Heidelberg Postdoc Symposium / DKTK YAC 2025

Friday Jun 27, 2025, 8:30 AM → 5:35 PM Europe/Berlin

K1/K2 (German Cancer Research Center / Communication Center)

WELCOME to the Heidelberg Postdoc Symposium 2025!

** Registration is now closed. We look forward to seeing you on the 27th!

The DKFZ PostDoc Network Committee is pleased to invite you to the Heidelberg PostDoc Symposium 2025, taking place on June 27th at the DKFZ Communication Center. This event is held in collaboration with the DKTK's Young Academic Conference (YAC).

This event brings together postdoctoral researchers from across the Heidelberg region to exchange ideas, share their research, and build interdisciplinary collaborations in a supportive and inspiring environment. We encourage researchers from all of the natural and medical sciences to share their work with a poster or short talk.

We warmly encourage you to register and be part of this exciting day of science and networking!

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SPONSORS

Platinium sponsor: 

Find out more: invivo.de

Silver sponsor: 

Find out more: promocell.com

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REGISTRATION

Registration is now closed.

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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstract submission is now closed. You should have recieved an acceptance or rejection email by June 6th.

 

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PROGRAM

Tentative program can be found under "Program" section in the upper left menu.
You're welcome to spread the word about event to all the postdocs you know!

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VENUE

DKFZ Communication Center
In Neuenheimer Feld 280
69120 Heidelberg 

Directions can be found under the "How to find us" section in the upper left menu. 

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FAQs

• Do I need to present my research to attend?
  • While we encourage all participants to share their work for a more engaging event, presentation is not required.
• What if I can only attend for part of the day?
  • We would ask that you prioritize this event for the full day. If this is not possible, please let us know in your registration or by email and we can determine accommodations.
• I don't do cancer research; can I still attend?
  • Yes! We encourage postdoctoral researchers from all the natural and medical sciences to attend and participate. Interdisplinary networking and collaboration are a benefit of this event.
• What if I am part of DKFZ or DKTK but don't live near Heidelberg? Is there a way to participate virtually?
  • We will be able to provide a virtual link, with justifcation, for the shorts talks and keynote speakers. We will not be able to share the posters.

 

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE

From left to right: Mohammad Abukhalaf, Anna Kołodziejczak, Agnieszka Seretny, Simon Linder, Thomas Kerzel-Gnanewaran (top row), Tanwei Yuan, Alexandra Lipka, Fiona Brown-Burke (middle row), Samira Fischer and Mariana Schulte-Sasse (bottom row)

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Organizer:

 

In cooperation with:

Organized in collaboration with the DKTK Young Academics Conference

8:30 AM → 9:00 AM Registration and poster set-up

9:00 AM → 9:15 AM Welcome

9:15 AM → 10:15 AM Short talks #1

10:15 AM → 10:45 AM Coffee Break #1

10:45 AM → 12:00 PM Poster presentation

12:00 PM → 1:00 PM Lunch Break

1:00 PM → 1:45 PM Keynote #1

1:45 PM → 2:45 PM Short talks #2

2:45 PM → 3:15 PM Coffee Break #2

3:15 PM → 4:15 PM Short talks #3

4:15 PM → 5:00 PM Keynote #2

5:00 PM → 5:15 PM Prize Presentation and Closing Remarks