SYMPOSIUM DATES WERE 3-4 JUNE 2021. SYMPOSIUM WAS HELD ONLINE ON ZOOM PLATFORM.
THERE WERE 30 ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND 16 POSTERS – SEE PROGRAMME.
WE HAD 261 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS. NEXT SYMPOSIUM IS PLANNED TO BE HELD IN LEUVEN, BELGIUM, IN 2023
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CONGRATULATIONS TO BEST STUDENT TALKS
1. Johannes Krug, 2. Bernadette Johnson , 3. Asya Martirosyan
AND TO BEST STUDENT POSTERS:
1. Chiara Gianuzzi, 2. Sophie Vanhunsel, 3. Eugene Ballhysa and Shaimaa Hassan (shared, equal votes)
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The Nothobranchius Symposium is usually organised every second year and serves as a platform for researchers with an interest in all aspects of Nothobranchius biology, from biomedical to ecological research to meet and discuss ideas.
We welcome:
- Contributions on any aspect of Nothobranchius biology, using the turquoise killifish (N. furzeri) and other Nothobranchius species as models.
- Contributions on other annual killifish taxa and on topics related to the killifish-based research agenda.
- Those considering using killifish for their future research.
The number of participants was typically 100-200, making the symposia sufficiently small for establishing social contacts and sufficiently large to accommodate all aspects of Nothobranchius biology. After we had to cancel the meeting in Brno (Czech Republic) in June 2020, we expect slightly higher numbers for 2021 online symposium as we hope it makes it easier for non-European researchers to join.
**** Registration is open, abstract submission deadline is now over. ****
Specific themes discussed in previous symposia included: Genomics, Transcriptomics and Transgenesis, Proteomics, Epigenetics, Cell Biology, Diapause and Regeneration, Anatomy and Pathology, Ecotoxicology, Metabolism and Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution.
Previous symposia were held in:
- 2018 Cologne, Germany
- 2016 Jena, Germany
- 2014 Pisa, Italy