EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Cellular mechanisms driven by phase separation

This conference will take place at EMBL Heidelberg, with the option to attend virtually.

Symposium Overview

Phase separation is emerging as a common biophysical principle underlying many important cellular functions. This conference will bring together scientists from cell biology, biophysics, biochemistry, molecular biology, structural biology, developmental biology, polymer physics, and soft matter physics to study condensates in biology and disease.

The goals of this symposium are to:

• increase our understanding of the physiological relevance of condensates in many biological processes
• explore the large repertoire of new tools and methods that can be applied to study the phenomenon of biological condensates
• provide transdisciplinary training to tackle the role of condensates in biology

Session topics

• Membraneless compartments in the cell
• Molecular mechanisms of condensate assembly
• Phase separation: a polymer physics perspective
• Condensates in cellular quality control
• Protein structure in the condensed state
• Condensates in gene expression
• Emerging technologies

Deadlines

FEB 20:       Abstract Submission
APR 02:     Registration (On-site)
MAY 07:      Registration (Virtual)

On-site Registration   |   Virtual Registration

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