{"id":210973,"date":"2025-04-04T09:37:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/?post_type=vf_event&#038;p=210973"},"modified":"2025-09-30T09:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:26:48","slug":"ann25-01","status":"publish","type":"vf_event","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/events\/ann25-01\/","title":{"rendered":"A life in science: farewell symposium for Anne Ephrussi"},"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-8088f158-901f-452a-8c3d-38b0c39c3d53\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Speakers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-4209449d-8d59-4068-8fbe-09172e6281a0\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Programme<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-8cc4acdf-83a7-4c8b-b939-88a5537f4d0d\" 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-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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This special one-day symposium to celebrate the distinguished career and many achievements of one of our most esteemed colleagues, Anne Ephrussi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From leading EMBL\u2019s developmental biology research unit to setting new directions for the organisation\u2019s training offerings, Anne has made an indelible mark on European life sciences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anne&#8217;s academic path began at Harvard University for her undergraduate studies followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she earned her PhD. After two postdocs \u2013 at Harvard University and the Whitehead Institute, MIT \u2013 she began her career at EMBL. In 1992, she launched her EMBL research group. Using the oskar gene as a paradigm, her team focused on understanding how RNA molecules are transported and their translation regulated in animal development, and how the germ plasm forms and induces germline formation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anne was actively involved in shaping EMBL\u2019s training programmes, and in 2005, became Head of the newly created EMBL International Centre for Advanced Training (EICAT). In this role, she oversaw EMBL\u2019s predoctoral and postdoctoral programmes, as well as EMBL\u2019s courses and conferences. She served as Associate Dean and then Dean of the PhD Programme and was instrumental in developing what is now the EMBL Postdoctoral Programme. At the same time, she led EMBL\u2019s Developmental Biology Unit from 2007 to 2021, whose focus she oriented towards organismal morphogenesis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anne&#8217;s formal accolades are numerous. She was elected to the French Acad\u00e9mie des Sciences in 2008 and to the US Academy of Sciences in 2022. In 2023, Anne received the Society for Developmental Biology Lifetime Achievement Award, and a year later, the FEBS\/EMBO Women in Science Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are thrilled to bring together many of Anne&#8217;s key scientific colleagues, collaborators, and friends, for a memorable day of talks and exchange to mark her formal retirement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-8088f158-901f-452a-8c3d-38b0c39c3d53\"><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=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aulehla-2.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Alexander\tAulehla            <\/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=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Besse_Florence-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\/Besse_Florence-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Besse_Florence-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Besse_Florence.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Florence\tBesse            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Institut de Biologie Valrose            <\/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\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=\"92\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Conti-e1656053716631.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Elena\tConti            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry            <\/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=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Duboule_small-1.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Denis\tDuboule            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                CIRB            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Coll\u00e8ge de France            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                France            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                            <\/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=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/2Furlong.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Eileen\tFurlong            <\/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=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruth-Lehmann.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Ruth\tLehmann            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Whitehead Institute            <\/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=\"242\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nusslein-Volhard_Christiane-242x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nusslein-Volhard_Christiane-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nusslein-Volhard_Christiane.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Christiane\tN\u00fcsslein-Volhard            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Max Planck Institute for Developmental 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\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=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Richter_Joel.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Joel\tRichter            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                The University of Massachusetts Medical School             <\/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=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schuman.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Erin\tSchuman            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Max Planck Institute for Brain Research            <\/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=\"194\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schupbach_Gertrud.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Trudi Sch\u00fcpbach            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Princeton 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=\"224\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/StJohnston_Daniel.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/StJohnston_Daniel.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/StJohnston_Daniel-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Daniel\tSt Johnston            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                The University of Cambridge            <\/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=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tomancak_Pavel-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\/Tomancak_Pavel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tomancak_Pavel-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tomancak_Pavel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tomancak_Pavel-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tomancak_Pavel.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Pavel\tTomancak            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics            <\/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<\/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=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aulehla-2.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Alexander\tAulehla            <\/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=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deka_Juergen.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    J\u00fcrgen Deka            <\/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=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/2Furlong.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Eileen Furlong            <\/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<\/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=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Heard_Edith.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Edith Heard            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                The Francis Crick Institute            <\/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<\/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\">Conference organiser<\/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=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chris-stocks.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"Chris Stocks\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Chris Stocks            <\/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\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-4209449d-8d59-4068-8fbe-09172e6281a0\"><h2>Programme<\/h2>\n<p><\/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>Please keep checking back as the programme is currently being updated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This event is taking place in the Operon building during the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 1 &#8211; Tuesday 30 September 2025<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Time (Europe\/Berlin)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:30 &#8211; 10:00<\/td><td><strong>Registration and light refreshments<\/strong><br>Operon Foyer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00 &#8211; 10:15<\/td><td><strong>Opening remarks<\/strong>: Alexander Aulehla, Eileen Furlong and Edith Heard<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:15 &#8211; 10:35<\/td><td><strong>Life without Hox genes<\/strong><br>Denis Duboule &#8211; CIRB, College de France, France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:35 &#8211; 10:55<\/td><td><strong>Cycles on cycles &#8211; collective rhythms during development<\/strong><br>Alexander Aulehla &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:55 &#8211; 11:15<\/td><td><strong>Look upstream: \u00a0Before RNA there is Genome Regulation <\/strong>!<br>Eileen Furlong &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:15 &#8211; 11:45<\/td><td><strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:45 &#8211; 12:05<\/td><td><strong>mRNA localization in Drosophila memory circuits<\/strong><br>Florence Besse &#8211; Institut Valrose, France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:05 &#8211; 12:25<\/td><td><strong>The Fragile X Syndrome<\/strong><br>Joel Richter &#8211; UMass, USA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:25 &#8211; 12:45<\/td><td><strong>Messages and Machines at Neuronal Synapses<\/strong><br>Erin Schuman &#8211; Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:45 &#8211; 14:15<\/td><td><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:15 &#8211; 14:35<\/td><td><strong>Animal Beauty: Function and Evolution of Biological Aesthetics<\/strong><br>Christianne N\u00fcsslein-Volhard &#8211; Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:35 &#8211; 14:55<\/td><td>Talk title tba<br>Daniel St Johnston &#8211; Gurdon Institute, UK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:55 &#8211; 15:15<\/td><td><strong>Decoding RNA localization and translational control \u2013 celebrating Anne Ephrussi\u2019s influence on the field<\/strong><br>Gertrud Schupbach &#8211; Princeton, USA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:15 &#8211; 15:35<\/td><td>Talk title tba<br>Pavel Tomancak &#8211; Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology &amp; Genetics, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:35 &#8211; 16:05<\/td><td><strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:05 &#8211; 16:25<\/td><td><strong>Life after Oskar<\/strong><br>Ruth Lehmann &#8211; MIT Department of Biology, USA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:25 &#8211; 16:45<\/td><td>Talk title tba<br>Elena Conti &#8211; Max Planck Institute of Biology, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:45 &#8211; 17:05<\/td><td>Presentation by EICAT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:05 &#8211; 17:15<\/td><td><strong>Closing remarks<\/strong>: Alexander Aulehla, Eileen Furlong and Edith Heard <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:15 &#8211; 17:25<\/td><td>Final remarks by Anne Ephrussi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:25 &#8211; 18:00<\/td><td><strong>Pre dinner drinks<\/strong> <br>Operon foyer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18:00 &#8211; 20:00<\/td><td><strong>Dinner<\/strong><br>EMBL Canteen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20:00 &#8211; 22:00<\/td><td><strong>After dinner drinks &amp; farewell speeches<\/strong><br>ATC roof top lounge<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-8cc4acdf-83a7-4c8b-b939-88a5537f4d0d\"><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<p><strong>On-site registration <\/strong>is open to EMBL staff and alumni and is free of charge to attend.   Registration for the onsite symposium is on a first come, first served basis and capacity is limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There are two types of registration:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registration to attend the symposium only &#8211; includes admission;  lunch and coffee breaks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registration to attend both the symposium and symposium dinner &#8211; includes admission;  lunch; coffee breaks and symposium dinner with drinks<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Virtual registration<\/strong> is not available for this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"abstract\">Abstract submission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be no abstract submissions or posters for this symposium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/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\">\nAccommodation and travel<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accommodation is&nbsp;<strong>not included<\/strong>&nbsp;in the symposium registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As changes to events are possible, you are advised to consider booking flights, trains and hotels with flexible options and favourable cancellation conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Travel information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For travel information,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/travel-information\/\"> please see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are travelling to the conference within Germany then you are eligible for the Deutsche Bahn \u2018Event Ticket\u2019 (called the \u2018Veranstaltungsticket\u2019 in German). This will result in a lower ticket price if your travel distance to Heidelberg is more than 100 km. You need to provide proof of your event attendance when purchasing the ticket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Event-ticket-details.pdf\"> in English see here<\/a> or<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Details-zum-Event-ticket.pdf\"> in German see here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veranstaltungsticket-bahn.de\/?event=8462&amp;language=en\">book your ticket here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/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><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"catering\">Catering<\/h3>\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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"charginglockers\">Charging lockers<\/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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"electricity\">Electricity and charging station<\/h3>\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<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 or get in contact with your Course Organiser. <\/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<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"health\">Health and safety notes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not smoke in any EMBL building.<br>Eating and drinking is prohibited in the Auditorium and all laboratories.<br>Do not enter any restricted areas or the laboratories unless instructed to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If first aid is required &#8230;<\/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>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>In case of fire &#8230;<\/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>Beyond first aid&#8230;<\/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. In any case, the EMBL Course and Conference Office will assist you to get to the pharmacy and a doctor of your choice if necessary.<\/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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lost\">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=\"luggage\">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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nursing\">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\" id=\"photography\">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=\"printing\">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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"meditation\">Room for prayer, yoga and meditation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a room for prayer, meditation and yoga located on level E0 behind the Auditorium. Please be respectful of others using the room.<\/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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"travel\">Travel to and from the venue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is the public bus 39A that serves the EMBL campus and taxis can be easily booked at any time.  More detailed information on travelling to EMBL can be found on our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/information-for-participants\/travel-information\/\">&nbsp;Travel Information&nbsp;<\/a>page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"german\">Useful German expressions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Hello<\/td><td>Hallo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goodbye<\/td><td>Auf Wiedersehen (formal)<br>Tsch\u00fcss (informal)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Good morning<\/td><td>Guten Morgen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Good afternoon<\/td><td>Guten Tag<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Good evening<\/td><td>Guten Abend<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Good night<\/td><td>Gute Nacht<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I\u2019m sorry<\/td><td>Es tut mir leid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Excuse me&#8230;<\/td><td>Entschuldigen Sie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>How are you?<\/td><td>Wie gehts?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I\u2019m fine thanks. And you?<\/td><td>Mir geht es gut , danke. Und Dir\/Ihnen?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>What is your name<\/td><td>Wie hei\u00dfen Sie? (formal)<br>Wie hei\u00dft Du? (informal)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>My name is<\/td><td>Ich hei\u00dfe&#8230;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Do you speak English<\/td><td>Sprechen Sie englisch?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I don\u2019t understand<\/td><td>Ich verstehe nicht<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Please speak more slowly<\/td><td>K\u00f6nnen Sie bitte langsamer sprechen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thank you<\/td><td>Dankesch\u00f6n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Where is the toilet?<\/td><td>Wo ist die Toilette?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Please call me a taxi<\/td><td>Bitte rufen Sie mir ein Taxi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>How do I get to&#8230;.?<\/td><td>Wie komme ich zum\/zur&#8230;..?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A beer\/two beers please<\/td><td>Ein Bier\/zwei Bier bitte<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A glass of red\/white wine please<\/td><td>Ein Glas Rot\/Weisswein bitte<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The menu, please<\/td><td>Die Speisekarte, bitte<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Is there a local speciality?<\/td><td>Gibt es eine Spezialit\u00e4t aus dieser Gegend?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I\u2019m vegetarian<\/td><td>Ich bin Vegetarier<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>It was delicious<\/td><td>Es war hervorragend<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The bill, please<\/td><td>Die Rechnung, bitte<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I have a headache<\/td><td>Ich habe Kopfschmerzen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I have a sore throat<\/td><td>Ich habe Halsschmerzen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>My stomach hurts<\/td><td>Ich habe Magenschmerzen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I\u2019m allergic to<\/td><td>Ich bin allergisch gegen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I need a doctor who speaks English<\/td><td>Ich brauche einen Arzt, der englisch spricht<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\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\u2019re attending this event? Take a look at our shareable media and feel free to use them in your social media channels or presentations.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAN25-01_MS_IgStory.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/ANN25-01_IA_IgStory-1-576x1024.jpg\" 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