Students are required to attend the entire course, arriving punctually on the first day, being on time for all programme sessions and remaining until the programme concludes.
Participants are expected to bring their own laptop; if not possible, this should be declared during registration.
Registration includes:
- Accommodation in shared room for 7 nights (Check-in: 23 June 2025; Check-out: 30 June 2025)
- Shared shuttle bus on 23 June at 8:30 AM from Naples station to the venue
- Catering (lunches, coffee breaks, dinners)
- Course materials
Payment
Successful participants will receive payment details by email.
Cancellation policy
Cancellations must be notified in writing to the Course Organizers at the earliest convenience, and no latest 1-month before the course start date, to allow other participants to be notified in time. Cancellations received prior to 22 May 2025 will be entitled to a full refund minus any expenses (e.g. bank charges) and EUR 50 for secretarial fee. No refunds will be provided for cancellations received after this date.
Selection criteria
This course is aimed at evolutionary biologists with basic bioinformatics skills.
Candidates will be selected based on:
- A solid background in evolutionary genetics, since the course is advanced;
- Good knowledge of Linux operating system, R and basic shell commands, Python knowledge is a plus;
- Lack of previous knowledge of the population genomics tools taught (we want you to learn new skills);
- Opportunity to apply the learning outcomes to their work soon after the course;
- Impact of the course on the participant and his/her research group (we discourage multiple applications from the same group);
- Submission of an abstract (mandatory).
Fulfilment of the above conditions by participants will be assessed through the registration form.
Abstract guidelines
Abstract guidelines: max 200 words.
To submit the abstract, access your course account after registration. Abstracts should describe participants’ research projects, which will be presented with a poster during the course.
Poster specifications
Poster specifications and dimensions will be sent by email to successful participants.
Travel grants and registration fee waivers
We encourage speakers and participants to take trains within Europe for distances, for e.g. under 800 km or under 6–8 hours of travel time to promote the reduction in CO2 emissions in order to lessen environmental impact.
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. Kindly provide a brief justification for your request in the registration form
Additional travel grants are available for EMBC Associate Member States Chile, India, Singapore and Taiwan.
One grant of 550 EUR covering the registration fee of one student/post-doc who is SIBE member will be awarded by SIBE.
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.
Grant Funded by Associazione Genetica Italiana (AGI)
Two grants of 550 EUR each covering the registration fee of one student/post-doc who is an AGI member or works in a lab where the PI is an AGI member, will be awarded by the AGI.
Grant Funded by Società Italiana Di Genetica Agraria (SIGA)
One grant of 550 EUR covering the registration fee of one student/post-doc who is SIGA member or works in a lab where the PI is a SIGA member will be awarded by SIGA.
Grant Funded By Società Italiana Di Biologia Evoluzionistica (SIBE)
One grant of 550 EUR covering the registration fee of one student/post-doc who is SIBE member or works in a lab where the PI is a SIBE member will be awarded by SIBE.
Grant Funded By Department of Biology, University of Naples “Federico II”
One grant of 550 EUR covering the registration fee of one student/post-doc who works in UNINA lab will be awarded by the University of Naples Federico II.
Sustainability measures at this meeting
- A few remote presentations will be given during the course. Additionally, we encourage speakers and participants to take trains within Europe for distances to promote the reduction in CO2 emissions in order to lessen environmental impact.
- Abstract book and programme will be shared in electronic form only, and paper badges will be used.
- Catering will include at least one vegetarian meal and locally sourced ingredients.
- Single-use plastics and plastic water bottles and disposable cutlery will be avoided.
- Lights, electronics, and air conditioning will always to turned off when not in use.
Code of conduct
Anti-harassment and non-discrimination policy
At EMBO, we believe that harassment and discriminatory behaviour are unacceptable in any setting.
Media and communications policy
Recording or communication of the presented data needs to be agreed upon by all concerned.
EMBO's code of conduct is applicable for all participants of this EMBO meeting and can be found here.
