Events, seminars and symposia

COVID-19 pandemic responses were organized by countries according to their needs. The preparations for responses to potential future pandemics are currently addressed by organizations including RIKEN, Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab with prominent roles in Japan and Sweden, respectively. This symposium event, which is part of the RIKEN-KI-SciLifeLab Symposium Series, addresses the political, organizational and practical aspects of preparedness for potentially upcoming pandemics with focus on Japan and Sweden.

Yossi Feinberg, The Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB)

We are excited to announce that the 6th Uppsala Transposon Symposium – integrating transposon and virus identification into evolution and disease research will be on October 26-28 in Uppsala. This year, we have an in-person symposium with abstract submission, a livestream for virtual attendance + questions, and an interactive workshop with tool developers. Day 3 will be dedicated to […]

This year SBW will take place at Umeå University, October 27-28. The two days will be filled with inspiring talks, including keynote talks by Kerstin Lindblad-Toh (Uppsala University/Broad Institute), Debora S. Marks (Harvard University), and Simon Anders (Heidelberg University). There will also be three parallel hands-on workshops, a poster session, and a social event.  The target […]