The 29th edition of the ICGEB Trieste Symposium took place on 10-11 July 2024.
ICGEB PhD students and postdocs presented their research at the 29th Symposium, held this year in the Conference Room of AREA Science Park, in Trieste, Italy. A long-standing ICGEB tradition, the symposium takes place annually and was initiated by Dr. Francisco E. Baralle who was Director of the Trieste Component at the time.
“When you read the programmes of the past editions of the Symposium,” comments Dr. Emanuele Buratti, ICGEB Scientific Coordinator and Group leader, Molecular Pathology, “You can appreciate that this event has been featuring major topics and research in Biology and Biotech over decades”.
The Symposium is a great opportunity for students to hone presentation skills and to give and receive constructive feedback from peers and mentors. In addition, it brings the ICGEB Trieste scientific community together as a whole.
Each year, a scientific committee of ICGEB Group Leaders curates the programme and selects the abstracts to be presented. This year’s edition, curated by Andrés Muro, Jennifer Molloy, and Marco Baralle, featured talks on Tumour Microenvironment and Inflammation, Virology, Global Health and Sustainability, Drug Screening (and disease markers), Advanced Disease Modelling, Disease and Therapies, Mechanism of Disease, and the Microbiome.
The sessions are chaired by the PhD students and run over two days, also representing an opportunity to hold social and team-building activities, such as the Fun Run (at its 10th edition) and the Symposium Party, organised to thank all the students, guests and staff for their efforts and commitment throughout the year.
