VIBes in Biosciences 2020
11-13 MARCH 2020, LEUVEN, BELGIUM
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VIBes in Biosciences 2020
International Symposium for PhD students in Life Sciences
Add to calendarThe 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.
Workshops
The Symposium is preceded by half a day of workshops to improve your personal effectiveness, communication skills and awareness on possible career opportunities. We have invited internationally renowned trainers to share their experience and knowledge with you.
Note that workshop tickets are not included in the conference ticket and need to be selected on top. Workshop tickets are supplementary to conference tickets. It's not possible to only attend the workshop day without attending the conference days. The number of seats for each workshop is limited, so make sure to choose your two favorite workshops in time.
Take a look at the VIBES 2020 workshops program for more info.
Travel Grants
We offer 50 travel grants to international PhD students, which will reimburse travel costs up to 200 euros. Travel grant awardees will also receive a discount on their registration fee and accommodation will be covered for adjacent nights. Are you interested in attending VIBES2020 and want to have a chance on a travel grant? Submit your motivation below by clicking on the 'Apply for a grant' button before 15 November. The organizing committee will notify you of your travel grant acceptance by 2 December 2019. No registration is needed before submitting a travel grant proposal. When you’re awarded with a travel grant you will receive a practical email containing the next steps. Note that being awarded a travel grant does not equivalate with being registered.
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Confirmed speakers
Program
Day 1 - Wednesday, 11 March, 2020
12:30
13:30
Registration and welcome coffee
13:30
15:00
Workshops: Parallel Session 1
Communicating science to non-scientists
Jean-luc Doumont
Principiae, BE
Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences
Thomas Crispeels
VUB, BE
Leadership Foundation Course
Robin Lefebvre
Grow 2 Excel, BE
15:00
15:30
Coffee break
15:30
17:00
Workshops: Parallel Session 2
A PhD in R&D, job possibilities outside academia
Robin Lefebvre
Grow 2 Excel, BE
Data visualization
Koen Van den Eeckhout
Baryon, BE
Confidence on stage
Ann De Ron
Fish Grow Feet, BE
17:15
18:15
Workshop keynote
Towards a research culture that is fit for purpose for addressing global challenges
Karen Stroobants
MetisTalk, UK
Day 2 - Thursday, 12 March, 2020
08:00
08:45
Registration and welcome coffee
08:45
08:50
Welcome speech
08:50
12:15
Session 1: A healthier you
08:50
09:40
Dissecting human antibody responses: useful, basic and surprising findings
Antonio Lanzavecchia
Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), CH
Keynote speaker
09:40
10:20
On the molecular route to inherited BRCA1 Breast Cancer
David Livingston
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, US
10:20
10:50
Coffee break
10:50
11:05
Selected talk: Repurposing heparin and its derivatives to prevent ZIKA virus-induced cell death in human three-dimensional (3D) neurospheres (NS) derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC)
Isabel Pagani
IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, IT
Selected from abstracts
11:05
11:15
Sponsored talk: Janssen
Presenter to be announced
Sponsored talk
11:15
11:55
T-cell based immunotherapy for cancer: from allogeneic stem cell transplantation to CAR T-cell therapy
Tessa Kerre
Ghent University Hospital, BE
11:55
12:15
Panel discussion
12:15
13:00
Lunch
13:00
14:00
Poster session
14:00
17:30
Session 2: Inspired by nature
14:00
14:40
Inspired by plants - growing materials with DNA-programmed properties
Tom Ellis
Imperial College London, UK
14:40
15:20
Developing new models of the human brain
Madeline Lancaster
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, UK
15:20
15:50
Coffee break
15:50
16:30
Biotechnology: From pills and needles to consumer products
Helene Steiner
Cell-Free Technology, Open Cell, UK
16:30
17:10
What a difference a dataset makes
Suzana Herculano-Houzel
Vanderbilt University, US
17:10
17:30
Panel discussion
17:30
18:10
Special guest
Telling stories about science
Kat Arney
Founder and CEO of First Create The Media
Day 3 - Friday, 13 March, 2020
08:30
09:15
Welcome coffee
09:15
12:30
Session 3: Networks and signaling in biology
09:15
10:05
Space, time and brain computation
György Buzsáki
New York University, School of Medicine, US
10:05
10:45
Chasing Auxin through the plant
Jiri Friml
The Institute of Science and Technology, AT
10:45
11:15
Coffee break
11:15
11:30
Selected talk: Loss of Synaptogyrin-3 rescues Tau-induced synaptic and memory defects in the presence of microglial activation
Pablo Largo Barrientos
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain and Disease Research, BE
Selected from abstracts
11:30
12:10
Lennart Martens
VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, BE
12:10
12:30
Panel discussion
12:30
13:15
Lunch
13:15
14:15
Poster session
14:15
17:30
Session 4: Microbes everywhere
14:15
15:05
Controlling the Cell Cycle
Keynote speaker
Paul Nurse
The Francis Crick Institute, UK
Keynote speaker
15:05
15:45
Plant growth with a help from the microbe friends
Sofie Goormachtig
VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, BE
15:45
16:15
Coffee break
16:15
16:30
Selected talk: Analysis of the skin microbiome in relation to the beneficial effects of topically applied lactobacilli
Lize Delanghe
University of Antwerp, BE
Selected from abstracts
16:30
17:10
Bacteriophage-inspired biotechnology and antibacterial design strategies
Rob Lavigne
KU Leuven, BE
17:10
17:30
Panel discussion
17:30
18:00
Closing words
18:00
21:00
Reception and walking dinner
21:00
Party
Organizing committee
Ana Cascalho
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, BE
Jhana Hendrickx
University of Antwerp, BE
Tim Van Den Bossche
VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, BE
Silvia Radenkovic
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, BE
Marta Wojno
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, BE
Marleen Vanstraelen
VIB HQ, BE
Lorenzo Canti
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, BE
Lia Martina
VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, BE
Joyce Lanssens
VIB HQ, BE
Joke Baute
VIB HQ, BE
Ilias El Houari
VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, BE
Anna Chrzanowska
NERF, empowered by IMEC, KU Leuven and VIB, BE
Hanna den Bakker
NERF, empowered by IMEC, KU Leuven and VIB, BE
Giulia Doglio
VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, BE
Evy Vierstraete
Science Events Manager VIB, BE
Dennis Pedri
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, BE
Deepanksha Arora
VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, BE
Chiara Lonigro
VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, BE
Cemile Kocoglu
VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, BE
Brajabandhu Pradhan
VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, BE
Anna Zimmerman
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, BE
Abstracts
Submit your abstract for this event
You can submit an abstract for a poster and/or oral presentation. You do not have to register before submitting your abstract.
Abstract submission closing date:
Thursday, 16 January, 2020
Submit an abstract
The full list of abstracts will be available on 02-03-2020 until 27-03-2020
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
Attendees
The full list of attendees will be available on 02-03-2020 until 27-03-2020
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
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