Information for participants page.

Sponsors


Bronze sponsor



Event sponsor

New England Biolabs

NIPPON Genetics EUROPE

siTOOLs Biotech

Watchmaker Genomics

Zymo Research Europe

Event supporters

Media partners

Advanced Biology, a Wiley Journal

Advanced Genetics, a Wiley Journal

BioEssays, a Wiley Journal 

ChemBioChem, a Wiley Journal

Current Opinion in Sturctural Biology, an Elsevier Journal

Current Research in Structural Biology, an Elsevier Journal

EMBO Journal, an EMBO Press Journal

FEBS Letters

Genes and Development, a Cold Spring Harbor Journal

Genome Research, a Cold Spring Harbor Journal

International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Journal of Cell Science, The Company of Biologists Journal

Medinformatics, a Bon View Publishing journal

Open Biology, a Royal Society journal

PLOS Biology, a PLOS journal

Wiley Journals Advanced Genetics

Sponsorship opportunities

We offer a variety of event sponsoring possibilities, with the flexibility to select a set sponsorship package or combine individual sponsorship options to suit your event budget. Discounts are available for companies sponsoring multiple events at EMBL Heidelberg. View other conferences, or contact sponsorship@embl.de for further information.

If you are interested in becoming a media partner of this event, please visit our media partnerships webpage.

Warning

EMBL wishes to warn sponsors of EMBL conferences and courses of fraudulent schemes purporting to offer sponsorship opportunities on behalf of EMBL or affiliated with EMBL officials. One current scam campaign of which we are aware is conducted using the name ‘Judy Eastman’ (judy@gopcontact.a2hosted.com) and entails approaches to sponsors offering sponsorship opportunities on EMBL’s behalf. Please be kindly advised that all relevant communication regarding sponsorship of EMBL conferences, symposia and courses is handled by EMBL directly and is sent from an official EMBL account. EMBL does not work with any external providers on sponsorship acquisition.

Please also note that:

  • EMBL never provides attendee lists for purchase. Any offers of such are fraudulent.
  • EMBL will never call or email you to ask for your credit card details or to request a payment.
  • All payments are on invoice.

Suspicious communications purportedly from, for or on behalf of EMBL should be reported to EMBL at the following email address sponsorship@embl.de.

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EMBO | EMBL Symposia promote scientific communication and collaboration in the European research area. They provide scientists with a platform to discuss and exchange ideas on forward-looking topics and new developments in the life sciences.

Topics emphasise upcoming developments and the interdisciplinary nature of related fields. Jointly funded and organised by EMBO and EMBL – and complementary to their respective courses, workshops, and conference programmes – the symposia promote scientific communication and collaboration.

All symposia are held in the EMBL Advanced Training Centre (ATC) in Heidelberg, Germany, or virtually.

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Date: 15 - 18 Oct 2024

Location: EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual

Venue: EMBL Advanced Training Centre


Deadline(s):

Abstract submission: Closed

Registration (On-site): Closed

Registration (Virtual): 8 Oct 2024


Organisers:

  • Elena Conti
    Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany
    • Olivier Duss
      EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

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