We are pleased to announce new courses in 2026 across a wide range of topics in the molecular life sciences. The courses are organized by experts in that topic and feature top speakers in the field. From lecture and practical courses to workshops, the courses are for PhD students, postdocs, and senior researchers, as well as for industry scientists and other stakeholders. Please find the list of 2026 courses below, with links to the course website or to additional information available while the site is being developed. Contact the organizers directly for queries. A number of FEBS travel grants are available for young scientists.
We are also keen to flag the upcoming call for applications for organizers, for courses to be delivered in 2027. The FEBS Advanced Courses programme provides funding to organize courses that provide research updates, training, and networking for scientists working in a similar area. Some courses are jointly funded with EMBO and in this new call we are pleased to announce a new joint course with IUBMB (the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), with a wider geographical scope. Please refer to the updated guidelines for more information. The next deadline to apply is 1 March 2026 (the following deadline will be 1 September 2026).
Read posts on the FEBS Network from past course participants on what it is like to attend one of these courses, and how it can be useful for your career.
Please share this news posts with your contacts and networks, to help us reach scientists who might want to attend or organize a course. You can also download the 2026 FEBS Advanced Courses poster (pdf) for your department noticeboard or to share at events.
FEBS Advanced Courses 2026
(By course type and chronological order)
FEBS Advanced Lecture Courses
Tumour microenvironment: From tumour heterogeneity to therapy resistance
4–8 May 2026 | Fodele, Greece
Organizer: Ioanna Keklikoglou (University of Crete & IMBB-FORTH, Greece)
Lost in integration vol. 2 – Probing biomolecules with AI and experiments
10–16 May 2026 | Spetses Island, Greece
Organizer: Birthe B. Kragelund (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
HFP2026: Molecular mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions and virulence in human fungal pathogens
16–22 May 2026 | La Colle-sur-Loup, France
Organizer: Jessica Quintin (Institut Pasteur, France)
Transglutaminases in biological processes
25–29 May 2026 | Padova, Italy
Organizer: Luigi Leanza (University of Padova, Italy)
Retina in a dish: Methods & applications in life sciences
8–12 June 2026 | Kuopio, Finland
Organizer: Henri Leinonen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland)
Advanced proteomics
9–15 August 2026 | Varna, Italy
Organizer: Kathryn Lilley (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
MASLD: From novel liver model systems to organelle pathophysiology
3–8 September 2026 | Spetses Island, Greece
Organizer: Bernd Helms (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Extracellular matrix in health and disease: Structural dynamics, cell-cell communication, and microbiome crosstalk
22–27 September 2026 | Eretria, Greece
Organizer: Nikolaos Afratis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Redox signaling in the physiopathology of the human body
28 September – 4 October 2026 | Spetses Island, Greece
Organizer: Marzia Perluigi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Molecular mechanisms of synaptic vesicle dynamics
12–18 October 2026 | Spetses Island, Greece
Organizer: Thomas Söllner (Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Germany)
6th Danube Epigenetics Conference
19–22 October 2026 | Budapest, Hungary
Organizer: Ferenc Mueller (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Joint FEBS/EMBO Lecture Courses
Membranes and their lipids and proteins in organelle biogenesis
10–16 May 2026 | Spetses Island, Greece
Organizer: Eefjan Breukink (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
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Ion channels and transporters: From atoms to cellular context
13–19 May 2026 | Erice, Italy
Organizer: Anna Moroni (University of Milano, Italy)
Cancer research; from fundamental insights to clinical application
17–23 August 2026 | Spetses Island, Greece
Organizer: Boudewijn M.T. Burgering (University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands)
FEBS Practical Courses
Generative AI for protein engineering
19–24 April 2026 | Blankenberge, Belgium
Organizer: Anastassia Vorobieva (VUB-VIB Center for Structure Biology, Belgium)
Functional imaging of cellular dynamics
31 May – 6 Jun 2026 | Amsterdam, Italy
Organizer: Mark Hink (University of Amsterdam, Italy)
FEBS Workshops
Protein termini 2026: From mechanisms to biological impact
3–6 June 2026 | Palermo, Italy
Organizer: Carmela Giglione (University Paris-Saclay, France)
Biochirality across scales
20–22 August 2026 | Nice, France
Organizer: Agnes Banreti (Cote d’Azur University, France)
