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VIBes in Biosciences

27-29 September 2017, Ghent, Belgium
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VIBes in Biosciences

VIBes in Biosciences

International Symposium for PhD students in Life Sciences

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The VIBes in Bioscience PhD conference is an initiative from the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) that takes place in Belgium. The organizing committee consists of motivated VIB PhD students, who bring together young and ambitious scientists from all over the globe to enjoy a series of training workshops and a top-quality conference. Selected speakers are renowned in different Life Sciences research fields such as inflammation & immunology, plant biology, cancer biology, structural biology, neuroscience and microbiology.

We offer 50 travel grants in order to encourage international PhD students to attend. For the first 100 students that register, there is a free beer tasting event in the local Gruut brewery! Join us for VIBes 2017 and enjoy this historical picturesque city with other science lovers!

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Laura Soucek
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Laura Soucek

Laura Soucek

Mouse Models of Cancer Therapies Laboratory, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), ES

Program

Day 1 - Wednesday, 27 September, 2017

12:30
13:30
Registration and welcome coffee
13:30
15:00
Workshops: Parallel Session 1
Present with confidence: about body language, interaction and stress
Do’s and Don’ts of image editing- How to create a stunning figure for your next publication
15:00
15:30
Coffee break
17:15
18:15
Workshop keynote
DEFYING GRAVITY: Greatness begins beyond your comfort zone
19:00
Visit Gruut Brewery*

*For the first 100 registrations

Day 2 - Thursday, 28 September, 2017

08:45
09:30
Registration and welcome coffiee
09:30
09:45
Welcome speech
09:45
12:35
Session 1: The Protein Army
09:45
10:35
Keynote lecture - The proteome in context
10:35
11:15
Selectivity of Cysteine Oxidation and Redox Mechanisms in Cell Signalling
11:15
11:40
Coffee break
11:40
12:20
Every picture has its own story: molecular structures fuel therapeutic antagonist design
12:20
12:35
Panel discussion
12:35
14:00
Lunch
13:15
13:45
Parallel - Meet the Expert Session on CRISPR/Cas: Merck
13:15
13:45
Parallel - Meet the Expert Session on microscopy: Zeiss
14:00
17:20
Session 2: A Healthier You
14:00
14:40
Improving vaccination responses across the lifespan
Coffee break
Pushing Myc inhibition towards the clinic

Laura Soucek

Mouse Models of Cancer Therapies Laboratory, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), ES
16:25
17:05
How and why Toxoplasma manipulates our behavior
17:05
17:20
Panel Discussion
17:20
18:00
Special guest

Day 3 - Friday, 29 September, 2017

08:45
09:30
Welcome coffee
09:30
12:55
Session 3: Networking: From Molecules To People
09:30
10:10
Signaling via TGFβ receptors - a possible target in tumor therapy
10:10
10:50
What can plant Metabolic Engineering do for Human Health?
10:50
11:20
Coffee break
11:20
12:00
Searching for the cause and the cure of Alzheimer's disease

Bart De Strooper

VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, BE & UK Dementia Research Institute, UK
The evolution of conflict & cooperation: from insects to human societies and beyond
12:40
12:55
Panel Discussion
12:55
14:30
Lunch
14:30
17:25
Session 4: Lighting it up
14:30
15:20
Keynote lecture - Connectomics in the Developing Nervous System
15:20
16:00
How you will help create healthcare’s future
16:00
16:30
Coffee break
Panel Discussion
17:25
18:00
Closing Words
18:00
21:00
Reception and walking dinner
21:00
Party