Events occuring in, or with registration in: September 2026
September 2026
GRC: How Cells Migrate and Sense Direction Under Diverse Physiological Conditions
Directed Cell Migration – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
GRC: Vascular Cell Diversity and Function in Health and Disease
Vascular Cell Biology – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
Keystone Symposia – Mitochondrial Biology in Health and Disease
The program will cover new horizons such as the plasticity of the outer mitochondrial membrane as an import/export platform, mitochondrial signaling beyond the cell, and the tissue-specific functions of mitochondria.
GRC: DNA Repair: Fundamental Mechanisms and Human Biology
Mammalian DNA Repair – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
EMBO Workshop – In situ structural biology: expanding the toolbox for structural cell biology
This conference also has the option to attend virtually.
EMBO Practical Course: In situ CLEM at room temperature and in cryo
Practical course for learning Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM).
Biophysical Society Annual Meeting 2025
As science becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting continues its long-held reputation for bringing together leading scientists from all over the world who work at the interface of the life, physical, and computational sciences.
GRC: Molecules, Mechanisms, and Medicinal Advances in the Mucociliary System
Cilia, Mucus and Mucociliary Interactions – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
EMBL Course : Advanced deep learning for image analysis
Learn how to apply deep learning-based method to your data and image analysis.
Immune Cell Interactions in Development, Homeostasis and Immunity
Workshop from The Company of Biologists, organised by Philippe Bousso, Gillian Griffiths, Milka Sarris & Michael Sixt. Applications are open to early-career researchers.
2025 QuPath Training Course: From Samples to Knowledge
Join us for 2 days of practice with QuPath! This year, the focus will be on multiplex immunofluorescence analysis. The course will be followed by an Advanced Users Meeting on Feb 26.
GRC: Current Challenges, Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Advances
Cell Biology of Megakaryocytes and Platelets – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
GRC: Biology, Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Lysosome-Associated Diseases
Lysosomal Diseases – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
GRC: Glia-Neuron Crosstalk: Shaping Circuits and Behavior
Glial Biology: Functional Interactions Among Glia and Neurons – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
EMBL Conference: The expanding world of RBPs: from posttranscriptional control to riboregulation
This meeting also has a virtual option.
GRC: Biological Mechanisms and Applications of RNA Editing and Modifications
RNA Editing – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
EMBO Workshop – From molecules to organisms: An integrative view of cell biology
The Workshop aims to revisit the structural and functional organization of cells, discussed at the 2017 edition, in order incorporate and address:
1. New emerging concepts in membrane traffic
2. Integrate membrane traffic and membrane biology to a higher level of organization.
GRC: Genes, Molecules and Mechanics in Musculoskeletal Tissue Development and Disease
Cartilage Biology and Pathology – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
GRC: Mitochondria Metabolism And Signaling
Mitochondria in Health and Disease – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
GRC – Glycobiology
The Biological Role of Glycans as Key Regulators of Life – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
Biologists @ 100 conference
Our programme offers a unique opportunity to attend a diverse range of talks across the full scope of our journals, including developmental biology, cell biology, comparative animal physiology, and disease biology.
Abstract deadline: 13 December 2024
Microscopy data analysis: machine learning and the BioImage Archive
Virtual course on using public bioimaging data resources for machine learning-based image analysis.
CSHL: Ubiquitins, Autophagy & Disease
We are pleased to host the thirteenth Cold Spring Harbor meeting on Ubiquitins, Autophagy & Disease. The meeting will cover current work on the structure, regulation, and function of ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins in biology.
EMBO Workshop: Emerging Concepts of the Neuronal Cytoskeleton
This event delves deep into the organization, regulation, and function of the cytoskeleton, a critical player in processes such as, neuronal migration, axon and dendrite growth, synapse formation, and in essential mechanisms underlying learning, memory, degeneration, and regeneration.
European 2025 Symposium on the Immune System of Bacteria (SISB2025)
Organisers: Aude Bernheim, Philip Kranzusch and Rotum Sorek
EMBO Workshop: Integrating cell and planetary scales to address climate resilience
The goal of this workshop is to develop intellectual and strategic frameworks to link cell biologists to climate science problems and solutions.
EMBO Workshop – Astrocytes: From Molecules to Systems
The workshop will provide a 360-degree view of the current state of astrocyte science and aims to strengthen the research community by facilitating discussions on a roadmap for the next decade.
GRC: In Vivo and In Vitro Approaches Toward Fundamental Mechanisms and Diverse Applications
Germinal Stem Cell Biology – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
EMBO Workshop: Chromosome Segregation and Aneuploidy
Over the past >25 years, the Aneuploidy and Chromosome Segregation workshop (supported by EMBO since 2010) has been one of the most impactful conferences to bring together scientists studying the biology of mitosis, cancer and developmental biology.
EMBO Workshop – Immunobiophysics: From fundamental physics to understanding the immune response
This hybrid workshop will feature five global virtual hubs:
at The University of Oxford, UK;
at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru, India;
at the University of Toronto, Canada;
at Tsinghua University, Beijing; and
at Institut Curie, Paris.
CSHL: Telomeres & Telomerase
We are pleased to offer the fourteenth Cold Spring Harbor meeting on Telomeres & Telomerase to bring together a diverse group of scientists studying various molecular, cellular, and genetic aspects of telomeres and telomerase biology.
GRC: Studying Cell-Matrix Adhesion at Diverse Scales
Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
GRC: Capturing Subcellular Architecture in Cells, Tissues and Organisms
Volume Electron Microscopy – Gordon Research Conference
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FASEB: Cellular Plasticity in Cancer
This inaugural conference will explore the latest findings on the nature and roles of diverse cellular plasticity programs in premalignant cancer progression, tumor evolution and metastasis, and adaptation to therapy.
Ubiquitin & Friends Symposium 2025
The Ubiquitin & Friends Symposium is an annual international meeting taking place in Vienna, aiming to bring together scholars from various fields studying ubiquitin/Ubl biology and protein degradation in a personal, family-like atmosphere, as suggested by the name.
EMBO Workshop – RNA meets protein decay
The purpose of this EMBO workshop is to bring together multidisciplinary experts in RNA decay and protein degradation, from young investigators to established leaders in their fields, and to highlight common principles and functional connections of these processes
Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Cell Death and Innate Immunity
Major Topics:
1. Fundamental Mechanisms of Cell Death
2. Innate Immune Sensing and Cell Death
3. Infection and immunity
4. Cell Death and Diseases
5. Inflammation and Tissue Homeostasis
Jacques Monod Conference: Molecular basis for membrane remodelling and organisation
The aim of this meeting is to bring together a multi-disciplinary group of researchers working on different aspects of membrane organisation, remodelling and function to present the state-of-the-art, facilitate the exchange of ideas, expertise and create networking opportunities.
17th International Course on “Time-Resolved Microscopy and Correlation Spectroscopy”
Want to learn the principles behind time-resolved fluorescence microscopy? Register for our online course and get an in-depth introduction including lectures by experts and practical sessions on systems from Nikon Instruments, Evident Life Science, ZEISS Microscopy, and PicoQuant.
EMBL Conference – Chromatin and epigenetics
This conference provides an international forum for cutting-edge research in chromatin and epigenetics. It provides the ‘focal hub’ for scientists to present their research and exchange ideas. Renowned speakers will cover the latest advances in the field.
EMBL Course: Advanced fluorescence imaging techniques
Practical course on advanced light microscopy techniques.
EMBO Workshop – Cell polarity and membrane dynamics
This EMBO Workshop will gather a highly diverse group of scientists to discuss recent advances at the interface of cell polarity and membrane dynamics, with an emphasis on state-of-the art microscopy.
EMBO Workshop – Cellular matters: A deeper look into the complex cytoplasm
Bringing together biologists, bio-physicists and material scientists will accelerate progress in understanding the complex cytoplasm, unlocking the potential to not only interfere with disease but also to create smart synthetic materials.
GRC – The Biology of Viral Infection: Replication, Host Interactions and Pathogenesis
Viruses and Cells – Gordon Research Conference
Actin Assembly for Intracellular Function (AAIF2025)
Organizers: Peter Vilmos, Robert Gross, and Tina Tootle
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.
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.
EMBO | EMBL Symposium – Infection: pathogens, hosts, and microbiomes
This symposium also has a virtual option.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
EMBO Workshop: Meiosis
Exploring diversity to discover the fundamentals
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.
GRC – The Organization, Replication, Segregation and Expression of Genomes Across Life’s Domains
Chromosome Dynamics – Gordon Research Conference
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.
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
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.
EMBO | EMBL Symposium: New approaches and concepts in microbiology
This symposium also has a virtual option.
Keystone Symposia – Autophagosomes and Endolysosomes: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Disease Implications
The meeting will highlight new discoveries surrounding endolysosomes and their intersections with autophagosomes.
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.
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.
Imaging Forces and Mechanobiology in Living Tissues
At our one-day workshop on Imaging Forces and Mechanobiology in Living Tissues, we aim is to discuss current cutting-edge research, build connections between participants, and explore future technology-driven directions. The workshop is supported by a Wellcome Trust Bioimaging Technologies Grant.
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.
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!
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.
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.
GRC: Cell Biology of Metals
Cell Biology of Metals – Gordon Research Conference
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
GRC: Modern Mechanistic Approaches to Toxicology Research and Application
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity – Gordon Research Conference
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GRC: Unlocking Discoveries in Plant Science With Location-To-Function Knowledge
Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology – Gordon Research Conference
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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.
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.
ADHERE 2 – 2nd International Conference Focused on Cell Adhesion
Following the success of Adhere1, a European-wide conference focused on cell adhesion, we are delighted to announce that Adhere2, the second in this new series of meetings, will take place in 2025!
EMBL Conference: Protein synthesis and translational control
This conference also has a virtual option.
NeuroBioUK
NeuroBioUK is an annual one-day event for the neuronal and glial cell biology community in the UK.
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.
EMBO Practical Course: Advanced methods in bioimage analysis
This course has a virtual attendance option.
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.
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.
EMBO Workshop: Membrane Contact Sites
Methodology, Biology & Pathology
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.
CellMech 2025
For the past 20 years, CellMech has brought together physicists, biologists, engineers, and mathematicians to discuss the advancements in cellular mechanobiology.
EMBO | EMBL Symposium – Seeing is believing: imaging the molecular processes of life
This symposium has a virtual attendance option.
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.
Paris Cytoskeleton day 2025
The Paris Cytoskeleton Day is a scientific one-day symposium open to all types of cytoskeletal components and all types of approaches.
The meeting will be entirely in-person in Auditorium Buffon (Institut Jacques Monod, Paris)
EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Cell biology of the nucleus
This symposium has a virtual attendance option.
Mitochondria, Ageing, Cancer (MAC) 2025
Advances in Mitochondrial Medicine for Therapy Innovation
Abstract Submission and Registration by the 17th of November 2025 at: mitochondrial-scientific-conference2025@qmul.ac.uk
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.
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.
GRC: Protein Folding Dynamics
Linking Protein Dynamics to Structure, Function, and Evolution
FASEB: Phase Transitions in Cellular Signaling and Disease
This inaugural conference on biomolecular condensates will bring together experts in biophysics, structural biology, cellular and molecular biology, and drug discovery to explore cutting-edge advancements and identify key challenges in the field.
In memoriam of Prof Michael P. Sheetz – Forces at play: emerging themes in mechanobiology
This event honours the legacy of Prof. Michael Sheetz, a pioneer in the field of mechanobiology, and will gather leading researchers, students, and innovators to explore the latest advances in cellular mechanics, biophysics, and related disciplines.
Keystone Symposia: Autophagy: Mechanisms to Therapy
This meeting will explore the roles and mechanisms of autophagy in health and disease contexts, addressing key knowledge gaps regarding its regulation and therapeutic potential.
Keystone Symposia: Membrane Dynamics, Repair and Disease
This inaugural conference will assemble experts and newcomers to the field, to discuss the exciting insights into both the cell biology and mechanisms of membrane repair, as well as emerging disease implications in Parkinson’s Disease and many others.
SBCF Symposium on the Cell Biology of Eukaryogenesis, and beyond!
After the success of previous “Cell Biology of…” editions, the French Society for Cell Biology will confront the central issue: the origin of the eukaryotic cell. Save the date! you won’t want to miss it.
Keystone Symposia: Mitochondria Signaling in Physiology and Disease
This meeting will explore signaling pathways, examining mechanisms of how mitochondrial DNA, metabolites, and ROS play central roles in epigenetic regulation, stress responses, inflammation, and aging.
EMBO Workshop: Intracellular mechanics and organelle mechanobiology
With this Workshop, we aim to unite mechanobiologists and phase separation experts to exchange emerging ideas, share techniques, and foster collaborations, thereby advancing our understanding of intracellular mechanics and organelle mechanobiology in health and disease.
The Company of Biologists Workshop – Macro to Micro: Quantitative Plant Imaging Across Scales
This Workshop will showcase and bring together interdisciplinary researchers utilising imaging across different spatial levels in plants. It aims to forge links across these differing imaging areas to increase our holistic understanding of plant physiology.
Keystone Symposia: The Ubiquitin Family in Biology and Disease
This meeting will unite researchers studying ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins with those developing therapeutic applications targeting these pathways.
GRC: Lymphatics
Exploring Lymphatic Vascular Functions in Health and Disease
GRC: Autophagy in Stress, Development and Disease
Understanding and Harnessing Autophagy in Health and Disease
EMBO | EMBL Symposium The cellular mechanics of symbiosis: sensing friend from foe
This cross-disciplinary meeting picks up where the well-received first edition in 2023 left off and will bring together scientists using cellular, molecular, ecological, physiological, and theory-based approaches to explore the evolution of intimate species-species interactions.
GRC: Glycolipid and Sphingolipid Biology
Molecular Codes of Cell Identity and Recognition
EMBO | The Company of Biologists Workshop: Interfacing biophysical and molecular mechanisms of animal homeostasis and repair
This meeting will create an interactive environment where biologists and biophysicists can discuss and share concepts and techniques to tackle the same problems.
EMBO Workshop: Structure and Function of the Cytoskeleton
The Workshop offers a unique opportunity for scientists to collaboratively push the boundaries of cytoskeleton research and explore the field’s diverse facets. The aim of this meeting is to maximize cross-disciplinary dialogue and the exchange of novel ideas.
2026 National Academic Conference of the Chinese Society for Cell Biology, the 10th Asia Pacific Cell Biology Conference and the 16th International Union of Cell Biology Conference
In order to promote exchanges and cooperation among researchers in the field of cell biology and advance the development of the cell biology discipline, a joint meeting between the CSCB, ICCB & APOCB will be held in Hefei, Anhui Province.
Mitotic Spindle: From Living and Synthetic Systems to Theory
This conference will focus on the biomechanics of the mitotic and meiotic spindle in a range of biological contexts, across the evolutionary tree, and in both health and disease, including cancer.
EMBO Practical Course – Ultrastructure expansion microscopy: from cells to tissue
This course is centred on the U-ExM based techniques applied to mammalian cells aims at disseminating and discussing expansion microscopy protocols and is intended for cell biologists, parasitologists, etc, with applications ranging from tissue to cells.
2026 Lake Conference: Modeling Life from Cells to Tissues
Join the Allen Institute for Cell Science and Circuit Neuroscience Basel in Seattle, Washington, April 20–22, 2026, for a 3 day conference, Modeling Life from Cells to Tissues: Coordination and Robustness, exploring how tissues self-organize from the collective behavior of individual cells
Dynamic Cell VI
The scientific remit of this conference is broad, but with a focus on cell dynamics it is intended to stimulate the development of collaborative approaches, sharing of new conceptual breakthroughs and the application of new technologies to established fields.
CSHL: Protein Homeostasis in Health and Disease
Groundbreaking work – on molecular chaperones, the UPR, stress responses, and how they are implicated in disease – has first been presented at this meeting over the past three decades. The 2026 meeting provides an opportunity to showcase the latest research.
The Company of Biologists Workshop: Revisiting Metabolic Fundamentals
With a focus on unifying concepts rather than specific research areas, the Workshop will provide a unique forum to take stock of the rapidly expanding space of metabolic possibilities and define important questions for future research.
CSHL: Genome Organization & Nuclear Function
The specific goal of this meeting is to bring together cellular and molecular biologists to discuss recent advances in the spatial and temporal aspects of nuclear structure/function.
Mechanochemistry of Molecular Motors and Cytoskeletal Filaments
A focused scientific meeting on cytoskeletal filaments and molecular motors – the cellular machinery that drives cell division, cell migration and the motility and correct distribution of organelles.
Journal of Cell Science – 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.
Biophysical immunoengineering: from insight to clinical application
Discussion meeting organised by Dr Iain Dunlop and Professor Daniel M Davis FMedSci.
Society for Cell Biology Singapore Annual Conference 2026
Topics
Biophysics & Mechanobiology | Cell & Tissue Morphogenesis, Dynamics & Architecture | Cellular Organelles in Health & Disease | Nuclear Regulation & Signalling | Organoids as Model of Cell Biology & Diseases
GRC: Cell Death
Cell Death: Mechanisms, Pathways and Therapeutic Innovations
EMBO | EMBL Symposium – Cellular mechanisms driven by phase separation
This interdisciplinary conference will bring together scientists from diverse fields to foster new discoveries and discuss emerging principles in condensate biology.
Mechanochemical Signals at Cellular Interfaces
This three-day meeting will foster interdisciplinary exchange and networking by bringing together leading scientists in the fields of cell and developmental biology, mechanobiology, biophysics, and multiscale imaging
FASEB: Protein Folding in the Cell
This year’s program will focus on the latest developments regarding how the native conformations of cellular and secreted proteins are achieved and maintained. 01/06/2026
14th Young Scientist Symposium
The YSS is a scientific conference organized by PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, focused on the interface between chemistry and biology.
GRC: Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions
Parasite Interactions in Insect and Vertebrate Hosts that Drive Transmission, Infection, and Disease
GRC: Calcium Signaling
Expanding the Calcium Signaling Toolkit Across Time and Space
GRC: Cell Biology of the Neuron
Emerging Themes in Neuronal Structure, Function and Homeostasis in Physiological and Pathological Conditions
GRC: Marine Microbes
Decoding the Marine Microbial World: Currencies, Interactions and Environmental Controls
GRC: Meiosis
Meiotic Mechanisms: Evolutionary Embellishment of a Conserved Process
GRC: Signaling by Adhesion Receptors
Adhesion and Polarity Convergence Across Scales
EMBO | EMBL Symposium – Mechanobiology across the tree of life
Our goal is to inspire, catalyse, and foster collaborations across diverse communities to reach a comprehensive understanding of mechanobiology across kingdoms, integrating cell wall, actin and membrane biochemistry and biophysics with cell mechanics.
GRC: Lysosomes and Endocytosis
Endosomes and Lysosomes in Action Across Cells, Tissues and Disease States
GRC: Membrane Transport Proteins
Membrane Transporters and the Gateway to Health & Disease
GRC: Phosphorylation and G-Protein Mediated Signaling Networks
Novel Insights and Methods Illuminating G Protein and Kinase Signaling Pathways in Health and Disease
GRC: Three Dimensional Electron Microscopy
Extending the Reach of CryoEM: New Technologies for Determining Structures and Looking Deeper Into Cells
GRC: Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology
Evolutionary Perspectives of Metabolic, Cellular and Genomic Diversity in Fungi
GRC: Intermediate Filaments
Connecting Structure, Assembly, and Phase Separation to Disease
GRC: Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
Linking Sequence to Disordered Protein Function
FASEB: Dynamics and Encoding in Cell Signaling
This year’s program will review findings on the spatiotemporal aspects of cell communication and quantitative understanding of how information is sent and how its processing occurs.
The Company of Biologists – Metabolism: From Cellular Mechanisms to Development and Disease
This meeting brings together researchers from diverse disciplines to explore the latest discoveries at the interface of cell biology, developmental biology and disease modelling, fostering discussion and new insights into how metabolic regulation shapes both normal physiology and disease pathology
EMBO Practical Course – Quantitative Electron Microscopy for Cell Biology
The goal of this EMBO Practical Course is to guide participants from established methods of specimen preparation to novel and technically advanced approaches, including high-pressure freezing/freeze substitution, cryo-ultramicrotomy, and on-section immuno-gold labelling.
CSHL: Cell Modeling in Space and Time
The specific goal of the meeting is to foster creative and fruitful interactions between experimental cell biologists, computational cell biologists and mathematical modelers who have common interests in understanding cellular processes.
FASEB: Regulation and Function of Small GTPases
This year’s program is focused on small monomeric GTPases, which comprise one of the largest families of signaling molecules in biology.
UK Cellular Microbiology Network
The UK Cellular microbiology network meetings were started in 2019 and aim to be a must-attend for anyone working on host-pathogen interactions.
95th Harden Conference: Linking Golgi trafficking and glycan function
This meeting, building on from previous meetings “From Golgi organization to Glycan function” and “Trafficking and glycosylation at the Golgi apparatus”, aims to unite these two communities to learn from each other and spawn new ideas and collaborations.
GRC: Bacterial Cell Surfaces
Bacterial Envelope Biogenesis: Mechanisms and Regulation
50th FEBS Congress
The slogan for this Congress – “Biochemistry for the next 50 years” – reflects our forward-looking vision.
6th International Symposium for Mechanobiology
ISMB 2026 brings together researchers exploring how forces shape life—spanning development, ageing and disease—within the broader, multidisciplinary Synergy for Science conference.
GRC: Cytoskeletal Motors
Powering Molecular and Cellular Dynamics
GRC: Ion Channels
Ion Channels Across Scales Bridging Molecular Events to Physiological Outcomes
FASEB: Cell Signaling in Cancer
This year’s program will focus on the basic mechanisms of signal transduction, how these go awry in cancer treatment, and the translation of these insights into the development of new therapies.
GRC: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
Energy-Transducing Organelles at the Nexus of Evolutionary Biology and Synthetic Engineering
GRC: Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
Tools and Concepts to Illuminate and Integrate Brain Development, Circuit Function, and Neurologic Disease
GRC: Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation
Biological Mechanisms and Applications of RNA
GRC: Protein Processing, Trafficking and Secretion
Basic Mechanisms to Biomedical Implications of Protein Trafficking
UK Proteostasis Meeting 2026
Two days of discussion and networking around all areas of proteostasis research.
FASEB conference – Lipid Droplets: From Mechanisms to Disease
This 10th conference on Lipid Droplets is the premier forum for the latest discoveries in this unique field, fostering collaboration and inspiring innovation among scientists at all career stages.
GRC: Centromere Biology
Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms with Implications for Development and Disease
GRC: Multiscale Mechanochemistry and Mechanobiology
Mechanics that Shape Matter and Life
GRC: Extracellular Vesicles
Modes and Mechanisms of Action of Extracellular Vesicles
GRC: Mammalian Reproduction
Molec09ular Mechanisms and Systemic Impacts in Mammalian Reproduction
GRC: Plant and Microbial Cytoskeleton
Bridging Concepts and Approaches Across Organismal Diversity
GRC: Epithelial Stem Cells and Niches
Organ Function and Multi-Organ Communication
European Network for Plant Endomembrane Research 2026
The European Network for Plant Endomembrane Research (ENPER) is the oldest international conference series that serves as a central platform for scientists investigating plant membrane dynamics and functions.
EMBO Workshop Centrosomes: From fundamentals to diseases
This EMBO Workshop program will highlight advances in our understanding of centriole assembly, the function of centrosomes in microtubule nucleation and cell division, the stability of centrioles and centrosomes, as well as centrosomes across systems.
Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Course
Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Course provides an in-depth introduction to time-resolved photoluminescence methods, covering both fluorescence and phosphorescence across a wide temporal range, from picoseconds to milliseconds.
CSHL: Translational Control
- Initiation
- mRNA Turnover
- RNA Regulatory
- Ribosome
- Development / CNS
- Disease and Viruses
- Regulation
- Elongation and Termination
93rd Harden Conference: Endosomal-lysosomal network dysfunction in neurodegeneration
This meeting aims to generate new insight into the latest advances in the endosomal-lysosomal system to enhance the rate of discovery in neurodegenerative research.
CSHL: Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Connectivity
The specific goals of this conference are to bring together a diverse group of scientists studying various molecular, cellular, and genetic aspects of cell migration, axon guidance, synaptogenesis, and developmental plasticity of neural connectivity.
NeuroBioUK
NeuroBioUK is a one-day event for the neuronal and glial cell biology community in the UK. The topic is any cell biological aspect of neuronal and glial function, the direction decided by the labs that participate.
43rd Annual Scientific Session of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology
Dear colleagues,
We are honored to invite you to the 43rd Annual Scientific Session of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology, which will take place in Cluj-Napoca, 16-18.09.2026.
EMBO Workshop: Advances and new frontiers in protein translocation across membranes
This 2026 EMBO Workshop will highlight cutting-edge structural and mechanistic insights into classical translocation pathways, powered by revolutionary new technologies.
206 Triangle Cytoskeleton Meeting
The Triangle Cytoskeleton Meeting aims to strengthen communication and collaboration between the Triangle’s institutions.
CSHL: Mechanisms of Aging
The meeting will explore the regulation and function of genes and processes that are now known or suspected to control cellular and/or organismic aging.
Membrane Contact Sites in Cellular Homeostasis
This meeting will focus on mechanisms underlying membrane contact site formation, remodelling and function, showcasing advances in the field. Membrane contact sites are
important interaction hubs which represent a cornerstone of modern cell biology research.
EMBO Workshop: Ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins in health and disease
This EMBO Workshop will cover the latest developments in understanding how Ub and UBLs contribute to diverse biological pathways, with a focus on mechanistic insights and disease-associated perturbations, and will showcase opportunities at the interface of basic biology and translation.
23rd ComBio Conference
ComBio will showcase cutting-edge research across a broad spectrum of disciplines, including:
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Biochemistry and Metabolism
- Proteins, Peptides, and Structural Biology
- Plant Biology
- RNA
- ‘Omics and Systems Biology
- Education
Cell Death UK 2026
BSCB one-day meeting on UK Cell Death research, NMS Edinburgh
Plenary speaker: Prof Clare Bryant, University of Cambridge
EMBO Workshop: The cell cycle: exploring conservation and divergence in life’s engine
The EMBO Workshop on the Cell Cycle: Exploring Conservation and Divergence in Life’s Engine will bring together scientists from around the world to explore how the mechanisms that drive cell division have evolved, diversified, and converged across life forms.
KSMCB 2026
International Conference of the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology
31st International Workshop on “Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Super-resolution Microscopy”
Discover a vast array of applications and methods in single molecule spectroscopy and advanced microscopy, presented through captivating talks and posters. Network with leading experts and like-minded researchers.
CSHL: Germ Cells
The specific goals of this conference are to bring together a diverse group of scientists studying various molecular, cellular and genetic aspects of germ line and gamete development.
EMBO Workshop: Organelle dynamics in health and disease: bridging molecules to organisms
This EMBO Workshop promises to be a landmark in unifying fundamental research on organelles and will bridge new collaborations, integrate knowledge across different disciplines, and drive innovation in therapeutic strategies targeting organelle dysfunction.
EMBO Workshop: The DNA damage response in cell physiology and diseases
This EMBO Workshop will address the diverse sources of genomic instability and the molecular mechanisms that preserve genome integrity.
Inositol Phosphate and Pyrophosphate Signalling
This inaugural meeting will discuss groundbreaking research, address the technical and theoretical obstacles that limit discovery, and will illuminate new avenues of research.
EMBO | EMBL Symposium: The complex life of RNA
The programme will include topics on transcription, RNA processing and modification, mRNA export and localisation, mRNA surveillance and decay, translation, the activity of non-coding RNAs, the control of mRNA expression, and coupling among these processes.
FASEB SRC: Organelle Cross-Talk in Cellular Homeostasis
This brand-new conference will focus on the complexity of communication and functional interplay among cellular organelles, emphasizing their role in maintaining cellular homeostasis.
EMBO | EMBL Symposium DNA replication and genome maintenance: from basic biology to human health
Session topics
- Replisome structure and function
- Replication in time and space
- Chromatin replication and cell fate
- Replication stress and genome stability
- Replication-coupled DNA repair
- Replication in development, aging, and cancer
Cell la vie
This edition will focus on the needs and challenges of multidisciplinary research in cell biology that integrates state-of-the-art imaging, biochemistry, physics, and advanced computational analysis—including AI-driven data processing—to explore the fundamental mechanisms of life.
12th Garvan International Signalling Symposium
This year’s program features state-of-the-art technologies to investigate a wide range of diseases including cancer, immunology, neuroscience and metabolic disorders. Special sessions focus on in vivo/intravital signalling, proteomics, control of gene regulation and the structural basis of signalling.
CSHL: Cell & Membrane Fusion
This meeting will bring together researchers from disparate areas with a common interest in fundamental processes in cell-cell, virus-cell, and membrane fusion.
