Mutations in time and space

Overview

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

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Conference overview

This EMBL Conference brings together researchers at the frontier of genomics to explore the origins, patterns and consequences of mutations. Across cells and species, we will traverse the mechanisms driving genetic heterogeneity to impact genome function, evolution, and disease.

Rapid improvements in accuracy of sequencing techniques and their application across cells, tissues, cultivars, and populations necessitates bringing together previously disparate fields. Contextualising genetic heterogeneity with increasingly-sophisticated experimental perturbation, multi-omic integration, and computational analyses are transforming the ways we find and use mutations for discovery.

Bringing together researchers from diverse academic backgrounds, geographic regions, and career stages, ee are able to foster interactions between disciplines that do not traditionally overlap by offering a vibrant forum in which we can exchange ideas and spark new collaborations.

Session topics

• The origins of mutations
• New tools and technologies to study mutations
• Mutations across the tree of life, including plants, fungi and bacteria
• Mutations across cells and tissues
• Evolutionary dynamics in disease and cancer
• Mutations across individuals and populations around the world
• Functional consequences of genetic variation
• Experimental and synthetic approaches to mutagenesis

Who should attend

We are enthusiastic about attendees from all disciplines and and career stages, from early-career researchers to established investigators, no specialist background is required. This conference is well-suited to those researching mutagenesis, genomics, evolution, cancer, developmental, functional biology and related fields.

EMBL is committed to creating an inclusive environment at our courses and conferences where internationally renowned researchers and researchers at all career stages across the life sciences share knowledge, build connections, and foster collaboration.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker

KJ Patel

MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine

UK

Speakers

Ludmil Alexandrov

University of California, San Diego

USA

Craig Anderson

DKFZ/DKTK

Germany

Maria Eriksson

Karolinska Institute

Sweden

Rebecca Fitzgerald

University of Cambridge

UK

Trevor Graham

Institute of Cancer Research

UK

Siddhartha Jaiswal

Stanford University

USA

Jonas Koeppel

EMBL Heidelberg

Germany

Priya Moorjani

University of California, Berkeley

USA

Satu Mustjoki

University of Helsinki

Finland

Leandro Quadrana

Paris‑Saclay University

France

Michèle Ramsay

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Ashley Sanders

Max Delbrück Center

Germany

Andrew Stergachis

University of Washington

USA

Josefin Stiller

University of Copenhagen

Denmark

Peter Sudmant

University of California, Berkeley

USA

Ruben van Boxtel

Princess Máxima Center

Netherlands

Pei‑Chi Wei

DKFZ

Germany

Scientific organisers

Craig Anderson

DKTK/DKFZ

Germany

Tim Coorens

EMBL-EBI Hinxton

UK

Kamila Naxerova

Harvard Medical School

USA

Michelle Trenkmann

Springer Nature

Germany

Conference organiser

Chris Stocks

EMBL Heidelberg

Germany

Sponsors

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.org for further information on sponsoring possibilities.

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