Resilience to antimicrobial drugs is a rapidly increasing problem of global health. The underlying biological mechanisms of tolerance, resistance, and persistence reveal a complex interplay between (cellular) evolution, biochemistry, and metabolism. Join this brand-new symposium to meet the experts in the field, discuss the latest work on the biological mechanisms that mediate drug resistance and tolerance across the species barriers, and uncover solutions.

18 – 21 March 2025
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual

This symposium will showcase how exploring the wild frontiers of model systems is increasing our understanding of the biology, ecology, and evolution of organisms, ranging from microbes to plants and animals. It will bring together lab- and field-focused researchers from ecology, genomics, quantitative cell, and molecular biology. 

8 – 11 April 2025
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual

What does it mean to understand biology? What makes theory in biology different? What are the emerging concepts in the life sciences? This is the second edition of this symposium that connects a diverse community of researchers interested in transforming the ever-increasing amount of factual knowledge from biological research into conceptual understanding.

6 – 9 May 2025
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual

This symposium will assemble experts working on different pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites) and will cover a broad range of topics on the host-pathogen interface, highlighting the diversity in mechanisms and the convergence of strategies pathogens use. It is a unique opportunity to meet biologists working on diverse aspects of infection.

26 – 28 May 2025
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual

Ageing is often considered a complex phenotype that affects multiple organs and tissues in a time-dependent manner. For the second edition of this symposium an all-new, international line-up of speakers and experts from diverse fields will convene to discuss the complex relationship between genomic transactions and the ageing process as well as the basic/mechanistic aspects of chromosome biology with the applied and emerging field of ageing sciences.

10 – 13 June 2025
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual

This symposium covers a broad range of topics in microbiology, emphasising novel approaches and technologies that drive each field or can potentially revolutionise future research. The seventh edition of this well-established meeting will connect experts from different areas and is a must-attend for scientists working with bacteria and new technologies.

24 – 27 June 2025
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual