About
Welcome Letter
Dear ÖGMBT Members, dear Colleagues,
After two very successful online meetings we are pleased to announce the 14th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting to take place LIVE in Vienna, at the new University of Vienna Biology Building.
Life Sciences have been in the forefront in the past two years and have achieved many breakthroughs in a short span of time. To underline the importance of our sciences we will hold our meeting under the title:
“Life Sciences – now more than ever”
Monday September 19, preceding the scientific meeting, will be dedicated to young talents. The first live “Life Science Career Fair” caters to the booming job market in Life Sciences and gives young scientists the opportunity to meet recruiters from various companies/institutions.
This Career Fair will be followed by the bestowal of the prestigious “Life Science Awards Austria 2022”, including the awardees presenting their work.
For the next three days (September 20-22) of scientific meeting, we have chosen topics across all specialties of Life Sciences, so that everyone finds something of interest. Invited plenary speakers will share state-of-the-art research and young scientists will be presenting their work in short talks and posters.
After two years of online meetings we all crave for personal interaction. We will provide ample opportunities for networking, discussions with speakers and colleagues in breaks, at social functions like the cherished “Wine & Science” evening etc.
The ÖGBMT Annual Meeting is the melting pot of life sciences in Austria and we encourage you not only to listen to sessions of your own specialty, but to peek into subjects you might not be dealing with on a daily basis. Many colleagues who peek into “foreign areas” have said that this expanded their horizon, that it gave them a twitch of new ideas and let them meet colleagues of other fields which sometimes led to creative collaboration.
“More than ever” we look forward to great science, open discussions and f2f networking. See you all in Vienna!
Sincerely,
Michael Sauer
Chair Scientific/Organizing Committee
Expand your horizon
The ÖGMBT Annual Meeting is one of the most significant scientific events in Austria in the molecular biosciences. Topic wise it is a very broad event, including medical aspects of the life sciences, applied aspects and a diverse set of basic research. It is a good mix of invited international talks and talks by students (all in English), a company trade show including exhibitors quiz and many networking activities.
It is a true melding pot bringing together top experts for exchange, showcasing the work of early career researchers, helps the attending students get a notion of the field and allows everyone a look beyond the horizon of their own specialization and shows what is happening in Austria in the field of life sciences.
Who should attend?
Bachelor/Master students
- In three days, get an extensive overview of the Austrian life sciences scene
- Meet key players of the scene and make invaluable personal contacts in academia and industry
- Find your next exciting project and interact with colleagues from diverse life science disciplines
- Insights about opportunities, both inside and outside the academic world
- Tailor-made activities for young scientists at the Life Science Career Fair on September 19, preceding the 14th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting
PhDs/Postdocs
- Submit an abstract and possibly win one of the prestigious best poster or best talk prizes
- Listen to sessions organized by Doktoratskollegs from all over Austria
- Tailor-made activities for young scientists at the Life Science Career Fair on September 19, preceding the 14th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting
Group Leaders/Professors
- Establish new fields of cooperation, especially as new Group Leader
- Refresh your insights on new techniques and experiments from different life science disciplines
- Find your next PhD/Postdoc among the attendees of the event
- Listen to winners of the Life Science Awards Austria 2022 in the afternoon of September 19, as the highlight of the Life Science Career Fair
Industry
- Find new buyers for your products & services and keep in contact with the existing ones
- Make high-quality contacts with academic researchers yielding new paths of cooperation
- Draw attention to your company as significant player / innovative provider of products & services
- Contribute by submitting scientific abstracts as participant
- Present your company as exhibitor and take part in the exhibitor quiz
- Support the ÖGMBT by being sponsor
Join the ÖGMBT
Become an ÖGMBT-member and take advantage of lower registration fees. Click HERE for information on ÖGMBT membership benefits and subscribe for membership online before registering for the Annual Meeting.
Language
The scientific program of the 14th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting is held in English
Main Topics
Invited Speakers
Rozalyn Anderson (Plenary) |
University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA |
Bastian Blombach |
Technical University of Munich, DE |
Axel Brakhage (Plenary) |
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Jena, DE |
Paola Branduardi (Plenary) |
University of Milan, IT |
Martin Denzel |
MPI Biology of Aging in Köln, DE & Altos Labs in Cambridge, UK |
Ulrike Köhl |
Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI), DE |
Jie Li |
John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK |
Julian Ma (Plenary) |
St. Georges University of London, UK |
Hugo Mouquet |
Institut Pasteur, Paris, FR |
Jillian Petersen |
University of Vienna, AT |
Norbert Polacek |
University of Bern, CH |
Tina Romeis |
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, DE |
Volker Wendisch |
IBA, University of Bielefeld, DE |
Program Overview
Scientific Committee
Chair Scientific/Organizing Committee: Michael Sauer – Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, BOKU
Session Chairs:
Michael Bergmann |
Medical University of Vienna, AT |
Christopher Campbell |
Max Perutz Labs, Vienna, AT |
Tomislav Cernava |
Technical University of Graz, AT |
Lea Ann Dailey |
University of Vienna, AT |
Dominik Egger |
BOKU Vienna, AT |
Matthias Erlacher |
Medical University of Innsbruck, AT |
Marie-Theres Hauser |
BOKU Vienna, AT |
Johannes Huppa |
Medical University of Vienna, AT |
Cornelia Kasper |
BOKU Vienna, AT |
Alexandra Lusser |
Medical University of Innsbruck, AT |
Mikolaj Ogrodnik |
Ludwig Boltzmann Society, Vienna, AT |
Rushad Pavri |
Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna, AT |
Stefan Pflügl |
Technical University of Vienna, AT |
Markus Schosserer |
BOKU Vienna, AT |
Dea Slade |
Medical University of Vienna, AT |
Herta Steinkellner |
BOKU Vienna, AT |
Richard Strasser |
BOKU Vienna, AT |
Birgit Wassermann |
Technical University of Graz, AT |
Wolfram Weckwerth |
University of Vienna, AT |
Volker Wendisch |
University of Bielefeld, DE |
Contact
The ÖGMBT Office (Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology) is fully in charge of organizing the Annual Meeting. This guarantees continuity and a high standard of organization.
ÖGMBT (Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology)
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