Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, we are thrilled to invite you to attend the upcoming Sars Symposium 2022, “Biological transitions: from molecules to evolution”, which we will host on June 10, 2022 at Vilvite, in Bergen, Norway.
We have a fantastic line-up of local, national and international speakers, including opening remarks from UiB Rector Margareth Hagen and EMBL General Director Edith Heard. The program can be found below and here:
https://www.uib.no/en/sarssenteret/152407/sars-symposium-2022
For in-person attendance, we ask that you kindly register using the following form:
https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=12402487
We look forward to your participation to a stimulating day of Science and networking.
Best regards,
The organizing committee
Marios Chatzigeorgiou, Timothy Lynagh, Lionel Christiaen
Practical details and line up:
Date: 10th June, 8:30 – 19:00
Place: VilVite Bergen Science Centre and Sars Centre, Thormøhlensgate 55, Bergen
NEW registration deadline: 20th May 2022
Registration form: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=12402487
Co-organizers: Marios Chatzigeorgiou, Timothy Lynagh, Lionel Christiaen
Schedule:
08:30 Coffee and registration
Welcome
09:00 – 09:10 Prof. Lionel Christiaen, Sars Director
Opening remarks
09:15 – 09:30 Rector Margareth Hagen, University of Bergen
09:35 – 09:50 Prof. Edith Heard, EMBL General Director
Morning session: Evolution and development
10:00 – 10:30 Prof. Kjetill Jakobsen, University of Oslo
10:35 – 11:05 Dr. Nicoletta Petridou, EMBL
11:05 – 11:25 Break
11:25 – 11:55 Dr. Maria Ina Arnone, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
12:00 – 12:30 Dr. Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, Stowers Institute
12:35 – 13:05 Prof. Simona Chera, University of Bergen
13:05 – 14:35 Lunch
Afternoon session: Neurobiology
14:35 – 15:05 Dr. Maria Sachkova, Sars Centre
15:10 – 15:40 Prof. Steve Wilson, University College London
15:45 – 16:05 Break
16:05 – 16:35 Prof. Eve Marder, Brandeis University
16:40 – 17:10 Prof. Gilles Laurent, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
Reception
17:15 – 18:45
Dinner for speakers
20:00