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EMBO Workshop

Proteostasis shaping health span: from protein folding to failure

09 – 13 November 2026 | Ericeira, Portugal

  • Registration Deadline
  • 1 September 2026
  • Abstract Submission Deadline
  • 1 September 2026
  • Chosen Participants Will Be Notified By
  • 15 September 2026
  • Payment Deadline
  • 30 September 2026

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About the Workshop

This fourth edition of the EMBO Workshop on Proteostasis shaping health span: from protein folding to failure focuses on promoting a full scale exploration of protein folding and failure across lifespan. Proteostasis is essential for cellular function, regulating protein synthesis, folding, trafficking, and degradation. Throughout life, these mechanisms adapt to environmental and physiological changes. However, alterations over time are known to disrupt proteostasis, contributing to chronic and degenerative diseases. As longevity increases, so does the need for targeted interventions to enhance proteostasis and promote cellular resilience.

This EMBO Workshop aims to unite experts in protein homeostasis, fostering dialogue between specialists in protein synthesis, folding, quality control, and degradation, neurodegeneration, drug development and aging. A multidisciplinary approach will accelerate innovation and uncover new strategies to sustain proteostasis, ultimately improving healthspan.

Topics covered will include protein synthesis and degradation, age-related disorders, signaling events pertaining to proteostasis maintenance and loss, cellular and developmental impact of proteostasic processes, and the role of proteostasis in neurodegeneration and age-related disorders. The program also features several round table discussions on emerging topics including new technologies, sustainability in science, early career research support and opportunities to meet with keynote speakers and journal editors.

Trainees and early career investigators are encouraged to submit abstracts to be selected for short talks.

Image credits: Claudia Almeida Lab, Nova Medical School, UNL, PT and Deepika Vasudevan Lab, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, US


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.

 
 

Programme

 

Registration

  • Registration Deadline
  • 1 September 2026
  • Abstract Submission Deadline
  • 1 September 2026
  • Chosen Participants Will Be Notified By
  • 15 September 2026
  • Payment Deadline
  • 30 September 2026

 

  • PHD STUDENTS EUR 385
  • ACADEMIC EUR 650
  • INDUSTRY EUR 770

Registration includes:

  • participation in sessions
  • conference material
  • coffee breaks
  • 3 lunches
  • 4 dinners
  • farewell party

Accommodation is not included and must be booked separately.

Payment

Payment information will be provided with notification of acceptance.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be requested in writing to emboproteostasis@gmail.com. Full refunds will be given until 30 September 2026 minus a 20 EUR handling charge. Refunds will not be possible after 30th September 2026. Hotel reservation cancellation policy may differ.

Selection criteria

  • Scientific excellence of the participant
  • Relevance to the theme and objectives of the workshop
  • Novelty of work with priority to unpublished/recent discoveries
  • Balance of gender, young/established investigators, EU/outside EU investigators

Abstract guidelines

Abstracts should be a maximum of 200 words and ideally indicate whether the results are published.

Poster specifications

A0 size - Width x Height - 841 x 1189 mm

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 financial need and 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.

 

Contact

Email: emboproteostasis@gmail.com

 

 

Venue

Hotel Vila Galé Ericeira

Largo dos Navegantes

2655-320 Ericeira, Portugal

Accommodation

All participants in the workshop will be accommodated in Hotel Vila Galé Ericeira in single rooms or shared double rooms with private bathrooms. Rates are in Euro (€) per night on bed and breakfast basis. Additional local tax fees may apply.

Single Room: 131 EUR

Double Room (2 persons):145 EUR at 72.5 EUR per person

Room reservations should be done directly with the hotel mentioning “EMBO Proteostasis Workshop”

Reservations

Email: ericeira.reservas@vilagale.com

The number of single rooms is limited. Please arrange room sharing of your own accord. If reserving a shared room, please advise with whom you will be sharing the room. Hotel cancellation policy may differ so please contact them directly for changes.

Transport

The Hotel Vila Galé Ericeira is located 40 minutes by car or public transportation from Lisbon International airport.

Shuttle transfers will operate to and from Lisbon airport on the first and last days of the meeting.

About the Area

Ericeira is located on the Atlantic Ocean and is an old and historical small fishing village.

Sustainability at the meeting

The EMBO Courses & Workshops Programme assesses meetings based on the proposal and implementation of sustainability measures. Meetings can earn points across a range of measures, with each measure assigned a point value from one to five. These points classify the meeting into one of three sustainability levels, reflecting the organizers' commitment to enhancing the sustainability of their event. More information on the EMBO Courses & Workshops Sustainability Badge can be found here.

  • The hotel has a Green Key certification from the Blue Flag program, Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).
  • No single-use plastic disposables will be used in the conference host hotel during all the meeting.
  • Abstract books and flyers will be in digital format, with no paper consumption.
  • No plastic, paper flayers, notebooks or other kind of gifts will be offered to the participants, avoiding waste.
  • A conference transport service from and to the airport will be provided at the beginning and end of the meeting to reduce the number of single travels.
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