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May 2025

GRC: Crossing the Boundaries: Unraveling Molecules, Medicine, and Membrane Transport Mechanisms

Mechanisms of Membrane Transport – Gordon Research Conference

Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.

Conference
25 May 2025 — 30 May 2025
27 April 2025
Vaud, Switzerland

EMBO | EMBL Symposium – Infection: pathogens, hosts, and microbiomes

This symposium also has a virtual option.

Symposium
26 May 2025 — 28 May 2025
14 April 2025
Heidelberg, Germany

EMBO|FEBS Lecture Course: Cell biology of host-pathogen interactions

The inaugural FEBS EMBO Cell Biology of Host-Pathogen Interaction Advanced Course explores the mechanisms underlying these changes and the functions they serve during infection from both the host and pathogen perspective.

Conference
26 May 2025 — 30 May 2025
Blois, France

89th Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium on Quantitative Biology – Senescence & Aging

The Symposium will include eight oral sessions and two poster sessions providing a current synthesis of the enormous progress in our understanding of the deterioration of cellular function and structure over time, and its relationship to the phenomenon of aging.

Symposium
28 May 2025 — 1 June 2025
7 March 2025
Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA

June 2025

GRC: Organization, Dynamics, and Development of Bacterial and Archaeal Cells

Bacterial Cell Biology and Development – Gordon Research Conference

Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.

Conference
1 June 2025 — 6 June 2025
4 May 2025
New Hampshire, USA

Hunter Meeting 2025

The 2025 Hunter Meeting is supported by the Australian and New Zealand Cell and Developmental Biology Society, which will make the 2025 meeting the largest gathering of cell and developmental biology enthusiasts in the country!

Conference
2 June 2025 — 5 June 2025
Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia

Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscope Conference and Workshop

Multi-dimensional live and fixed microscope data can be collected in many ways to help advance cellular and large/cleared sample imaging. Many courses focus on general optical principles and conventional microscope platforms. This course is designed to demystify light-sheet imaging.

Conference Course
2 June 2025 — 6 June 2025
12 May 2025
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL), Bar Harbor, Maine

EMBL Conference: 25th international meeting of the European Light Microscopy Initiative

As well as an hosting talks from an international line-up of speakers, this event also includes company and community workshop and a comprehensive exhibition.

Conference
3 June 2025 — 6 June 2025
Heidelberg, Germany

GRC: Cell-Cell Junctions: Integrating Cell Signals and Mechanical Force in Development and Disease

Cell Contact and Adhesion – Gordon Research Conference

Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.

Conference
8 June 2025 — 13 June 2025
11 May 2025
Vaud, Switzerland

FASEB: Endoplasmic Reticulum

This year’s program will delve into the complexities of the ER and its pivotal role in cellular operations and disease mechanisms.

Conference
8 June 2025 — 12 June 2025
1 June 2025
Melbourne, FL, USA

GRC: Expanding Frontiers of Cryo-EM Technologies

Three Dimensional Electron Microscopy – Gordon Research Conference

Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.

Conference
15 June 2025 — 20 June 2025
18 May 2025
Newry, Maine, USA

FASEB – Septins: Spatial Regulators of Cell Biology

The program will examine septins as spatial regulators of molecular mechanisms and processes within cell membranes and the cytoskeleton. It will also explore septin links and roles in disease pathogenesis and the translational applications of septin research.

Conference
15 June 2025 — 19 June 2025
19 June 2025
Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Innovative Imaging for 3D Cell Biology

Join us for an inspiring conference that unites Dutch and international researchers passionate about cutting-edge advancements in microscopy for studying living systems.

Conference
17 June 2025 — 18 June 2025
Utrecht, Netherlands

Mechanometabolism Unleashed: The Interface of Cell Mechanics and Metabolism

Workshop from The Company of Biologists, organised by Marco Foiani, Ana-Maria Lennon-Duménil, Victoria Sanz-Moreno & Giorgio Scita.

Workshop
22 June 2025 — 25 June 2025
East Sussex, UK

GRC – The Organization, Replication, Segregation and Expression of Genomes Across Life’s Domains

Chromosome Dynamics – Gordon Research Conference

Conference
22 June 2025 — 27 June 2025
25 May 2025
Newry, Maine, USA

EMBO Workshop: Meiosis

Exploring diversity to discover the fundamentals

Workshop
22 June 2025 — 26 June 2025
15 May 2025
Engelberg, Switzerland

13th Salk Institute Cell Cycle Meeting 2025

Meeting Topics:

1. Growth and proliferation

2. DNA replication and cohesion

3. Mitosis

4. Switches and checkpoints

5. Cell cycle therapeutics

6. Genome stability

7. Cell cycle and development

Conference
23 June 2025 — 26 June 2025
La Jolla, CA, USA

EMBO Workshop: ESCRT function, evolutionary diversity and mechanism of action

The ESCRT meeting will provide a unique opportunity to bring together scientists from diverse fields to discuss the recent findings on ESCRT function, their evolutionary diversity and their mechanism of action.

Workshop
23 June 2025 — 27 June 2025
20 May 2025
Caux, Switzerland

Course at EMBL-EBI Data visualisation for biology

This course will give insights into, and practical experience in, data visualisation for exploring complex and multi-dimensional biological data.

Course
24 June 2025 — 26 June 2025
European Bioinformatics Institute, UK

EMBO | EMBL Symposium: New approaches and concepts in microbiology

This symposium also has a virtual option.

Symposium
24 June 2025 — 27 June 2025
Heidelberg, Germany

Keystone Symposia – Autophagosomes and Endolysosomes: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Disease Implications

The meeting will highlight new discoveries surrounding endolysosomes and their intersections with autophagosomes.

Symposium
25 June 2025 — 28 June 2025
4 June 2025
Whistler, BC, Canada

FASEB – Signal Transduction in the Immune System

This year’s program will emphasize the study of the signaling pathways that control the function of the innate and adaptive immune systems.

Conference
28 June 2025 — 2 July 2025
21 June 2025
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

GRC: Physical Understanding of Membrane Protein Biogenesis

Membrane Protein Folding – Gordon Research Conference

Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.

Conference
29 June 2025 — 4 July 2025
1 June 2025
Barcelona, Spain

July 2025

GRC: Membranes as Drivers of Cellular and Organismal Processes

Molecular Membrane Biology – Gordon Research Conference

Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.

Conference
13 July 2025 — 18 July 2025
15 June 2025
Andover, NH, USA

Boston Bioimage Analysis Course – BoBiAC

The IAC and CITE at Harvard Medical School are organizing the Boston Bioimage Analysis Course (BoBiAC), a 6-day intensive program offering a hands-on introduction to image processing and analysis on fluorescence microscopy images with Python!

Course Workshop
14 July 2025 — 19 July 2025
16 May 2025
Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA, USA

Dynein 2025

We are calling on scientists with an interest in dynein motors. Our goal is to provide a venue to encourage discussions across all areas of dynein biology and extend opportunities for junior researchers to participate in the field.

Conference
22 July 2025 — 24 July 2025
Ann Arbor, MI, USA

GRC: Re-Envisioning the Fluid Mosaic Model of Membrane-Lipid Interactions with Next-Generation Technologies

Molecular and Cellular Biology of Lipids- Gordon Research Conference

Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.

Conference
27 July 2025 — 1 August 2025
29 June 2025
Waterville Valley, NH, USA

August 2025

GRC: Cell Biology of Metals

Cell Biology of Metals – Gordon Research Conference

Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.

Conference
3 August 2025 — 8 August 2025
6 July 2025
Portland, Maine, USA

GRC: Modern Mechanistic Approaches to Toxicology Research and Application

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity – Gordon Research Conference

Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.

Conference
10 August 2025 — 15 August 2025
13 July 2025
Andover, NH, USA

GRC: Unlocking Discoveries in Plant Science With Location-To-Function Knowledge

Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology – Gordon Research Conference

Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.

Conference
10 August 2025 — 15 August 2025
13 July 2025
Portland, Maine, USA

EMBO Workshop: Plant Membrane Biology

For the 20th time, participants of the Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology (WPMB) conference can learn about the latest findings in the crucial field of Plant Membrane Biology.

Workshop
18 August 2025 — 22 August 2025
1 June 2025
Helsingør, Denmark

September 2025

EMBO Workshop: Celebrating 70 years of peroxisome research

This meeting is the first EMBO meeting on peroxisomes and will shine a light on peroxisomes in current research on central, abundant, and society-impacting human pathologies.

Workshop
2 September 2025 — 6 September 2025
1 June 2025
Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain

EMBL Conference: Protein synthesis and translational control

This conference also has a virtual option.

Conference
3 September 2025 — 7 September 2025
Heidelberg, Germany

NeuroBioUK

NeuroBioUK is an annual one-day event for the neuronal and glial cell biology community in the UK.

Symposium
12 September 2025
3 September 2025
York, UK

EMBO Practical Course: Advanced methods in bioimage analysis

This course has a virtual attendance option.

Course
14 September 2025 — 19 September 2025
Heidelberg, Germany

EMBO|FEBS Lecture Course: The evolving role of mitochondria in metabolism

This EMBO|FEBS lecture course highlights advances in our understanding of the essential roles we now appreciate mitochondria to play in our cells.

Conference
14 September 2025 — 18 September 2025
1 June 2025
Belgrade, Serbia

EMBO Workshop – Lipid Droplets: Cell-Biological Control of Metabolism

The EMBO workshop “Lipid Droplets: Cell-Biological Control of Metabolism” will bring together an interdisciplinary group of scientists addressing fundamental aspects of lipid droplet biology.

Workshop
21 September 2025 — 26 September 2025
10 June 2025
Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain

30th International Workshop on “Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Super-resolution Microscopy”

Celebrate 30 Years of Single Molecule Research with Us!
From September 23–26, 2025, we will host the annual Workshop on Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Super-Resolution Microscopy for the 30th time.

Workshop
23 September 2025 — 26 September 2025
15 August 2025
Berlin, Germany

EMBO Workshop: Membrane Contact Sites

Methodology, Biology & Pathology

Workshop
28 September 2025 — 3 October 2025
12 May 2025
Monopoli (BA), Italy

EMBO Workshop: Mitochondria in the Nervous System

The main goal of this workshop is to bring together – for the first time – the large number of scientists addressing the pleiotropic roles of mitochondria in neurons and glia cells.

Workshop
28 September 2025 — 2 October 2025
30 May 2025
Engelberg, Switzerland

CellMech 2025

For the past 20 years, CellMech has brought together physicists, biologists, engineers, and mathematicians to discuss the advancements in cellular mechanobiology.

Conference
30 September 2025 — 3 October 2025
Leuven, Belgium

October 2025

EMBO | EMBL Symposium – Seeing is believing: imaging the molecular processes of life

This symposium has a virtual attendance option.

Symposium
8 October 2025 — 11 October 2025
Heidelberg, Germany

November 2025

India|EMBO Lecture Course: Structure, function, and quality control of proteins in cell organelles

The EMBO India lecture course aims at introducing the latest conceptual frameworks and methodological advances related to the molecular assembly, function, and regulatory frameworks of biogenesis and quality control of organelle proteins in physiology and in pathological contexts.

Course Conference
10 November 2025 — 14 November 2025
15 July 2025
Hyderabad, India

EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Cell biology of the nucleus

This symposium has a virtual attendance option.

Symposium
18 November 2025 — 21 November 2025
Heidelberg, Germany

December 2025

Cell Bio 2025

Join us for Cell Bio 2025, the joint meeting of ASCB and EMBO, where the cell biology community gathers to share science, support one another, and spark new ideas.

Conference
6 December 2025 — 10 December 2025
Philadelphia, USA

48th All India Cell Biology Conference and Symposium

With a theme centred on ‘From Cell to Therapeutics’ , the conference highlights the critical role of fundamental biology in driving innovation while reflecting the technological prowess of the organising institute, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Symposium Conference
7 December 2025 — 9 December 2025
15 September 2025
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

May 2026

Journal of Cell Science 2026: Imaging Cell Dynamics

This meeting will provide a unique opportunity to bring together experts working at the interface between cell biology and imaging, with a focus on researchers who use advanced light and electron microscopy approaches, and novel image analysis tools.

Conference
11 May 2026 — 14 May 2026
Catalonia, Spain

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Updated on 18 September 2024