Microbial metagenomics: a 360º approach

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker	Location
15:00 – 17:00	Overview of pre-course work, introduction to course content on EMBL eCampus and troubleshooting Testing cloud / VM Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain Kostas Konstantinidis – Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Elisabeth Zielonka – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	Zoom

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker	Location
08:40 – 08:50	Shuttle transfer to EMBL from Hotel	ISG Hotel
09:00 – 09:15	EMBL Welcome and house notes / Introduction to Training Lab and safety Elisabeth Zielonka – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	Courtyard Room A & B
09:15 – 09:30	Introduction to the course Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
09:30 – 10:30	Flash talks by participants chaired by Elisabeth Zielonka – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	Courtyard Room A & B
10:30 – 10:45	Coffee break	Courtyard Room A & B
10:45 – 11:45	Metagenomics: Concepts, historical milestones, next advances, code of conduct in sampling and data usage Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
11:45 – 12:45	Lunch at EMBL canteen	EMBL Canteen
12:45 – 13:45	Metagenomics library preparation for NGS Vladimir Benes – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	Courtyard Room A & B
13:45 – 14:45	Participants challenges, expectations and case studies Elisabeth Zielonka – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	Courtyard Room A & B
14:45 – 15:45	The impact of Metagenomics, on genes and genomes discovery Gabrielle Potocki-Veronese – INRA-LISBP, France	Courtyard Room A & B
15:45 – 16:15	Coffee break	Courtyard Room Foyer
16:15 – 17:15	Solving problems and questions: Introduction to Linux and R based on pre-recorded lecture 1 and 2 Giuseppe D’Auria – ISABIO, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
17:15 – 19:15	Poster numbers (dedicated 1-10 slots) with drinks	Helix A
19:15 – 20:15	Dinner at EMBL Canteen	EMBL Canteen
20:15 – 20:25	Shuttle transfer to Hotel	ATC Entrance

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker	Location
08:40 – 08:50	Shuttle transfer to EMBL from Hotel	ISG Hotel
08:50 – 09:00	Overview of the day Raúl Muñoz – MNCN-CSIC, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
09:00 – 10:45	Practical session 1: Water and soil/biofil sampling from EMBL’s pond Starting DNA extraction Trainers: Raúl Muñoz Jiménez – MNCN-CSIC, Spain Pilar Domingo-Calap – University of Valencia, Spain Celia Ferriol-González – University of Valencia, Spain 2 helpers from EMBL Heidelberg	Training Lab B
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee break	Courtyard Room Foyer
11:15 – 12:45	Practical session 2: Extraction of environmental DNA in groups and DNA quality control Trainers: Raul Muñoz – MNCN-CSIC, Spain and 4 EMBL helpers	Training Lab B
12:45 – 13:45	Lunch at EMBL canteen	EMBL Canteen
13:45 – 14:30	Practical Session 3: Nanopore 16S PCR setup Trainers: Hilar Özgür – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, Laura Villacorta – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany and 2 trainers from EMBL Heidelberg	Courtyard Room A & B
14:30 – 15:30	Single cells genomics in droplets Tobias Wenzel – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile (Virtual speaker)	Courtyard Room A & B
15:30 – 15:45	Coffee break	Courtyard Room Foyer
15:45 – 17:00	Practical session 3: Nanopore (continued) 16S PCR cleanup, finishing library preparation and starting sequencing run, followed by Genomics Core Facility Tour Trainers: Hilar Özgür – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Laura Villacorta – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany and 2 trainers from EMBL Heidelberg	Training Lab B
17:00 – 17:15	Coffee break	Courtyard Room Foyer
17:15 – 19:15	Practical session 3: Nanopore (continued) 16S analysis/ DNA cleanup and Sequencing start, followed by Genomics Core Facility Tour Trainers: Hilar Özgür – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Laura Villacorta – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany and 2 trainers from EMBL Heidelberg	Training Lab B
19:15 – 20:15	Dinner at EMBL Canteen	EMBL Canteen
20:15 – 20:30	Shuttle transfer to Hotel	ATC Entrance

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker	Location
08:40 – 08:50	Shuttle transfer to EMBL from Hotel	ISG Hotel
08:50 – 09:00	Overview of the day Giuseppe D’Auria – Fisabio, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
09:00 – 10:00	Phages as biotechnological tools against superbugs Pilar Domingo-Calap – University of Valencia, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
10:00 – 10:30	Group Discussion: Metagenomic DNA extraction results Moderators: Raul Muñoz – MNCN-CSIC, Spain and Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain	Training Lab B
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break	Courtyard Room Foyer
11:00 – 12:00	Practical session 4: Phage technology Phage 4.1 – Samples preparation, cleaning and inoculation Pilar Domingo-Calap – University of Valencia, Spain Celia Ferriol-González – University of Valencia, Spain Raúl Muñoz Jiménez – MNCN-CSIC, Spain 2 trainers helpers from EMBL Heidelberg	Training Lab B
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch	EMBL Canteen
13:00 – 14:00	What brings a metagenomic approach in cardiometabolic and nutrition-related disorders? Eugeni Belda – National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm), France	Courtyard Room A & B
14:00 – 14:30	Coffee break	Courtyard Room Foyer
14:30 – 15:30	Metagenomics for planetary protection and the search for life on Mars Maria Paz Zorzano Mora – University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom	Courtyard Room A & B
15:30 – 16:15	Comparison of sequencing technologies Nanopore, 16S, PacBio Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
16:15 – 16:45	Coffee break	Courtyard Room Foyer
16:45 – 17:45	Pacific Bioscience (PacBio) sequencing for metagenomics Vladimir Benes – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	Courtyard Room A & B
17:45 – 18:30	Emerging young scientist lecture: Community structure and functional potential of psychrophiles in Patagonian glaciers Anastasiia Grekova – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	Courtyard Room A & B
18:30 – 19:15	Using AI to annotate phage genomes in metagenomic samples Libusha Kelly – Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA (virtual speaker)	Courtyard Room A & B

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker	Location
08:40 – 08:50	Shuttle transfer to EMBL from Hotel	ISG Hotel
08:50 – 09:00	Overview of the day Pilar Domingo-Calap -University of Valencia, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
09:00 – 10:45	Practical session 4: Phage technology (continued) Phage 4.2 – Checking phage plaques and piking Pilar Domingo-Calap – University of Valencia, Spain Celia Ferriol-González – University of Valencia, Spain Raúl Muñoz Jiménez – MNCN-CSIC, Spain 2 trainers helpers from EMBL Heidelberg	Training Lab B
10:45 – 11:45	Coffee break	Courtyard Room Foyer
11:45 – 12:45	Metabolomic profiling of microbial communities Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
12:45 – 13:45	Lunch	EMBL Canteen
13:45 – 14:45	Practical session 5: Functional and taxonomic analysis with MGnify TBC	Computer Training Lab
14:45 – 15:15	Coffee break	Courtyard Room Foyer
15:15 – 16:15	Practical session 5: Functional and taxonomic analysis with MGnify (continued) TBC	Computer Training Lab
16:15	Free evening with walking tour of Heidelberg downtown (shuttle transfer to city centre)	ATC Entrance

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker	Location
08:40 – 08:50	Shuttle transfer to EMBL from Hotel	ISG Hotel
08:50 – 09:00	Overview of the day Mariana Reyes – FISABIO, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
09:00 – 10:00	EPI2ME and data analysis of Nanopore 16S soil samples Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
10:00 – 10:15	Coffee break	Courtyard Room Foyer
10:15 – 11:45	Practical session 4: Phage (continued) Phage 4.3 – Phage amplification titration Pilar Domingo-Calap – University of Valencia, Spain Celia Ferriol-González – University of Valencia, Spain Raúl Muñoz Jiménez – MNCN-CSIC, Spain 2 trainers helpers from EMBL Heidelberg	Training Lab B
11:45 – 12:45	Lunch	EMBL Canteen
12:45 – 14:45	Practical session 6: Genomics and species definition The microbial species definition and its challenges The MiGA web-server for species identification: the genome-equivalent of RDP/Silva SSU web-servers Kostas Konstantinidis – Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Luis-Miguel Rodriguez-R – Aalborg University, Denmark Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain	Computer Training Lab
14:45 – 15:15	Coffee break	Courtyard Room Foyer
15:15 – 17:15	Practical session 6: Genomics and species definition (continued) Analysis of 100s of metagenomes shows that bacterial species exist Tools for specialized analyses of metagenomes Kostas Konstantinidis – Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Luis-Miguel Rodriguez-R – Aalborg University, Denmark Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain	Computer Training Lab
17:15 – 18:00	From Community to Cell: Resolving Complex Microbial Communities Using Single-Cell Metagenomics Jyoti Verma – Umeå University, Sweden	Courtyard Room A & B
18:00 – 19:00	Canteen dinner	EMBL Canteen
19:00 – 21:00	Poster numbers (dedicated 11-20 slots) with drinks	Helix A
21:00 – 21:10	Shuttle transfer to Hotel	ATC Entrance

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker	Location
08:40 – 08:50	Shuttle transfer to EMBL from Hotel	ISG Hotel
08:50 – 09:00	Overview of the day Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
09:00 – 10:00	Practical lecture: Introduction to 16S rDNA profiling (Illumina/PacBio) Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee break	CTL Foyer
10:30 – 12:30	Practical session 7: 16S rDNA profiling Introduction to 16S rDNA profiling (Illumina/PacBio) Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain Luis-Miguel Rodriguez-R – Aalborg University, Denmark 1 helper from EMBL	Computer Training Lab
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch	EMBL Canteen
13:30 – 14:45	Practical session 7: 16S rDNA profiling (continued) Practice to 16S rDNA profiling (Illumina/PacBio) Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain Luis-Miguel Rodriguez-R – Aalborg University, Denmark 1 helper from EMBL	Computer Training Lab
14:45 – 15:00	Coffee break	CTL Foyer
15:00 – 16:30	Practical session 8: Genome-Resolved Metagenomic Kostas Konstantinidis – Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Luis-Miguel Rodriguez-R – Aalborg University, Denmark Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain	Computer Training Lab
16:30 – 17:00	Coffee break	CTL Foyer
17:00 – 19:00	Practical session 8: Genome-Resolved Metagenomic (continued) Kostas Konstantinidis – Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Luis-Miguel Rodriguez-R – Aalborg University, Denmark Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain	Computer Training Lab
19:00 – 19:15	Shuttle transfer to Hotel	EMBL bus stop
19:30 – 21:30	Dinner at ISG hotel followed by guided discussion on responsible conduct of research in microbial metagenomics studies	ISG hotel

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker	Location
08:40 – 08:50	Shuttle transfer to EMBL from Hotel	Hotel
08:50 – 09:00	Overview of the day Kristian Vlahovicek – University of Zagreb, Croatia	Computer training lab
09:00 – 10:00	Practical session 9: Metagenomic profiling, ORF finding and functional annotation Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain Kristian Vlahovicek – University of Zagreb, Croatia Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain 1 helper from EMBL	Computer training lab
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee break	CTL Foyer
10:30 – 12:30	Analysis Tools Overview: Translational optimization for functional profiling of metagenomes Kristian Vlahovicek – University of Zagreb, Croatia	Computer training lab
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch	EMBL Canteen
13:30 – 14:45	Practical session 10: coRdon (Bioconductor) Kristian Vlahovicek – University of Zagreb, Croatia Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain 1 helper from EMBL	Computer training lab
14:45 – 15:00	Coffee break	CTL Foyer
15:00 – 17:00	Case Studies – student presentation time All trainers and speakers	Computer training lab
17:00 – 17:45	Shuttle transfer to downtown with a short stop at the hotel
17:45 – 22:00	Free time and Downtown dinner

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Speaker	Location
08:40 – 08:50	Shuttle transfer to EMBL from Hotel	ISG Hotel
08:50 – 09:00	Overview of the day Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
09:00 – 10:00	Practical session 11: Microscopic observation of natural populations Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain Raúl Muñoz Jiménez – MNCN-CSIC, Spain Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain 1 helper from EMBL Heidelberg	Training Lab B
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee break	Courtyard Room Foyer
10:30 – 12:00	Practical session 12: Optimizing analysis of large metagenomic datasets. MEGAN Daniel Huson – University of Tübingen, Germany Kristian Vlahovicek – University of Zagreb, Croatia Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain	Computer Training Lab
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch	EMBL Canteen
13:00 – 14:30	Practical session 12: Optimizing analysis of large metagenomic datasets. MEGAN (continued) Daniel Huson – University of Tübingen, Germany Kristian Vlahovicek – University of Zagreb, Croatia Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain Mariana Reyes Prieto – FISABIO, Spain	Computer Training Lab
14:30 – 15:00	Getting what we cannot see: a deep dive into modern sampling strategies in metagenomics Giuseppe D’Auria – FISABIO, Spain Raúl Muñoz Jiménez – MNCN-CSIC, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
15:00 – 15:30	Course wrap-up by organisers, students’ feedback	Courtyard Room A & B
15:30 – 16:00	Shuttle transfer to Heidelberg train station	ATC Entrance

The course is limited to 20 participants. For selection purposes, please note that your application will not be considered without a letter of motivation.

Registration fees

Your registration for the event includes:

• Admission to the event
• Possibility to submit an abstract (if applicable)
• Meals and coffee breaks
• Course materials
• Access to the e-learning platform
• A letter to support your visa application (for more information, check the ‘Travel and accommodation’ tab)

For this EMBO course, the fees include accommodation and transportation to and from the ISG Hotel to the venue

Academia	€550
PhD Student	€550
Industry	€1000

Confirmation and payment

The registration fee should be paid only after acceptance to the course. The results will be announced approximately 3 weeks after the application deadline.

Cancellation policy

If you are no longer able to take part in the course, please inform your course contact responsible for this event. Your registration and the submitted motivation letter will be deleted.

Please also check our Terms and Conditions for the cancellation policy.

After you have logged in and successfully registered, you will receive an email asking you to submit your motivation letter. Click on the link provided and enter your motivation letter in the text box provided. Alternatively you can submit your motivation letter by clicking on the link on the confirmation page directly after registering.

Instructions

1. Include your relevant skills, experience and qualifications showing why you would be suitable for the course.
2. Explain why you would like to attend, including what you can contribute and how you think you will benefit from the course.

Please note:

• The limit of 2,000 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.

For detailed instructions, please watch our video on how to submit a course motivation letter.

Please note it is not possible to apply after the motivation letter deadline!

Selection

The selection results will be announced by email to all applicants. We aim to announce 3 weeks (21 days) after the motivation letter submission deadline but delays may occur.

Further details

For further information about registration and motivation letter submission please refer to the FAQ page.

Financial assistance

Limited financial assistance is provided by the EMBL Advanced Training Centre Corporate Partnership Programme and EMBO in the form of travel grants, childcare grants, and accessibility grants.

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

Travel grant

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

• up to €500 for any participant travelling to an EMBO Practical Course.

• up to €1000 for any participant working in Chile, India, Singapore, or Taiwan travelling to an EMBO Practical Course.

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 grants

There is the possibility to apply for a childcare grant to offset child care costs incurred by participants, speakers, trainers, and organisers when attending a course. Eligible costs include (but are not limited to) fees for a babysitter, child-care facility, or travel costs for a caregiver. Please note that priority will be given to early-stage researchers. There is a limited amount of funding available for the childcare grants and funds will be distributed amongst eligible applicants.

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds travel grant

Applies to selected courses only. Availability will be indicated during the abstract or motivation letter submission process.

This grant covers costs related to your attendance to the course (registration, travel, and accommodation costs). The grant is restricted to PhD students and postdocs who conduct basic biomedical research.
Whether you are eligible to apply for a travel grant, depends on when you received your university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, A-Levels, High School Diploma, Final State Examination):

• for PhD and MD students, as well as graduates, the university entrance qualification must not have been obtained more than 11 years ago at the time of the envisaged course
• for postdocs, the university entrance qualification must not have been obtained more than 13 years ago at the time of the envisaged course

EMBO accessibility grant

For EMBO Practical Course participants with accessibility needs, there is the possibility to apply for an accessibility grant to offset costs incurred by participants or speakers when participating at a course. Eligible costs include costs incurred for equipment or adaptations to the course environment, or travel costs for an event companion to assist the participant or speaker during the course where necessary. While we do our best to accommodate needs, please note that extensive changes to the course environment might not be possible. Priority will be given to early-stage researchers.

A maximum amount of €500 can be awarded per participant applying for an EMBO accessibility grant. In order to apply for this grant for EMBO Practical Courses, you must be registered by the application deadline. 

Application

You may apply for financial assistance when submitting your motivation letter. In the application system, you will be asked which type of grant you want to apply for.

Applications for financial support will not influence the outcome of the selection results.

Results

Grant allocations are announced by email to all applicants after the selection results.

Selection for financial assistance 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.

Please note that for childcare grants, priority will be given to early-stage researchers.

Further details

Check out this list of external funding opportunities. 

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

Visa

We can send you a registration confirmation to support your visa procedure (not an official invitation letter). Please contact the Conference Officer responsible for your event. Read our FAQ for more information.

Travel

If you are travelling to Heidelberg via aeroplane, train, car, or long-distance bus, you can find useful information on our travel information page.

Accommodation

Accommodation in twin rooms, including breakfast, is also part of the registration fee. Accommodation will be booked for the selected participants at the ISG Hotel for the default dates of 4 to 12 April 2027 (8 nights).

In case you would like to have a single room, please let the hotel know and please note that you will be required to pay a surcharge per night (availability of single rooms may be limited). This should be paid by you directly to the ISG Hotel during your stay.

We recommend that all course participants stay at the ISG Hotel for the course.

Local transportation

Course shuttle buses

Shuttle buses will go from the ISG Hotel to EMBL and back, mornings and evenings. A bus schedule and location of the bus stops will be made available prior to the meeting.

Other local transportation

In addition to the shuttle busses, there is also the public bus 28 that serves the EMBL campus and taxis can be easily booked at any time. For more information, please refer to the local transportation (RNV) website.

You may also walk from the ISG Hotel to EMBL (takes up to 30 minutes)

Map to walk from ISG Hotel to EMBL

Further details

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

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

Here you will find useful information for when you are onsite at the event.

Catering

All meals and coffee breaks are included in the registration fee. Our catering staff will prepare a 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 computer training lab or wet labs.

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.

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.

Charging stations

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.

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.

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.

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 course.

Lost and found

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

Nursing room

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

Room for prayers, meditation, and yoga

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

EMBL campus map

Health and safety notes

Please take a moment to read our health and safety policy.

• 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.

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.
• Be prepared to answer the following questions: 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

The Heidelberg University Hospital or ‘Universitätsklinikum‘ has a 24 hour accident and emergency facility and is at ‘Im Neuenheimer Feld 672’. It is an 8 km or a 20 minute taxi ride away from EMBL. In a medical emergency, the ambulance service generally transports patients to this hospital.

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.

The EMBL course and conference office team are able to advise you on where to turn for emergency or non-emergency medical treatment in Heidelberg and can assist you in making appointments and / or arranging transport to get to the pharmacy or a doctor of your choice if necessary. Please note, we are not however permitted to personally accompany you off-campus.

Sightseeing

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

Technical requirements

Below you will find the software and technical requirements for this course. You will need admin rights to be able to install the software on your computer and we recommend you try this before the course. If you do not have admin rights, please contact your technical support team in advance to make sure the software can be installed.

Additional software

The EMBL eCampus learning platform will be used to collaborate, communicate, and network with all course participants. All participants will receive information on how to join shortly before the course. We recommend using Chrome, Safari or Mozilla Firefox browsers for eCampus. 

Other information

While using the software during the course, please make sure you have nothing else using your bandwidth. We recommend using a wired connection.

Please find additional information including FAQs and terms and conditions on our Information for Participants page.