{"id":82069,"date":"2026-03-19T16:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/?post_type=vf_event&#038;p=82069"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:19:04","slug":"symposium_2026","status":"publish","type":"vf_event","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/events\/symposium_2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Exposure Effects Across the Life Course: From Models &amp; Mechanisms to Human Populations"},"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-0712f850-4393-44fa-affc-953bc2bbd8e4\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-43032338-6cdc-4598-bc5e-4f5dbc4c7b3e\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Provisional Programme (subject to change)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-9b8904f7-f4db-4cef-8853-ca05a27615d7\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Speakers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-71660d21-de0a-46c5-9037-8aadfb1dc43b\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Poster Session and Selected Talks<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-c2e87971-cbe6-4103-8a24-08a9f12c3d49\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Information for Participants<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vf-tabs-content\" data-vf-js-tabs-content=\"true\">\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-0712f850-4393-44fa-affc-953bc2bbd8e4\"><h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>The symposium sets out EMBL\u2019s vision to understand how the environment impacts human health across the life-course, focusing on bridging experimental model systems with longitudinal human population studies. The programme will showcase how AI-driven analytical methods can integrate big data across domains to characterise exposure\u2013response relationships and explore advances in causal inference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage early career researchers to attend and present during the poster session. Selected Talks will be solicited from Poster Abstract submissions. Participant sign up is now open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/vXtVuAYrLifG9CHS9\" target=\"\">\n    <button class=\"vf-button vf-button--primary\">\n        Register     <\/button>\n<\/a>\n<!--\/vf-button-->\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-43032338-6cdc-4598-bc5e-4f5dbc4c7b3e\"><h2>Provisional Programme (subject to change)<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Day 1   <\/strong>      <\/td><td><strong>Monday 9th November <\/strong>                                                                                      <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 09:30<\/td><td>Registration<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:30 &#8211; 09:40 <\/td><td><strong>Opening Remarks: Human Ecosystems Co-Chairs<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:40 &#8211; 10:50<\/td><td><strong>Session 1: Environmental Exposures, Genetics and Human Health &#8211; Reviewing the Evidence<\/strong><br><em>Chair: Martine Vrijheid<\/em>, <em>ISGlobal<\/em><br>Panel Discussion &#8211; TBA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:50 &#8211; 11:10<\/td><td>Break<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:10 &#8211; 12:30<\/td><td><strong>Session 2: Exposome Impacts over the Lifetime<\/strong><br><em>Chair: Jamie Hackett, Mathieu Shultz<\/em>, <em>EMBL Rome<\/em><br>Speaker 1: Wolf Reik, Altos Labs<br>Speaker 2: Cheryl Walker, Baylor College of Medicine<br>Speaker 3: Paolo Vineis, Imperial College London<br>Speaker 4: Matheiu Shultz, EMBL-Rome<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:30 &#8211; 13:30<\/td><td>Lunch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:30 &#8211; 14:50<\/td><td><strong>Session 3: Mutations as a window into exposures<\/strong><br><em>Chair: Tim Coorens<\/em>, <em>EMBL-EBI<\/em><br>Speaker 1: Mike Stratton, Wellcome Sanger Institute<br>Speaker 2: Andrew Russel, Broad Institute<br>Speaker 3: Selected Talk<br>Speaker 4: Selected Talk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:50 &#8211; 16:00<\/td><td><strong>Poster Session<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16:00 &#8211; 17:20<\/td><td><strong>Session 4: Untargeted Mass-Spectrometry to connect external exposures with internal impacts<\/strong><br><em>Chair: Jessica Ewald<\/em>, <em>EMBL-EBI<\/em><br>Speaker 1: Lea Maitre, ISGlobal<br>Speaker 2: Jonathon Martin, University of Stockholm\/SciLife Lab<br>Speaker 3: Selected Talk<br><br>Platform Poster Session<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TBA<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Day 2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Tuesday 10th November<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:00 &#8211; 10:20<\/td><td><strong>Session 5:<\/strong> <strong>From human cohorts to model systems: semantic alignment of phenotypes across fields using LLMs<\/strong><br><em>Chairs: Jessica Ewald &amp; James McLaughlin<\/em>,<em>EMBL-EBI<\/em><br>Speaker 1: Anne Thessen, UNC School of Medicine<br>Speaker 2: TBA, &#8220;tbc&#8221;<br>Speaker 3: Aleix Puig, EMBL-EBI<br>Speaker 4: Selected Talk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:20 &#8211; 11:00<\/td><td>Break<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:00 &#8211; 12:30<\/td><td><strong>Session 6: Dissecting G*E<\/strong><br><em>Chair: Oliver Stegle, EMBL Heidelberg<\/em><br>Speaker 1: Lude Franke, University of Groningen<br>Speaker 2: Francesca Luca, University of Chicago<br>Speaker 3: Selected Talk<br>Speaker 4: Selected Talk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:30 &#8211; 13:30<\/td><td>Lunch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:30 &#8211; 14: 50<\/td><td><strong>Session 7: In vitro models to understand mechanisms of environmental exposure<\/strong> <strong>responses<\/strong><br><em>Chair: Talya Dayton, EMBL Barcelona<\/em><br>Speaker 1: Maja Funk,  Helmholtz Munich<br>Speaker 2: Sam Janes, UCL<br>Speaker 3: Calvin Kuo, Stanford Medicine<br>Speaker 4: Andres Marco, EMBL Barcelona<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:50 &#8211; 15:00 <\/td><td><strong>Closing Remarks<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-9b8904f7-f4db-4cef-8853-ca05a27615d7\"><h2>Speakers<\/h2>\n<p>Confirmed speakers &#8211; more to be announced: <\/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-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cheyrl-Walker.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Cheryl Walker            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                Baylor College of Medicine            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeaM.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeaM.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeaM-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Lea Maitre            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                ISGlobal            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Martine-Vr.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Martine-Vr.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Martine-Vr-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Martine Vrijheid            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                ISGlobal            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JonMartin.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JonMartin.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JonMartin-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Jonathon Martin            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                University of Stockholm            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PaoloVineis-224x300.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PaoloVineis-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PaoloVineis.jpeg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Paolo Vineis            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                Imperial College London            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AnneThessen.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AnneThessen.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AnneThessen-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Anne Thessen            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/csm_Annette_Peters_by_Christian_Kielmann_8d9c5a64f6-e1772628636936-300x282.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/csm_Annette_Peters_by_Christian_Kielmann_8d9c5a64f6-e1772628636936-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/csm_Annette_Peters_by_Christian_Kielmann_8d9c5a64f6-e1772628636936-1024x961.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/csm_Annette_Peters_by_Christian_Kielmann_8d9c5a64f6-e1772628636936-768x721.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/csm_Annette_Peters_by_Christian_Kielmann_8d9c5a64f6-e1772628636936-1536x1442.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/csm_Annette_Peters_by_Christian_Kielmann_8d9c5a64f6-e1772628636936.jpg 1696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Annette Peters            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                Helmholtz Munich            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FranLuca-e1775556633495.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Francesca Luca            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                University of Chicago            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Andrew-Russell_Headshot-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Andrew-Russell_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Andrew-Russell_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Andrew-Russell_Headshot.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Andrew Russel            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                Broad Institute            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mikestratton-e1773930848361-300x290.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mikestratton-e1773930848361-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mikestratton-e1773930848361-768x743.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mikestratton-e1773930848361.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Mike Stratton            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                Wellcome Sanger Institute            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maja-Funk-300x300.webp\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maja-Funk-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maja-Funk-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maja-Funk.webp 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Maja Funk            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                Helmholtz Munich            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CalvinKuo-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CalvinKuo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CalvinKuo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CalvinKuo.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Calvin Kuo            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                Stanford University            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prof_sam_janes-1-e1773929414765-300x276.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prof_sam_janes-1-e1773929414765-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prof_sam_janes-1-e1773929414765.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Sam Janes            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                University College London            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Franke_0-e1774629798616-280x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Franke_0-e1774629798616-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Franke_0-e1774629798616.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Lude Franke            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5594-240x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                    Caroline Relton            <\/h3>\n    \n                <p class=\"vf-profile__text\" >\n                London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine            <\/p>\n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-71660d21-de0a-46c5-9037-8aadfb1dc43b\"><h2>Poster Session and Selected Talks<\/h2>\n<p>We would be delighted if attendees across all career stages would consider participating in the poster session on Monday 9th November. Selected talks will be solicited from abstracts. Please submit a poster\/talk title and abstract during event sign-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selected speakers will be informed at least 1 month prior to the event. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-c2e87971-cbe6-4103-8a24-08a9f12c3d49\"><h2>Information for Participants<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Venue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PRBB Auditorium, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park Building (PRBB), C\/Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nFrom the airport: <\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aena.es\/en\/barcelona-airport\/index.html\">Josep Tarradellas Barcelona \u2013 El Prat Airport<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The airport is located in El Prat de Llobregat, and has two passenger terminals (T1 and T2). For more information on how to get to each terminal, airlines, and flight status please check their&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aena.es\/en\/barcelona-airport\/airport-guide.html\">website<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aena.es\/csee\/Satellite?Language=EN_GB&amp;ca=BCN&amp;pagename=cartografia&amp;ps=e&amp;utm_source=Web%2BAeropuerto&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=BCN-Banner%2BCartografia\">interactive map<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transfers to the city<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aerobusbarcelona.es\/?lang=en\">Aerobus<\/a>&nbsp;is an express bus service that connects the airport with the city centre in 35 minutes. You can take the Aerobus outside Terminal 1 (A1 bus) and Terminal 2 (A2 bus). This service runs every day of the year with departures between 2 and 15 minutes. From the city centre, you can take the metro or bus to move around Barcelona. Tickets can be purchased on the bus or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aerobusbarcelona.es\/?lang=en\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.renfe.com\/EN\/viajeros\/cercanias\/barcelona\/index.html\">train service<\/a>&nbsp;(R2 line) runs approximately every 30 minutes to\/from Barcelona airport to\/from the city. The journey takes 25 minutes. The train service operates from Terminal 2 (T2). To get from T2 to T1, use the shuttle bus service (Bus transit T1-T2). You can take the train or get off at Barcelona &#8211; Sants Estaci\u00f3 or Barcelona (connecting with L5 and L3) &#8211; Passeig de Gracia (connecting with L4, L2 and L1). Vending machines can be found in each station for ticket purchase. For additional information, please check the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.renfe.com\/es\/en\">national railway website (RENFE)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nTaxi<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>You will find&nbsp;<strong>taxi rank outside<\/strong>&nbsp;any of the main terminal exits. Look for the sign pointing to the nearest taxi rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All official Barcelona taxis are black and yellow and should carry a rear blue license plate. They are required to charge you only the value on the taximeter (plus any surcharge, e.g. night rate). A taxi may be ordered by phone or found at an authorized taxi rank or flagged down in the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Taxi Ecologic: bookings available on the app or website, and via phone (0034 93 278 30 00)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MyTaxi: booking via app or&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/taxiecologic.com\/\">website<\/a>&nbsp;(registration required)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Radio Taxi: booking via phone (0034 93 303 30 33)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPublic Transport<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>The metro network of Barcelona is very good and the trains go in a very fast pace. You do not have to worry about timetables. Almost all attractions are within walking distance of a metro or tram station. Where there are no subways, the gap was filled by tram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operating hours of the metro and tram:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mondays-Thursdays: 05:00-24:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fridays: 05:00-02:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday to Sunday\u2019s continuous operation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday and bank holidays: 05:00- 24:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the evenings, only one entrance to a metro station is often open. Outside metro times there are night buses (see below).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The L9s line (to the airport) operates daily from 5am to 12pm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Closest stations to PRBB building:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Metro: Line 4 (yellow line), stop Ciutadella-Vila Ol\u00edmpica, walk 5 minutes (400m) to PRBB Biomedical Research Park. Please note that this station is not wheelchair accessible&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/A1zezKZeANa9Cc9S9\">(map)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tram: Line T4, stop Ciutadella-Vila Ol\u00edmpica, walk 5 minutes (400m) to PRBB Biomedical Research Park&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/tysdo6Qt4o2fGxEq5\">(map)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Buses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operating times of the buses are different for each line. You will find a notice board with the timetable at each stop.&nbsp;<strong>They leave from about 5:00 clock to about 22:00 clock<\/strong>. Check the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmb.cat\/en\/barcelona-transport\/map\/bus\">TMB website<\/a>&nbsp;for detailed information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several buses stop near the PRBB: V27, V21, H16, 136, 47, D20, 59<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Night Bus (NitBus)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the metro and the buses do not run all night. In Barcelona, there is a fairly dense network of night buses to get you back to your hotel all night long. Except for the line N0 all lines stop at Pla\u00e7a Catalunya and can change there. The N0 line is a circular line that allows you to circle around the city center and change to the other NitBus. The night buses are operated by the private operator AMB. 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