(‘YSF 2026’), a satellite meeting of the 50th ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, will bring together in Wageningen around 100 talented postdocs and PhD students from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ countries who are working in the molecular and cellular life sciences. Participants will be able to meet up in a friendly international atmosphere for lectures from keynote speakers, short talks and posters from YSF attendees, sessions supporting scientific career development, and a social programme. YSF participants will then move on to also experience the larger 50th ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress in Maastricht.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ will financially support participation of successful YSF applicants from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ countries* in both the YSF and the ensuing Congress, via YSF grants. Full details of the eligibility criteria are on the of the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress website. Applicants must submit an abstract to the YSF and Congress as first author, and be a member of a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Constituent Society.
YSF applications must be made through the Congress abstract submission system, selecting the YSF Applicant option, by 10 December 2025. Good luck!
*For the YSF 2026, there will also be two places for scientists from non-¹û¶³´«Ã½ countries, funded by IUBMB.
The photo with this post shows YSF 2024 participants in Pavia, Italy.