Engineering meets evolution: Designing biological systems

Registration includes:

• The registration fee includes participation on all the three days of the Symposium
• Conference kit, refreshments during the Symposium including lunches and dinners
• Hotel accommodation during the Symposium days
• The registration fee does not include travel for the selected participants.

However, a limited number of EMBO travel grants are available.

Payment

This section is valid for those with selected abstracts only.

Selected applicants will be notified by e-mail and will be invited to pay registration fee by bank transfer (bank details will be sent in the e-mail). Final registration will be validated once the registration fee is received.

Selection criteria

• To select applicants for participation in the Symposium, the abstracts submitted during registration will be screened by a team of experts.
• The criteria for selection will include the relevance of the abstract to the selected session, scientific quality, and novelty of the work described in the abstract, as well as past work carried out by the authors in synthetic biology.
• Undergraduates and junior PhD students are welcome to apply without an abstract. Instead of an abstract, they should submit a motivation letter describing how attending this Symposium would be beneficial to them
• Students and post-doctoral fellows should also submit a reference letter from their mentor or supervisor
• The selection committee will ensure sufficient representation of students, postdocs, and junior faculty

Abstract guidelines

• The abstract should be between 250-300 words
• Only one abstract per presenting author is allowed

Poster specifications

A1 size (594 x 841 mm) portrait

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 the 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.