International Conference on Developmental Biology in the BRC

2021. jún. 24. | News

The 2nd Conference of the Visegrád Group Society for Developmental Biology (V4SDB)

will take place in the Biological Research Centre (BRC), Szeged between 2-5 September, 2021. The conference is continuing the tradition which started with the first and inaugural meeting of the V4SDB in the Czech Republic in 2018.

Keynote speakers:

- Angela Nieto (ISDB, Spain)

- András, Simon (Karolinska Institut, Sweden)

- James Sharpe (EMBL Barcelona, Spain)

- Eszter, Pósfai (Princeton University, USA)

- Rafal Ciosk (University of Oslo, Norway) 

- Andrea Pauli (IMBA-IMP, Austria)

- Gáspár, Jékely (University of Exeter, UK)

- Marie-Helene Verlhac (CNRS, France)

- Berenika Plusa (University of Manchester, UK)

It is the main priority of the event to provide a highly interactive environment between young scientists and renowned international experts, and motivate and educate early stage researchers. For this aim, a one-day laboratory based practical workshop will be organized for students on the first day of the conference. Besides hands on practical training, career advice and insights into scientific publishing (open access (OA) and current alternative publication (e.g. preprint) opportunities) will be also offered for them with the help of foreign experts.

The deadline for registration and abstract submission through the conference website (https://www.v4sdbszeged.com) is 15^th of July 2021.

Main sponsors of the conference:
Society of the Hungarian Geneticists, Visegrad Fund, Company of Biologists, Development Journal, Carl Zeiss AG, MDPI, Microsynth AG, Novogene, UNICAM Kft.