
Geneviève Almouzni
Institut Curie
France
EMBL Conference
This conference will take place at EMBL Heidelberg, with the option to attend virtually. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or recovery is required for on-site attendance. Please see EMBL’s COVID-19 terms and conditions.
The EMBL Transcription and Chromatin meeting has a long-standing tradition in shaping the field of transcriptional regulation. The meeting brings together leading experts covering all aspects of transcription including cis-regulatory function, long range regulation, 3-dimensional looping, the basal transcriptional machinery, RNA polymerase regulation and function, nucleosome positioning, chromatin modifications, chromatin remodelling and epigenetic inheritance of transcriptional silencing. The meeting contains many talks selected from the abstracts that are interspersed with invited speakers, discussing the latest breakthroughs in transcriptional regulation.
The conference is designed to promote interactive discussions at both the talks and poster sessions. Given the excellent line up of speakers and the meeting’s outstanding reputation, this is a ‘must’ attend for anyone interested in cutting edge research in transcription.
The conference will include the following topics:
“I had a great time at EMBL Transcription and Chromatin. I enjoyed the variety of topics covered in the talks and I got a lot of input during the poster session. I hope one day I can also give a talk at this conference!” Laura Breimann, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany.
“This was certainly the most exciting meeting I have ever attended. The EMBL respires science of excellence. I will be back!” Marcelo Fantappie, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Brazil.
“The EMBL Transcription and Chromatin Conference 2018 was excellent. It provided me with an invaluable opportunity to network, discuss my research with experts and learn a lot about the cutting edge research in the field. I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to attend this conference.” Katrina Mitchell, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia.
Institut Curie
France
NYU Langone Health
USA
University of Pittsburgh
USA
University of Colorado
USA
MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh
UK
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
University of Cambridge
UK
Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
Germany
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Germany
University of California, Berkeley
USA
New York University
USA
University of California, San Diego
USA
University of Wisconsin-Madison
USA
The Institute of Cancer Research
UK
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
Germany
Princeton University
USA
University of Southern Denmark
Denmark
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and University of California, Berkeley
USA
Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
Switzerland
Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health
Germany
Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
Switzerland
Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)
Austria
University of Colorado Boulder
USA
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Germany
Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health
Germany
Harvard Medical School
USA
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Germany
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
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The full programme will be announced ahead of the conference but will follow a similar structure to the last on-site edition of the meeting in 2018 (in 2020, the event took place virtually). Please take a look at the 2018 programme here for more information.
Note: on Day 1, a conference start time of 17:00 Europe/Berlin is planned (with arrival and registration taking place between 14:00 – 17:00). On Day 4, the conference will end in the late evening after the dinner and evening social event.
The full programme will be announced ahead of the conference.
The full programme will be announced ahead of the conference.
The full programme will be announced ahead of the conference.
The full programme will be announced ahead of the conference.
There is currently a waiting list in place for on-site participation. We do expect a few places to become available and for those who register for the waiting list, we will aim to contact you by the end of June to let you know if you can attend.
On-site registration fees include admission, conference materials, COVID-19 safety measures, 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 | €775 |
On-site PhD Student | €675 |
On-site Industry | €975 |
Virtual Academia | €175 |
Virtual PhD Student | €125 |
Virtual Industry | €225 |
NO visa support letters will be issued until payment of the registration fee is confirmed.
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 Nathalie Sneider for more information. Please note that we do not offer complimentary registrations for editors of scientific journals.
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 Nathalie Sneider for details.
Only registered participants attending the on-site event are eligible to submit an abstract. Abstracts will not be accepted from virtual participants.
After you have logged in and successfully registered, you will receive an email asking you to submit your abstract. Click on the link provided and enter your abstract in the text box provided. Alternatively you can submit your abstract by clicking on the link on the confirmation page directly after registering. The same login credentials are used for both processes.
Please note:
Title: The title should not exceed 20 words. Only the first word of the title should start with a capital letter and the rest of the title should be in lowercase.
Authors and affiliations: Please fill in the author’s details as requested in the online form. The compulsory details are: First Name, Last Name, Organisation Name (Affiliation or Company), Country and Email. Mark only one author as the role of First author and please don’t forget to indicate who will be presenting. The order of the authors will be listed as follows: First Author, Co-First Author (alphabetically if multiple), co-author(s) (in the order added by the submitter).
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.
Please check our FAQs pages for further information on how to submit an abstract.
Limited financial assistance is provided by the EMBL Advanced Training Centre Corporate Partnership Programme and EMBO in the form of both registration fee waivers and travel grants. Availability is limited to participants attending on-site events in Heidelberg and will be indicated during the abstract or motivation letter submission process.
Your place in the meeting is only confirmed by paying the registration fee, which is mandatory even when receiving a fee waiver.
The fee waiver will cover the registration sum that you have paid to attend the course or conference.
The travel grant will cover the cost of travel (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 Course, EMBL Conference or EMBO|EMBL Symposium from within Europe.
– up to €1000 for participants travelling to an EMBL Course, EMBL Conference or EMBO|EMBL Symposium from outside Europe.
– up to €500 for any participant travelling to an EMBO Practical Course or EMBO Workshop.
– up to €1000 for any participant working in Chile, India, Singapore or Taiwan travelling to an EMBO Practical Course or EMBO Workshop.
*Registration fees are only covered for EMBO Practical Courses or 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.
You may apply for financial assistance when submitting your motivation letter for courses, and abstract for conferences. 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.
The scientific organisers will select the recipients of all financial assistance during the motivation letter or 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 your current work or study location, the reasons for needing financial support and the impact this event will have on your career.
Costs will be reimbursed after the meeting only once a reimbursement form and original receipts (from travel costs) have been received.
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 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 Tuesday 26 July 2022, in some cases at special rates. Please quote the booking code TRM22-01 and confirm the exact price of the room with the hotel directly.
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.
The bus stops for this conference are:
View Conference shuttle bus stops and hotels in a larger map. Please note that not every bus stop will be used for every event.
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.
Please note that only on-site participants are able to submit abstracts and participate in the poster sessions.
We are using an event platform for this conference. More information about the platform will be shared ahead of the conference.
Additional information can be found in our Code of Conduct.
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.
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.
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.
Please find additional information including FAQs, terms and conditions, COVID-19 safety policy and travelling to EMBL on our Information for Participants page.
COVID-19 information for on-site events at EMBL Heidelberg can be found in our COVID-19 FAQs.
Bronze sponsors
Media partners
EMBO Journal, an EMBO Press journal
Genes and Development, a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press journal
International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Open Biology, a Royal Society journal
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.
Date: 27 - 30 Aug 2022
Location: EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Deadline(s):
Abstract submission: Closed
Registration (On-site): Closed
Registration (Virtual): 19 Aug 2022
Organisers:
Contact: Nathalie Sneider
EMBL Courses and Conferences are kindly supported by our Corporate Partnership Programme