EMBL Courses and Conferences during the Coronavirus pandemic
With the onsite programme paused, many of our events are now being offered in virtual formats.
Registration is open as usual for many events, with back-up plans in place to move further courses and conferences online as necessary. Registration fees for any events affected by the COVID-19 disruption are fully refundable.
More information for participants of events at EMBL Heidelberg can be found here.
Programme
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- All talks will be live-streamed unless otherwise indicated, with Q&A sessions after each talk and a roundtable discussion will take place at the end of the conference.
- Information on the live stream and access to the discussion platform will be provided shortly before the start of the event.
- Access to the recorded talks will be available for 1 week after the start of the event.
The following times are used in the programme below:
- Central European Summer Time (CEST): eg. Berlin, Amsterdam Paris
- Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): eg. New York, Quebec
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
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08:45-09:00 (CEST) |
Opening remarks: Pascale Cossart - Institut Pasteur, France, Jean-Eric Paquet - European Commission, Belgium & Nassos Typas - EMBL Heidelberg, Germany |
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09:00-10:35 (CEST) |
Session 1 - Dissecting host-pathogen interactions: from structural to cell biology Chairs: Pedro Beltrao - EMBL-EBI Hinxton, UK & Pascale Cossart - Institut Pasteur, France |
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09:00-09:20 (CEST) |
Coronavirus biology: features common to all coronaviruses (pre-recorded) Susan R. Weiss - University of Pennsylvania, USA |
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09:20-09:45 (CEST) |
A SARS-CoV-2 protein interaction map reveals targets for drug repurposing |
| 09:45-10:10 (CEST) 03:45-04:10 (EDT) |
The coronavirus spike protein: proteolytic activation and conformational changes Félix A. Rey - Institut Pasteur, France |
| 10:10-10:35 (CEST) 04:10-04:35 (EDT) |
Interactions between non-structural protein 3 and host-cell components |
| 10:35-11:00 (CEST) 04:35-05:00 (EDT) |
Break |
| 11:00-12:45 (CEST) 05:00-06:45 (EDT) |
Session 2 - Fundamental Research Towards new Therapautics & Vaccines |
| 11:00-11:25 (CEST) 05:00-05:25 (EDT) |
Structural insights into the transcription mechanism and drug-targeting of influenza polymerase |
| 11:25-11:50 (CEST) 05:25-05:50 (EDT) |
Insights into the SARS-CoV-2 replication cycle and implications for antiviral therapy |
| 11:50-12:15 (CEST) 05:50-06:15(EDT) |
COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidates |
| 12:15-13:30 (CEST) 06:40-07:30 (EDT) |
Break |
| 13:30-15:35 (CEST) 07:30-09:35 (EDT) |
Session 3 - Tracing infections and epidemics |
| 13:30-13:55 (CEST) 07:30-07:55 (EDT) |
Data sharing and data science in the fight against COVID19 |
| 13:55-14:20 (CEST) 07:55-08:20(EDT) |
Virological diagnostics: implications for outbreak control |
| 14:20-14:45 (CEST) 08:20-08:45 (EDT) |
Epidemic control : Preparing for Season 2 |
| 14:45-15:10 (CEST) 08:45-09:10 (EDT) |
tracking of SARS CoV2 in The Netherlands |
| 15:10-15:35 (CEST) 09:10-09:35 (EDT) |
Digital Surveillance Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System (SORMAS) for the pandemic response |
| 15:35-16:00 (CEST) 09:35-10:00 (EDT) |
Break |
| 16:00-17:40 (CEST) 10:00-11:40 (EDT) |
Session 4 - Unravelling the context and complextiy of infection |
| 16:00-16:25 (CEST) 10:00-10:25 (EDT) |
Malaria riddle |
| 16:25-16:50 (CEST) 10:25-10:50 (EDT) |
Proteolysis in pathogens |
| 16:50-17:15 (CEST) 10:50-11:15 (EDT) |
Antimicrobial use, antimicrobial resistance and COVID-19 |
| 17:15-17:40 (CEST) 11:15-11:40 (EDT) |
Pathogens and commensals at mucosal surfaces, the new dimension of microbe-host interactions |
| 17:40-18:15 (CEST) 11:40-12:15 (EDT) |
Break |
| 18:15-19:15 (CEST) 12:15-13:15 (EDT) |
Round table discussion |
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End of the conference - Continued access to networking and discussion platforms, pre-recorded talks |