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International Postdoc Symposium | Gene regulation in development, aging and disease

International Postdoc Symposium | Gene regulation in development, aging and diseaseInternational Postdoc Symposium | Gene regulation in development, aging and disease

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Program

 

Day 1 | Wednesday, 26th February 2025
13:30 - 14:00 Registration
 
14:00 - 14:15 Welcome Address
 
14:15 - 15:00 Keynote Speaker EMBO Young Investigator (confirmed)
Dr. Marieke Oudelaar, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Science, Göttingen, Germany 
 
15:00 - 15:45 Session 1: “Regulation of Gene Expression in Disease” (3 selected talks) 
 
15:45 - 16:10 Networking Break
 
16:10 - 16:55 Session 2: “Unraveling the complexity of the Proteome”  (3 selected talks)
 
16:55 - 18:55 Workshop: “Grant Writing Workshop a.k.a. How to Ask for Money”
In collaboration with:
  • André Matias Evaldt De Barros (confirmed), Strategy & Funding Office, CRG, Barcelona
  • Dr. Vasileois Papadogiannis (confirmed), EMBO Fellow, CRG, Barcelona
  • Dr. Marieke Oudelaar (confirmed), EMBO YIP Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Science, Göttingen, Germany (https://www.mpinat.mpg.de/oudelaar)
  • Dr. Manuel Irimia (confirmed) - Group Leader, CRG, Barcelona (https://www.transdevolab.com/)
19:00 Social activity and dinner
 

Day 2 | Thursday, 27th February 2025
09:00 - 09:45 Keynote Speaker (confirmed):
Dr. Nicolas Rivron, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
 
09:45 - 10:30 Session 3: “Genome Regulation in Evolution and Development” (3 selected talks) 
 
10:30 - 11:05 Flash talk for Poster Session 1 [15 talks]
 
11:05 - 11:30  Networking Break 
 
11:30 - 13:00 Discussion Panel 1:  “How to Highlight and Disseminate your Science 
Led by:
  • Michael Norman, (confirmed) BI’s Public Engagement Manager
  • Dr. Sofia Araujo, (confirmed) Universitat de Barcelona 
  • Reinier Prosée, (confirmed) Prelights Community Manager (https://prelights.biologists.com/)
  • Dr. Ilse Valtierra Gutierrez, (confirmed) Senior Editor, Nature Communications
  • Omar Jamshed, (confirmed) CRG Press & Communications Officer
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break
 
14:30 - 15:15  Flash talk for Poster Session 2
 
15:15 - 16:15 Poster Session 1 and 2 and Refreshment
 
16:15 - 19:00 City Tour/Excursion/Group Activity
 
19:00  Social activity and dinner 
 

Day 3 | Friday, 28th February 2025
09:15 - 10:00 Keynote Speaker (confirmed):
Dr. Maria Abad, Altos Labs, Cambridge, UK
 
09:00 - 10:45 Session 4: “Mechanisms of Healthy aging” (3 selected talks) 
 
10:45 - 11:10  Networking Break 
 
10:10 - 11:45 Flash talk for Poster Session 3 [15 selected talks]
 
11:45 - 12:30 Session 3: “Cellular and Molecular Biology of our Immune System” (3 selected talks)
 
12:30 - 13:45 Lunch Break and Networking
 
13:45 - 14:30 Flash talk for Poster Session 4 [15 selected talks]
 
14:30 - 16:00 Discussion Panel 2: “Career Development beyond Academia” 
With:
  • Dr. Sonia Trigueros (confirmed), Founder/Director of NIVD, Barcelona (https://nivd.world/) 
  • Dr. Stefan Schoenfelder (confirmed), BI group leader and co-founder of Enhanc3D Genomics (Cambridge)
  • Cedric Notredame (Confirmed), Founder and editor of NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, CRG group leader
  • Dr. Iris Uribesalgo (confirmed),  EU-LIFE policy maker 
  • Cheryl Smythe (confirmed) Research management after lab-based research (Altos- Cambridge)
16:00 - 16:45 Networking Break
 
16:45 - 17:45 Poster Session 3 and 4 and refreshments
 
17:45 – 18:00 Closing remarks
 
18:15 Departure
 

 

** Note: Titles and timings of sessions will be finalized upon abstract selection.