23nd Vienna Biocenter PhD Symposium - 4-6 November 2026
This year’s symposium will take place between the 4-6 November 2026, titled “A Trail of Twists and Turns: non-linear paths to discovery”
The Symposium will celebrate the authentic journey of discovery, highlighting the curiosity, persistence, and serendipity that shape real-world problem-solving. Science and creativity rarely follow a straight line. Breakthroughs often emerge from unexpected detours, dead ends, and iterative exploration that never make it into the polished narrative of published work. By embracing the non-linear nature of research, we aim to inspire a richer understanding of how ideas evolve and discoveries truly happen.
Topics: Computational Biology, Immunology and Cancer, Neurobiology, Molecular Biology and Structural Biology, Biochemistry
Registration open: from June 2026 till beginning October
Poster Abstract Submission Deadline is end of September
Organizing Committee
Every year a dedicated team of volunteers from the student body gets together to organize the symposium with the help of the Scientific Training team and other staff at the research institutes on campus.
This year the committee consists of: Chloé Bûcheron (LBI for Network Medicine), Polina Dimitrova (IMP), Maura Hofmann (IMP), Julia Kober (GMI), Konstantina Kravvaritii (IMP), Elisa Marchiori (IMP), Niccolo’ De Marzo (IMBA), Hannah Mayer (Max Perutz Labs), Magdalena Otto (Max Perutz Labs), Federico Scaramuzza (Max Perutz Labs), Petra Schaffer (IMBA), Agastya Singh (IMBA), Kasia Speichert (Max Perutz Labs), Moritz Helmut Wallnöfer (IMP), Felix Wolkenstein (Max Perutz Labs), Daniel Velikov (Max Perutz Labs).
With the support of the Vienna BioCenter Training Team: Eva Schmid, Chiara Ceriotti, and Christopher Robinson.