FEBS MPST 2009

July 11-16, 2009, Patras, Greece, Conference & Cultural Center, University of Patras

Important Dates & Deadlines

  • March 27, 2009: New deadline for FEBS Youth Travel Fellowship applications.
  • April 17, 2009: Deadline for application/registration and abstract submission.
  • May 11, 2009: Letters of acceptance and detailed course information will be sent to all participants by e-mail.
  • June 5, 2009: Deadline for any last minute changes and last cancellation date to obtain a refund.

Selection Procedure

The number of participants is strictly limited to ensure an efficient interaction between students and lecturers. We will accept a maximum of 130 Ph.D. students or post-docs and institute and academic research fellows. Participants will be primarily selected on the basis of submitted abstracts and CVs.

Registration Fees

The registration fees is 420€ for students and post-docs. The registration fees include shuttle transportation from Athens Airport, the attendance at the course, book of abstracts, lunches, accommodation (5 nights, 11th to 16th of July 2009 in shared double rooms), welcome reception, dinners and farewell party. No payments can be made before notification of acceptance has been received from the organizers. Institute and academic research fellows willing a single occupancy accommodation should contact the course secretariat C.P.R. CONFERENCES-PUBLIC RELATIONS (e-mail: )

FEBS Youth Travel Fellowship (YTF)

A total of 30 FEBS Youth Travel Fellowships are available to help young scientists attending the meeting. All applications for YTF grants must be sent to the organizers by February 20th, 2009. For further details see Fellowships.

Young Investigator Awards

All abstracts with graduate students or postdoctoral fellows as first authors are subject to scientific evaluation by selected members. The best 5 abstracts shall receive the "FEBS-MPST2009 Young Investigator Award" at the end of the course. For further details see Fellowships.