Mechanisms of drug resistance and tolerance in bacteria, fungi, and cancer

Overview

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

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Symposium overview

Resilience to antimicrobial drugs is a rapidly increasing global health problem. Similarly, cancer cells that develop drug resistance or tolerance can affect therapy outcomes, for instance during cancer chemotherapy. The underlying biological mechanisms of tolerance, resistance, and persistence are increasingly being studied, revealing a complex interplay between (cellular) evolution, biochemistry, and metabolism. Understanding these mechanisms holds the long-term promise of developing new therapeutic strategies that are less prone to drug resistance and, in the short term, enhances our understanding of clonal evolution and single-cell biology.

With the second edition of this symposium, we aim to bring together a highly international group of researchers to exchange in person on the latest work on the biological mechanisms that mediate drug resistance and tolerance across species barriers.

What past participants say about the Symposium

“The scientific quality of the conference was outstanding and reflected the exciting current developments in this field across species boundaries. I can highly recommend this conference to anyone interested in drug resistance and tolerance and hope that there will be a second event in the future.” – Tobias Weil, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy

“This was the best meeting ever – great interaction between speakers and students or postdocs, and an excellent program. I really liked the idea of connecting bacteria, fungi, and cancer. It’s great to see meetings like this that are interdisciplinary and offer a different perspective. – Jarmila Hnilicová, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

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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.

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