{"id":204121,"date":"2025-02-19T15:29:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/?post_type=vf_event&#038;p=204121"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:32:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:32:22","slug":"ees26-03","status":"publish","type":"vf_event","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/events\/ees26-03\/","title":{"rendered":"The cellular mechanics of symbiosis: sensing friend from foe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"vf-tabs\"><ul class=\"vf-tabs__list\" data-vf-js-tabs=\"true\"><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-overview\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-49920820-ddb3-4355-8fbf-71365dae206f\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Speakers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-81675e06-90a5-41bd-86f2-c1837fe154a0\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Programme<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-6a92d0d3-135e-47ea-aecd-d323bbd6cf16\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Practical information<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-sponsors\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Sponsors<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-about\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-mediakit\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Media kit<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vf-tabs-content\" data-vf-js-tabs-content=\"true\">\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-overview\"><h2 class=\"vf-u-sr-only\">Overview<\/h2>\n<p>This conference will take place at EMBL Heidelberg, with the option to attend virtually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Symposium overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Host-microbe interactions can be positive or negative for both a host organism and its symbiotic microbes. Interacting with microbes can enable eukaryotes to acquire essential functions, such as metabolite synthesis or the production of defensive chemicals. However, such interactions are often pathogenic in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This cross-disciplinary meeting picks up where the well-received first edition in 2023 left off and will bring together scientists using cellular, molecular, ecological, physiological, and theory-based approaches to explore the evolution of intimate species-species interactions. The aim is to understand the cellular systems, metabolic pathways and ecological circumstances that drive transitions in symbiotic states, for example, as partnerships move from pathogenesis to beneficial and back again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One key theme that will be addressed is how hosts distinguish friend from foe. What biological functions- from protein-protein interactions to whole organism behaviours- allow an organism to engage in stable symbiotic interactions. Conversely, which functions ensure partner fidelity and specificity in symbiosis. Such insights will help to understand the complexities of symbiotic function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Session topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Partners in conflict: immunity and pathogenesis in symbiosis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What drives change in the interaction state<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New methods in understanding symbiosis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partners in less conflict: how are symbionts harnessed for benefit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Living in, on, and around others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shared lessons across systems: commonalities in symbiosis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What past participants say about the conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;I am actually sad that an EMBL conference was the first in-person international conference I attended during my PhD because now the bar is set so high for other conferences! I applaud the organisers and EMBL for putting together such an amazing event, and I look forward to attending my next EMBL conference.&#8221;<\/em> \u2013 Emma Kaszecki, Trent University, Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;&#8216;The cellular mechanics of symbiosis&#8217; was the best conference I&#8217;ve attended. I learned so much, met so many great researchers, and got a new perspective on my own work.&#8221;<\/em> \u2013 Gulnara Tagirdzhanova, The Sainsbury Laboratory, UK<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-49920820-ddb3-4355-8fbf-71365dae206f\"><h2>Speakers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Archibad_John.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    John\tArchibald            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Dalhousie University            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Canada            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Berasategui_Aileen.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Berasategui_Aileen.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Berasategui_Aileen-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Aileen\tBerasategui            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                The Netherlands            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"161\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bulgheresi_Silvia.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Silvia\tBulgheresi            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of Vienna            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Austria            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elya_Carolyn.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elya_Carolyn.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elya_Carolyn-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Carolyn\tElya            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Harvard University            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                USA            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fukatsu-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fukatsu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fukatsu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fukatsu.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Takema\tFukatsu            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)             <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Japan            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/gerardo_nicole-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/gerardo_nicole-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/gerardo_nicole-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/gerardo_nicole.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Nicole\tGerardo            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Emory University            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                USA            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/KIKUCHI_Yoshitomo-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/KIKUCHI_Yoshitomo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/KIKUCHI_Yoshitomo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/KIKUCHI_Yoshitomo.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Yoshitomo\tKikuchi            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Japan            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/kokkoris_vasilis.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Vasilis\tKokkoris            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                The Netherlands            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/McCutcheon_John-300x276.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/McCutcheon_John-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/McCutcheon_John-1024x940.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/McCutcheon_John-768x705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/McCutcheon_John-1536x1411.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/McCutcheon_John-2048x1881.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    John\tMcCutcheon            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Arizona State University            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                USA            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moran-N.-Picture-copy-832x1024-1-244x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moran-N.-Picture-copy-832x1024-1-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moran-N.-Picture-copy-832x1024-1-768x945.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moran-N.-Picture-copy-832x1024-1.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Nancy Moran            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of Texas at Austin            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                USA            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nowack_Eva.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Eva\tNowack            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Heinrich Heine University D\u00fcsseldorf            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Parker_Joe.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Parker_Joe.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Parker_Joe-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Joseph\tParker            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Caltech Center for Evolutionary Science            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                USA            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vincent_Flora-3.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Flora\tVincent            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heidelberg            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorholt_Julis-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorholt_Julis-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorholt_Julis-768x1023.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorholt_Julis-1153x1536.jpeg 1153w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorholt_Julis.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Julia\tVorholt            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                ETH Zurich            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Switzerland            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yamada_Norico.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yamada_Norico.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yamada_Norico-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Norico Yamada            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                CNRS Roscoff Marine Station            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                France            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zehr_John-300x225.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zehr_John-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zehr_John.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Jonathan P.\tZehr            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of California, Santa Cruz            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                USA            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scientific organisers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Berasategui_Aileen.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Berasategui_Aileen.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Berasategui_Aileen-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Aileen\tBerasategui            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                The Netherlands            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thomas-Richards-1-265x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thomas-Richards-1-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thomas-Richards-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Thomas\tRichards            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of Oxford            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                UK            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hassan_Salem_MPI-e1758187164554-300x296.webp\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hassan_Salem_MPI-e1758187164554-300x296.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hassan_Salem_MPI-e1758187164554-768x758.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hassan_Salem_MPI-e1758187164554.webp 998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Hassan\tSalem            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Max Planck Institute for Biology            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vincent_Flora-3.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Flora\tVincent            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Heidelberg            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Germany            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-81675e06-90a5-41bd-86f2-c1837fe154a0\"><h2>Programme<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you on social media? Post using<strong> #EESSymbiosis <\/strong>and don&#8217;t forget to tag <strong>@EMBLEvents<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please note that the programme is subject to change. Some speakers may need to join virtually to give their talk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For registered participants, recorded talks will be accessible on demand for 4 weeks after the end of the event, unless indicated otherwise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The bus schedule for the shuttle bus is available&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ezstack-source-1es5yaoqgtfar.s3.amazonaws.com\/venue_1948803\/q9micDNCQUy2ky6vmb39_1.pdf\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 1: Tuesday, 17 March 2026<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time (Europe\/Berlin)<\/th><th>Session<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>12:00 &#8211; 13:30<\/td><td><strong>Registration and light refreshments<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:30 &#8211; 13:45<\/td><td>Opening remarks<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:45 &#8211; 16:45<\/td><td><strong>Session 1: New methods in understanding symbiosis<\/strong><br>Chair: John Archibald &#8211; Dalhousie University, Canada<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:45 &#8211; 14:15<\/td><td><strong>Ribosome evolution in bacterial endosymbionts of insects<br><\/strong>John McCutcheon &#8211; Arizona State University, United States of America<br><em>Not available on demand<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:15 &#8211; 14:30<\/td><td><strong>Intracellular symbiotic bacteria feed on carbohydrates by weaving complex membrane tubular networks inside their host cells<\/strong><br>Anna Zaidman-R\u00e9my &#8211; BF2i Lab, UMR INRAE\/INSA-Lyon, France<br><em>Not available on demand<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:30 &#8211; 14:45<\/td><td><strong>Using subcellular proteomics to investigate bacterial endosymbioses within trypanosomatids<br><\/strong>Michael Hammond &#8211; Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:45 &#8211; 15:15<\/td><td><strong>Coffee Break and Meet the speakers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:15 &#8211; 15:45<\/td><td><strong>Experimental evolution and engineering of insect-microbe mutualism<br><\/strong>Takema Fukatsu &#8211; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan<br><em>Not available on demand<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:45 &#8211; 16:00<\/td><td><strong>Prediction and verification of bacterial nuclear localization signals for nuclear import in intestinal symbiosis<br><\/strong>Maryam Chaib De Mares &#8211; Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Columbia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:00 &#8211; 16:15<\/td><td><strong>Cellular mechanisms of mutualism stability in a tightly integrated leafcutter ant-fungus cultivar symbiosis<br><\/strong>Jonathan Shik &#8211; University of Copenhagen, Denmark<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:15 &#8211; 16:45<\/td><td><strong>Symbiosis in marine unicellular eukaryotes<br><\/strong>Flora Vincent &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:45 &#8211; 18:00<\/td><td><strong>Speed networking in ATC Rooftop Lounge<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18:00 &#8211; 19:30<\/td><td><strong>Dinner in Canteen<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19:30 &#8211; 21:00<\/td><td><strong>Pub Quiz in Canteen<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 2: Wednesday, 18 March 2026<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time (Europe\/Berlin)<\/th><th>Session<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 12:00<\/td><td><strong>Session 2: Living in, on, and around others<\/strong><br>Chair: Nicole Gerardo &#8211; Emory University, United States of America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 09:30<\/td><td><strong><strong>Inside Paramoeba \u2014 endocytobiology of a unique tripartite symbiosis<\/strong><br><\/strong>John Archibald &#8211; Dalhousie University, Canada<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:30 &#8211; 09:45<\/td><td><strong>Adaptation to free-living drives loss of beneficial endosymbiosis through a metabolic trade-off<br><\/strong>Erika Hansson &#8211; University of Manchester, United Kingdom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:45 &#8211; 10:00<\/td><td><strong>Beyond vertical inheritance: Escape as a driver of endosymbiotic evolution<br><\/strong>Lutz Becks &#8211; University of Konstanz, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00 &#8211; 10:30<\/td><td><strong>Coffee Break and Meet the speakers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:30 &#8211; 11:00<\/td><td><strong>Cell and network dynamics in Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi<br><\/strong>Vasilis Kokkoris &#8211; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:00 &#8211; 11:15<\/td><td><strong>A Symbiont Inside an Organelle: Insights into Cellular Mechanics of Midichloria-Mitochondria Interactions<br><\/strong>Luise Robbertse &#8211; Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:15 &#8211; 11:45<\/td><td><strong>Mapping the sub-cellular mechanisms of endosymbiosis in Aiptasia, a model for corals<\/strong><br>Ben Jenkins &#8211; University of Cambridge, United Kingdom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:45 &#8211; 12:00<\/td><td><strong>Identifying distinct endosymbiont genotypes in multi-partner interactions<\/strong><br>Fiona Savory &#8211; University of Oxford, United Kingdom<br><em>Not available on demand<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00 &#8211; 13:30<\/td><td><strong>Lunch and Meet the Editors<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:30-16:30<\/td><td><strong>Session 3: What drives change in interaction state<\/strong><br>Chair: Carolyn Elya &#8211; Harvard University, United States of America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:30 &#8211; 14:00<\/td><td><strong>Molecular evolution in a defensive symbiosis<br><\/strong>Aileen Berasategui &#8211; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands<br><em>Not available on demand<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:00 &#8211; 14:15<\/td><td><strong>From foe to friend: Genomic insights into the evolutionary transition to mutualism in Sodalis endosymbionts<\/strong><br>Jesus Uxue Mendez Leyva &#8211; BF2i Lab, UMR INRAE\/INSA-Lyon, France<br><em>Not available on demand<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:15 &#8211; 14:30<\/td><td><strong>Diatom-bacteria interactions in the context of marine heat waves<br><\/strong>Laurine Planat &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:30 &#8211; 15:00<\/td><td><strong>Coffee Break and Meet the speakers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:00 &#8211; 15:30<\/td><td><strong>Cellular roommates: The critical first steps of endosymbiosis<br><\/strong>Julia Vorholt &#8211; ETH Zurich, Switzerland<br><em>Not available on demand<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:30 &#8211; 15:45<\/td><td><strong>Environment-dependent mutualism\u2013parasitism transitions in the incipient symbiosis between Tetrahymena utriculariae and Micractinium tetrahymenae<br><\/strong>Kamal Md Mostafa, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:45 &#8211; 16:00<\/td><td><strong>Contextualizing symbiosis: microbial interactions, host environments, and the dynamics of association<\/strong><br>Marie Vasse &#8211; CNRS, France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:00 &#8211; 16:30<\/td><td><strong>Flash talk session 1<\/strong><br>#49 Catacora Grundy<br>#51 Chitayat Levi<br>#57 Chouaia<br>#53 Cifuentes Anticevic<br>#55 Cruz<br>#63 Hung<br>#65 Janke<br>#69 Lam<br>#75 Malumphy Montesdeoca<br>#85 Pednekar<br>#87 Reichel<br>#89 Sanches<br>#95 Vitonyte (presented by Hansson)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:30 &#8211; 18:00<\/td><td><strong>Poster Session 1 (odd numbers)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18:00<\/td><td><strong>Free evening<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18:45 &#8211; 20:15<\/td><td><strong>Optional: Heidelberg Old Town tour with an English speaking tour guide<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 3: Thursday, 19 March 2026<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time (Europe\/Berlin)<\/th><th>Session<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 12:15<\/td><td><strong>Session 4: Partners in less conflict: how are symbionts harnessed for benefit<\/strong><br>Chair: John McCutcheon &#8211; Arizona State University, United States of America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 09:30<\/td><td><strong>How to upgrade stolen organelles into permanent plastids: A comparative transcriptomic perspective<\/strong><br>Norico Yamada &#8211; CNRS Roscoff Marine Station, France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:30 &#8211; 09:45<\/td><td><strong>Balancing the benefits and danger of light during the evolution of a photosynthetic organelle<br><\/strong>Megan Sorensen &#8211; University of Vienna, Austria<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:45 &#8211; 10:00<\/td><td><strong>A novel role for antimicrobial peptides, bacterial DNA, and Toll-like receptors in microbially-driven animal metamorphosis<br><\/strong>Alexis Cody Hargadon &#8211; University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00 &#8211; 10:30<\/td><td><strong>Coffee Break and Meet the speakers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:30 &#8211; 11:00<\/td><td><strong>The Gut&#8217;s Gatekeepers: multilayered mechanisms of microbial sorting for insect symbiosis<br><\/strong>Yoshitomo Kikuchi &#8211; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:00 &#8211; 11:15<\/td><td><strong>Secretome of the lichen fungus Xanthoria parietina and its role in the lichen symbiosis<br><\/strong>Gulnara Tagirdzhanova &#8211; Stockholm University, Sweden<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:15 &#8211; 11:30<\/td><td><strong>Engineering bacterial endosymbiosis in single Arabidopsis cells<br><\/strong>Lukas Meile &#8211; ETH Zurich, Switzerland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:30 &#8211; 12:00<\/td><td><strong>It takes two: Host insect and microbial responses during symbiont colonization<br><\/strong>Nicole Gerardo &#8211; Emory University, United States of America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00 &#8211; 12:15<\/td><td><strong>Protein transport into the endosymbiont of the trypanosomatid Angomonas deanei<br><\/strong>Jil Josephine Thormann &#8211; Heinrich Heine University, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:15 &#8211; 13:45<\/td><td><strong>Lunch and Meet the speakers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:45-17:00<\/td><td><strong>Session 5: Partners in conflict: immunity and pathogenesis in symbiosis<br><\/strong>Chair: Takema Fukatsu &#8211; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:45 &#8211; 14:15<\/td><td><strong>Death at sunset: Mechanisms driving robust daily timing of death in Entomophthora muscae-infected fruit flies<br><\/strong>Carolyn Elya &#8211; Harvard University, United States of America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:15 &#8211; 14:30<\/td><td><strong>Energy trade-off via ribosome biogenesis control underlies early plant penetration in plant pathogenic fungi<br><\/strong>Soobin Shin &#8211; The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:30 &#8211; 14:45<\/td><td><strong>Coexistence between the bloom-forming alga Gephyrocapsa huxleyi and its lytic virus<br><\/strong>Nir Joffe &#8211; Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:45 &#8211; 15:15<\/td><td><strong>Coffee Break and Meet the speakers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:15 &#8211; 15:45<\/td><td><strong><strong>Anchoring symbiosis: Chromosome organization defines polarity in an oral symbiont<\/strong><br><\/strong>Silvia Bulgheresi &#8211; University of Vienna, Austria<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:45 &#8211; 16:15<\/td><td><strong>Fidelity in co-diversified symbiosis<br><\/strong>In\u00e8s Pons, Max Planck Institute for Biology T\u00fcbingen, Germany<br>Presented by Hassan Salem &#8211; John Innes Centre, United Kingdom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:15 &#8211; 16:30<\/td><td><strong>Conserved roles of gut-associated bacteria of medicinal leeches (Euhirudinea: Hirudiniformes)<\/strong><br>Alejandro Manzano Marin &#8211; University of Vienna, Austria<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:30 &#8211; 16:45<\/td><td><strong>A century of evolutionary interplay between male-killing symbionts and a butterfly species<\/strong><br>Hiroshi Arai &#8211; University of Liverpool, United Kingdom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:45 &#8211; 17:15<\/td><td><strong>Flash talk session 2<\/strong><br>#44 Ayas<br>#46 Biddle<br>#52 Chwalinska<br>#54 Croci<br>#56 Daryono<br>#74 Dittmer<br>#72 Lukasik<br>#80 Montoliu Nerin<br>#84 Palmieri Rocha<br>#86 Pitsillides<br>#90 Santos-Garcia<br>#94 Tashyreva<br>#96 Wucherpfennig<br>#98 Yang<br>#100 Zhong<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:15 &#8211; 18:30<\/td><td><strong>Poster Session 2 (even numbers)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18:30 &#8211; 20:00<\/td><td><strong>Conference dinner in EMBL Canteen<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20:00 &#8211; 23:00<\/td><td><strong>Party with live band &#8211; The Blackout<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 4: Friday, 20 March 2026<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time (Europe\/Berlin)<\/th><th>Session<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:30 &#8211; 13:00<\/td><td><strong>Session 6: Shared lessons across systems: commonalities in symbiosis<br><\/strong>Chair: Thomas Richards &#8211; University of Oxford, United Kingdom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:30 &#8211; 10:00<\/td><td><strong><strong>From symbiosis to organellogenesis: the story of the marine UCYN\u2011A nitroplast<\/strong><br><\/strong>Jonathan P. Zehr &#8211; University of California, Santa Cruz, United States of America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00 &#8211; 10:15<\/td><td><strong>Characterization of cockroach bacteriocytes, adipocytes, and urocytes using single-nuclei transcriptomics<br><\/strong>Tomohito Noda &#8211; University of Tokyo, Japan<br><em>Not available on demand<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:15 &#8211; 10:30<\/td><td><strong>Coevolution between respiratory endosymbionts and their ciliate hosts revealed by cultivation<br><\/strong>Linus Matz Zeller &#8211; Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:30 &#8211; 11:00<\/td><td><strong><strong>Host colonization by the aphid endosymbiont Buchnera relies on a secreted protein homologous to effectors of pathogenic bacteria<\/strong><br><\/strong>Nancy Moran &#8211; University of Texas at Austin, United Statesof America<br><em>Not available on demand<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:00 &#8211; 11:30<\/td><td><strong>Coffee Break and Meet the speakers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:30 &#8211; 11:45<\/td><td><strong>Intracellular microbial mutualists induce host defense against fungal parasite<br><\/strong>Junbo Luan &#8211; Shenyang Agricultural University, China<br><em>Not available on demand<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:45 &#8211; 12:00<\/td><td><strong>Blueprints of the deep: proteins shaping symbiont-hosting structures in deep-sea mussels<br><\/strong>Kaitlyn Ho &#8211; Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00 &#8211; 12:15<\/td><td><strong>Engineering an artificial vertically-transmitted nutritional symbiont<br><\/strong>Jason Rasgon &#8211; Pennsylvania State University, United States of America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:15 &#8211; 12:45<\/td><td><strong>Genetic integration of bacterial endosymbionts in protist cells<br><\/strong>Eva Nowack &#8211; Heinrich Heine University D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany<br><em>Not available on demand<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:45 &#8211; 13:00<\/td><td><strong>Closing Remarks and Poster Prize Announcements<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:00<\/td><td>Packed lunch and departure<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p>A shuttle bus to Frankfurt Airport will be available on <strong>Friday, 20 March 2026<\/strong>, departing at <strong>13:15<\/strong>. The ticket price is <strong>\u20ac30<\/strong> per person.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-6a92d0d3-135e-47ea-aecd-d323bbd6cf16\"><h2>Practical information<\/h2>\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nRegistration fees<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On-site registration fees include:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Admission to the event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possibility to submit an abstract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meals and coffee breaks as indicated in the programme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conference materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to the online event platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to all livestreamed talks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video library of the recorded talks during the event and for four weeks afterwards. <em>Please note: at the request of individual speakers, some talks are not recorded<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A letter to support your visa application (for more information, check the &#8216;Travel and accommodation&#8217; tab)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accommodation and travel are not included in the fees. Participants are expected to book and pay their own expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>On-site <strong>Academia<\/strong><\/td><td>\u20ac750<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>On-site <strong>PhD Student<\/strong><\/td><td>\u20ac650<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>On-site <strong>Industry<\/strong><\/td><td>\u20ac950<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>On-site <strong>Journal Editors<\/strong>*<\/td><td>\u20ac300<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* <em>Editors from scientific journals are allowed to attend at a reduced rate, but asked to contribute to the conference in return by taking part in \u2018meet the editors\u2019 sessions or other planned activities within the programme<\/em>. <em>Please contact&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:julia.nohle@embl.de\">Jules Nohle<\/a><em>&nbsp;to ask for the special registration link for editors. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virtual registration fees include:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access to the online event platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to all the livestreamed talks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunity to submit questions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video library of the recorded talks during the event and for four weeks afterwards.<br><em>Please note: at the request of individual speakers, some talks are not recorded.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Virtual <strong>Academia<\/strong><\/td><td>\u20ac240<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Virtual <strong>PhD Student<\/strong><\/td><td>\u20ac190<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Virtual <strong>Industry<\/strong><\/td><td>\u20ac290<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: accredited journalists may be eligible to register for complimentary on-site or virtual press registration. Registrants may be required to provide accreditation or equivalent proof of press membership after registration. Please contact&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:julia.nohle@embl.de\">Jules Nohle<\/a><em>&nbsp;for more information. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"confirmation\">Confirmation and payment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration will be on a first come, first served basis. You can register and submit your abstract without paying the conference fee in advance but your place can only be confirmed after payment of the registration fee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are added to our waiting list, please consider taking advantage of our offerings to participate virtually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On-site participants: types of payments accepted are international bank transfers and credit card payments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtual participants: we are only able to accept card payments. In exceptional cases we can accept bank transfers. Please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:events@embl.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">events@embl.de<\/a>&nbsp;for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"abstract\">Cancellation policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are no longer able to take part in the conference, please inform your conference contact responsible for this event. Your registration and the submitted abstract will be deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please also check our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/terms-and-conditions\/\">Terms and Conditions<\/a>&nbsp;for the cancellation policy.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nAbstract submission<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"abstract\">Abstract submission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Only participants registering to attend the on-site event are eligible to submit an abstract. <strong>Unfortunately, abstracts will not be accepted from virtual participants. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After registration you can submit your abstract via a separate link that will be provided in the email confirmation. Alternatively, you can access the link on the confirmation page directly after registering. The same login credentials are used for both processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Things to keep in mind when preparing the abstract:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract body: <\/strong>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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have special symbols in your text, make sure you are using Unicode characters, otherwise these will not be recognised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title: <\/strong>The title should not exceed 20 words. Only the first word of the title should start with a capital letter and the rest should be lowercase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Authors and affiliations: <\/strong>Please fill in the author&#8217;s details as requested in the online form. The compulsory fields are: First Name, Last Name, Organisation Name (Affiliation or Company), Country and Email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kindly mark only one author in the role of First Author and please don\u2019t forget to indicate who will be the Presenter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please enter your co-authors correctly via the system by adding accounts together with their organisation\/institute. Do not copy-paste them into the body of the abstract text, as they will not be indexed in the abstract book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Presentation types:<\/strong> When submitting your abstract, you can apply for an oral or poster presentation. A selection process will take place with the results announced 3 weeks after the abstract submission deadline (delays may occur).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For detailed instructions on how to submit a conference abstract, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NQAlq5iF5Qo&amp;feature=youtu.be\">follow the instructions provided in this video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please check our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/frequently-asked-questions\/#FAQ_abstractsubmission\">FAQs pages<\/a>&nbsp;for further information on how to submit an abstract.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nFinancial assistance<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Financial assistance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Limited financial assistance is provided by the EMBL Advanced Training Centre Corporate Partnership Programme and EMBO in the form of<strong>&nbsp;registration fee waivers<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>travel grants and childcare grants<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your place in the meeting is only confirmed by paying the registration fee, which is mandatory even when receiving a fee waiver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration fee waiver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>fee waiver<\/strong>&nbsp;will cover the registration sum that you have paid to attend the course or conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Travel grant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>travel grant<\/strong>&nbsp;will cover the cost of travel to an on-site event (airfare, train, bus, taxi, accommodation, visa) and is provided up to specified caps which are normally as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013up to \u20ac400 for participants travelling to an EMBO | EMBL Symposium from within Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013up to \u20ac1000 for participants travelling to an EMBO | EMBL Symposium from outside Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. Receipts (and boarding passes for air travel) must be provided via email with your signature for all costs incurred within two months of completion of travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Childcare grant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is the possibility to apply for a childcare grant to offset child care costs incurred by participants, speakers and organisers when attending a conference. Eligible costs include (but are not limited to) fees for a baby-sitter or child-care facility and travel costs for a caregiver. Please note that priority will be given to early stage researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may apply for a childcare grant at the same time when submitting your abstract. There is a limited amount of funding available for the childcare grants and funds will be distributed amongst eligible applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Application<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On-site participants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may apply for financial assistance when submitting your abstract. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Virtual participants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are attending virtually, you can apply for financial assistance in the submission portal by the abstract deadline. Read the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Instructions_Apply-for-FA.pdf\">&nbsp;instructions on how to apply for financial assistance<\/a>. Only submissions for financial assistance will be accepted. Presentation abstracts cannot be submitted here and will be declined.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In your application you will be asked to summarise your current work,&nbsp; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Selection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The scientific organisers will select the recipients of all financial assistance during the abstract selection process. Results will be announced approximately 6 \u2013 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 for registration fee waivers and travel grants 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Childcare grants will be allocated in the same timeframe (6-8 weeks before the event start date). Please note that priority will be given to early-stage researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reimbursement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Costs will be reimbursed after the meeting only once a reimbursement form and original receipts (from travel costs) have been received.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nBecome an event reporter<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>At our conferences we also offer the option to become an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/become-an-event-reporter\/\">event reporter.<\/a> By attending the meeting, sharing your insights on social media, and writing a detailed report, you can offset the conference fees. Please read the instructions on how to apply.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nTravel and accommodation<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We can send you a registration confirmation to support your visa procedure (not an official invitation letter) after you have paid the registration fee. Please contact the conference officer responsible for your event.&nbsp;For more information, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Travel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are travelling to Heidelberg via aeroplane, train, car or long-distance bus, you can find useful information<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/travel-information\/\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accommodation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Accommodation is&nbsp;<strong>not included<\/strong>&nbsp;in the conference registration fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invited speakers <strong>please be wary of fraudulent <\/strong>\u2018hotel services\u2019<strong> <\/strong>contacting you to ask for payments, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/accommodation-scam-alert\/\">Accommodation Scam Alert<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hotels below have rooms on hold for participants until <strong>16 Feburary 2026<\/strong>, in some cases at special rates. Please email the hotel directly, quoting the booking code&nbsp;<strong>EES26-03<\/strong>&nbsp;to confirm the exact price of the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adagio-city.com\/de\/hotel-b4s9-aparthotel-adagio-heidelberg.shtml?merchantid=ppc-adg-mar-goo-de-de-sear-mob&amp;sourceid=bp-cenbp-cen&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=ppc-adg-mar-goo-de-de-dom-mix-sear-b&amp;utm_term=mar&amp;utm_content=de-de-DE-V1641&amp;wiz_campaign=21611775736&amp;et_keyword=adagio%20heidelberg&amp;et_campaign=21611775736&amp;et_device=c&amp;et_matchtype=p&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21611775736&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADo0MF--BDhxQQ87snjTSmtIE4UoO&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAnJHMBhDAARIsABr7b87Co7EuhXvYr9N5Sqt1vgTjZlBkXm6yzRsbCO9g90naWydSy1bI2kIaAl7lEALw_wcB\">Aparthotel Adagio&nbsp;<\/a>Heidelberg<br>Click to&nbsp;<a 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directly<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/lotte-heidelberg.de\/en\/home-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lotte The Backpackers<\/a><br>Click to <a href=\"mailto: info@lotte-heidelberg.de\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"info@lotte-heidelberg.de\">contact<\/a> the hostel directly<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/4-jahreszeiten.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Heidelberg<\/a><br>Click to <a href=\"mailto:info@hostelheidelberg.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact<\/a> the hotel directly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollaender-hof.de\/index.php\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Holl\u00e4nder Hof<\/a>&nbsp;<br>Click to <a href=\"mailto:info@hollaender-hof.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact<\/a> the hotel directly<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/en\/hotels\/heidelberg\/hotel-heidelberg-central-station\/\">Meininger Heidelberg <\/a><br>Click to <a href=\"mailto:corporate@meininger-hotels.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact<\/a> the hotel directly<br>(use code: EMBL2026)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that as of 1 October 2025, Heidelberg City Council is introducing an overnight stay tax for tourists visiting Heidelberg (including work related trips). The cost will be 3.50 EUR per night for the first five ni<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Local transportation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference shuttle buses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bus stops for this conference are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Staycity Aparthotel (Speyerer Str. 7)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kurf\u00fcrsten-Anlage (Opposite Main Train Station)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Premier Inn City Zentrum (Kurf\u00fcrsten-Anlage 23)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leonardo Hotel Heidelberg City Center (Bergheimer Str. 63)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neckarm\u00fcnzplatz (Heidelberg Tourist Information)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peterskirche (Bus stop)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hilton Hotel (Kurf\u00fcrsten-Anlage 1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ISG Hotel (Im Eichwald 19)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1aEqYpFy2y5WiorwNxhHeFCNiY2o&amp;ehbc=2E312F\">Conference shuttle bus stops and hotels<\/a>&nbsp;in a larger map<strong>.<\/strong> Please note that not every bus stop will be used for every event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other local transportation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>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,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnv-online.de\/fahrtinfo\/\"> see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"public\">Further details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: EMBL, Meyerhofstra\u00dfe 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about accommodation and travel, please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/frequently-asked-questions\/#FAQ_travel\">FAQ page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nOn-site information<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Here you will find useful information for when you are onsite at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"catering\">Catering<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All meals and coffee breaks as indicated in the programme 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please wear your badge at all times when serving yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No food or drinks are allowed in the auditorium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"telephone\">Internet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Wi-Fi is available on campus using the <strong>EMBL-Events<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"charginglockers\">Charging stations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Printing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We can help to print your boarding pass\/train ticket. Please send it to <a href=\"events@embl.de\">events@embl.de<\/a> and collect your print-outs at the registration desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luggage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lost and found<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018\u2019Lost and Found\u2019\u2019 items are kept at the registration desk until the end of the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"merchandise\">EMBL merchandise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in purchasing EMBL merchandise (products presented in the glass display in the registration area), please email the <a href=\"mailto:heck@embl.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EMBL shop<\/a> to place an order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kindly note the EMBL shop is only open upon request and all purchases must be made in cash (Euros only).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nursing room<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a nursing room available in the ATC Rooftop Lounge on level A29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Room for prayers, meditation, and yoga<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a room for prayer, yoga, and meditation, located on level E0 behind the Auditorium. Please be respectful of others using the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EMBL campus map<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/documents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20241220_EMBL_Campus_Heidelberg_A4.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241220_EMBL_Campus_Heidelberg_A4-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199687\" style=\"width:433px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241220_EMBL_Campus_Heidelberg_A4-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241220_EMBL_Campus_Heidelberg_A4-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241220_EMBL_Campus_Heidelberg_A4-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241220_EMBL_Campus_Heidelberg_A4-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241220_EMBL_Campus_Heidelberg_A4-2048x1448.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health and safety notes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/health-and-safety-policy-for-onsite-courses-and-conferences\/\">Please take a moment to read our health and safety policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do not smoke in any EMBL building.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eating and drinking is prohibited in the Auditorium and all laboratories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not enter any restricted areas or the laboratories unless instructed to do so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If first aid is required<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The first aid room is located next to the ATC Registration Desk (room 10- 205).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dial the Emergency number 222 from any EMBL internal phone only.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be prepared to answer the following questions: Where is the accident? What happened? How many injured?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emergency number 06221-387 7821 from mobile phones.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please report all accidents to the conference officer at the registration desk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In case of fire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Press the nearest fire alarm button or the Emergency number 222 from any internal phone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not use the lifts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Beyond first aid<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Heidelberg University Hospital or \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de\/\">Universit\u00e4tsklinikum<\/a>\u2018 has a 24 hour accident and emergency facility and is at &#8216;Im Neuenheimer Feld 672&#8217;. It is a 8km or a 20 minute taxi ride away from EMBL. In a medical emergency, the ambulance service generally transports patients to this hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sightseeing\">Sightseeing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A variety of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidelberg-marketing.com\/\">activities in Heidelberg can be found on the website of Heidelberg Marketing<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nEvent platform<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Access to the event platform is given to <strong>all on-site<\/strong> and <strong>virtual participants.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the event platform to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access to all the livestreamed talks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunity to submit questions (for virtual participants)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video library of the recorded talks during the event and for four weeks afterwards. Please note: at the request of individual speakers, some talks are not recorded<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to the abstract book<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunity to engage with speakers and other participants via the discussion area and chat functionality <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other useful information (How to give a good scientific talk, or to make a good scientific poster, and more)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about the platform will be shared ahead of the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"guidelines\">Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please do not share the link to the course or conference platform with anyone else<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not&nbsp;broadcast&nbsp;the&nbsp;conference&nbsp;to&nbsp;unregistered&nbsp;participants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are encouraged to post about the event. Post unless the speaker specifically says otherwise,&nbsp;but be mindful of unpublished data.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please do not capture, transmit or redistribute data presented at the meeting. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information can be found in our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/code-of-conduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Code of Conduct<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"time\">Time zone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nAdditional information<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Please find additional information including FAQs, terms and conditions, and travelling to EMBL on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/\">Information for participants page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-sponsors\"><h2>Sponsors<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Event supporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-4\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gordon-Betty-Moore-Foundation_480X270.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gordon-Betty-Moore-Foundation_480X270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gordon-Betty-Moore-Foundation_480X270-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/FEBS-Letters_website_480X270.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/FEBS-Letters_website_480X270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/FEBS-Letters_website_480X270-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media partners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/journal\/27010198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Advanced Biology<\/em>, a Wiley journal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/journal\/15211878\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>BioEssays<\/em>, a Wiley journal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.biologists.com\/bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Biology Open<\/em>, a The Company of Biologists journal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaepublish.com\/cdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Cancer Drug Resistance<\/em>, an OAE Publishing Inc. journal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/journal\/14397633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>ChemBioChem,&nbsp;<\/em>a Wiley journal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciexplor.com\/exo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>EXO- Beyond the Cell<\/em>, a Science Exploration Press journal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/journal\/18733468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>FEBS Letters<\/em>, a FEBS Press journal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iubmb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojs.bonviewpress.com\/index.php\/MEDIN\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Medinformatics<\/em>, a Bon View Publishing journal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalsocietypublishing.org\/journal\/rsob\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Open Biology,&nbsp;<\/em>a Royal Society journal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosbiology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>PLOS Biology<\/em>, a PLOS journal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The EMBO Journal<\/em>, an EMBO Press journal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sponsorship opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.&nbsp;Discounts are available for companies sponsoring multiple events at EMBL Heidelberg.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.embl.de\/training\/events\/index.php?p_eventType=CON&amp;amp;p_outstation=HD&amp;amp;p_timeRange=FUTURE&amp;amp;submit=Show+Events\">View other conferences<\/a>, or contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sponsorship@embl.de\">sponsorship@embl.de<\/a>&nbsp;for further information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in becoming a media partner of this event, please visit our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/sponsor-an-event\/#vf-tabs__section-08208670-4ad4-45ca-a4ff-ac6edb6ffd0b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">media partnerships webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><p><a href=\"mailto:sponsorship@embl-em.de?subject=%20Request%20a%20Sponsorship%20Brochure&#038;body=Please%20kindly%20send%20me%20the%20sponsorship%20brochure%20for%20EMBL%20Symposium:%20The%20cellular%20mechanics%20of%20symbiosis:%20sensing%20friend%20from%20foe%20(17-20%20March%202026).\" class=\"vf-button vf-button--primary vf-button--pill\">Request a sponsorship brochure<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--normal vf-box-theme--quaternary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n                Warning                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\">EMBL advises sponsors to beware of fraudulent schemes falsely offering sponsorship opportunities. All legitimate communication about sponsorship for EMBL conferences, symposia, and courses comes directly from EMBL via official EMBL email accounts. EMBL does not use third parties for sponsorship acquisition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vf-box__text\">\u2013 EMBL does not sell attendee lists.<br \/>\n\u2013 EMBL will never ask for credit card details or direct payments.<br \/>\n\u2013 All payments are processed by invoice only.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vf-box__text\">If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from or on behalf of EMBL, please report it to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sponsorship@embl.org\">sponsorship@embl.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-about\"><h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics emphasise upcoming developments and the interdisciplinary nature of related fields. Jointly funded and organised by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embo.org\/\">EMBO&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/\">EMBL&nbsp;<\/a>\u2013 and complementary to their respective courses, workshops, and conference programmes \u2013 the symposia promote scientific communication and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All symposia are held in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/embl-advanced-training-centre-atc\/\">EMBL Advanced Training Centre<\/a>&nbsp;(ATC) in Heidelberg, Germany, or virtually.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-mediakit\"><h2>Media kit<\/h2>\n<p>Want to let others know you&#8217;re attending this event? 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