The MICROVEC symposium

We designed this meeting as an active exchange between scientists from different disciplines. The event is a one-and-a-half-day symposium supported by INRAE’s HOLOFLUX metaprogramme. It will feature three international invited speakers, alongside 16 selected talks based on participants’ abstract submissions. The symposium will conclude with a flexible round-table discussion aimed at producing concrete takeaways: research priorities, methodological bottlenecks, and clear next steps.

To maximize interaction, we will schedule extended coffee breaks dedicated to networking. Participants are welcome to bring posters, which can be presented during the three coffee breaks. We will provide all coffee breaks, both lunches, and a private dinner at the emblematic Gazette Café in Montpellier.

Keynote Speakers:

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anna MICHALIK (Kraków, Poland)
   Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Biology — Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research
   Department of Developmental Biology and Morphology of Invertebrates
• Dr. Patricia SANCHES (Zürich, Switzerland)
   Lecturer and Postdoctoral Researcher
   ETH Zürich — Department of Environmental Systems Science
   Biocommunication Research Group — LFO G 22
• Prof. Dr. Elena CROTTI (Milan, Italy)
   University of Milan — Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences
   Agricultural, Food and Environmental Microbiology Disciplinary Group