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Calendar 2020
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Next Gen Immunology 2020
February 2-5, 2020
- Venue:
- Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
- Organizers:
- Ido Amit (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel), Eran Elinav (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel), Joao Monteiro (Nature Medicine, UK), Ursula Weiss (Nature, UK)
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Transdisciplinary Cancer Interception: Leveraging Biology to Improve Prevention and Detection
March 9-11, 2020
- Venue:
- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Utah, USA
- Organizers:
- Anna Dart (Nature Reviews Cancer, UK), Jennifer Doherty (Huntsman Cancer Institute, USA), Sheri Holmen (Huntsman Cancer Institute, USA), Trudy Oliver (Huntsman Cancer Institute, USA), Sarah Seton-Rogers (Nature Reviews Cancer, UK), Sean Tavtigian (Huntsman Cancer Institute, USA), Cornelia Ulrich (Huntsman Cancer Institute, USA)
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Vector-borne Infectious Diseases
March 23-25, 2020
- Venue:
- Moody Gardens Hotel, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Organizers:
- Patricia Aguilar (University of Texas Medical Branch, USA), Ripu Bains (Nature Communications, UK), Alan Barrett (University of Texas Medical Branch, USA), Nico Fanget (npj Vaccines, UK), Nisha Garg (University of Texas Medical Branch, USA), Peter Melby (University of Texas Medical Branch, USA), Cesar Sanchez (Nature Communications, UK), Sonja Schmid (Nature Communications, USA), David Walker (University of Texas Medical Branch, USA), Scott Weaver (University of Texas Medical Branch, USA)
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Technologies for Neuroengineering
April 23-25, 2020
- Venue:
- Conference Center of Shenzhen University town, Shenzhen, China
- Organizers:
- Xiaojian Li, Liping Wang, Huihui Zhou (Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen-Hongkong Institute of Brain Science), Bozhi Tian (University of Chicago), Michelle Korda, Pep Pàmies (Nature Biomedical Engineering), Luigi Martiradonna (Nature Materials), Chiara Pastore, Fabio Pulizzi (Nature Nanotechnology)
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Metabolism in Health and Disease
April 27-29, 2020
- Venue:
- Juna Hubin Hotel Wuxi, Wuxi, China
- Organizers:
- Yong Q. Chen (Jiangnan University, China), Xin Ma (Jiangnan University, China), Pooja Jha (Nature Metabolism, Germany), Zhe Wang (Nature Cell Biology, China)
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Technical Advances in Stem Cell & Developmental Biology
May 14-16, 2020
- Venue:
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Guangzhou – Science City, Guangzhou, China
- Organizers:
- Duanqing Pei (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory (GRMH-GDL), China), Miguel A. Esteban (Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health (GIBH), China), Melissa Little (Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia), Christine Weber (Nature Cell Biology, UK), Ann Le Good (Nature Communications, UK), Nina Vogt (Nature Methods, USA), Katharine Barnes (Nature Protocols, UK), Kim Baumann (Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, UK)
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Reshaping the Microbiome through Nutrition
May 27-29, 2020
- Venue:
- The Westin San Diego, California, USA
- Organizers:
- Pieter Dorrestein (University of California, San Diego, USA), Ursula Hofer (Nature Reviews Microbiology, UK), Rob Knight (University of California, San Diego, USA), Nonia Pariente (Nature Microbiology, UK), Katrina Ray (Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, UK), Emily White (Nature Microbiology, UK), Ashley York (Nature Reviews Microbiology, UK)
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Human Genetics and Big Data
May 28-30, 2020
- Venue:
- Lake View Hotel, Beijing, China
- Organizers:
- Chen Wang (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China), Jianwei Wang (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China), Chen Wu (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China), Catherine Potenski (Nature Genetics, USA), Michelle Trenkmann (Nature Communications, UK), Lin Tang (Nature Methods, China)
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A Changing Arctic
June 2-5, 2020
- Venue:
- The FRAM Centre, Tromsø, Norway
- Organizers:
- Kathryn Donnelly (The FRAM Centre, Norway), Helge Markusson (The FRAM Centre, Norway), Graham Simpkins (Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, UK), Bronwyn Wake (Nature Climate Change, UK)
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Microrobots and Nanorobots for Biotechnology
June 2-5, 2020
- Venue:
- DGUV Akademie Dresden, Germany
- Organizers:
- Oliver G. Schmidt (Leibniz IFW Dresden, Germany), Elizaveta Dubrovina (Nature Physics, UK), Robert Guilliatt (Nature Communications, UK), Claire Hansell (Nature, UK), Bruno Castro (Nature Materials, UK), Johannes Kreutzer (Nature Communications, UK), Chiara Pastore (Nature Nanotechnology, UK)
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Sustainable Solutions for Pollution Control
June 5-6, 2020
- Venue:
- Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Centre, Shanghai, China
- Organizers:
- Zuxin Xu, Xiaohu Dai, Jianxiong Liu, Zhiwei Wang, Wenhai Chu, Hailong Yin (Tongji University, China), Xuejun Tan (Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute (SMEDI), China), Monica Contestabile (Nature Sustainability, UK), Fabio Pulizzi (Nature Nanotechnology, UK)
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Bioengineering Solutions for Biology and Medicine
June 24-26, 2020
- Venue:
- Lenbach Palais, Munich
- Organizers:
- Markus Elsner (Nature Biotechnology), Andrew Marshall (Nature Biotechnology), Vasilis Ntziachristos (Helmholtz Pioneer Campus), Pep Pàmies (Nature Biomedical Engineering), Thomas Schwarz-Romond (Helmholtz Pioneer Campus), Matthias Tschöp (Helmholtz Pioneer Campus)
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Neurogenetics
July 28-29, 2020
- Venue:
- Kimmel Center for University Life, New York University, NY
- Organizers:
- Kevin Da Silva (Nature Neuroscience, USA), Claude Desplan (New York University, USA), Yomayra Guzman (Communications Biology, USA), Eric Klann (New York University, USA), Catherine Potenski (Nature Genetics, USA), Shari Wiseman (Nature Neuroscience, USA)
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2nd Frontiers in Electron Microscopy for Physical and Life Sciences
September 9-11, 2020
- Venue:
- Princeton University, USA
- Organizers:
- Nan Yao (Princeton University, USA), Craig B. Arnold (Princeton University, USA), Nieng Yan (Princeton University, USA), Inês Chen (Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, USA), Allison Doerr (Nature Methods, USA), Karin Kühnel (Nature Communications, UK), Maria Maragkou (Nature Materials, UK), Daniel McNally (Nature Materials, USA)
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Glial Biology in Medicine Conference 2020
October 4-6, 2020
- Venue:
- Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
- Organizers:
- Kevin Da Silva (Nature Neuroscience, USA),
Michael Friedlander (Virginia Tech, USA),
Sian Lewis (Nature Reviews Neuroscience, UK),
Michelle Olsen (Virginia Tech, USA),
Stefanie Robel (Virginia Tech, USA),
Harald Sontheimer (Virginia Tech, USA),
Sebastien Thuault (Nature Communications, USA),
Rebecca Wright (Nature Neuroscience, UK),
Darran Yates (Nature Reviews Neuroscience, UK)
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Harnessing the Plant Microbiome
October 23-25, 2020
- Venue:
- University of California, Davis, USA
- Organizers:
- Venkatesan Sundaresan (University of California, Davis, USA),
Maeli Melotto (University of California, Davis, USA),
Lei Lei (Nature Plants, USA),
Emily White (Nature Microbiology, UK),
Susan Jones (Nature Biotechnology, UK),
Richard Pattison (Nature Communications, USA)
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Mechanobiology in Health and Disease
November 6-8, 2020
- Venue:
- Grand Hyatt Beijing, Beijing, China
- Organizers:
- Bo Huang (Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China),
Pep Pàmies (Nature Biomedical Engineering, UK),
Zhe Wang (Nature Cell Biology, China),
Miguel Foronda (Nature Cancer, UK),
Ioana Visan (Nature Immunology, US),
Amos Matsiko (Nature Materials, UK)
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RNA at the Bench and Bedside II
November 11-13, 2020
- Venue:
- Ionis Conference Center, Carlsbad, CA, USA
- Organizers:
- Stanley Crooke (Ionis Pharmaceuticals, USA), Andrew Marshall, (Nature Biotechnology, USA),
Beth Moorefield, (Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, Berlin), Gene Yeo (UCSD Cellular and Molecular Medicine, USA)
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