Protistology Nordics Meeting 2024

About the meeting

3rd Protistology Nordics Meeting | Uppsala
2-3 May 2024

We are excited to announce that Protistology Nordics 2024 will be held in Uppsala, providing an opportunity for scientists in Nordic countries to come together and showcase their research on the genetics, cell biology, ecology, and evolution of protists.

The meeting is designed to facilitate vibrant discussions about the latest research in protistology, social interaction, and networking with fellow participants. It is scheduled for May 2nd and 3rd in Uppsala, featuring a workshop on May 2nd at the Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC), Uppsala, followed by a dinner for all participants.

This meeting stems from the prior Protistology Nordics meetings held in Oslo (2022) and Lund (2023).

Practical information

Lunch and coffee and snacks will be provided on both days of the meeting.

In order to reduce plastic waste, we kindly ask all participants to bring their reusable water bottles or cups to fill with water at the venue.

Registration and Abstract Submission

Register HERE!

Registration and Abstract Submission Deadline: 25 March, 2024
Selected abstracts/Participants Will Be Notified By: 2 April, 2024

Registrations are now closed.

Venue

Workshop (2 May)

The workshop on 2 May will take place at

Navet, Uppsala Biomedical Centre (BMC), Entrance C11 Uppsala University
Husargatan 3 752 37 Uppsala Sweden

Pub Dinner (2 May)

Dinner on 2nd May will take place at

William’s Pub
Åsgränd 5
753 10 Uppsala

Symposium (3 May)

Talks on 3 May will take place at

Friessalen, Evolutionsbiologiskt centrum (EBC)
Uppsala University
Norbyvägen 18
752 36 Uppsala
Sweden

Places to stay

Nearby hotels and hostels can be found here.

Please note that we are not providing accommodations to the meeting.

Program

Final programme

The final meeting programme is available for download HERE!

2 May 2024

Workshop for Early Career Researchers, and Pub night
A workshop for Masters students, PhD students, and postdocs!
All researchers are welcome to join after the student introductions (i.e. at 10:30 am)!

Preliminary schedule

Time	Event
8:45-9:00	Registration
9:00-10:30	Introductions by students/early-career researchers
10:30-11:00	Fika (coffee + snacks)
11:00-12:00	Invited Talk by Ramiro Logares
12:00-13:00	Lunch
13:00-14:30	Mini-workshop on metagenomics led by Jennah Dharamshi
14:30-15:00	Fika (coffee + snacks)
15:00-17:00	A presentation of infrastructure in Sweden for genomics, proteomics, and imaging
17:00-18:00	Free time
18:00 -	Pub night (William’s Pub)

3 May 2024

Symposium on Protist Cell Biology, Ecology, and Evolution

Preliminary schedule

Time	Event
8:30-8:50	Registration
8:50-9:00	Welcome address
9:00-9:45	Plenary talk by Elisabeth Hehenberger
9:45-10:15	Fika (coffee + snacks)
10:15-12:15	Contributed talks
12:15-13:15	Lunch
13:15-15:20	Contributed talks
15:20-15:25	Group Photo
15:25-16:00	Fika (coffee + snacks)
16:00-17:40	Contributed talks
17:40-17:50	Short break
17:50-18:00	Concluding remarks and best student talks

Invited Speakers and Instructors

Plenary speaker
Elisabeth Hehenberger
Institute of Parasitology
Biology Centre CAS
Czech Republic

Instructor, early career researcher workshop
Jennah Dharamshi
Department of Organismal Biology
Uppsala University
Sweden

Invited speaker, early career researcher workshop
Ramiro Logares
Ecology of Marine Microorganisms Research group
Institute of Marine Sciences
Spain

Best student talk awards

First prize, Best oral presentation
Allen Williamson
Lund University

Second prize, Best oral presentation
Clarence Sim
University of Oslo

First prize, Best flash talk
Ingrid Sætersdal
University of Oslo

Second prize, Best flash talk
Ana Gomes
NORCE

Organisation

Mahwash Jamy. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jennah Dharamshi. Uppsala University
Micah Dunthorn. University of Oslo
Anabella Aguilera. SciLifeLab Planetary Biology
Fabien Burki. Uppsala University
Courtney Stairs. Lund University