MENTOR School “Metabolic control of cell growth” – conference 5-6 May 2026
May 5 @ 14h30 - May 6 @ 18h00
We are pleased to announce the Mentor School & Conference “Metabolic Control of Cell Growth”, a two-day on-site event dedicated primarily to PhD students and post-doctoral researchers interested in metabolism, cell growth, and innovative experimental approaches.
The scientific program will feature lectures organized around three main thematic sessions:
- Metabolism
- Functional Genomics
- Metabolic Control of Cell Growth
Invited speakers:
- Andrea Ballabio I TIGEM
- Brendan Manning I Harvard School of Public Health
- Gennaro Napolitano I Gennaro Napolitano
- Claudio de Virgilio I University of Fribourg
- Thales Papagiannakopoulos I NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Sara Baldassari I Paris Brain Institute
- Joern Dengjel I University of Fribourg
- Robert Zoncu I UC Berkeley
- Alissa Nelson I Cell Signalling Technology
👉 Pre-registration will open in February.
⚠️ Please note that the number of available places is limited, so early registration is strongly encouraged.

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