EMBO Young Scientists Forum Schedule

Tuesday, June 8
10:00 – 13:00 Registration, lunch, putting up posters
13:00 – 13:30 Opening event
13:30 – 14:15 Carsten Janke
Regulation of microtubule functions by posttranslational modifications
14:15 – 15:00 Isabelle Mansuy
The mechanisms of chromatin remodeling involved in memory and behavior
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break / putting up posters
15:30 – 16:30 Katherine Brown (EMBO Journal editor)
The Editorial Process
16:30 – 18:30 Barbara Janssens
Scientific Writing Workshop
18:30 – 20:30 Dinner and posters
20:30 – 23:00 Party with students at the IMG
Wednesday, June 9
9:00 – 9:45 Kristian Vlahovicek
High-throughput genome bioinformatics - the metagenome story
9:45 – 10:30 Monica Gotta
Coupling spindle positioning and cell polarity
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 11:45 Katja Strasser
Coupling different steps in gene expression: from trancription to translation
11:45 – 12:30 Bassem Hassan
Flies, neurons and genes: take your pick!
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch / posters
14:30 – 16:30 Samuel Caddick
Make Science Make Sense Workshop
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee break
16:45 – 18:30 Moderated round table discussion
PhD in the Czech Republic: ups and downs
Thursday, June 10
9:00 – 9:45 Alena Zikova
Unique biology of Trypanosomes: novel approaches to eliminate these parasites
9:45 – 10:30 Bruno Silva-Santos
The Immune System against Cancer
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Career development discussion
PhD experience of YSF speakers, Q&A with speakers
12:00 – 12:30 Closing, best poster award