Final keynote #MeriadegLeGouil 10 yrs of evolution of Sarbecovirus in Rhinolophus ferrumequinum: dynamics, drivers & spillover rate in sympatric species

3 days of researchers sharing their research. These face to face meetings are so essential for consortium led projects, so much collaboration!

Day 3 - Immune/population - morning keynotes from:

#SebastianPuechmaille & #EricPetit - Pedigree reconstruction & genomic analyses to advance our understanding of ageing

#JoePrescott - Egyptian rousette bat immune responses to Marburg virus

Embedded in the heart of @unicologne.bsky.social at the amazing @cecad.bsky.social our event continues with keynote by #AleksandraTrifunovic on Mitochondrial stress responses: gatekeepers of cellular health, disease & longevity followed by chalk talks by #AsyaMartirosyan #AkshamalGamage & #JavierKoh

BatProtect programme continues with keynote from

#ThomasZwaka: Bat iPSCs & bat adaptations

Followed by Genome -validation & test hypothesis chalk talks from

#AnastasiaBaturina, #DavidMeyer, #WalterSandt & #ArielEraso

Day 2: bringing the consortium researchers & experts together is on the theme of Functional & comparative genomics

Keynote #StefanMundlos: Functional Genomics of Bat Limb Development

With Genome Chalk team talks #LucasCanesin, #YuryMalovichko, #AlejandroGonzales, #BernhardBein & #MicheleAlbertini

Afternoon session kicked off by #GeraldWilkinson: Comparative studies of bat aging using DNA methylation

Followed by Theme 2 chalk talks: DREAM & repair #ArturoBujarrabal-Dueso, #NajaEckert & #XuanjingLi

#SonjaVernes gave a keynote on Understanding bat adaptations by studying a captive bat colony

Part of our programme is Interactive Chalk talks and Theme 1 is on longitudinal sampling, biomarker & repair by #SebastienRiquier, #MaggieWeber, #IlzeSkujina & #MarekUvizl

BatProtect - 3 day programme kicked off by @bjornschumacher.bsky.social followed by keynote from #StevenAustad on Methuselah's Zoo: what nature can teach us about living longer, healthier lives

3 day programme has exciting blend of keynotes from leading experts, interactive chalk talks by BatProtect researchers from across the consortium and group discussions focusing on new methods, opportunities and future research planning.

Day 1 outline below - focuses on Longitudinal Omics/Metadata

Zoom and emails are great for international @erc.europa.eu synergy grants.

But you can't get away from the importance of face-to-face interactions, so the researchers from across the consortium are together in beautiful Cologne thanks to @cecad.bsky.social from 1 - 3 December 2025.

New and exciting project publication

"Linking phenotype to genotype using comprehensive genomic comparisons"

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Always great to meet with and discuss our research with the ERC President, Prof Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social

@erc.europa.eu @emmateeling.bsky.social @bjornschumacher.bsky.social

Check out this exciting publication from the BatProtect project, with many more to follow!

"Generating bat primary and immortalised cell-lines from wing biopsies"

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Closing date 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 14/07/2025

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