2nd International Conference Focused on Cell Adhesion - ADHERE 2

Hotel Kolovare
September 3-6, 2025

🎓 Fellowship Opportunity for Early-Career Researchers

We are pleased to announce that four fellowships are available to support early-career researchers (PhD and postdoc) by covering the equivalent of the early registration fee for the Adhere2 Conference. Applicants who registered with the late fee are also eligible.

📌 How to Apply:

1. Register and submit your abstract
2. Email a one-page motivation letter along with your abstract to 📧 Andreja.Ambriovic.Ristov@irb.hr

🗓 Application deadline: August 1st, 2025


ℹ️ Eligibility:

Open to all early-career researchers, newly registered and those who have already registered.
All applicants must complete both the registration and abstract submission process to be eligible.


🗓 Decision on fellowships: August 8th, 2025


We look forward to your applications!

The Adhere2 Organizing Committee

Registration for Adhere2 is open!

Following the success of Adhere1, a European-wide conference focused on cell adhesion, and the unanimously positive feedback we received on the format, location, and atmosphere, we are delighted to announce that Adhere2, the second in this new series of meetings, will take place in 2025!

Adhere2 will be held from September 3 to 6, 2025, in the same beautiful location, the 3000-year-old city of Zadar, on the Croatian coast, at Hotel Kolovare.

Adhere2 embodies a collaborative and dynamic concept, fostering interaction and knowledge-sharing. It will follow the same format as Adhere1. There will be no invited speakers, except for the plenary speaker. Instead, Adhere2 will determine its own content based on contributions from those who attend. The program featured concise lectures delivered by Principal Investigators eager to share their research, complemented by poster sessions that showcased the work of PhD students and Postdocs. These sessions fostered lively discussions and idea exchanges in a relaxed and engaging setting, enhanced by refreshments and a welcoming atmosphere.

Similar as 2023, the registration fee will include meals during the conference, encouraging social interaction among participants, as well as an organized boat trip and ample networking opportunities.

Thank you so much for considering participation in Adhere2! We look forward to seeing you in Zadar!

Best regards,

Andreja Ambriović-RistovDivision of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Ben GoultFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Vassiliki KostourouEndothelial Pathobiology and tissue Microenvironment, BSRC Al Fleming, Greece

ADHERE 1 in Media

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This summer, I was lucky enough to be awarded a Company of Biologists Support grant via the BSCB to attend the Adhere1 conference. The Adhere conference is a new meeting series with the aim of bringing together the European cell-matrix adhesion research community and is organised by three researchers in the field: Andreja Ambriovic-Ristov, Vassiliki Kostorou and Ben Goult. LINK TO ARTICLE (see pages 24-25)

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Organised by

The Ruđer Bošković Institute

Supported by

The Company of Biologists

Silver Sponsor

Nikon

Location

Hotel Kolovare

14 Ulica Bože Peričića

Zadar, Zadarska županija

Croatia, 23000

Dates

Registration period:

December 12, 2024 - 6:00 AM CET - August 21, 2025 - 3:00 PM CEST

Submission period:

December 12, 2024 - 6:00 AM CET - August 19, 2025 - 8:00 PM CEST

Contact us

If you have any questions, please contact events@irbinstitute.com