About

Invited speakers, selected talks by participants, poster and networking sessions will highlight the latest discoveries in the cryo-EM field.

cryoNET is a Nordic network in cryogenic electron microscopy, that aims to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across national borders.

The symposium is open to everyone interested in cryo-EM.

Confirmed invited speakers

Invited speakers:

• Aleksandar Antanasijevic, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
• Petr Chlanda, Heidelberg University, Germany
• Irina Gutsche, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
• Ohad Medalia, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• Christopher Russo, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
• Veijo Salo, The European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
• Itziar Serna Martín, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Netherlands
• Sebastian Tacke, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
• Ilaria Testa, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
• Sonja Welsch, Max Plack Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt, Germany
• Xiaodong Zou, Stockholm University, Sweden

cryoNET speakers:

• Mira Dombi, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Max Renner, Umeå University, Sweden
• Klara Theresa Scholtissek, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Sebastian Valenzuela, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Registration & deadlines

Registration is free but limited to 120 participants. Therefore, we suggest registering early to secure a place!

Registration deadline: 1 September 2025

Sign up for the symposium here: https://www.umu.se/en/cryonet2025

We strongly encourage conference participants to submit an abstract on the registration form and present their research at the poster session. A number of abstracts will be selected for short talks (optional).

For questions, contact the organizing committee, lead by Sara Sandin sara.sandin@umu.se