AI in one health

Time(Europe/Berlin)	Session	Location
08:45 – 09:00	Arrival	Operon Foyer
09:00 – 10:00	Networking – Group activities to meet fellow YIM participants	Operon
10:00 – 12:00	Workshop: Promoting Your Personal Impact As an early-stage researcher, getting caught up in your science and planning your experiments is easy. Promoting your personal impact gets short shrift until it’s too late. In this interactive workshop, you learn how to use two tools to enhance this impact. At the strategic level, you learn how to make the most of your current position or how to prepare yourself for your next career step. At the tactical level, you learn how to tailor talking about your work to any target audience.	Operon
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch
13:00 – 14:15	Career panel – Speakers: Ieva Gailite  – EMBO, Germany Sara Kathrin Goetz – PROTEROS, Germany Birgit Kerber – EMBLEM, Germany Sourabh Bhide – GSK, Germany Jonas Kubilius – Vilnius University Life Sciences Center, Germany	Operon
14:30 – 15:30	Career panel discussion Two 30 minute sessions, where participants select two speakers to talk to and switch groups after the first session.	Operon

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Session	Location
13:00 – 14:00	Registration and light refreshments	ATC Foyer
14:00 – 17:00	Workshop for Group Leaders and Senior researchers About the workshop: To create meaningful connections and establish a robust network among the conference participants, the 3 hour workshop by hfp consulting is designed in a highly engaging and dynamic manner to maximize interaction and networking. During this time, the trainers will facilitate activities designed to warm up the group, fostering a lively and vibrant atmosphere. These activities will encourage interaction, help build a sense of community and set the stage for the rest of the conference. The audience will be invited to actively participate in dialogues and dynamic self-introductions, fostering a spirit of connection. The workshop will leave participants energized, connected, and ready for a productive and engaging conference experience.	ATC Auditorium
17:00 – 17:30	Flash talks (part 1)	ATC Auditorium
17:30 – 19:00	Poster session 1 with beer and snacks	Helix A
19:00	Bus shuttle to hotels

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Session	Location
09:00 – 09:30	Arrival and coffee	ATC Foyer
09:30 – 10:00	Opening remarks by Edith Heard – EMBL Director General, Heidelberg	ATC Auditorium
10:00 – 11:00	Keynote talk Giorgio Metta – Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy	ATC Auditorium
11:00 – 12:00	Roundtable discussion (TBD)	ATC Auditorium
12:00 – 13:30	Lunch and networking	ATC Foyer
	Session 1: Molecular medicine and precision health Chair: Giancarlo Russo – VU LSC, Lithuania	ATC Auditorium
13:30 – 14:00	BC-miR: Monitoring Breast Cancer-Related miRNA Profile in Blood Sera—A Prosperous Approach for Tumor Detection Tibor Pankotai – HCEMM, Hungary	ATC Auditorium
14:00 – 14:15	Multiomic and single cell RNA-analyses reveal treatment resistant stem-like cells to drive relapse of pediatric T-lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) Andreas Kulozik – MMPU, Germany	ATC Auditorium
14:15 – 14:30	Machine learning approaches for novel microbial secondary metabolite discovery Laura Carroll – MIMS, Sweden	ATC Auditorium
14:30 – 15:00	Coffee break	ATC Foyer
15:00 – 15:30	Disease prediction using nation-wide health data and genetics Andrea Ganna – FIMM, Finland	ATC Auditorium
15:30 – 15:45	Delphi: Population scale healthcare modelling in the UK and Denmark using generative transformers Tom Fitzgerald – EMBL-EBI, United Kingdom	ATC Auditorium
15:45 – 16:00	Exploring cancer heterogeneity through gene regulatory networks Tatiana Belova – NCMM, Norway	ATC Auditorium
16:00 – 16:30	Flash talks 2	ATC Auditorium
16:30 – 18:00	Poster session 2 with beer and snacks	Helix A
18:00 – 20:00	Conference dinner with DJ	EMBL Canteen
20:00 – 23:30	Conference party	ATC Foyer

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Session	Location
08:45 – 09:00	Arrival and coffee	ATC Foyer
	Session 2: Genetics and genomics Chair: Lionel Christiaen – Michael Sars Centre, Norway	ATC Auditorium
09:00 – 09:30	Taller or smaller: how feeding controls body plasticity in a sea anemone Patrick Steinmetz – Sars, Norway	ATC Auditorium
09:30 – 09:45	Defining bacterial virulence within single cells via machine learning Victoria Lazar – HCEMM, Hungary	ATC Auditorium
09:45 – 10:00	Systematic engineering of guide RNA repeats to optimize Cas12a editing efficiency Jonas Kubilius – VU LSC, Lithuania	ATC Auditorium
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee break	ATC Foyer
10:30 – 11:00	Discovering gene functions in bacteria with multi-omics approaches Maria Zimermann-Kogadeeva – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	ATC Auditorium
11:00 – 11:15	tbc Daisy Kavanagh – EMBL Australia PLN, Australia	ATC Auditorium
11:15 – 11:30	Do ctenophores have a brain? Connectome and cell type diversity of the aboral organ of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi Anna Ferraioli – Sars, Norway	ATC Auditorium
11:30 – 13:00	Lunch and networking	ATC Foyer
	Session 3: Technology and imaging Chair: Anna Kreshuk – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	ATC Auditorium
13:00 – 13:30	Generative machine learning to model cellular perturbations  Mo Lotfollahi – Wellcome Sanger Institute, United Kingdom	ATC Auditorium
13:30 – 13:45	Machine learning-based diagnostic tool for neuropsychiatric disorders using resting-state EEG Magdalena Szponar – Braincity, Poland	ATC Auditorium
13:45 – 14:00	Addressing disordered protein regions through computational design Danny Sahtoe – Hubrecht Institute, The Netherlands	ATC Auditorium
14:00 – 14:30	Coffee break	ATC Foyer
14:30 – 15:00	Decoding the epitranscriptome at single-molecule resolution Eduardo Eyras – EMBL Australia PLN, Australia	ATC Auditorium
15:00 – 15:15	Unlocking the potential of cryo-electron tomography with self-supervised deep learning Frosina Stojanovska – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany	ATC Auditorium
15:15 – 15:30	Building structural atlases of giant molecular machines Miguel Leung – Hubrecht Institute, The Netherlands	ATC Auditorium
15:30 – 16:00	Closing remarks and poster prize	ATC Auditorium
16:00	Shuttle bus to hotels and main station	EMBL bus stop

On-site registration fees include admission, conference materials, meals and coffee breaks. Participants are expected to book and pay their own accommodation and travel expenses.

On-site Academia	€735
On-site PhD Student	€635
On-site Industry	€935

Confirmation and payment

Registration will be on a first come, first served basis. Your place can only be confirmed after payment of the registration fee.

On-site participants: Types of payments accepted are international bank transfers and credit card payments. 

Abstract submission

Only registered participants are eligible to submit an abstract.

After you have logged in and successfully registered, you will receive an email asking you to submit your abstract.  Click on the link provided and enter your abstract in the text box provided. Alternatively you can submit your abstract by clicking on the link on the confirmation page directly after registering. The same login credentials are used for both processes.

Please note:

Title: The title should not exceed 20 words. Only the first word of the title should start with a capital letter and the rest of the title should be in lowercase.

Authors and Affiliations: Please fill in the author’s details as requested in the online form. The compulsory details are: First Name, Last Name, Organisation Name (Affiliation or Company), Country and Email. Mark only one author as the role of First author and please don’t forget to indicate who will be presenting. The order of the authors will be listed as follows: First Author, Co-First Author (alphabetically if multiple), co-author(s) (in the order added by the submitter).

Presentation Types: When submitting your abstract, you can apply for a flash talk or poster presentation. A selection process will take place with the results announced 2-3 weeks after the abstract submission deadline.

Please check our FAQs pages for further information on how to submit an abstract.

The hotels below have rooms on hold for participants until 27 February 2025, in some cases at special rates. Please quote the booking code TME25-01 and confirm the exact price of the room with the hotel directly.

Hotel Anlage	Hotel ibis Heidelberg	Premier Inn Heidelberg City
Hotel Bayrischer Hof	ISG Hotel	Staycity Aparthotel Heidelberg
B&B Hotel	Leonardo Hotel Heidelberg City Centre	Hilton Heidelberg
Exzellenz Hotel	Meininger Heidelberg	Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten
Hotel Holländer Hof	Hotel Monpti

Conference Shuttle Buses

Conference shuttle buses are free of charge for participants and depart from designated bus stops near the hotels to EMBL and back, mornings and evenings.

The bus stops for this conference are:

• Star Inn Hotel (close to B&B Hotel and Main Train Station)
• Kurfürsten-Anlage (close to Main Train Station)
• Leonardo Hotel City Centre (Bergheimer Strasse)
• Neckarmünzplatz
• Peterskirche
• Crowne Plaza
• ISG Hotel

View Conference shuttle bus stops and hotels in a larger map. Please note that not every bus stop will be used for every event.

Further details

Address: EMBL, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany. For further information on getting to EMBL Heidelberg visit Public Transportation to the Venue. For information about accommodation and local transportation please refer to the FAQ page.

Catering

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 auditorium.

Charging lockers

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.

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

EMBL Merchandise is available on Mon – Thu (9 am – 12 pm). If you are interested in purchasing an EMBL souvenir (products presented in the glass display in the registration area), please ask at the registration desk for more information.

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 the Auditorium and 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 everywhere on the premises (no password required), just log on to ATC-Guest. The eduroam network (secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community) is also available.

Lost and found

‘’Lost and Found’’ 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 photographs. 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 print your boarding passes/train tickets. 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, mediation and yoga located on level E0 behind the Auditorium. Please be respectful of other participants using the room.

Sightseeing

A variety of activities in Heidelberg can be found on this website: www.heidelberg-marketing.com

Travel to and from the venue

During the event we provide conference shuttle busses 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 conference shuttle busses can be found on the individual event website and more detailed information on travelling to EMBL can be found on our Travel Information page.

Useful German expressions

English	German
Hello	Hallo
Goodbye	Auf Wiedersehen
Good morning	Guten Morgen
Good afternoon	Guten Tag
Good evening	Guten Abend
Good night	Gute Nacht
I’m sorry	Tut mir leid
Excuse me…	Entschuldigen Sie
How are you?	Wie gehts?
I’m fine thanks. And you?	Mir geht es gut , danke, und dir/Ihnen?
What is your name	Wie heisst du? Wie heissen Sie?
My name is	Ich heisse
Do you speak English	Sprechen Sie Englisch?
I don’t understand	Ich verstehe nicht
Please speak more slowly	Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen
Thank you	Dankeschön
Where is the toilet?	Wo ist die Toilette?
Please call me a taxi	Bitte rufen Sie mir ein Taxi
How do I get to….?	Wie komme ich zum/zur…..?
A beer/two beers please	Ein Bier/zwei Bier bitte
A glass of red/white wine please	Ein Glas Rot/Weisswein bitte
The menu, please	Die Speisekarte, bitte
Is there a local speciality?	Gibt es eine Spezialität aus dieser Gegend?
I’m Vegetarian	Ich bin Vegetarier
It was delicious	Es war hervorragend
The bill, please	Die Rechnung, bitte
I have a headache	Ich habe Kopfschmerzen
I have a sore throat	Ich habe Halsschmerzen
My stomach hurts	Ich habe Magenschmerzen
I’m allergic to	Ich bin allergisch gegen
I need a doctor who speaks English	Gibt es einen Arzt, der Englisch spricht?