About the Workshop
This EMBO Workshop on C. elegans Biology is the IV Latin American Worm Meeting. It will convene in Merida, Mexico. The overall mission of this meeting is to create an inclusive environment that provides trainees, early-career, established, and senior scientists from Latin America and around the world the opportunity to learn about the state of the art in C. elegans research and build collaborations with leading experts from across the globe.
This EMBO Workshop will serve as a platform to showcase and integrate cutting-edge research across diverse disciplines of C. elegans biology. The scientific programme will cover topics such as genetics, genomics, computational biology, germ cell biology, neurobiology and behavior, plasticity, cell reprogramming, the microbiome, stress responses, toxicology, neurodegeneration, pathogenesis, and epigenetic regulation. The goal of such a multidisciplinary programme is to foster a holistic and systems-level approach to C. elegans research.
This EMBO Workshop aims to foster equity, diversity, and intergenerational exchange of knowledge and ways of thinking. To achieve this, we have created an integrated and diverse scientific programme and dynamic networking events. The scientific programme includes lectures, flash talks, a workshop on microfluidics, and poster sessions. Keynote lectures by leading international scientists—including pioneers in microRNA biology, epigenetics, germ cell development, and aging—will be featured alongside presentations by early-career researchers and trainees. The networking activities include a discussion panel that will address challenges faced by underrepresented groups in science, mentoring activities in which all attendees will participate, and cultural visits to the city.
Because attendees will be able to meet in person, discuss their work, and form cultural exchanges, we believe that this meeting will provide all attendees with the opportunity to establish collaborations and long-term connections with leading scientists from across the globe.
Art by Talia Arenas.
This EMBO Workshop was made possible by funding provided by The Company of Biologists.
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.
