Castelldefels, 28-29 March 2019: VII Spanish Worm Meeting (SWM)

The VII Spanish Worm Meeting (SWM) will take place in Castelldefels (Barcelona), on March 28-29, 2019. Anna Laromaine, from the ICMAB-CSIC, is one of the organizers of this year's meeting. 

This meeting is a biennial gathering of the scientific community working with C. elegans, with special focus on laboratories located in Spain or Spanish scientists working abroad. Deadline for abstracts submission is February 4, 2019.

The first SWM was hold in Valencia 14 years ago, now we are glad to be in Barcelona to celebrate the seventh edition! We intend to create an atmosphere of scientific discussion, networking opportunities and to have fun with our friends.

The meeting will cover a wide range of topics including, development, neurobiology, aging and disease, metabolism as well as new technologies applied to C.elegans. The meeting is hold in English and everyone is welcomed. 

The preliminary programme is now available here, and register here.

Organizers:

• Julian Ceron - Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL)
• Esther Dalfo - Institut de Neurociències | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
• Michael Krieg - Institute of Photonic Sciencees (ICFO)
• Anna Laromaine - Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
• Nicholas Stroustrup - Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)

Important Dates:

• Deadline for Abstract Submission: February 4, 2019
• Deadline for Registration: February 26, 2019
• Conference: March 28-29, 2019

Venue:

ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences

Mediterranean Technology Park
Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3
08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain

CRG – Centre for Genomic Regulation

C/ Dr. Aiguader, 88
PRBB Building
08003 Barcelona, Spain

Accomodation:

• Hotel SB BCN Events
  Ronda de Can Rabadà 22-24
  08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
  Tel. +34 936 646 230reservations.bcnevents@sbhotels.es
• Hotel Canal Olimpic
  C/ Ginesta, 13
  08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
  Tel. +34 93 636 06 08info@hotelcanalolimpic.com

More information:

Please visit the meeting website: http://2019wormmeeting.icfo.eu/