Microbial Cell Biology

Microbial Cell Biology

Date: October 6 (2 pm) - Oct 8 (2 pm), 2024

This meeting will bring together scientists from Germany and abroad to discuss the latest results and developments in the field of bacterial and archaeal cell biology. It covers the full breadth of this research area, including topics such as:

• Cell wall biosynthesis & cell division
• DNA organization & dynamics
• Secretion systems & cell motility
• Cellular signalling, cell cycle regulation & development
• Multicellular organziation & biofilm formation
• Imaging techniques
• etc

The scientific program comprises five sessions with talks given by international keynote speakers as well as speakers selected on the basis of submitted abstracts. A poster session will provide additional opportunities for scientific disucssions. Moreover, early-career scientists will have the ability to interact with invited speakers in Meet-the-Speakers sessions.

Invited speakers:

• Buzz Baum (Medical Research Council, UK)
• Melanie Blokesch (EPFL, Switzerland)
• Dennis Claessen (Leiden University, Netherlands)
• Lin Lin (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
• Christian Lesterlin (CNRS, France)

A detailed program will be available about five weeks before the start of the meeting.

The meeting will take place at the "Alter Behring-Gutshof", a historic manor house close to the city center of Marburg that has been remodeled into an event and conference location. It offers a cozy and interactive environment that fosters interactions among the participants.

Please note that, due to its historic nature, the conference venue is not fully barrier-free.

The registration deadline is: September 20, 2024.

The conference fees are

• 180 € for PhD and undergraduate students
• 290 € for group leaders, postdocs and industry representatives

The fees include coffee breaks as well as lunches and dinners at the conference venue.

To register, please select the number of tickets you would like to purchase below and then check out using the red botton at the top of this web page. This will lead you to a web page on which you can enter your personal information and banking details.

The abstract submission deadline is: August 26, 2024.

During the check-out process, you can indicate whether you would like to submit an abstract and apply for a talk or poster presentation.

To submit an abstract, please send your text (title, author list, affiliations, abstract) in Word format to: [email protected]

Marburg can be easily reached by train or car. The nearest airport is Frankfurt (FRA), from where there are regular train services to Marburg via Frankfurt Central Station.

There is a good choice of hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs in Marburg. We recommend that you make your reservation early to ensure the availability of affordable rooms close to the meeting venue.

Room allotments have been made at the following hotels under the booking codes given in parentheses: Welcome Hotel (coming soon), Marburger Hof (UNI 06.10-08.10.2024)and B&B Hotel Marburg (coming soon). However, it is recommended to compare prices online to get the best offer.

Martin Thanbichler

Department of Biology & Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), University of Marburg, Germany ([email protected])

Host or Publisher VAAM special section "Microbial Cell Biology"