Beyond the standard: Non-model vertebrates in biomedicine

Registration includes:

• Opening reception (oeuvres and wine) on the 17^th
• Lunch on 18-20^th
• Dinner on the 19^th
• Coffee and refreshments throughout the meeting
• Access to all talks and poster sessions
• Bag/pen/notepad/abstract booklet

Accommodation is NOT included.

Payment

Participants will be directed to pay through an external website run through the MDC. Upon acceptance participants will be sent an email containing information about payment details. The following types of payment options will be available: Credit card, direct transfer, PayPal, Direct debit, and invoice.

Selection criteria

We will make every effort to recruit a diverse geographic, gender and career-stage group of presenters and participants. Additionally, as our conference is focused on biodiversity which is often found in countries that are severely underrepresented in science, we will actively recruit researchers from African or South American countries.

Participant selection will be performed by the meeting organizers:

Gary Lewin, Max-Delbrück-Centre, Berlin

Leslie Leinwand, University of Colorado, USA

Jane Reznick, Max-Delbrück-Centre, Berlin

We have 26 confirmed speakers across five sessions focusing on topics related to sensory systems, ageing & metabolism, ethology, bioinformatics and omics, and disease models. For each session we will include “flash” talks (shorter form talks) which will be selected from the pool of submitted abstracts. For selection of these talks we will consider research topic as an additional criteria to ensure balanced distribution across the meeting’s themes. Whenever possible we will attempt to showcase scientific results from earlier stage researchers. Flash talks will be selected by the meeting organizers.

Abstract guidelines

Abstracts should contain a brief summary of the experimental question, methods and main findings the authors wish to present at the conference. Research questions should overlap with one of the main topical themes of the conference: ageing & metabolism, bioinformatics & omics, ethology, disease models, or sensory systems.

Presenting authors should be listed first.

Abstract length should not exceed 300 words.

Poster specifications

A0 format, (841 x 1189 mm), landscape orientation

Travel grants

A limited number of travel grants are available for participants. Applicants do not need to apply separately for travel grants for this event but should indicate on the registration form if they wish to be considered for a travel grant. Selection of awardees is handled directly by the organizer who will notify all eligible participants. More information is available at EMBO Travel Grants' page.

Child care grant

EMBO Courses and Workshops offers grants to offset additional child care costs incurred by participants or speakers when participating at any EMBO Courses and Workshop funded meeting. Eligible costs include fees for a caregiver or child-care facility, travel costs for a caregiver, or travel costs for taking the child to the meeting etc. Please indicate on the registration form whether you would like to be considered for the grant. Please also describe how you intend to use the child care grant and specify the sum that you will need.

Additional Information

We have reserved several rooms for conference participants at the conference site (GLS/Oderberger Hotel). We have made additional room reservations at nearby hotels. All rooms can be accessed by a booking code which will be provided to participants upon acceptance to the meeting.