Keynote speaker I: Professor Dr. Tony Hyman, Dewpoint Therapeutics
Prof. Dr. Tony Hyman's research has defined the emergent area of phase separation and biomolecular condensates. Well-known in Dresden as the Director and Group Leader at the MPI-CBG, he is also heavily involved with Dewpoint Therapeutics, a company he founded. His talk will be focused on Dewpoint's work on biomolecular condensates, and will also highlight his experience on founding a company based on his lab's research (further information to follow)
Keynote speaker II: Professor Dr. Yael Politi, B Cube
Prof. Dr. Yael Politi is the new Professor for Bioprospecting at the B Cube, which she joined after leading the ‘Biological Chitin-based Tools and Sensors’ group at the MPI for colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam for seven years. Her group’s research focuses on biological materials made of chitin, the most abundant natural biomacromolecule after cellulose, in particular their composition, molecular level inter-molecular interactions, structure-function relationship, and mechano-sensing functionality in spiders and other arthropods. To investigate these topics, her lab uses the anthropod cuticle (exoskeleton) as a natural model, that provides principles for bio-inspired design of mechanoresponsive and adaptive structured materials.
Dr. Politi will give an overview of the research going on in her lab, talk about how she got into the field of bioprospecting and biomineralization, and the challenges of presenting her work to a wider audience in academia.
Student Talks
Ph.D Students from all stages of their Ph.D. projects are invited to give a short talk (10 min + 5 min discussion) about their work. Presentations from all fields and topics are welcome to submit an abstract; selected speakers will be notified as soon as possible after the closing of registration. Presentations should focus on the project’s research question, method(s) used, and the scientific relevance (or potential) of the results obtained (or which will be obtained).
Workshop I: Dr. Michael Gerlach, MTZ
Being the Intravital Specialist of the Core Facility Cellular Imaging at the MTZ, Dr. Gerlach is very much aware of the power of microscopy in current biological and medical research. Microscopy has become an invaluable and widespread scientific tool in biological and medical research. The possibility to easily generate data in the form of visible images can lead to very convincing results, as captured in the age-old saying: “Seeing is believing”.
However, this direct approach to acquire measurements from samples also comprises the danger of careless or unscientific data handling. This workshop by him aims to explain the principles of scientific microscopic data handling and presentation. The workshop will illustrate imaging data structure, handling and processing for an optimal presentation as well as how to avoid common pitfalls during these processes. The workshop will also illuminate the intricacies of proper microscopic data presentation, also explaining how to use such data for the purposes of a talk or in a publication for maximal impact and comprehensibility.
Workshop II: Alan Riedel, SLUB
Alan Riedel is a research data manager at the Saxon State and University Library (SLUB) Dresden's Department of Open Science. In his work at the Service Center Research Data in cooperation with TU Dresden, he places a strong emphasis on metadata schemas and standards, Digital Humanities, and Wikidata and Wikibase. He is very much involved in the promotion of and assistance regarding open science.
Open science has become one of the new influential buzzwords of the scientific community. However, for a topic called 'open science', information on the same is relatively sparse, especially how to make the transition to open science. This workshop will discuss the ways to make ones data more open, provide an introduction to the services provided at SLUB to support in this process, and intend to illuminate the sec#FvzlC"}[eR&wO<<RESTRICTED BEHIND PAYWALL - PAY $$ TO READ MORE>>m#clCOiHyg@0
Chalk Talks
Ph.D. Students from all stages of the Ph.D. projects are invited to give a short chalk talk (5 min + 5 min discussion) about their work. Chalk talks can focus on their projects as a whole, a particular question or technique, or any other topic within their project which they would like to present. Presenters will be grouped by similar fields, allowing participants and presenters to discuss the chalk talks in more focused groups.
Poster Session
Want to present your work in a more laid back environment? Test out a poster that you will have to present soon? Continue the discussion from your presentation or chalk talk? The poster sessions are open for all who would like to present their work.
Food and drinks will be provided!
