EMBL in Italy 2022: Emerging approaches in human health and infectious diseases

Overview

EMBL invites researchers, entrepreneurs, those with an interest in infectious disease, as well as members of its own community – including alumni and staff – to EMBL in Italy 2022: Emerging approaches in human health and infectious diseases on Thursday to Friday 26-27 May 2022. This event is a hybrid event with 85 seats available for in-person attendants on a first-come, first served basis.

The two-day event features senior leaders in industry, biotech startup representatives, experts in data and AI and academic scholars with expertise in infectious diseases. Together, we will cover subjects ranging from pathogens to structural biology and AI, as well as tools for the next pandemic. The event also aims to strengthen ties and highlight resources as well as collaboration opportunities between EMBL, GSK and networks in Italy.

The programme includes a tour of the GSK new science centre, with ample time for a poster session, refreshment breaks and networking. 

This event is open to all and includes coffee breaks and lunch. Space is limited so if you would like to attend in-person, please register as early as possible to secure a spot. You can indicate online or in-person attendance on the registration form.

Who Should Attend:

EMBL in… events are open to all life scientists. The aim is to share what’s happening at EMBL with communities in our EMBL member and associate member states, as well as learn about new and innovative life sciences research and resources available in EMBL host countries. With these events, we seek to open up valuable dialogue, ensuring that as many people as possible have access to the opportunities provided by both EMBL and its alumni and partners.

Benefits:

• Make valuable connections in Italy
• Learn about new and exciting research
• Get to know EMBL and GSK: their community, career opportunities, resources and impact

Programme

Speakers

Sergio Abrignani

Instituto Nazionale di Genetica Molecolare (INGM)

Fabio Bagnoli

GSK Vaccines

Cosima T. Baldari

Siena University

Francesco Berlanda-Scorza

R&D Vaccines and GVGH Institute

Maria Bernabeu

EMBL Barcelona

Rita Carsetti

Bambin Gesù Hospital Rome

Annalisa Chiocchetti

University of Eastern Piedmont

Oretta Finco

GSK Vaccines

Cornelius Gross

EMBL Rome

Giorgio Guzzetta

Bruno Kessler Foundation

Matteo Iannacone

San Raffaele Institute & University

Joel Karpiak

GSK Pharma

Immaculada Margarit y Ros

GSK Vaccines

Duccio Medini

Wellcome Leap

Gaia Pigino

Human Technopole

Rino Rappuoli

GSK Vaccines

Claudia Sala

Fondazione Toscana Life Sciences

Sameer Velankar

EMBL-EBI

Maria Zimmerman-Kogadeeva

EMBL Heidelberg

Chairs

Michela Brazzoli

GSK Vaccines

Alessandro Brozzi

GSK Vaccines

Isabel Delany

GSK Vaccines

Ilaria Ferlenghi

GSK Vaccines

Jamie Hackett

EMBL Rome

Mariagrazia Pizza

GSK Vaccines

Valeria Poli

University of Turin and SIBBM

Anja Seubert

GSK Vaccines

Poster Session

We are pleased to offer an opportunity for life scientists from all career levels to present a poster at the event. The poster session will take place on Thursday 26 May. Please see below for all relevant information. To submit your abstract or if you have any questions, please contact alumni@embl.org

Poster abstract submission information: Submission deadline: April 25th, 2022

Please apply to one of the three scientific areas: 

1. Innovative approaches in autoimmunity, inflammation, and  host pathogen interactions

2. Learning from innate & adaptive immune response 

3. The potential of structural biology & AI in human health and disease 

• Abstract should be less than 350 words.
• No comments, text, or image boxes in the abstract corpus are allowed.
• All abstracts will be reviewed by the cross EMBL-GSK scientific committee and acceptance is based on scientific content and relevance to meeting topics discussed in the program. 
• Please note, if the auditorium seats are all taken by the time you register to present a poster, you will be assigned a seat in the joining auditorium where you can watch the talks. This will not affect refreshment breaks which are provided in a large tent for all participants.

Information for Participants

Corona Information
Pursuant to the Law Decree no. 24 of March 24, as of May 1^st it will be no longer necessary to give evidence of the Green Pass to access to the workplace. The use of FFP2 face masks remains mandatory indoors. Masks are available at the entrance gate.

Venue

GSK Vaccines Campus, Via Florentine 1, Siena. Talks take place in Research Centre (Building 35 on the map below) in the Auditorium on first floor.  Please see map for all important points. 

Parking: If you are arriving by car, it will be possible to reserve a car-parking but there are limited places. Please e-mail Giulia Corbelli –  giulia.x.corbelli@gsk.com  as soon as possible, asking for a reserved spot. 

Entry to campus: you will have to enter from the Main Entrance gate on VIA FIORENTINA 1, where you will find your GSK-Visitors-Badge. Non-GSK staff have to be escorted by 1 GSK staff member. For this reason, it would be important that you arrive at one of the following time slots: 11:00 11:30 or 12:00 on Day 1 and 8:00 or 8:30 on Day 2. This way, we can provide you with a GSK staff member to walk you to the auditorium. 
If you have questions or need any further information, please do not hesitate alumni@embl.org

Accommodation

• Hotel Garden – Via Custoza, 2 Siena (5-7 minutes walking from GSK) – Hotel Siena 4 stars near the city centre – Garden Hotel
• Hotel Italia – Viale Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, 67, Siena (15 minutes walking from GSK) – Hotel Italia – Guest Reservations
• Hotel NH Siena – Piazza la Lizza (in the City Center) – Hotel NH Siena | Hotel in Siena, Italy | nh-hotels.com

• Villa Piccola Siena – Str. del Petriccio e Belriguardo, 7 (close to GSK main entrance) www.villapiccolasiena.com
• Hotel Anna – S.S. 222 per il Chianti n. 1-3 loc. Fontebecci (10 minute by car) – Hotel ANNA Siena Nord (annahotel.it