Since its conception in 1999, the EMBL PhD Symposium has evolved into a highly respected scientific meeting, connecting young researchers and high-profile scientists alike. This year, our Symposium centers on the theme “The Roaring 20s: A New Decade for Life Sciences”.

In the next ten years, vast progress will be achieved within the life sciences and new challenges are emerging. We are dedicated to bring together outstanding researchers from a broad range of disciplines that implement highly promising approaches to tackle the current scientific questions as well as the global problems we face as a scientific community and as humanity. We will address issues ranging from basic research questions in the life sciences to the most recent developments in synthetic biology, disease management and neuroscience. Furthermore, we will address the intricate relationship between living organisms and their environment - thus focusing on ecology and evolution – and on the discussion about how to communicate our science to the society we are part of.