Protistology Nordics Meeting 2024

Jan 29, 2024·
Mahwash Jamy
· 3 min read

Preliminary meeting programme available here!

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).

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

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

3 May 2024
Symposium on Protist Cell Biology, Ecology, and Evolution

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

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

Sponsors

The event has been supported by SciLifeLab Planetary Biology, and UiO:Life Science.

Authors
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
My research interests include studying protist diversity and evolution using environmental sequencing.