SAVE THE DATE: 26-28 April 2027, Vienna
Ubiquitin & Friends Symposium 2027
organized by University of Vienna (SFB Consortium on Targeted Protein Degradation)
The 12th edition of the annual Ubiquitin & Friends Symposium will take place on 26–28 April 2027 at the Van Swieten Hall in Vienna. The meeting will bring together international researchers working on ubiquitin/Ubl biology, targeted protein degradation, autophagy, proteostasis, and related mechanisms of protein homeostasis.
In addition to invited lectures by distinguished guest speakers, the 2027 symposium will feature selected talks from submitted abstracts and poster presentations, this time with an expanded three-day program designed to provide more time for scientific discussion and interaction between the international participants and the Vienna research community.
Save the date:
26–28 April 2027
Registration is planned to open in November 2026.
Venue: Van Swieten Hall
Address: Van-Swieten-Gasse 1a, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Confirmed Speakers Show all Speakers
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Speaker
Jim Hurley
UC Berkeley, USA
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Speaker
Rosa Barrio
CIC bioGUNE, ES
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Anne Bertolotti
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, UK
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Judith Frydman
Stanford University, USA
Program
Ubiquitin & Friends Symposium 2027
The expanded 3-day program will comprise talks from guest speakers (see here), accompanied by talks selected from submitted abstracts, and flash talks followed by poster sessions.
The symposium will start on Monday, 26 April, at 09:00 AM, and will end on Wednesday, 28 April, by 3:30 pm.
Venue & Travel Information
General information
The symposium will take place at the Van Swieten Saal of the Medical University of Vienna, located close to Vienna’s famous “Ring Street” and the city center.
Read more about the venue and travel information.
Registration and Abstract Submission
Registration, abstract & poster information
Registration is planned to open in November 2026.
All information on how to register and submit your abstract can be found here once registration opens. During registering, you can apply to be considered for a short talk or choose to present a poster. A limited number of travel awards will be available; submitting an abstract is a prerequisite to be considered.
Contact
For questions concerning the symposium please contact:
ubiandfriends-symposium@maxperutzlabs.ac.at
Organizer
University of Vienna: SFB consortium “Targeted Protein Degradation”
Conference coordinators
Sascha Martens and Zahra Ayatollahi, University of Vienna