We are pleased to invite you to attend the VII Congress of Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders dedicated to 100th Anniversary of Department of Genetics of Saint-Petersburg State University and Associated Symposia.
The Congress will be held on 18-22 of June, 2019, in Saint-Petersburg on ‘Mikhailovskaya Dacha’ campus of Saint-Petersburg State University (109 Saint-Petersburg Highway, New Peterhof, Saint-Petersburg).
The Congress comprises of plenary lectures and 20 symposia grouped by 5 major topics aimed to highlight main trends of current research in genetics and breeding:
- Template principle and mechanisms of genetic processes;
- Ecological and evolutionary genetics;
- Theoretical genetics, bioinformatics and systems biology;
- Medical genetics;
- Biotechnology as basis for next generation breeding.
Scientific program of the Congress includes lectures of more than 200 plenary and symposium speakers, including Prof. Reed Wickner, Thomas Petes, Rob Knight, William Martin, Nikolai Kolchanov, Stephen O’Brien, Raul Gainetdinov, Nikolai Yankovsky, Yury Chernoff, Evgeny Rogaev, Kristina Lindström, Jochen Kumlen, Evgeny Imyanitov, Evgeny Ginter and many others.
Congress registration and abstract submission are open at http://vavilov.spbu.ru . Earlybird registration suggesting participation in selection for oral talks will last up to November 30th, 2018; late registration will be open from 1st December, 2018 to 1st March, 2019.
In attachment to this invitation you may find an advertising poster suitable for printing and informational booklet. Please spread this letter and information in it among your colleagues in your institution by any means you find plausible.
Yours sincerely,
Organizing Committee of
VII Congress of Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders