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

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About

The International Postdoc Symposium entitled “Gene regulation in development, aging and disease” will be held at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, Spain, on February 26th-28th 2025. Organized by postdocs for postdocs, this symposium aims to foster a dynamic and stimulating environment where postdoctoral scientists from life science institutes across Europe can share their research on an international stage, broaden their networks, engage in discussions, and develop essential skills for success in research and beyond. This meeting offers a unique experience by being specifically tailored to the postdoc community and their career development at an international level. By uniting young scientists from across Europe, the event will enhance collaboration, dialogue, excellence, and scientific achievements within the European scientific community.

Organisers

Organising committee from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain:

Vasilis Papadogiannis
Iana Kim
Joseph Bowness
Aida Rodriguez
Mikhail Rotkevich
Jessica Velten
Mathys Grapotte

Organising committee from Babraham Institute (BI), Cambridge, UK:

Chiara Azzi
Yoon Hee Choi
Max Thompson
Jayalini Assalaarachchi
Devadathan Sethumadhavan
Amarendranath Soory
Hanane Hadj-Moussa

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 Senior 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 - 09:45	Session 4: “Mechanisms of Healthy aging” (3 selected talks)
09:45 - 10:10	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.

Registration

Participation to the International Postdoc Symposium is free of charge and open to Postdoctorals from the CRG and the Babraham Institue, but registration is required. Registration for the poster session is open to the 8th of Januari 2025. Following the submission period, all abstracts will be reviewed, and registrants who are offered a short talk slot will be notified.

Keep in mind that this is a paperless event. So, all posters need to be digital!

REGISTER HERE!

Funders

Poster prize sponsors

Silver sponsors

Contact and Venue

Contact

Anna Borrell
Events and Social Media Officer
Communications & PR Department
CRG - Centre for Genomic Regulation

Naomi Smit
Events intern
Communications & PR Department
CRG - Centre for Genomic Regulation

Venue

PRBB Auditorium
CRG – Centre for Genomic Regulation
Dr. Aiguader, 88
08003 Barcelona, Spain
www.crg.eu

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