Metabolite and species dynamics in microbial communities

Time Europe/Berlin	Speaker	Time India/Bangalore
10:00 – 10:30	On-Boarding Day: Welcome and short introduction	13:30 – 14:00
10:30 – 11:00	Course overview on eCampus /introduction to pre-course work	14:00 – 14:30
11:00 – 11:30	Software test for pre-course work	14:30 – 15:00
11:30 – 12:00	Speed networking between cross-site participants	15:00 – 15:30

Time Europe/Berlin	Speaker	Time India/Bangalore
	Zoom link for the day shared in eCampus
11:20	Heidelberg hub: – Shuttle from ISG Hotel to EMBL – Light lunch upon arrival at EMBL
11:30 – 12:00	Heidelberg hub and Bangalore hub: registration and technical set-up	15:00 – 15:30
12:00 – 12:15	Welcome and house notes (shared via Zoom) at both sites – joint Treasure hunt challenge introduced.	15:30 – 15:45
12:15 – 12:45	Course overview (Introduction to format, expectations, timelines) Sonja Blasche – University of Cambridge, UK Maria Zimmermann – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	15:45 – 16:15
12:45 – 14:15	Flash Talks by participants, organisers, trainers, speakers (concurrent coffee break)	16:15 – 17:45
14:15 – 15:15	Lecture 1: The leaf microbiota: disassembling and rebuilding to explore plant microbe interactions Julia Vorholt – ETH Zurich, Switzerland	17:45 – 18:45
15:15 – 15:30	Coffee break	18:45 – 19:00
15:30 – 16:15	Practical session 1: Kefir culture inoculation Heidelberg hub trainers: Matthias Gross – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Denise Selegato – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Bangalore trainers: Simran Aulakh – University of Cambridge, UK Sonja Blasche – University of Cambridge, UK Ganesh Muthu – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India Sreesa Sreedharan – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India Rajalakshmi Srinivasan – Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, India	19:00 – 19:45
	Bangalore hub: Dinner followed by networking	19:45 – 21:15
16:15 – 17:30	Heidelberg hub: Challenges and Expectations followed by networking time Kiran Patil – University of Cambridge, UK Elisabeth Zielonka – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Maria Zimmermann – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
17:30 – 17:45	Heidelberg hub: Bus from EMBL to the ISG Hotel
18:00 – 20:00	Heidelberg hub: Dinner at the ISG Hotel followed by networking

Time Europe/Berlin	Speaker	Time India/Bangalore
	Zoom link for the day shared in eCampus
	Bangalore hub: Overview of the day Nitish Malhotra – University of California, Irvine, USA	09:00 – 9:15
	Bangalore hub: Networking: Challenges and expectations Sonja Blasche – University of Cambridge, UK Nitish Malhotra – University of California, Irvine, USA	09:15 – 10:15
	Bangalore hub: Coffee break	10:15 – 10:30
	Bangalore hub: Practical session 1: Experimental design and kefir culture set-up and sampling Trainers: Sonja Blasche – University of Cambridge, UK Ganesh Muthu – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India Sreesa Sreedharan – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India	10:30 – 11:30
	Bangalore hub: Practical session 4: Interaction mapping plating experiment: inoculate background plates Trainers: Simran Aulakh – University of Cambridge, UK Sonja Blasche – University of Cambridge, UK Pratibha Sanjenbam – National Center For Biological Sciences, India	11:30 – 12:30
	Bangalore hub: Lunch	12:30 – 13:30
08:40	Heidelberg hub: Bus from ISG Hotel to EMBL
08:55 – 09:00	Heidelberg hub: Overview of the day Matthias Gross – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Denise Selegato – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
09:00 – 10:00	Heidelberg hub: Practical session 1: Experimental design and kefir culture set-up and sampling Trainers: Matthias Gross – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Denise Selegato – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
10:00 – 11:00	Lecture 2: Inter-species interactions in the insect gut Deepa Agashe – National Center For Biological Sciences, India	13:30 – 14:30
11:00 – 11:15	Coffee break	14:30 – 14:45
11:15 – 12:15	Lecture 3: Probing the role of microbial communities in human health with genomic tools Niranjan Nagarajan – Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore	14:45 – 15:45
12:15 – 12:45	Heidelberg hub: Practical session 4: Interaction mapping plating experiment – prepare plating experiment: inoculate background plates Trainers: Matthias Gross – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Denise Selegato – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
12:45 – 13:45	Heidelberg hub: Lunch
	Bangalore hub: Practical session 1 continued: Experimental design and kefir culture set-up and sampling Trainers: Sreesa Sreedharan, Ganesh Muthu – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India Pratibha Sanjenbam – National Center For Biological Sciences	15:45 – 16:45
	Bangalore hub: Practical session 4 continued: Interaction mapping plating experiment – array species plate and pin Trainers: Trainers: Simran Aulakh – University of Cambridge, UK Sonja Blasche – University of Cambridge, UK Pratibha Sanjenbam – National Center For Biological Sciences, India	16:45 – 18:00
13:45 – 14:30	Heidelberg hub: Practical session 1 continued: Experimental design and kefir culture set-up and sampling Trainers: Matthias Gross – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Denise Selegato – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
14:30 – 15:00	Coffee break and cross-site interaction via Zoom in small groups (grouped on topics, challenges from projects)	18:00 – 18:30
15:00 – 16:00	Group work: the 4 cross-site teams will discuss their practicals	18:30 – 19:30
	Bangalore hub dinner	19:30 – 20:45
16:00 – 16:30	Heidelberg hub: coffee break
16:30 – 17:45	Heidelberg hub: Practical session 4 continued: Interaction mapping plating experiment – array species plate and pin Trainers: Matthias Gross – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Denise Selegato – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
17:45 – 19:15	Heidelberg hub – Pizza dinner
19:15	Heidelberg hub: Bus from EMBL to the ISG Hotel

Time Europe/Berlin	Speaker	Time India/Banglore
	Zoom link for the day shared in eCampus
	Bangalore hub: Overview of the day by Rajalakshmi Srinivasan – Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, India	09:00 – 09:15
	16S analysis of kefir communities using Nanopore sequencing technology Bangalore hub: Practical session 2: DNA Extraction, Normalization, Quantification Trainers: Simran Aulakh – University of Cambridge, UK Sonja Blasche – University of Cambridge, UK Rajalakshmi Srinivasan – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India With flexible coffee break during session	09:15 – 12:45
08:40	Heidelberg hub: Bus from ISG Hotel to EMBL
09:00 – 09:15	Heidelberg hub: overview of the day Matthias Gross – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Laura Villacorta – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
09:15 – 12:45	16S analysis of kefir communities using Nanopore sequencing technology Heidelberg hub: Practical session 2: DNA Extraction, Normalization, Quantification Trainers: Matthias Gross – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Laura Villacorta – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Daphne Welter – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
	Bangalore hub: lunch	12:45 – 13:45
	Bangalore hub: Practical sessions 2: 16S analysis Trainers: Simran Aulakh – University of Cambridge, UK Sonja Blasche – University of Cambridge, UK Rajalakshmi Srinivasan – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India Sequencing facility led by Dr. Awadhesh Pandit Metabolomics (LC-MS) Trainers: Ganesh Muthu – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India Sreesa Sreedharan – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India	13:45 – 15:45
	Bangalore hub: Coffee break	15:45 – 16:00
12:45 – 13:45	Heidelberg hub: Lunch break
	Bangalore hub: Practical sessions 2: 16S analysis Trainers: Simran Aulakh – University of Cambridge, UK Sonja Blasche – University of Cambridge, UK Rajalakshmi Srinivasan – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India Practical session 3: Metabolomics (LC-MS) Trainers: Ganesh Muthu – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India Sreesa Sreedharan – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India	16:00 – 17:30
13:45 – 14:45	Heidelberg hub: Practical session 4 continued: Interaction mapping plating experiment – image analysis Matthias Gross – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Denise Selegato – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany With flexible coffee break during session
14:45 – 16:45	Heidelberg hub: Practical sessions 2+3: 16S analysis + GeneCore tour Trainers: Jan Provaznik – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Laura Villacorta – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Daphne Welter – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Metabolomics (sample extraction, derivatization, GCMS injection) Trainers: Denise Selegato – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Maria Zimmermann – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
	Bangalore hub: free time	17:30 – 19:00
	Bangalore hub: dinner	19:00 – 20:30
	Bangalore hub: end of Day 3	20:30
16:45 – 17:00	Heidelberg hub: coffee break
17:00 – 19:00	Heidelberg hub Practical sessions 2+3: 16S analysis + GeneCore tour Trainers: Jan Provaznik – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Laura Villacorta – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Daphne Welter – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Metabolomics (sample extraction, derivatization, GCMS injection) Trainers: Denise Selegato – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Maria Zimmermann – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
	Bangalore hub: dinner followed by networking and drinks	18:00 – 19:30
19:00 – 20:00	Heidelberg hub: vegetarian dinner followed by networking and drinks
20:00	Heidelberg hub: Bus from EMBL to the ISG Hotel

Time Europe/Berlin	Speaker	Time India/Banglore
	Zoom link for the day shared in eCampus
	Bangalore hub: Outing including hike	07:00 – 12:00
	Bangalore hub: Lunch	12:00 – 13:00
09:15	Heidelberg hub: Bus from ISG Hotel to EMBL
09:25 – 09:30	Heidelberg hub: Overview of the day Maria Zimmermann – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
09:30 – 10:15	Lecture 4: Probing interactions in cell populations with metabolomics Sunil Laxman – Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, India 30 minute talk following by 15 minute discussion	13:00 – 13:45
10:15 – 11:00	Lecture 5: Experimentally dissecting metabolic interactions within microbial communities Christian Kost – University of Osnabrück, Germany 30 minute talk following by 15 minute discussion	13:45 – 14:30
11:00 – 11:30	Heidelberg and Bangalore hubs connected via Zoom and continue discussions With flexible coffee break	14:30 – 15:00
11:30 – 12:15	Lecture: 6 Investigating structure and ecology of microbial communities with metagenomics taxonomic profiling Georg Zeller – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany (remote lecture) 30 minute talk following by 15 minute discussion	15:00 – 15:45
12:15 – 13:00	Heidelberg hub: Lunch
13:00 – 13:15	Heidelberg hub: group photo (meet at ATC entrance)
	Bangalore hub: Coffee break	15:45 – 16:00
	Bangalore hub: Practical session 4 continued: Interaction mapping plating experiment – image acquistion Trainers: Simran Aulakh – University of Cambridge, UK Sonja Blasche – University of Cambridge, UK	16:00 – 16:45
13:15 – 14:00	Lecture 7: Towards understanding microbial community dynamics: Developing model systems in food Emily Putnam – Middlebury College, USA 30 minute talk following by 15 minute discussion	16:45 – 17:30
14:00 – 15:30	Computational Practical 5: 16S data analysis Main trainers: Nitish Malhotra – National Center For Biological Sciences, India Zachariah Henseler – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Bangalore trainers: Akshara Dubey – National Center For Biological Sciences, India Ganesh Muthu – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India Heidelberg trainers: Bartosz Jan Bartmanski – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Fabian Springer – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Maria Zimmermann – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	17:30 – 19:00
15:30 – 16:00	Heidelberg hub: Coffee break
	Bangalore hub: Dinner followed by casual networking	19:00 – 20:30
16:00 – 18:00	Heidelberg hub: Computational Practical 6: Metabolomics data analysis Zachariah Henseler – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Denise Selegato – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Maria Zimmerman – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
18:00	Heidelberg hub: bus to ISG (bus will stop briefly then return to EMBL)
18:20	Heidelberg hub: EMBL to downtown
18:40 – 19:40	Heidelberg Old Town city tour
20:00 – 22:00	Heidelberg downtown dinner and networking

Time Europe/Berlin	Speaker	Time India/Bangalore
	Zoom link for the day shared in eCampus
	Bangalore hub: Overview of the day Ganesh Muthu – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India	08:45 – 09:00
	Bangalore hub: Computational practical 6: Metabolomics data analysis Trainers: Sunil Laxman – Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, India Nitish Malhotra – National Centre for Biological Sciences, India Sreesa Sreedharan – Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India	09:00 – 11:00
	Bangalore hub: Group photo and coffee break	11:00 – 11:15
	Bangalore hub: Treasure hunt	11:15 – 12:00
	Bangalore hub: Lunch	12:00 – 13:00
09:00	Heidelberg hub: Bus from ISG Hotel to EMBL
09:15 – 09:30	Heidelberg hub: Overview of the day Kiran Patil – University of Cambridge, UK Maria Zimmermann – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
09:30 – 10:15	Lecture 8: Chemical biology of microbes Amrita Hazra – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune 30 minute talk following by 15 minute discussion	13:00 – 13:45
10:15 – 11:00	Lecture 9: Modelling microbial community interactions Kiran Patil – University of Cambridge, UK 30 minute talk following by 15 minute discussion	13:45 – 14:30
11:00 – 11:30	Moderated discussion on responsible conduct of research in computational analysis) (whole group discussion followed by breakout groups) Computational trainers and Renato Alves – EMBL Heideberg, Germany	14:30 – 15:00
11:30 – 13:00	Computational Practical 7: Metabolic modelling of community interactions Main trainers: Kiran Patil – University of Cambridge, UK Francisco Zorrilla – University of Cambridge, UK Zachariah Henseler – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Maria Zimmermann – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	15:00 – 16:30
13:00 – 14:00	Heidelberg hub: Lunch
	Bangalore coffee break	16:30 – 16:45
	Bangalore hub: Practical: Interaction mapping plating experiment – image analysis Trainers: Simran Aulakh – University of Cambridge, UK Sonja Blasche – University of Cambridge, UK	16:45 – 17:30
14:00 – 15:45	Computational Practical 7: Metabolic modelling of community interactions Main trainers: Kiran Patil – Universtiy of Cambridge, UK Zachariah Henseler – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Francisco Zorrilla – Universtiy of Cambridge, UK Nitish Malhotra – National Center for Biological Studies, India Maria Zimmermann, – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	17:30 – 19:15
15:45 – 16:15	Coffee break and chance to interact cross sites	19:15 – 19:45
16:15 – 17:00	Heidelberg hub: Practical session 4 : Interaction mapping plating experiment – image aquisition Matthias Gross – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Denise Selegato – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
17:00 – 18:00	Heidelberg hub: EMBL campus treasure hunt
	Bangalore hub: Dinner followed by networking End of Day 5	19:45 – 21:15
18:00 – 19:00	Heidelberg hub: Tapas dinner followed by networking
19:00	Heidelberg hub: Bus from EMBL to the ISG Hotel End of Day 5

Time Europe/Berlin	Speaker	Time India/Bangalore
	Zoom link for the day shared in eCampus
	Bangalore hub: Core facility tours	09:00 – 10:15
	Bangalore hub: Coffee break	10:15 – 10:30
	Bangalore hub: Practical presentation preparation time	10:30 – 11:30
07:50	Heidelberg hub: Bus from ISG Hotel to EMBL
08:00 – 09:00	Cross site – preparation time in teams for practical presentations	11:30 – 12:30
	Bangalore hub: Lunch break	12:30 – 13:30
09:00 – 10:00	Heidelberg hub: Group work and facility tours continued
10:00 – 11:45	Cross site team presentations 10 minute presentation + 10 minute discussion per team	13:30 – 15:15
11:45 – 12:45	Bangalore hub: coffee break Heidelberg hub: Lunch Opportunity to network on specific topics	15:15 – 16:15
12:45 – 13:45	Lecture 10: Modeling microbial ecosystems in time and space Katharine Coyte (remote talk)	16:15 – 17:15
13:45 – 14:30	Discussion round on responsible conduct of research All trainers and organisers Renato Alves – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany (pre-course reading material from Renatao will be made available in eCampus) Sabuj Bhattacharya – Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, India	17:15 – 18:00
14:30 – 15:00	Joint summary (take home messages, principles of responsible conduct of research) and closing remarks, treasure hunt challenge results	18:00 – 18:30
	Bangalore hub: Course dinner (impressions shared via eCampus) End of course	18:30 – 20:00
15:15	Heidelberg hub: Bus from EMBL to downtown Heidelberg for free time in the city
18:30	Heidelberg hub: Bus from downtown (Neckarmuenzplatz) to ISG Hotel
19:00	Heidelberg hub: Final evening dinner at the ISG Hotel End of course

The course is limited to 20 participants. For selection purposes, please note that your application will not be considered without a letter of motivation.

Registration

Registration fees include admission, course materials, meals and coffee breaks.
This EMBO course includes accommodation and transportation.

	EMBL Heidelberg site (Germany)	Bangalore Life Science Cluster campus site (India)
Academia	€500	€150
PhD Student	€500	€150
Industry	€500	€150

A letter to support your visa application will be issued, on request, once payment of the registration fee is confirmed. We recommend that you book your visa appointment as soon as possible, to avoid any delay with your visa application.

Confirmation and payment

The registration fee should be paid only after acceptance to the course. The results will be announced approximately 2-3 weeks after the application deadline.

Motivation letter submission

After you have logged in and successfully registered, you will receive an email asking you to submit your motivation letter. Click on the link provided and enter your motivation letter in the text box provided. Alternatively you can submit your motivation letter by clicking on the link on the confirmation page directly after registering.

Instructions

1. Include your relevant skills, experience and qualifications showing why you would be suitable for the course.
2. Explain why you would like to attend, including what you can contribute and how you think you will benefit from the course.

Please note:

• The limit of 2000 characters refers to manually typed text and excludes spaces. If an error occurs try using a different web browser (preferably Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox).
• If you copy-paste the text into the form, hidden formatting might still be included which may cause the text to exceed the 2,000 character limit resulting in an error message. We recommend you clear all formatting before pasting in the text.
• If you have special symbols in your text, make sure you are using Unicode characters, otherwise these will not be recognised.

For detailed instructions, please watch our video on how to submit a course motivation letter.

Further details

For further information about registration and motivation letter submission please refer to the FAQ page.

Financial assistance

Limited financial assistance is provided by the EMBL Advanced Training Centre Corporate Partnership Programme and EMBO in the form of registration fee waivers, travel grants and childcare grants. 

Your place in the meeting is only confirmed by paying the registration fee, which is mandatory even when receiving a fee waiver.

Registration fee waiver

The fee waiver will cover the registration sum that you have paid to attend the course.

Travel grant

The travel grant will cover the cost of travel (airfare, train, bus, taxi, accommodation, visa, and/or registration fees*) and is provided up to specified caps which are normally as follows:

– up to €400 for participants travelling to an EMBL Course within Europe.

– up to €1000 for participants travelling to an EMBL Course from outside Europe.

– up to €500 for any participant travelling to an EMBO Practical Course.

– up to €1000 for any participant working in Chile, India, Singapore or Taiwan travelling to an EMBO Practical Course.

– up to €700 for any participant working in Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, and Turkey travelling to an EMBO Practical Course.

*Registration fees are only covered for EMBO Practical Courses

The organisers may reduce the grant cap to accommodate more participants. Recipients will be notified of their travel cap amount when they are informed of the outcome of their application. Original receipts must be provided with your signature for all costs incurred within two months of completion of travel. Scanned copies cannot be accepted.

Childcare grant

There is the possibility to apply for a childcare grant to offset child care costs incurred by participants, speakers, trainers and organisers when attending a course. Eligible costs include (but are not limited to) fees for a babysitter or child-care facility and travel costs for a caregiver. Please note that priority will be given to early-stage researchers. There is a limited amount of funding available for the childcare grants and funds will be distributed amongst eligible applicants.

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds travel grant

Applies to selected courses only. Availability will be indicated during the motivation letter submission process.

This grant covers costs related to your attendance at the course (registration, travel and accommodation costs). The grant is restricted to PhD students and postdocs who conduct basic biomedical research.

Whether you are eligible to apply for a travel grant, depends on when you received your university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, A-Levels, High School Diploma, Final State Examination):

– for PhD and MD students, as well as graduates, the university entrance qualification must not have been obtained more than 11 years ago at the time of the envisaged course

– for postdocs, the university entrance qualification must not have been obtained more than 13 years ago at the time of the envisaged course

Application

You may apply for financial assistance when submitting your motivation letter for courses. In your application, you will be asked to answer questions regarding why your lab cannot fund your attendance and how your attendance will make a difference to your career. Application for financial support will not affect the outcome of your registration application.

For the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Travel Grant, there is a pre-application question during the motivation letter submission process, and if selected you will be requested to complete a standard form and documentation consisting of your travel expense estimation.

Selection

The scientific organisers will select the recipients of registration fee waivers and travel grants during the motivation letter or abstract selection process. Results will be announced approximately 6 – 8 weeks before the event start date, however for some events this may be delayed. Selection results do not impact your admission to the meeting. Selection for registration fee waivers and travel grants is based on scientific merit, your current work or study location, the reasons for needing financial support, and the impact this event will have on your career.

Childcare grants will be allocated in the same timeframe (6-8 weeks before the event start date). Please note that priority will be given to early-stage researchers.

Reimbursement

Costs will be reimbursed after the meeting only once a reimbursement form and original receipts (from travel costs) have been received.

Further details

See our list of external funding opportunities and for further information about financial assistance please refer to the FAQ page.

Hotel

EMBL Heidelberg site participants
Accommodation for participants attending the course at EMBL Heidelberg has been pre-booked for you at the ISG Hotel for the default dates of 13 October to 19 October (6 nights). Please note that the course registration fee includes coverage of accommodation costs in twin rooms, including breakfasts, for your stay at the ISG but that you will be required to pay an additional cost of 24 EUR per night for a single room. This should be paid by you directly to the ISG during your stay. Any additional nights need to be booked and paid for by you. We recommend that all course participants for the EMBL Heidelberg site stay at the ISG Hotel which is the dedicated hotel for the course.

Bangalore Life Science Cluster site participants

Accommodation for participants attending the course at the Bangalore Life Science Cluster campus site has been pre-booked at the hotel on campus for the default dates of 13 to 19 October (6 nights). Please note that the course registration fee includes coverage of accommodation costs in twin rooms, including breakfasts. Any additional nights need to be booked and paid for by you. We recommend that all course participants for the BLiSC campus site stay at the campus hotel which is the dedicated hotel for the course.

Travel information

For travel information, please see here.

If you are travelling to the conference within Germany then you are eligible for the Deutsche Bahn ‘Event Ticket’ (called the ‘Veranstaltungsticket’ 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.

For more information in English see here or in German see here.

You can book your ticket here.

Local transport

EMBL Heidelberg site participants
Shuttle buses will go from the ISG Hotel to EMBL and back, mornings and evenings. A bus schedule and location of the bus stops will be made available prior to the meeting.

Bangalore Life Science Cluster site participants
The accommodation on campus is within walking distance of the buildings where the course will take place.

Further details

EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany

Bangalore Life Science Cluster Campus: Bellary Road, Bangalore 560065, Karnataka, India

For further information on getting to EMBL Heidelberg visit our Travel Information page.

Further information on getting to Bangalore Life Science Cluster Campus will be provided to selected course participants.

For EMBL Heidelberg only: for enquiries about accommodation and local transportation please refer to the FAQ page.

The below information applies to the EMBL Heidelberg hub. Information about on-site facilities at BLiSC will be shared with participants upon arrival.

Catering

All meals and coffee breaks are included in the registration fee. Our catering staff will prepare a wide variety of vegetarian meals, meat and fish dishes, soups, pasta, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as a variety of desserts.

Please wear your badge at all times when serving yourself.

No food or drinks are allowed in the laboratories.

Electricity and charging station

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.

EMBL Merchandise

If you are interested in purchasing EMBL merchandise (products presented in the glass display in the registration area), please email the EMBL shop to place an order or get in contact with your Course Organiser.

Kindly note the EMBL shop is only open upon request and all purchases must be made in cash (Euros only).

Health and safety notes

Please read EMBL’s COVID-19 safety policy for on-site events.
Do not smoke in any EMBL building.
Eating and drinking is prohibited in all laboratories.
Do not enter any restricted areas or the laboratories unless instructed to do so.

If first aid is required …

• The first aid room is located next to the ATC Registration Desk (room 10- 205).
• Dial the Emergency number 222 from any EMBL internal phone only.
• Where is the accident? What happened? How many injured?
• Emergency number 06221-387 7821 from mobile phones.
• Please report all accidents to the conference officer at the registration desk.

In case of fire …

• Press the nearest fire alarm button or the Emergency number 222 from any internal phone.
• 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
• Do not use the lifts.

Beyond first aid…

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.

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.

Internet

Wi-Fi is available on campus. Log in using the EMBL-Events 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.

Lost and found

‘’Lost and Found’’ items are kept at the registration desk until the end of the conference.

Luggage

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.

Nursing room

There is a nursing room available in the ATC Rooftop Lounge on level A29.

Photography

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.

Printing

We can help to print your boarding pass/train ticket. Please send it to events@embl.de and collect your print-outs at the registration desk.

Room for prayer, yoga, and meditation

There is a room for prayer, meditation, and yoga located on level E0 behind the Auditorium. Please be respectful of others using the room.

Sightseeing

A variety of activities in Heidelberg can be found on the website of Heidelberg Marketing.

Travel to and from the venue

During the event, we provide conference shuttle buses to and from EMBL. In addition, there is the public bus 39A that serves the EMBL campus and taxis can be easily booked at any time. Information on the shuttle buses can be found on the individual event website and more detailed information on travelling to EMBL can be found on our Travel Information page.

• Map to walk from ISG Hotel to EMBL

Additional information

Address: EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany

• ATC orientation map

Please find additional information including FAQs, terms and conditions, COVID-19 safety policy and travelling to EMBL on our Information for Participants page.

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Technical requirements

Below you will find the software and technical requirements for this course.

• Participants need to bring their own laptops, which will be used to remotely access EMBL virtual machines with pre-installed software.
• You will need admin rights to install the software required to access the virtual machines. If you do not have admin rights, please contact your technical support team in advance to make sure the software can be installed.
• If you have a non-standard HDMI port (other than type A), you need to bring an adaptor.
• Keyboard and PC mouse are available for use with a standard USB port. If you have a different port type, such as USB-C, you will need to bring your own.

Event software

The EMBL eCampus learning platform will be used to collaborate, communicate and network with all of the course participants. All participants will receive information on how to join shortly before the course. We recommend using Chrome, Safari or Mozilla Firefox browsers for eCampus. 

Please find additional information including FAQs, terms and conditions, COVID-19 safety policy and travelling to EMBL on our Information for Participants page.

COVID-19 information for on-site events at EMBL Heidelberg can be found in our COVID-19 FAQs.