Plasticity across scales: from molecules to phenotypes

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker
12:00 – 13:30	Registration and light refreshments
13:30 – 14:00	Opening remarks
14:00 – 17:45	Session 1
14:00 – 14:30	What’s cooler than being cool? (Ice cold!) Oded Rechavi – Tel Aviv University, Israel
14:30 – 14:45	A clonal plant acquires transgenerational stress resistance in nature Meret Huber – University of Münster, Germany
14:45 – 15:15	Studying patterns of multitrait change in diatoms (and other phytoplankton) Sinead Collins – University of Edinburgh, UK
15:15 – 16:00	Coffee break and Meet the speakers with: Oded Rechavi, Meret Huber and Sinead Collins
16:00 – 16:30	Spit Happens! Insect feeding elicit ecologically-relevant plasticity in their host plants Ian Baldwin – Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany
16:30 – 16:45	Nutritional control of appendage development in a sea anemone Jaroslav Ferenc – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Not available on demand
16:45 – 17:00	Light and food interplay controlling phenotypic plasticity in sea urchin larvae Maria Cocurullo – Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy
17:00 – 17:30	Environmental regulation of choanoflagellate cell state transitions Nicole King – University of California, Berkeley, USA (Virtual speaker)
17:30 – 17:45	Morphological plasticity in an animal ancestor and the evolution of cell differentiation in animals Victoria Shabardina – Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Spain
17:45 – 18:30	Meet the speakers with: Ian Baldwin, Jaroslav Ferenc, Maria Cocurullo and Victoria Shabardina
18:30 – 20:00	Dinner
20:00 – 21:30	After dinner drinks in ATC Rooftop Lounge

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker
09:15 – 14:45	Session 2
09:15 – 09:45	Odor preference learning and inheritance in Bicyclus anynana butterflies Antonia Monteiro – National University of Singapore, Singapore
09:45 – 10:00	Mechanisms underlying the evolution of phenotypic plasticity Suhrid Ghosh – Harvard University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
10:00 – 10:15	Developmental phenomics suggests that H3K4 monomethylation confers multi-level phenotypic robustness Lautaro Gandara – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
10:15 – 10:45	Coffee break and Meet the speakers with: Antonia Monteiro, Suhrid Ghosh and Lautaro Gandara
10:45 – 11:15	Phenotypic plasticity in Daphnia: from molecules to ecosystems Ralph Tollrian – Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
11:15 – 11:30	Mosquitoes, love, memory: mechanisms toward a lifetime of behavior in Aedes aegypti females Leah Houri-Zeevi – Rockefeller University, USA Not available on demand
11:30 – 12:00	Evolution of novel metabolic pathways Shelley Copley – University of Colorado Boulder, USA
12:00 – 12:15	The role of glycolytic flux-signaling in regulation of developmental timing Hidenobu Miyazawa – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
12:15 – 13:45	Lunch and Meet the speakers with: Ralph Tollrian, Leah Houri-Zeevi, Shelley Copley and Hidenobu Miyazawa
13:45 – 14:15	Developmental plasticity and transgenerational inheritance: from molecular mechanisms to canalization Ralf Sommer – Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Germany Not available on demand
14:15 – 14:30	Diet-dependent maternal provisioning of ribosomes controls intergenerational plasticity of C. elegans growth Sigma Pradhan – Institute of Cell Biology-University of Bern, Switzerland
14:30 – 14:45	The role of gene expression plasticity during recurrent altitudinal divergence Aglaia Szukala – Austrian Research Centre for Forests, Austria
14:45 – 15:30	Coffee break and Meet the speakers with: Ralf Sommer, Sigma Pradhan and Aglaia Szukala
15:30 – 16:30	Session 3
15:30 – 15:45	Phenotypic diversity of diel rhythms reveals disconnect between behavior, circadian clock, and metabolism in a marine worm Sören Häfker – Max Perutz Labs – University of Vienna, Austria Not available on demand
15:45 – 16:15	Plasticity and sociality: Hormonal gatekeeping via the blood brain barrier governs complex behavior in ants Karl Glastad – University of Pennsylvania, USA
16:15 – 16:30	Developmental plasticity as a predisposing factor for tumorigenesis Ilaria Panzeri – Van Andel Institute, USA and Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Germany
16:30 – 18:00	Poster session 1 (all posters) and Meet the speakers with: Sören Häfker, Karl Glastad and Ilaria Panzeri
18:00	Free evening
18:20 – 19:50	Optional: Heidelberg Old Town tour with an English speaking tour guide (registration required)

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker
09:15 – 14:15	Session 3 continued
09:15 – 09:45	“Non-genetic” sources of phenotypic variation: transgenerational plasticity, bet hedging and epigenetic mechanisms in marine stickleback Lisa Shama – Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany (Virtual talk) Not available on demand
09:45 – 10:00	Parental behavioural tolerance and exposure to ocean acidification influences the offspring transcriptional response in a coral reef fish Sneha Suresh – Swire Institute of Marine Science and The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
10:00 – 10:45	Coffee break and Meet the speakers with: Sneha Suresh
10:45- 11:00	Self-organisation of plasticity and specialisation in a primitively social insect Adolfo Alsina – Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Portugal
11:00 – 11:15	Ecological and molecular mechanisms underlying extreme growth variation Abderrahman Khila – Institute of Functional Genomics (IGFL), France
11:15 – 11:45	Epigenetic inheritance – models and mechanisms Anne Ferguson-Smith – University of Cambridge, UK (virtual talk) Not available on demand
11:45 – 13:15	Lunch and Meet the speakers with: Adolfo Alsina and Abderrahman Khila
13:15 – 13:45	Regulatory networks link phenotypic plasticity to evolvability Franjo Weissing – University of Groningen, The Netherlands
13:45 – 14:00	Understanding cellular decisions in latent space Paul Francois – McGill University, Canada
14:00 – 14:15	Multiple molecular events determine stochastic cell-fate switching in a eukaryotic system Naomi Ziv – Tel Aviv University, Israel
14:15 – 15:00	Coffee break and Meet the speakers with: Franjo Weissing, Paul Francois and Naomi Ziv
15:00 – 16:30	Session 4
15:00 – 15:30	Directing RNA traffic to adjust gene expression in response to environmental challenge Richard Roy – McGill University, Canada Not available on demand
15:30 – 15:45	The evolution of canalisation in artificial gene networks Ata Kalirad – Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Germany
15:45 – 16:15	Nutritional stress and plasticity in the proteome Benjamin Tu – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA Not available on demand
16:15 – 16:30	Dynamic control of yeast cell response and survival to periodic stress by the metabolic environment Fabien Duveau – CNRS / École normale supérieure de Lyon, France
16:30 – 18:15	Poster session 2 (all posters) and Meet the speakers with: Richard Roy, Ata Kalirad, Benjamin Tu and Fabien Duveau
18:15 – 19:45	Dinner
19:45 – 21:30	Live jazz music and drinks in ATC Rooftop lounge

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker
09:15 – 10:45	Session 4 continued
09:15 – 09:45	The interplay between metabolism and gene expression: a tale of worms and bugs Marian Walhout – University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
09:45 – 10:15	Insights into genotype-by-environment interaction from chromosome synthesis Ian Ehrenreich – University of Southern California, USA
10:15 – 10:45	Brainstorming session
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee break and Meet the speakers with: Marian Walhout and Ian Ehrenreich
11:15 – 12:00	Discussion session
12:00 – 12:15	Closing remarks and poster prize
12:15	Packed lunch and departure

Accommodation is not included in the conference registration fee.

As further changes in our events are possible due to COVID-19, you should book flights, trains and hotels with flexible options and favourable cancellation conditions.

The hotels below have rooms on hold for participants until 25 September 2022, in some cases at special rates. Please quote the booking code EES22-12 and confirm the exact price of the room with the hotel directly.

Hotel Anlage	Hotel ibis Heidelberg	Premier Inn Heidelberg City
Hotel Bayrischer Hof	ISG Hotel	Staycity Aparthotel Heidelberg
B&B Hotel	Leonardo Hotel Heidelberg City Centre	Steffi’s Hostel Heidelberg
Exzellenz Hotel & Boarding House	Meininger Heidelberg	Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Heidelberg
Hotel Holländer Hof	Hotel Monpti

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.

Download the conference bus schedule here.

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)

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 further information on getting to EMBL Heidelberg visit Public Transportation to the Venue. For information about accommodation and local transportation please refer to the FAQ page.

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.

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EMBL Merchandise is available on Mon – Thu (9 am – 12 pm). If you are interested in purchasing an EMBL souvenir (products presented in the glass display in the registration area), please ask at the registration desk for more information.

Health and safety notes

Please read EMBL’s COVID-19 safety policy for on-site events.
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 the laboratories unless instructed to do so.

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• 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 everywhere on the premises (no password required), just log on to ATC-Guest. The eduroam network (secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community) is also available.

Lost and found

‘’Lost and Found’’ 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 photographs. 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 printing your boarding passes/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, mediation and yoga located on level E0 behind the Auditorium. Please be respectful of other participants 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.

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English	German
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The menu, please	Die Speisekarte, bitte
Is there a local speciality?	Gibt es eine Spezialität aus dieser Gegend?
I’m Vegetarian	Ich bin Vegetarier
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The bill, please	Die Rechnung, bitte
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What’s included?

• Access to all the livestreamed talks
• Video library of the recorded talks during and after the event
• 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.
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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.

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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.

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