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EMBO Workshop

Phosphatases: from basic research to translation

27 – 31 July 2025 | Würzburg, Germany

  • Registration Deadline
  • 11 April 2025
  • Abstract Submission Deadline
  • 11 April 2025
  • Chosen Participants Will Be Notified By
  • 18 April 2025
  • Payment Deadline
  • 2 May 2025

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About the Workshop

Phosphatases have been considered undruggable for decades. However, recent breakthroughs with the first small molecule phosphatase inhibitors for cancer immunotherapy now in clinical trials have resulted in a dramatic resurgence of interest in studying phosphatases. This EMBO Workshop will provide a forum for scientific exchange between phosphatase researchers from diverse backgrounds. Topics span phosphatase-driven disease biology, phosphatase structure, function and regulation, drug discovery and translation to the clinic. These topics will be complemented by sessions on novel methods and system-wide approaches to study phosphatases and the integration of phosphatases in complex cellular signaling networks. The goal is to bring together researchers from academia, biotech start-ups and pharmaceutical companies to discuss advances in this rapidly growing and changing area and to move the field forward.

Satellite meeting

A satellite meeting will be held on 26 July 2025 on drug development from an academia and industry perspective. This interactive meeting is free of charge. The number of participants will be limited to 35 students or postdoctoral fellows, 6 speakers, 1 moderator and 1 chair. Priority will be given to local early-career scientists with a focus on phosphatase research or drug development. Please inform the main organizer (phosphatases2025@uni-wuerzburg) by 11 April 2025 about your intent to participate in this satellite meeting, and please state if you will present a poster

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About EMBO Courses and Workshops

EMBO Courses and Workshops are selected for their excellent scientific quality and timelines, provision of good networking activities for all participants and speaker gender diversity (at least 40% of speakers must be from the underrepresented gender).

Organisers are encouraged to implement measures to make the meeting environmentally more sustainable.

 

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Programme

 

Registration

  • Registration Deadline
  • 11 April 2025
  • Abstract Submission Deadline
  • 11 April 2025
  • Chosen Participants Will Be Notified By
  • 18 April 2025
  • Payment Deadline
  • 2 May 2025

 

  • STUDENT/POSTDOCS EUR 350
  • ACADEMIC EUR 450
  • INDUSTRY EUR 800

Registration includes:

  • Meeting participation
  • All lunches, dinners and coffee breaks at the venue (except for the free evening)
  • Reception and gala dinner
  • Social event on day 3

Accommodation is NOT included in the registration fee

Payment

Participants will receive an email from the conference secretary (phosphatases2025@uni-wuerzburg.de) with payment details. Please do not open any messages from unknown email senders!

Payment will be through an online payment system run by the Free State of Bavaria (Master/Visa credit card, PayPal or bank transfer possible).

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation requests must be emailed by the cancellation deadline (27 June 2025) and are subject to a 100 EUR fee. Post-deadline cancellations are usually non-refundable, but visa-related cases will be considered individually.

Selection criteria

The number of participants is limited to 180. Registration will be on a first come, first served basis. Participation can only be confirmed after payment of the registration fee. All submitted abstracts are considered for a short talk unless the submitter has indicated that they only want to present a poster during registration.

Abstract guidelines

All abstracts should be submitted online in English language and should not exceed 350 words (excluding title and affiliations). Presenting authors must be registered to attend.

Poster specifications

The poster size should not exceed the dimensions of an A0 document (height: 118.9 cm, width: 84.1 cm).

Travel grants and registration fee waivers

Travel grants and registration fee waivers are available for participants.

Selection of awardees is handled directly by the organizers. EMBO travel grants and registration fee waivers are allocated on the basis of the quality of the submitted abstract.

Applicants do not need to apply separately for these but should indicate on the registration form if they wish to be considered.

Additional travel grants are available for EMBC Associate Member States Chile, India, Singapore and Taiwan.

Child care grants

EMBO Courses and Workshops offers grants to offset additional childcare 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 childcare grant and specify the sum that you will need.


Code of conduct

Anti-harassment and non-discrimination policy

At EMBO, we believe that harassment and discriminatory behaviour are unacceptable in any setting. EMBO's code of conduct is applicable for all participants of this EMBO meeting and can be found here.

 

Contact

Britta Claassen

Email: phosphatases2025@uni-wuerzburg.de

 

 

Venue

Juliusspital Tagungszentrum

Klinikstr. 1

97070 Würzburg, Germany

Phone: 0931 - 393 - 1406

E-mail: tagung@juliusspital.de

Accommodation

Conference hotels within 10 min walking distance of the venue, call-in allotments available:

Motel One: 20 pre-booked single (ca. 99 € excl. breakfast) or double rooms (ca. 119 € excl. breakfast) available from July 27th-31st. Rooms are held for up to 6 weeks before arrival, and booked rooms can be canceled free of charge for up to 2 weeks before arrival. Double rooms can be shared.

Booking code: 570.052.182

Motel One Würzburg

Paradeplatz 4, 97070 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 730496-0

Email: wuerzburg@motel-one.com

The Barthels Boutique Hotel: 20 pre-booked double rooms for single occupancy (150 €/night incl. breakfast) available from July 27th-31st.

Rooms are held for up to 12 weeks before arrival, and booked rooms can be canceled free of charge for up to 3 weeks before arrival. Conference Code: Europhosphatases 2025

Martinstraße 21, 97070 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 80493550

Email: welcome@thebarthels.de

Two alternative hotels, directly opposite of or on the same street as the venue:

Central Hotel Würzburg, Rooms can be shared.

Koellikerstraße 1, 97070 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 4608840

Email: info@centralhotel-wuerzburg.de

City Partner Hotel Strauss, Rooms can be shared.

Juliuspromenade 5, 97070 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 30570

Email: anfrage@hotel-strauss.de

Transport

Two international airports are close to Würzburg: Frankfurt/Main (120 km) and Nürnberg (110 km). There is a direct train connection from Frankfurt/Main International Airport to Würzburg that runs every hour and takes 1.5 hrs. Trains from Nürnberg to Würzburg take a little over 1 hr.

Würzburg can be conveniently reached by train from many European locations.

From Würzburg train station, the conference venue and hotels can be reached on foot (10 min walk), or by bus or tram (ca. 3 min, departure at most every 15 min). Taxi cabs, rental cars/bikes/scooters are also available at the train station.

About the Area

The Juliusspital Conference Center is located in the Würzburg inner city pedestrian zone, a vibrant area with many restaurants and bars. More information on Würzburg sights and nearby attractions can be found here.

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