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EMBO Workshop

Telomere function and maintenance in health and disease

25 – 30 May 2026 | Lazise, Italy

  • Registration Deadline
  • 10 February 2026
  • Abstract Submission Deadline
  • 10 February 2026
  • Chosen participants will be notified
  • By e-mail
  • Payment Deadline
  • 20 February 2026

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About the Workshop

Telomeres are specialized structures that protect the ends of linear chromosomes in eukaryotes. Research in this area has revealed that telomere maintenance is critical for stem cell function and normal tissue homeostasis but is also hijacked in cancers as a means to cellular immortality. This EMBO Workshop will explore the latest advances in telomere biologyand its involvement in organism homeostasis and disease. By providing an ideal forum for open discussions, this EMBO Workshop will foster new and exciting collaborations between discovery scientists and clinicians, and provide a welcoming environment for new and young researchers to engage in this highly dynamic area of science.

Topics to be covered include:

  • Structural organization of telomeres
  • Telomeric chromatin and transcription
  • Telomere and telomerase regulation
  • Mechanisms counteracting replication stress and damage at telomeres
  • Consequences of telomere dysfunction
  • Pathogenesis and therapeutic perspectives of telomere biology disorders
  • Advanced technologies in telomere biology


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
  • 10 February 2026
  • Abstract Submission Deadline
  • 10 February 2026
  • Chosen participants will be notified
  • By e-mail
  • Payment Deadline
  • 20 February 2026

 

  • STUDENT/POSTDOCS EUR 1170
  • ACADEMIC EUR 1490
  • INDUSTRY EUR 2700

Registration includes:

  • Accommodation in single/twin bedrooms (5 nights)
  • All meals as per programme, welcome cocktail, 4 lunches, 3 dinners, 1 Gala dinner (from dinner on Monday May 25 to breakfast on Saturday May 30). Wednesday May 27: free afternoon, dinner not provided
  • Coffee breaks
  • Abstract book (PDF)
  • WiFi access throughout
  • VAT
  • Does not include transfer to the venue from and to railway station/airports (Transfer service can be reserved on the payment platform)

Payment

After completing the registration on the EMBO website, participants should access the Reservations & payment platform.

Link to Reservations.

The Congress Secretariat will send a confirmation via email to the participant in order to finalize the payment. The invoice will be sent after receiving the payment.

If your University/Company needs the invoice before the payment, please contact the Congress Secretariat via email teloembo2026-secretariat@ellytravel.com

Cancellation policy

Registration fees are not refundable.

Selection criteria

ALL SERVICES WILL BE UNTIL AVAILABILITY LASTS.

If we need to select, in case of overbooking, applicants will be chosen based on the quality of the science in the abstract and, should it be necessary, we will try to limit the number of applicants from the same research group.

An additional series of talks will also be selected from abstracts. Applicants will be notified at least three weeks before the conference.

Abstract guidelines

Abstracts should include title, authors, affiliations, and summary. The abstract should be limited to 250 words.

Poster specifications

The poster board is double-sided. Your assigned number will be in the upper left-hand corner of the poster board. The poster boards are in portrait format, and authors can make use of the full dimensions of 85 cm width × 185 cm height.

Preferred poster size is portrait A0 (841 mm wide x 1189 mm high)

All the material necessary for attaching the poster to the poster board will be available at the poster area.

Each author is responsible for the assembly and removal of their own poster, which will be on display for the entire duration of the meeting. The poster sessions have a designated time. Poster presenters are requested to be available at their poster to discuss their research with the meeting attendees.

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.

 

Contact

For info regarding accommodation, services, and payments:
teloembo2026-secretariat@ellytravel.com

Elly Travel Srl Unipersonale
Via al Quarto Miglio, 63 00178 Roma

For any other inquiries:
Teloembo@gmail.com

Cristina Compagno
Elly Travel-Tourism and biodiversity

 

 

Venue

TH LAZISE HOTEL PARCHI DEL GARDA 4****​

Via Brusà, 16, 37017 Lazise (VR)

Accommodation

A few steps from Lake Garda, in the centre of the parks. Perfect location for holidays, events or business.

233 rooms arranged in a courtyard in 5 connected pavilions, the rooms overlook a wonderful and well-kept internal garden and are embellished by an exciting view of the lake.

  • Accommodation in single/twin bedrooms (5 nights)
  • Free Wi-FI coonection in every area of the hotel
  • Plenary room of 600 square meters
  • Car Parking: unattending free outdoor parking and unattending covered paid parking
  • The pool will be open from JUNE 2026

Check-in from 3:00 p.m.

Check-out by 11:00 a.m.

Transport

HOW TO REACH TH LAZISE Hotel Parchi del Garda

EMBO Private shuttle transfer
Round trip ticket Euro 12,00 per person

25/05 from Peschiera del Garda Railway Station to TH Lazise Hotel Parchi del Garda
Every hour from 10:00 to 17:00

30/05 from TH Lazise Hotel Parchi del Garda to Peschiera Railway Station
Every hour from 05:00 to 12:00

DISTANCE FROM TH LAZISE HOTEL PARCHI DEL GARDA

Peschiera del Garda Railway station: Km. 3,300

The closest international airport is Verona Villafranca: km. 24

Intercontinental airports: Milano Malpensa (Km. 180) and Venice Marco Polo (Km. 150)
International airports: Milano Linate (Km. 130), Treviso (Km.150), Bergamo Orio al Serio (Km. 150)

By car: motorway exit Peschiera

FROM THE AIRPORTS TO PESCHIERA DEL GARDA by Bus and train

Verona Villafranca
Verona Airlink (bus 15 minutes) to Verona Porta Nuova railways station.
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Peschiera del Garda

Milano Malpensa
Train from Milano Malpensa to Milano Centrale
Train from Milano Centrale to Peschiera del Garda

Milano Linate
By Linate shuttle bus or by subway to Milano Centrale railway station
From Milano Centrale to Peschiera del Garda

Bergamo Orio al Serio
By Orio al Serio shuttle to Milano Centrale railway station
From Milano Centrale to Peschiera del Garda

Venice Marco Polo
By train: Peschiera del Garda Railway station (distance from TH Lazise Hotel Parchi del Garda Km. 3,300)

About the Area

The area near the TH Lazise - Hotel Parchi del Garda, offers a wide range of experiences: amusement parks like Gardaland and Movieland, enjoy Lazise's historic center with its lakeside promenade, explore Villa dei Cedri thermal park, visit the historical center of Peschiera del Garda (UNESCO World Heritage Site) or Bardolino, enjoy the natural beauty of Lake Garda or a nice dinner in one of the many cellars.

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.

Examples:
The venue takes some energy efficiency measures such as:

  • Energy saving (e.g. LED lighting)
  • Water saving
  • Waste sorting
  • Elimination of plastic
  • Reduction of paper consumption
  • Room temperature control
  • Control of CO2 emissions
  • Catering will include vegetarian days, locally sourced ingredients, and bottled water or single-use wares will be avoided
  • The CO2 footprint will be offset by ….
  • We will ask applicants to make a donation to a project (to be selected) along with their payment
  • During our free afternoon, we will propose at least one eco-friendly team building activity.
  • Abstract books and programs will be shared in electronic form only.
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