Program overview as per May, 2026:
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Day 1, Tue 7
| Tuesday 7th July 2026 | ||||
| 10:00 | Registration | |||
| 11:30 | Educational Session | |||
| 13:00 | Opening | |||
| 13:30 | Emerging Technologies I (Plenary Hall) | |||
| 15:00 | Coffee break | |||
| 15:30 | Disease Models I (Plenary Hall) | |||
| 17:00 |
Key note: Dr. Pavel Tomancak (Dresden) ‘Of Hydra and flies: evolution of morphogenesis’ |
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| 18:00 | End | |||
Day 2, Wed 8
| Wednesday 8th July 2026 | |||
| 09:00 | Germline and Early Development I (Plenary Hall) | ||
| 10:15 | Flash Talks | ||
| 10:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00 | Cardiovascular I | Toxicology I | Morphogenesis and Organogenesis I |
| 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 | Neurobiology (Plenary Hall) | ||
| 15:00 | Poster Session (Odd numbered posters) | ||
| 17:00 | Disease Models II | Epigenetics and Gene Regulation | Husbandry |
| 18:30 | David Grunwald (USA) – Streisinger Award Lecture | ||
| 19:30 | YoRC Social Event | ||
Day 3, Thu 9
| Thursday 9th July 2026 | ||||
| 08:30 | Evolution & Alternative Fish Models I (Plenary Hall) | |||
| 10:00 | Coffee Break | |||
| 10:30 | Disease Models III | Tissue Formation | Neural Circuit and Behavior | |
| 12:00 | Liz Patton (Edinburgh, UK) – CNV Award Lecture (Plenary Hall)
“The journey from zebrafish melanocytes to melanoma” |
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| 13:00 | Lunch | |||
| 14:00 | Morphogenesis and Organogenesis II (Plenary Hall) | |||
| 15:30 | Coffee Break | |||
| 16:00 | Metabolism | Toxicology II | Cell fate | |
| 17:30 | End | |||
Day 4, Fri 10
| Friday 10th July 2026 | ||||
| 08:30 | Emerging Technologies II (Plenary Hall) | |||
| 10:00 | Coffee Break | |||
| 10:30 | Evolution & Alternative Fish Models II | Infection and Immunity | Stem Cells and Regeneration | |
| 12:00 | Community Session (Plenary Hall) | |||
| 12:45 | Lunch | |||
| 13:45 | Poster Session (Even numbered posters) | |||
| 15:45 |
YoRC Session (Plenary Hall) “Strategic Networking: How Research Communities Move Forward” |
Germline and Early Development II | ||
| 17:15 | Chi-Bin Chien Award Lectures (Plenary Hall)
Yinan Wan (Basel, CH) Victoria Deneke (Chi-Bien Chen Award 2025) |
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| 18:15 | Make your way to the Vienna Town Hall | |||
| 19:00 | Reception Vienna Town Hall | |||
Day 5, Sat 11
| Saturday 11th July 2026 | ||||
| 09:00 |
Keynote lecture II – Prof. Elly Tanaka (Vienna) “Evolving and regenerating limbs” |
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| 10:00 | Coffee Break | |||
| 10:30 | Cardiovascular II (Plenary Hall) | |||
| 12:00 | Adjourn (Plenary Hall) | |||
| 12:30 | Lunch | |||