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EUROPEAN ACADEMY FOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE Barcelona, 1517 November 2017 THE 1 st EUROPEAN PHD AND POSTDOC SYMPOSIUM Breaking Down Complexity: Innovative models and techniques in biomedicine ENABLE is the first biomedical science symposium for PhDs and Postdocs to be held at the European level. Involving young scientists, this event seeks to encourage them to open up the academic world from within, to promote crosstalk between discipline, to collaborate with industry and to communicate with society. The 2017 ENABLE conference will include the following aspects: A toplevel scientific symposium to bring together leading scientists, PhD students, and Postdocs Career development activities to support the career progression of young researchers and to foster discussion about opportunities beyond the bench Outreach activities with the general public to stimulate interaction between science and society CAREER DAY 15 November 2017 Opportunity fair Network with companies and find out about employment opportunities Career chats Learn about the several career options available Workshops Participate in a range of intensive courses devoted to the personal and professional development of young researchers OUTREACH ACTIVITIES Microtalks Have a chance to present key biomedical concepts to the general public Crossdisciplinary Session Attend a roundtable discussion involving the participation of 4 wellknown figures, including a scientist, from various fields SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM 1617 November 2017 SESSION 1: Building the foundations of biology: synthetic and cellular research Martin Hanczyc Lab of Artificial Intelligence University of Trento, Italy Elaine Fuchs The Rockefeller University New York, USA SESSION 2: The OMICS Revolution: understanding the layers of life Johan Auwerx Ecole Polytechnique Lausanne, Switzerland Wolf Reik Babraham Institute Cambridge, UK TAPAS WITH SPEAKERS Meet renowned speakers over a nice fingerfood evening to get to know their personal experience in academia This project has received funding from the European Union’s H2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 724115 SESSION 3 From in vitro to in vivo: modeling Life in 3D Kristina Havas Cavalletti IFOM Milan, Italy Kim Jensen BRIC Copenhagen, Denmark SESSION 4: From discovery to cure: the future of therapeutics Eytan Ruppin University of Maryland CBCB, USA Christian Brander IrsiCaixa Barcelona, Spain MASTERCLASSES Learn about the latest cuttingedge techniques from biomedical experts. Several highly targeted seminars will be available. CONTACTS & REGISTRATION [email protected] www.enablenetwork.eu www.facebook.com/EnableNetworkEU www.twitter.com/EnableNetworkEU 1 2 3 4 ORGANIZED BY: FUNDED BY: SPONSORED BY:

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EUROPEAN ACADEMY FOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE Barcelona, 15�17 November 2017THE 1st EUROPEAN PHD

AND POSTDOC SYMPOSIUMBreaking Down Complexity:Innovative models and techniques in biomedicine

ENABLE is the first biomedical science symposium for PhDs and Postdocs to be held at the European level. Involving young scientists, this event seeks to encourage them to open up the academic world from within, to promote crosstalk between discipline, to collaborate with industry and to communicate with society. The 2017 ENABLE conference will include the following aspects:

A top�level scientific symposium to bring together leading scientists, PhD students, and Postdocs

Career development activities to support the career progression of young researchers and to foster discussion about opportunities beyond the bench

Outreach activities with the general public to stimulate interaction between science and society

CAREER DAY15 November 2017

Opportunity fairNetwork with companies and find out about employment opportunities

Career chats Learn about the several career options available

Workshops Participate in a range of intensive courses devoted to the personal and professional development of young researchers

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

MicrotalksHave a chance to present key biomedical concepts to the general public

Crossdisciplinary SessionAttend a round�table discussion involving the participation of 4 well�known figures, including a scientist, from various fields

SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM 16�17 November 2017

SESSION 1: Building the foundations of biology: synthetic and cellular research

Martin HanczycLab of Artificial IntelligenceUniversity of Trento, Italy

Elaine FuchsThe Rockefeller University New York, USA

SESSION 2: The OMICS Revolution: understanding the layers of life

Johan AuwerxEcole Polytechnique Lausanne, Switzerland

Wolf ReikBabraham Institute Cambridge, UK

TAPAS WITH SPEAKERSMeet renowned speakers over a nice finger�food evening to get to know their personal experience in academia

This project has received funding from

the European Union’s H2020 research

and innovation programme under grant

agreement 724115