Events occuring in, or with registration in: April 2025
April 2025
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
Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before the registration deadline.
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.
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.
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.
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 | 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.
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.
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!