17th IMG PhD Conference

  • Date & Time: 11. 10. 2024
  • Location: IMG, Milan Hašek Auditorium

We would like to invite all researchers, and especially PhD students, to join our 17th annual student conference on October 11, 2024.


This is our conference, organized by and for PhDs. That is why, this year we are shuffling things up, adding some new flavours to the program, and betting for a great after-party to celebrate our community! Stay tuned for our two invited international speakers, Mileidys Perez, who will cover the topics of how to build a Start-Up (yes, even during PhD) and Elodie Chabrol, who will guide us into the world of science communication!

Registration

Registration extended to 10 October 2024.

Invited speakers

Do you want to learn how to transform an idea into a real start-up? Mileidys Perez Alea is a senior scientist with more than 15 years of research experience in biochemistry and cellular & molecular biology. She graduated from the University of Havana, and obtained her PhD degree in oncological and experimental haematology at the University of Palermo in Italy. Most remarkably, during her PhD, Milly co-founded a start-up that ended up in the very successful company, Advanced BioDesign. During our conference she will come to tell us about her experience and the challenges she faced. Learn more about her work on LinkedIn.

Mileidys Perez Alea
Elodie Chabrol

Elodie Chabrol is a dynamic neuroscientist with a fervent passion for bridging the gap between scientists and the public. She earned her PhD in Neurogenetics in Paris and continued her research as a postdoctoral fellow at UCL, London. In 2013, Elodie got involved in the creation of the Pint of Science festival, and in 2014, she established its French branch. After years of balancing her research career with her dedication to Pint of Science, she transitioned to a full-time science communicator role. Currently, Elodie serves as the International & France Director for Pint of Science and engages in various freelance science communication projects, including training, podcasts, event organization, and moderation. Learn more about Elodie at www.elodiechabrol.com.

17th IMG PhD conference, and 17 speakers presenting this year! Coincidence?

Our contestants will be participating in all three categories that this conference will be offering at IMG for the first time: short talk, chalk talk and last but not least, the flash talk competition.

We look forward to all of them!

Programme

09:00 – 09:30Registration
09:45 – 09:50Welcome by the organizers
09:50 – 10:00Welcome by the Director of IMG

SESSION 1
Immunology and innovation

10:00 – 10:10Jakub Onhajzer
Reactivation of the embryonic genes Trop2 and Sca1 correlates with the cellular zonation of the tumors
10:10 – 10:20David Machač
Distinct populations of gut RORγt+ tregs shaped by microbiota and weaning timing
10:20 – 10:25Kateřina Weisová
Innovative use of SNPs in preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A)
10:25 – 10:30Kateřina Večerková
Equipping a LLM with bioinformatical tools
10:30 – 10:45Sponsor’s talk: Josef Uskoba (Biotech)
It starts with a pipette, but no one can tell you which one to choose and why
10:45 – 11:30KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Mileidys Perez Alea
Start-Up! How to make it from scratch
11:30 – 13:00Lunch break

SESSION 2
Cancer and cell biology

13:00 – 13:10Natálie Palková
Role of reversible phosphorylations in nucleolar structure
13:10 – 13:20Mohamed Elgendy
2 in 1 : Linking the two cancer hallmarks of evading apoptosis and deregulated energetics
13:20 – 13:35Sponsor’s talk: Vojtěch Ledvina (Eastport)
Seeing is believeing – Imaging bioluminescence with GloMax Galaxy
13:35 – 13:40Beatrice Valtorta
RNA processing and DNA damage response in neurological disorders
13:40 – 13:45Kristína Jamrichová
FBXO38 and its impact on cell homeostasis
13:45 – 13:50Katarína Ondrušková
DCAF12: A key player in DNA replication
13:50 – 14:05Sponsor’s talk: Anna Dostalova (Immunai)
Unlocking the power of immunomics for better therapeutic choices
14:05 – 14:30Coffee break

SESSION 3
Communication and developmental biology

14:30 – 14:45FLASH TALK COMPETITION
Matouš Palek – Epigenetic landscape control by (de)phosphorylation
Tobiáš Ber – The slug life
Shreyoshi Karmakar – Analysis of features of miRNA precursors in the RNA silencing pathway
Marie Zelená – Size matters: how to improve resolution with expansion microscopy
14:45 – 15:30KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Elodie Chabrol
Science communication
15:30 – 15:40Diego F. Joseph
Life through color: RNAi sensor system based on Single-cell fluorescence
15:40 – 15:50Sponsor’s talk: Lenka Šídová (Sven biolabs)
Systems for analysis of cell culture migration and proliferation
15:50 – 16:30Coffee and Gifts
Come get your IMG present and a cocktail ticket for the evening party!

SESSION 4
Structural biology

16:30 – 16:40Allan Akandwanaho
Converting molecular-scale torques to cellular and embryonic left-right asymmetry
16:40 – 16:50Farahdokht Nourisanami
Molecular mechanisms of proteoglycan-mediated semaphorin signaling in axon guidance
16:50 – 16:55Mario A. Martinez Monleon
Diversification of Actomyosin-driven axis establishment
16:55 – 17:05Marie Zelená
One ring to rule them all: An unexpected journey of Bilbo1 amid the flagellar pocket division in Trypanosoma brucei
17:05 – 17:30Break, voting for the best talks
17:30 – 18:00PhD agenda, Best Talk announcement
18:00Dinner and Party!

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More information is available on the page PhD Conference.

Sponsors

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