This symposium aims to provide a novel viewpoint on chromosome biology by approaching the topic with a highly interdisciplinary range of outstanding speakers, including experts in novel high-throughput molecular biology techniques, experimental physical approaches, polymer modelling, structural biology and advanced imaging technologies.

This symposium will bring together researchers from different fields to enhance our understanding of how organoids can be formed and maintained, how they can be used to study disease and how we might eventually use them to regenerate and replace human organ tissue.

Plentiful opportunities for researchers to learn about and discuss important developments in the field of human microbiota, the collection of microbes living in and on our body that have a significant impact on human health and well-being.

Leaders in the RNA field, post-docs and students will come together for the latest research on transcription, RNA processing and modification, mRNA export and localisation, mRNA surveillance and decay, translation and the control of mRNA expression by microRNAs.

This symposium will cover a broad range of topics in prokaryotic biology, including antibiotic-related research, network biology, bacterial communities, cell biology, regulation & signalling, pathogenesis and evolution. Emphasis will be placed on novel approaches that drive each field or have the potential to revolutionise future research in microbiology.