EMBL Events

01/10/2026

🔬 Are you a flow cytometry core facility professional? Then check out !

➡️ s.embl.org/ftf27-01-fb

Core facilities are evolving - from service providers to leadership hubs for good research practice. This new EMBO practical course is designed for core facility staff, team leads, and aspiring managers, who need to develop the skills needed to become stronger research partners and build more effective facilities.

'Inside the flow core' brings together three essential areas:
- People: negotiation, conflict resolution, feedback, motivation, and psychological safety
- Operations: leadership, prioritisation, sustainable workflows, and communicating impact
- Technical judgement: advanced troubleshooting, identifying root causes, and communicating solutions effectively

📢 Apply now to strenghten your leadership and increase your impact.

📥 Deadline 18 January
🗺️ EMBL Heidelberg
📅 12 – 16 April

30/09/2026

Exciting news for the malaria research community! 🦟

Registration is now open for the EMBL Conference 'BioMalPar XXIII: biology and pathology of the malaria parasite' 👉 s.embl.org/bmp27-01-fb

We're looking forward to bringing the community together once again to explore the latest advances in malaria research and discuss strategies for addressing some of the field's most pressing challenges, from developing broadly effective vaccines to navigating shifting global health priorities and political instability.

✍️ Submit your abstract by 25 January 2027
🗓️ 24 – 26 May 2027
📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual

What past participants have to say about :
"Hands down this is one of the best annual malaria meetings in the world! I've attended almost every meeting, and every year I'm amazed by the fresh science and the amazing progress being reported." — Manuel Llinás, Penn State University, USA

29/09/2026

The EMBL Conference 'Chromatin and epigenetics' has just opened for registrations 🙌

🧬 Research over the last two decades has uncovered the role of epigenetics in a variety of human disorders and fatal diseases. Join to listen to renowned speakers as they cover the latest advances in the field.

You can look forward to the following topics:
🟡 Heterochromatin
🟡 Developmental epigenetics
🟡 Chromatin regulation and disease
🟡 Nucleosomes structure and function
🟡 Transcription and chromatin
🟡 Nuclear architecture
🟡 Chromatin and RNA modifications
🟡 Single cell genomics and advanced microscopy
🟡 Impact of age, environment, and lifestyle on epigenetic state

Submit your abstract and be part of this international forum for cutting-edge research in chromatin and epigenetics.

📅 27 – 30 April 2027
📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
📥 Abstract deadline: 19 January 2027
➡️ https://s.embl.org/chr27-01-fb

28/09/2026

Join us in celebrating Peer Bork's scientific legacy at 'From molecules to the future of predictive biology', a memorial symposium held in his honour.

Thanks to additional funding, the registration fees have been set at a reduced rate in order to make the event accessible to a broader community.

The meeting will highlight Peer's research, reflecting on past achievements as well as exploring the future directions of fields such as protein biology, the human microbiome, and more

Submit your abstract: s.embl.org/pbs27-01-fb

Scientific organisers:
• Francesca Ciccarelli, Barts Cancer Institute and The Francis Crick Institute, UK
• Jan Korbel, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
• Kiran Patil, University of Cambridge, UK
• Luis Serrano, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Spain
• Amoolya Singh, DELFI Diagnostics, USA
• Nassos Typas, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

📆 16 – 19 February 2027
🗺️ EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
✍️ Abstract deadline: 10 November

25/09/2026

Reminder to submit your abstract for the EMBO Workshop 'In situ structural biology' 🔬
➡️ s.embl.org/iss27-01-fb

Join if you want to identify the biological questions that can currently be addressed through in situ structural biology and explore future opportunities and challenges for the field.

You can look forward to these keynote speakers 🙌
- Edward Marcotte, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
- Gaia Pigino, Human Technopole, Italy

📥 Submit abstract by 3 November
📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
📅 9 – 12 February 2027

24/09/2026

Last week, we brought together researchers from across disciplines for ! 🧬

A huge thank you to all our speakers, participants, and organisers for four days of engaging talks, stimulating discussions, and new connections. It was inspiring to see how conversations across disciplines can spark new collaborations, deepen our understanding of the past, and reshape how we think about the future.

A special thanks to our scientific organisers:
🔸 Mateja Hajdinjak, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and The Francis Crick Institute, Germany and UK
🔸 Choongwon Jeong, Seoul National University, South Korea
🔸 Maanasa Raghavan, The University of Chicago, USA
🔸 Pontus Skoglund, The Francis Crick Institute, UK

Conference organiser:
🔸 Adela Graf, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

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17/09/2026

Today is International Microorganism Day 🦠🔬

Let's celebrate the fascinating world of microorganisms and the research helping us understand their impact on science, health, and our environment. Explore our upcoming scientific events in this field:

• 'Microbial metagenomics: a 360º approach', 5 – 12 April 2027, EMBL Heidelberg
• 'Exploring microbial communities through metagenomics bioinformatics', 28 June – 2 July 2027, virtual
• 'Exploring microbial ecosystems', free EMBL-EBI on-demand training

➡️ https://www.embl.org/events/

International Microorganism Day

17/09/2026

has come to an end, and we are thrilled to have had such an engaging and curious group of participants with us for the last 10 days! We hope you can take the new skills on advanced imaging, quantitative analysis, and complementary biophysical methods back home to your labs.

Thank you to our wonderful participants, trainers, speakers, and organisers for making the EMBO Practical Course 'Current methods in cell biology' a success.

Scientific organisers:
🔹 Niccolo Banterle, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
🔹 Beth Cimini, Broad Institute, USA
🔹 Thomas Quail, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

Course organisers:
🔸 Julia Patricia Nohle, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
🔸 Camilo Barbosa Caro, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

15/09/2026

15/09/2026

Interested in gaining a theoretical foundation along with hands-on practice in Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM) in both room temperature and cryogenic conditions? Then join us for the EMBO Practical Course 'In situ CLEM at room temperature and in cryo'!

➡️ s.embl.org/lem27-01-fb

📍 EMBL Heidelberg
📅 31 January – 5 February 2027
✍️ Application deadline: 25 October 2026

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