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Join us at YEN 2018 to hear and discuss about science with other young scientists like yourself in a relaxed environment
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The YEN 2018 conference will be held at the Francis Crick Institute, London on Monday 14th May. This year, we are honoured to continue hosting the Sammy Lee Memorial Keynote Lecture, to be delivered by Professor Wolf Reik (Babraham Institute). We are very pleased to host two further speakers; Dr Germano Cecere (Institut Pasteur) and Dr Susan Cox (King’s College London). As well as three abstract-selected talk sessions and poster presentations, we will also be holding a Q&A panel session on “Publishing, Editing and Journals” with three professional panellists; Jennifer McLennan (eLife), Robert Kiley (Wellcome) and Katherine Brown (Development). Attendees submitting abstracts for talk presentations may also be considered for travel grants up to the value of £100.
talks from Dr Germano Cecere and Dr Susan Cox
from Professor Wolf Reik
from selected abstracts
with Jennifer McLennan (eLife), Robert Kiley (Wellcome), Katherine Brown (Development)
Committee
Charlotte Douglas
Alessia Caramello
Sara Campinoti
Bryony Leeke
Lucy Culshaw
Matteo A. Molè
Silvia Perin
Tapan Pipalia
Alfredo Sansone
Valdone Maciulyte
Sophie Brumm
Lorena Garcia-Perez
Marco Ortiz
Nikolaos Angelis
Oana Paun
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April Seminar at KCL
We are pleased to invite you to this month’s evo-devo themed YEN Seminar hosted by King’s College London on the 27th April at 4.30 pm. Speakers: Dr Thomas Butts (Queen Mary, University of London) – “The complex developmental (and evolutionary) history of the trigeminal sensory system” and Dr Neal Anthwal (King’s College London) – “Breakdown of Meckel’s cartilage provides Read more about April Seminar at KCL[…]
March Seminar at UCL
University College London is hosting YEN Seminar on the 16th March. Professor Jeremy Brockes is giving a lecture on “Mechanisms and evolution in vertebrate limb regeneration”. Travel: University College London, Gower St, London, WC1E 6XA By tube: the nearest tube stations are Euston Square (Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City lines), Euston (Northen & Read more about March Seminar at UCL[…]
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The first Young Embryologist Network Seminar of 2016 will take place at the Francis Crick Institute on the 9th February 2016 at 4pm. Speakers: Dr Andrew Bailey (The Crick Institute – Gould Lab)“Antioxidant role for lipid droplets in a stem cell niche of Drosophila”Prof Christiana Ruhrberg (University College London)“The genetic control of fertility: Molecules Read more about YEN Seminar at the Crick[…]
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