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Advances in imaging, synthetic biology, and AI-driven modeling are transforming the study of morphogenesis and self-organization, making it possible to connect molecular mechanisms with emergent multicellular behaviors. Researchers can now test long-standing theories of how cells coordinate to form robust tissues, and how their breakdown contributes to disease.
This scientific program will feature 26 invited talks, organizer-selected short talks from participants, two poster sessions, and will bring together leaders and early-career researchers for a highly interactive meeting. Lake conferences are medium in size, bringing together 80-100 participants to foster lively discussion, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and exchange of ideas. The program will probe how local rules and cellular agency shape morphogenesis, regeneration, and tissue homeostasis. Through experimental modeling approaches, we will ask how robust patterns emerge, and what their failure reveals about disease.
Key topics include
- Cell representations beyond gene expression
- Self-organization and coordination
- Engineering multicellularity
- Resilience in biological systems
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This conference will be held at the Allen Institute, a 270,000-square-foot life sciences building, located in South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle. The building is purpose-built for life science research and facilitates our trademark team science approach amid abundant natural light and with stunning views of Seattle.
Upon arrival at the Allen Institute, check in at the registration desk each day located in the lobby and you will be directed to the meeting. Please wear your name badge for the duration of the meeting.
Accepted applicants will receive additional travel and accommodation details in advance of the event.
speakers list/
- Alan Lowe, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
- Alex Schier, Universität Basel
- Allon Klein, Harvard University
- Amy Shyer, The Rockefeller University
- Arthur Lander, University of California, Irvine
- Christina Theodoris, Gladstone Institutes; University of California, San Francisco
- Dana Pe’er, Sloan Kettering Institute, MSKCC
- Ewa Paluch, University of Cambridge
- Giovanni D’Angelo, EPFL Switzerland
- James Briscoe, The Francis Crick Institute
- Jesse Veenvliet, Max Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics
- Jun Allard, University of California, Irvine
- Karen Alim, Technical University of Munich
- L. (Maha) Mahadevan, Harvard University
- Matthias Lutolf, Roche Institute of Human Biology and EPFL
- Michael Elowitz, Caltech
- Miguel Concha, Universidad de Chile
- Miki Ebisuya, Physics of Life TU Dresden
- Mukund Thattai, National Centre for Biological Sciences
- Nicoletta Petridou, European Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Paul François, Université de Montréal
- Rashmi Priya, The Francis Crick Institute
- Sara Wickström, MPI Molecular Biomedicine
- Sebastian Streichan, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Takashi Hiiragi, Hubrecht Institute
- Yanlan Mao, University College London
Lake Conferences
Lake Conferences are a new series of 6 bi-annual conferences aiming to provide stimulating forums to broad research communities in key developing areas of neuroscience and cell biology with substantial anticipated potential for society.
These conferences are jointly organized by Circuit Neuroscience Basel and the Allen Institute, and are held in Switzerland and the U.S.
