Welcome to the satellite meeting "The Genetic Evolution of Cancer", taking place on 11 October 2017 at the Louis-Jeantet Foundation in Geneva.

This meeting follows the Louis-Jeantet Symposium 10 October 2017 at CMU (Centre médical universitaire) Geneva.

The meeting is addressed at all Master, PhD students, and Postdocs working in Cancer Biology, and is restricted to 30 participants that also attend the preceding Louis-Jeantet Symposium 2017.

Chairman of the satellite:

Ioannis Xenarios, University of Lausanne, University of Geneva & SIB

Keynote speakers of the satellite are:

Steve West (The Francis Crick Institute, London) and
Hans Clevers (Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht)

Both are stellar scientists in their respective fields. Participants are requested to submit their abstracts until 11 September and may be selected to present their work in short presentations.
Please note that abstract submission is mandatory, and the selection will be done at the beginning of September.

This is a unique opportunity to speak face-to-face with top scientists from the field, to get feedback and advice for your work, and to interact with students from all over Switzerland working in your field.

Accommodation and catering will be FREE for all participants from a Swiss research institution!

Please register before 11 September 2017 through this website. 

We are looking forward to having you with us!

The organising team
Ioannis Xenarios (UNIL, UNIGE & SIB)
Costanza Panbianco (LJF)
Carolin von Schoultz (LS²)