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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
The Volkswagen Foundation offers international experts from the natural and life sciences a platform for an intense and inspriring interdisciplinary exchange on the fascinating question "What is life?" during the two-day conference. The key elements of life are well described. However, it is still impossible to create life artificially or define in detail and scientific terms what life really is. Speakers from biochemistry, biophysics, molecular systems and scientific biology will give an insight to the most recent and interesting approaches of their field tackling the principles of life.
At the conference the foundation will also present the concept of the funding initiative "Life? - A fresh scientific approach to the basic principles of life" and will answer all questions of applicants. Like the initiative, the conference addresses researchers from the natural and life sciences.
Program Overview (detailed Program see below):
Session 1: Artificial Systems
Session 2: Biochemistry and Systemic Biology
Session 3: Methods
Session 4: Synthetic Biology and Minimal Systems
Keynote Lectures:
- Christian Eggeling, University of Oxford
- John Sutherland, University of Cambridge
Registration, Abstracts, Travel Grants:
Please register until October 31, 2015. There is no fee for the attendance, but registration is essential.
All participants can submit abstracts for poster presentations. Ph.D. students and early PostDocs (up to five years after Ph.D.) can additionally apply for travel grants. Please submit your abstract online until October 15, 2015.
For additional information please visit our website: https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/events/calendar-of-events/details-of-events...
Cancellation:
Please cancel your registration if you cannot attend the conference. We have a waiting list for the meeting and can offer your place to another interested person if you cannot attend. Simply use the registration portal to cancel. Thank you!
Venue:
Our Conferences take place at Herrenhausen Palace, Herrenhäuser Straße 5, D-30419 Hannover, Tram stop "Herrenhäuser Gärten": Take Line 4 or 5 to "Stöcken" or "Garbsen".
Information on participating / attending:
Registration:
Please register until October 31, 2015. There is no fee for the attendance, but registration is essential. For additional information please visit our website!
Abstracts:
All participants can submit abstracts for poster presentations. For additional information please visit our website!
Travel Grants:
Ph.D. students and early PostDocs (up to five years after Ph.D.) can additionally apply for travel grants. Please submit your abstract online until October 15, 2015. For additional information please visit our website!
Cancellation:
Please cancel your registration if you cannot attend the conference. We have a waiting list for the meeting and can offer your place to another interested person if you cannot attend. Simply use the registration portal to cancel. Thank you!
Date:
12/17/2015 10:00 - 12/18/2015 15:45
Registration deadline:
10/31/2015
Event venue:
Herrenhausen Palace
Herrenhäuser Straße 5
30419 Hannover
Niedersachsen
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Biology, Chemistry, Information technology, Medicine
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
09/24/2015
Sender/author:
Jens Rehländer
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event52031
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