A FEBS Short Term Fellowship in July 2025, Porto, Portugal
Monday, 20 October 2025 04:17
Attila P. Sachslehner spent a month researching in Porto, Portugal, this July. Being an ÖGMBT member one benefit is to be a member in the FEBS, FEM and EFB at the same time. This way this young life scientist was able to apply for a FEBS short term fellowship. And he got it. FEBS funds travel expenses and subsistence amounting to 100€/day. Background of the FEBS Short term fellowship The skin of terrestrial vertebrates forms a variety of cornified appendages such as feathers, hair, or nails [1]. The development and continuous regeneration of the epidermis and the skin appendages depend on enzymes belonging to the family of transglutaminases (TGM), which crosslink proteins to establish the epidermal barrier and the rigid structures of the appendages [2]. However, while the contribution of TGMs to epidermal cornification is well studied, the roles of TGMs in skin appendages remain poorly understood, particularly in non-mammalian…
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October 2025 news: Read the latest updates on FEBS events and other activities
Thursday, 16 October 2025 01:08
The FEBS Congress 2026: explore the plans The build-up to the 50th FEBS Congress next July, hosted by the Netherlands Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NVBMB), is gathering pace, with abstract submission and registration due to open on 1 November. In the meantime, we invite you to explore the developing scientific programme on the Congress website, including an exciting plenary speaker line-up of distinguished researchers, parallel sessions covering traditional and emerging research areas, and a wide range of abstract submission topics for participants, who will have opportunities to present short talks, speed talks and posters. We are looking forward to bringing together molecular life scientists at all career stages and from across the globe for an inspiring few days in the Netherlands! FEBS Young Scientists' Forum The 25th FEBS Young Scientists’ Forum (‘YSF 2026’), a satellite meeting of the 50th FEBS Congress, will bring together in Wageningen around…
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Your FEBS Network highlights - October
Monday, 13 October 2025 11:27
Hello ÖGMBT members, Here's a list of the great content selected as a highlight in the past 2 weeks. Host the 6th FEBS-IUBMB-ENABLE Conference in 2027: Applications now open! The call is open for European institutions interested in hosting the 6th FEBS-IUBMB-ENABLE PhD & Postdoc Conference in 2027, a three-day international event organised by and for young life scientis... Read more Marta Reyes Corral Manager of FEBS Careers of Young Scientists, FEBS In the Limelight: Non-coding RNAs in Cancer FEBS Open Bio’s latest ‘In the Limelight’ issue showcases four timely reviews that delve into the role of non-coding RNAs in cancer biology. Read more FEBS Open Bio Summer Research Program 2026: Apply Now Alexandra Bezler Lecturer, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) FEBS Advanced Lecture Course: 6th Danube Conference on Epigenetics The FEBS Advanced Lecture Course '6th Danube Conference on Epigenetics' will…
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