COS Symposium 2026
Coordinating Growth: From Physiology to Development and Evolution
The Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) at Heidelberg University is hosting its biennial symposium ‘Coordinating Growth: From Physiology to Development and Evolution’. The COS welcomes all interested to attend the symposium in Heidelberg on 14th-15th of September 2026.
Venue: Lecture hall
Centre for Organismal Studies – Heidelberg University
Im Neuenheimer Feld 230
List of speakers
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Program
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Monday, 14.9.26 | 4.30 pm - 5.30 pm | Julia Cordero | Keynote: “Flying through the Gut”: Cellular diversity and multi tissue interactions in adult intestinal plasticity" |
Tuesday, 15.9.26 | 8.45 am | Lauren Saunders + Jan Lohmann | Introduction |
9.00 - 9.30 am | Aurelio Teleman | Regulation of organ growth in Drosophila | |
9.30 - 10 am | Laura Boulan | How flies get their size: unraveling mechanisms of organ growth control | |
10 - 10.30 am | Benjamin Towbin | Plasticity and Robustness in Organ Growth | |
10.30 - 11 am | Coffee Break | ||
11 - 11.30 am | Keiko Sugimoto | Molecular mechanism of plant regeneration | |
11.30 - 12 o`clock | Miltos Tsiantis | From genes to shape in leaf development and evolution | |
12 - 1 pm | Lunch Break | ||
1 - 1.30 pm | Ben Steventon | Multi-tissue tectonics enable the development of a well-proportioned posterior body axis | |
1.30 - 2 pm | Alexander Aulehla | tba | |
2 - 2.30 pm | Alexis Maizel | Schmeil Prize Award Ceremony | |
2.30 - 3 pm | diverse | Flash Talks | |
3 - 5 pm | Coffee Break + Poster Session | ||
5 - 5.30 pm | Elena Baena-González | Regulation of plant growth by the energy signalling pathway | |
5.30 - 6 pm | Ari Pekka Mähönen | Molecular and cellular basis of stem cell fate decision in the vascular cambium | |
6 - 6.15 pm | Lauren Saunders + Jan Lohmann | Poster Award Ceremony |
Registration and Contribution
Registration
Contribution
Master, PhD and postdoctoral researchers are encouraged to submit an abstract to present their research. Poster presentations will be selected by their scientific excellence.
ABSTRACT GUIDELINES
Submissions should include a list of authors and their institutes. Abstracts should contain a brief description of background, experimental question, methods and/or a summary of the main findings. Abstracts should be submitted online as single-spaced text. The main body of the abstract should not exceed 350 words.
Abstract submission is not mandatory but if registrations exceed the number of available spaces, preference will be given to applicants who have submitted an abstract.
POSTER SPECIFICATIONS
A0 size, vertical posters. Further details will be provided to accepted applicants by email.
Organisation
- Lauren Saunders
- Jan Lohmann
- Angelika Wunderlich
- Kevin Urbansky
- Yen-Hsi Beyer
For contact details see the red contacts tab to the right.
Image credits: Ana Verbanac
