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Written by event reporter Parisa Naeli (@PariN39103649) The Protein Synthesis and Translational Control Conference took place from 6 – 10 September in Heidelberg, Germany and was a unique gathering of researchers in the field of mRNA translation, a mechanism central to shaping cellular…
In July, the EMBO | EMBL Symposium ‘Theory and concepts in biology’ took place for the first time ever, bringing together an interdisciplinary community and providing a platform to discuss perspectives on the role of theory in biology, and importantly also vice versa, the impact that…
In case you missed 'Predicting evolution' here we present to you the five best poster prize winners. Read on to find out about their research!
This year the annual EMBL Conference ‘BioMalPar XIX: biology and pathology of the malaria parasite’ took place 23 – 25 May in a hybrid format. If you have been to BioMalPar before, you know how special this community is and that you wouldn’t want to miss the event! One essential…
In case you missed 'The ageing genome: from mechanisms to disease' here we present to you the three best poster prize winners. Read on to find out about their research!
One big challenge: organising sustainable events One of the main topics for the External Training department is of course organising sustainable events. Many aspects have been tackled already for example moving away from printing abstract books for conferences and thus saving paper, energy and…
Written by event reporter Patricia Bondia The VIZBI congress is a one-of-a-kind event that highlights the power of visualisation in comprehending complex scientific data. Experts from a wide range of disciplines — from genomics to ecosystems and art — come together to share their latest…
At the beginning of March, the ‘The cellular mechanics of symbiosis’ took place, the first EMBO | EMBL Symposium of its kind. 111 on-site participants and 51 virtual participants joined scientific organisers Toby Kiers, John McCutcheon, and Thomas Richards for talks on how symbionts are…
In 2020, a few weeks before much of the world came to a standstill as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, we held the symposium titled ‘The Organism and its environment’ where we talked about the impact the environment has on biodiversity and the role of research in solving global…
161 on-site and 66 virtual participants from all around the world attended the EMBO Workshop ‘In situ structural biology: from cryo-EM to multi-scale modelling’ which was held on 8 – 11 February 2023 in Heidelberg. From 68 posters that were on display around the ATC’s helices,…