The “Annual Workshop of Young Researchers of CIC biomaGUNE” is a yearly meeting open to all researchers, but with a special emphasis on the participation of biomaGUNE’s PhD students. The event is envisaged as a 1-day symposium, where PhD students have the opportunity to present their latest results within a relaxed environment, and participate in lively scientific debates. The contributions by PhD students of second and third year will be in the form of short 5 minutes oral communications, encouraging them to focus on presenting the most important results of their research in a clear and concise way. Additionally, first year PhD students will have the opportunity to introduce their research with a poster. As such, PhD Day will tackle all research activities of CIC biomaGUNE, and will provide postdocs and PhD students with an invaluable insight into the latest achievements performed at the institute, all within a reduced timeframe.
A number of prizes will be awarded to the best oral communications and posters, but will also recognize the best contributions of the students during the discussions following the talks. These prizes will be decided by the students themselves, and the organization will provide a link for them to vote after the event.

Ultimately, PhD Day pretends to be a platform for young researchers within the institute to engage in scientific discussion, share ideas and start new collaborations. Furthermore, the event should help to improve the social and working environment at CIC biomaGUNE, which is of vital importance for the scientific development and wellbeing of researchers at the center.

Unfortunately, due to the situation with the COVID-19 this year, the 2nd CIC biomaGUNE PhD Day will take place as an online symposium using the Teams platform. We are fully aware that some students might encounter with technical problems to attend, present or participate in the talks during the symposium. If that is your case we encourage you to contact the organizing committee as soon as possible, which will try to provide with alternative solutions.