Registration includes:
- Accommodation in shared room for 7 nights (IN: 07/06/2026; OUT: 14/06/2026)
- Catering (lunches, coffee breaks, dinners)
- Course materials
Registration Information
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.
Students will share rooms.
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.
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 1 May 2026 will be entitled to a full refund minus any expenses (e.g. bank charges) and 50 Euro for secretarial fee. No refunds will be provided for cancellations received after this date.
Selection criteria
This course is aimed primarily at researchers working in biology, evolutionary genomics, population genomics, computational biology, comparative genomics, and bioinformatics.
Candidates will be selected based on:
- Advanced knowledge of the Linux command line and remote server usage. Knowledge of advanced programming languages is a plus
- Solid background in genomics, DNA sequencing, and sequence data formats
- Lack of previous knowledge of the pangenomics 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 about current research (mandatory)
Fulfillment 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.
Grant funded by Bioinformatics Italian Society (BITS)
One grant of 550 Euro, covering the registration fee of one student/post-doc who is a BITS member or works in a lab where the PI is an BITS member, will be awarded by BITS.
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.
A maximum of 500 Euro per participant is available to cover registration fees, travel and accommodation (no additional subsistence costs can be covered). To apply, please indicate the itemized amount requested in the “Travel & Fee Grants” section of the registration form and provide a brief justification for your request.
Special travel grants and registration fee waivers
A limited number of travel grants and registration fee waivers are available for scientists working in Chile, India, Singapore and Taiwan. Grants are allocated on the basis of the quality of the submitted abstract. A maximum of 1,000 Euro per participant is available to cover registration fees, travel and accommodation (no additional subsistence costs can be covered). To apply, please indicate the itemized amount requested in the “Travel & Fee Grants” section of the registration form and provide a brief justification for your request.
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. Applicants should specify their needs in the registration form and provide a justification. The EMBO grant available (a total of 1,000 Euro) will be distributed after all requests are collected.
Accessibility grants
EMBO offers accessibility grants to support participants at EMBO Courses & Workshops with any access needs. These grants cover up to 500 Euros for any additional costs e.g. to adapt the conference environment, or to be accompanied by someone to assist them where necessary. Applicants should specify their needs in the registration form and provide a justification.
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.
