Pathogen Immunity and Signalling

Registration includes:

• access to all scientific sessions

• welcome reception, coffee breaks, lunches, meet-the-speaker/editor dinner

Accommodation is NOT included in the registration fee.

The social event on the afternoon of June 10 is NOT included in the registration fee; more information will be made available at a later stage.

Registration information

A motivation letter and a CV will be compulsory to apply for a travel grant or childcare grant.

Payment

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Cancellation Policy

In case you unexpectedly need to cancel your registration, please send an e-mail to embo2026@lumc.nl.
Cancellation is only final upon confirmation by the organization.

For cancellations up to and including 1 April 2026, the amount of € 50.00 in cancellation costs will be charged.
In the event of a cancellation after 1 April 2026 or no show, the full amount will be charged.
You can appoint someone as a replacement free of charge. The organization must be informed about this by e-mail no later than 7 June 2026.

Selection criteria

Registration will be on a first-come first-served basis.

Short talk and flash talk speakers will be selected by the organizers based on submitted abstracts.

Scientific excellence will be the leading criterion for selection.

Other considerations will also be taken into account: Presentation of short talks by young scientists will be encouraged and gender balance will be ensured.

Abstract guidelines

Each abstract should include the title, author list with the presenting author specified, the presenting author's affiliation, and a text of up to 250 words.

Poster specifications

Poster dimensions: height 150 cm; width 80 cm. Posterboards and accessories necessary to display posters will be supplied at the venue

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.

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.

Participants with access needs may apply for a grant via the registration system of the related EMBO event, or by emailing the organizers of the related EMBO event directly.

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.