{"id":247675,"date":"2025-12-03T16:02:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/?post_type=vf_event&#038;p=247675"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:52:43","slug":"crm26-01","status":"publish","type":"vf_event","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/events\/crm26-01\/","title":{"rendered":"From DNA to RNA, from molecules to human interactions: farewell symposium for Christoph M\u00fcller"},"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-8f46b78d-0258-4e8e-96de-eb000d41f571\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Speakers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-preliminary-programme\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Programme<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-practical-information\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Practical Information<\/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 symposium is open to current EMBL staff, alumni, and invited guests. Registration is required in advance via the link in the invitation emails and internal communications sent to staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">T<\/span>his one-day symposium celebrates the career and many achievements of one of our most esteemed colleagues, Christoph M\u00fcller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christoph joined EMBL Grenoble in 1995 as a Group Leader. Five years later, in 2000, he became the Deputy Head of the Grenoble site and an EMBL Senior Scientist. In 2007, he moved to Heidelberg to lead the Structural and Computational Biology Unit, a role he held until 2024. Since 2021, he has also served as Deputy Head of the EMBL Imaging Centre, helping guide the effort that led to its opening in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christoph\u2019s scientific journey began at the University of Freiburg, where he studied chemistry and biochemistry and obtained his PhD with Georg E. Schulz, in 1991. His doctoral work on adenylate kinase from E. coli using X-ray crystallography revealed significant conformational changes in the enzyme upon substrate binding. Christoph then joined Stephen C. Harrison&#8217;s group at Harvard University for postdoctoral training, where he determined the crystal structure of the transcription factor NF\u03baB bound to DNA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout his career, Christoph has been driven by a fascination for the complexity of transcriptional regulation in eukaryotes. His research focuses on how transcription factors assemble on DNA, recruit RNA polymerases, and how DNA sequence and epigenetic modifications together regulate gene transcription. His group studies the structure and function of major molecular machines involved in transcription, particularly RNA polymerases I and III and their pre-initiation complexes, using integrated structural biology. Lately, his group has also gained insight into the role of Pol I transcription in nucleolus formation and ribosome assembly, using methods such as cryo-electron tomography and correlative light and electron microscopy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way, Christoph has been recognised with several honours: the Steinhofer Award in 2003, election to EMBO in 2005, an ERC Advanced Grant in 2013, and election to the Academia Europaea in 2018. His leadership and scientific vision have played a major role in shaping structural biology at EMBL over three decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are thrilled to bring together many of Christoph\u2019s key scientific colleagues, collaborators, and friends for a memorable day of talks and exchange to mark his formal retirement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-8f46b78d-0258-4e8e-96de-eb000d41f571\"><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=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alfieri_Claudio.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Claudio\tAlfieri            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                The Institute of Cancer Research            <\/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=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barabas_Orsolya.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Orsolya\tBarabas            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of Geneva            <\/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=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-beck-scaled-e1734087133238-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-beck-scaled-e1734087133238-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-beck-scaled-e1734087133238-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-beck-scaled-e1734087133238-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-beck-scaled-e1734087133238-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-beck-scaled-e1734087133238-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-beck-scaled-e1734087133238.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Martin\tBeck            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Max Planck Institute of Biophysics            <\/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=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cingolani_Gino-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\/Cingolani_Gino-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cingolani_Gino-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cingolani_Gino-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cingolani_Gino.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Gino\tCingolani            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of Alabama at Birmingham            <\/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\/Cramer-P_.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Patrick\tCramer            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                President of the Max-Planck-Society            <\/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\/Kristina-Djinovic-Carugo-2.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Kristina\tDjinovic-Carugo            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Grenoble            <\/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\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.assets.emblstatic.net\/vf\/v2.0.0-alpha.6\/assets\/vf-summary\/assets\/vf-icon--avatar.svg\" > \n    \n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Svetlana\tDodonova            <\/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\/Oliver-Duss.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Olivier\tDuss            <\/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\/Eustermann_Sebastian.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Sebastian\tEustermann            <\/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=\"192\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernandez-Tornero.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Carlos\t Fern\u00e1ndez-Tornero            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Centro de Investigaciones Biol\u00f3gicas Margarita Salas            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Spain            <\/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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girbig_M-300x200.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girbig_M-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girbig_M-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girbig_M.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Mathias\tGirbig            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Philipps-Universit\u00e4t Marburg            <\/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=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glatt_Sebastian-300x134.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Sebastian\tGlatt            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of Veterinary Medicine 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=\"210\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klimasauskas.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Saulius\tKlima\u0161auskas            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Vilnius University            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Lithuania            <\/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=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Taylo_Nicholas.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Taylo_Nicholas.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Taylo_Nicholas-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Nicholas\tM.I. Taylor            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of Copenhagen            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Denmark            <\/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\/Julia-Mahamid-1.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Julia\tMahamid            <\/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=\"140\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Miller_Thomas.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Thomas\tMiller            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of Copenhagen            <\/p>\n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Denmark            <\/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=\"143\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Misiaszek_Agata.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Agata\tMisiaszek            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research            <\/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=\"248\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carlos-Petosa-002-248x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carlos-Petosa-002-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carlos-Petosa-002.jpg 492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Carlo\tPetosa            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Institute of Structural Biology            <\/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=\"115\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wilmanns_Matthias.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Matthias\tWilmanns            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                EMBL Hamburg            <\/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\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.assets.emblstatic.net\/vf\/v2.0.0-alpha.6\/assets\/vf-summary\/assets\/vf-icon--avatar.svg\" > \n    \n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Xiaohan\tZhao            <\/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<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\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\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.assets.emblstatic.net\/vf\/v2.0.0-alpha.6\/assets\/vf-summary\/assets\/vf-icon--avatar.svg\" > \n    \n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Svetlana\tDodonova            <\/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\/Eustermann_Sebastian.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Sebastian\tEustermann            <\/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=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glatt_Sebastian-300x134.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Sebastian\tGlatt            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                University of Veterinary Medicine 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=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Julia-Mahamid-1.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Julia\tMahamid            <\/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=\"248\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carlos-Petosa-002-248x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carlos-Petosa-002-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carlos-Petosa-002.jpg 492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Carlo\tPetosa            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                Institute of Structural Biology            <\/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<\/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\/Edward-Avenell.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Ed Avenell            <\/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=\"220\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Reynolds.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Reynolds.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Reynolds-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Jane Reynolds            <\/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\/2021\/03\/Aline_Schnieder.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                    Aline Schnieder            <\/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<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-preliminary-programme\"><h2>Programme<\/h2>\n<p>Are you on social media? Post using<strong> #EMBLFarewell &amp; #ChristophMueller <\/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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please keep checking back as the programme is currently being updated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nDay 1: Friday, 20 March 2026<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Time (Europe\/Berlin)<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>S<\/strong>ession<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 09:30<\/td><td><strong>Registration and light refreshments<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:30 &#8211; 09:35<\/td><td><strong>Opening remarks<\/strong><br>Nassos Typas &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>09:35 &#8211; 11:00<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><strong>Session 1 &#8211; Initiation Phase<br><\/strong><\/strong>Chair: Svetlana Dodonova &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:35 &#8211; 09:40<\/td><td>Matthias Wilmanns \u2013 EMBL Hamburg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:40 &#8211; 10:00<\/td><td>Stephen Cusack &#8211; EMBL Grenoble, France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00 &#8211; 10:20<\/td><td>Winfried Weissenhorn &#8211; University Grenoble Alpes, France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:20 &#8211; 10:40<\/td><td>Miquel Coll &#8211; IRB Barcelona, Spain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:40 &#8211; 11:00<\/td><td>Saulius Klima\u0161auskas &#8211; Vilnius University, Lithuania<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>11:00 &#8211; 11:30<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>11:30 &#8211; 12:30<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Session 2 &#8211; Productive Elongation<\/strong><br>Chair: Anastassis Perrakis &#8211; Netherlands Cancer Institute, The Netherlands<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:30 &#8211; 11:50<\/td><td>Patrick Cramer &#8211; President of the Max-Planck-Society, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:50 &#8211; 12:10<\/td><td>Gino Cingolani &#8211; University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:10 &#8211; 12:30<\/td><td>Carlo Petosa &#8211; Institut de Biologie Structurale, France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12:30 &#8211; 14:00<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>14:00 &#8211; 16:10<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><strong>Session 3 &#8211; Escape from the Lattice<br><\/strong><\/strong>Chair: Kristina Djinovic-Carugo &#8211; EMBL Grenoble, France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:00 &#8211; 14:20<\/td><td>Felix Rey &#8211; Institut Pasteur, France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:20 &#8211; 14:40<\/td><td>Orsolya Barabas &#8211; University of Geneva, Switzerland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:40 &#8211; 15:00<\/td><td>Martin Beck &#8211; Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:00 &#8211; 15:20<\/td><td>Julia Mahamid &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:20 &#8211; 15:40<\/td><td>Sebastian Eustermann &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:40 &#8211; 15:50<\/td><td>Montserrat Soler-Lopez &#8211; ESRF, France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:50 &#8211; 16:00<\/td><td>Carlos Fernandez-Tornero &#8211; Centro de Investigaciones Biol\u00f3gicas Margarita Salas, Spain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:00 &#8211; 16:10<\/td><td>Sebastian Glatt &#8211; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>16:10 &#8211; 16:40<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>16:40 &#8211; 17:40<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><strong>Session 4 &#8211; All Roads Lead to the Nucleolus<br><\/strong><\/strong>Chair: Olivier Duss &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:40 &#8211; 16:50<\/td><td>Nicholas Taylor &#8211; University of Copenhagen, Denmark<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:50 &#8211; 17:00<\/td><td>Tom Miller &#8211; University of Copenhagen, Denmark<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:00 &#8211; 17:10<\/td><td>Claudio Alfieri &#8211; The Institute of Cancer Research, UK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:10 &#8211; 17:20<\/td><td>Matthias Girbig &#8211; Philipps-Universit\u00e4t Marburg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:20 &#8211; 17:30<\/td><td>Agata Misiaszek &#8211; Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Switzerland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17:30 &#8211; 17:40<\/td><td>Xiaohan Zhao &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>17:40 &#8211; 18:00<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Closing remarks<\/strong><br>Christoph M\u00fcller &#8211; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>18:00 &#8211; 19:00<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Pre-dinner drinks<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>19:00 &#8211; 20:30<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Dinner in EMBL Canteen<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>20:30 &#8211; 23:30<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>After dinner drinks in ATC rooftop lounge<\/strong><\/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-practical-information\"><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\">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. 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