cryoNET Symposium 2025

Welcome to the 8th cryoNET Symposium, which will take place 1-2 October 2025, at Umeå University, Sweden. Invited speakers, selected talks by participants, poster and networking sessions will highlight the latest discoveries in the cryo-EM field. The symposium is open to everyone interested in cryo-EM.

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About

Dates: Wednesday - Thursday, 1-2 October 2025

Venue: Rotundan, Universum, Umeå University (MAP)

Address: Umeå University, Universitetstorget 4, 90187 Umeå, Sweden

cryoNET is a Nordic network in cryogenic electron microscopy that aims to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across national borders. A main goal is to help establish state-of-the-art cryo-electron microscopy as a strong pillar of Nordic life science research.

The core of the network is formed by the cryo-EM facilities at the University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, Stockholm University and Umeå University. The network also reaches out to cryo-EM sites in Norway and Finland.

The cryoNET network is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

The symposium is open to everyone interested. Registration is free of charge thanks to our highly valued funding.

Confirmed invited speakers

Invited speakers:

Aleksandar Antanasijevic, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Petr Chlanda, Heidelberg University, Germany
Irina Gutsche, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
Ohad Medalia, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Christopher Russo, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
Veijo Salo, The European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
Itziar Serna Martín, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Netherlands
Sebastian Tacke, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
Ilaria Testa, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Sonja Welsch, Max Plack Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt, Germany
Xiaodong Zou, Stockholm University, Sweden

cryoNET speakers:

Mira Dombi, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Max Renner, Umeå University, Sweden
Klara Theresa Scholtissek, Aarhus University, Denmark
Sebastian Valenzuela, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Posters and short talks

We strongly encourage conference participants to submit an abstract on the registration form and present their research at the poster session. A number of abstracts will be selected for short talks (optional). A poster prize will be awarded to the best poster. The poster format is A0 portrait (1189 mm tall and 841 mm wide).

Registration and important dates

Registration includes two days of lectures, coffee and refreshments during the breaks, lunches both days, and a symposium dinner on Wednesday evening, 1 October.

Registration is open and free of charge.

The number of participants is limited to 120 people.

The registration deadline is 1 September 2025, 23:59.

Sign up for the Symposium here

Venue and transport

Venue: Rotundan, Universum, Umeå Univeristy

Address: Umeå University, Universitetstorget 4, 90187 Umeå, Sweden

Campus map showing Rotundan

Information about accommodation in Umeå can be found here: https://visitumea.se/en/stay-umea

Information about airport and local transport can be found here: https://visitumea.se/en/travelling-within-umea

Contact

Sara Sandin, sara.sandin@umu.se

Tanvir (Tapu) Shaikh, tanvir.shaikh@umu.se

Organisers

Sara Sandin, Umeå University and SciLifeLab

Linda Sandblad, Umeå University and SciLifeLab

Tanvir (Tapu) Shaikh, Umeå University

Max Renner, Umeå University

Lars-Anders Carlson, Umeå University