The IRCAN is excited to partner, once again this year, with EMBO for a workshop titled « The molecular and cellular basis of regeneration and tissue repair ».

The venue is in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat between Nice and Monaco. Located to the « Baie des Fourmis » of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, with a direct access to the Mediterranean Sea.

About the Workshop

Over the past decades, this EMBO Workshop on Regeneration & Tissue Repair has become the key international meeting for scientists investigating basic biological questions in regeneration and repair using whole animals or organ/tissue « systems » approaches. This EMBO Workshop attracts scientists from all around the world, who would normally not meet, that have diverse expertise and use various research models from invertebrates to mammals. Each meeting approaches regeneration from different angles. This upcoming meeting will focus on the cellular and molecular relationships between development, regeneration and aging, regeneration-induced immune responses, cellular behaviour/signalling, the diversity of vertebrate and invertebrate research models and their shared or model-specific mechanisms underlying regeneration. This EMBO Workshop will also cover a more conceptual, i.e., historical, and philosophical approach to stimulate “out of the box” thinking about regeneration. This meeting is meant to propel our understanding of the field, the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms, stimulate discussions, and foster the development of new perspectives and collaborations. The overall goal of this EMBO Workshop is to significantly advance our understanding of how regeneration is coordinated in a whole animal or organ, providing new venues and opportunities to enhance the non- or reduced mammalian regenerative capacities and develop more effective therapeutic approaches to convert healing into regeneration.

Image credits: © J. Gonzalez-Rosa, A. Amiel, A. Ikmi, J. Sordana, C. Wilson