The Young Scientist Association has set itself the goal of improving and intensifying networking among young scientists at the MedUni Vienna and affiliated organizations. Hosting scientific events are as important for the platform as establishing a good exchange between graduates and the university.
To stay informed about our activities, you can find here an overview of our scientifc and networking events.
Upcoming Scientific Events
Seminar on Single Cell RNA-Seq by Novogene

We are happy to invite you to the seminar "Unlocking the Transcriptome, one Cell at a Time!" hosted by Novogene. We hope you'll join us for an exciting talk on setting up scRNA-seq projects, followed by an open Q&A session covering sequencing and any other questions you may have for the Novogene team.
Drinks and snacks will be provided.
Date: 14 May 2025
Time: 3 pm - 5 pm
Venue: Seminar room 21, Hörsaalzentrum at AKH
Please register before via the QR Code on the flyer or here.
3rd Vienna ImmunoLectures

We would like to invite you to the third "Vienna ImmunoLectures" (VIL)!
This lecture series is a new monthly event series which is organized by the Immunology Research Cluster (IRC) (https://irc.meduniwien.ac.at/about-us/about-the-immunology-research-cluster/), the Young Scientist Association (YSA) of the Medical University of Vienna and the Next Generation Immunologists (https://oegai.org/next-generation/) of the Austrian Society for Allergy and Immunology (OEGAI; https://oegai.org). The VIL aims to provide interactive and high-quality lectures and a networking platform for Immunologists.
For the third VIL on May 15th, we are very happy that
Clarissa Campbell (CeMM - Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences) and Thomas Weichhart (Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna)
will give lectures on "T cell regulation by bacterial metabolites" and "Metabolic regulation of tissue homeostasis by macrophages", respectively.
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Start: 4:30 pm
Networking event (with snacks and drinks): 6:00 pm
Place: Medical University of Vienna/Jugendstilhörsaal (Art Nouveau Lecture Hall) (Address: Spitalgasse 23, Rectorate Building (AKH Bauteil 88), 1090 Vienna)
The speakers will be available before the event for personal meetings and discussions with interested PIs and students (first come/first serve basis; registration via website required).
In case you are interested to participate in the meet the speaker events, use the hybrid meeting online opportunity or require child care service during the event, please find more information and register via the Event website: https://irc.meduniwien.ac.at/en/about-us/events/vienna-immunolectures/.
20th YSA PhD Symposium

We are excited to announce that the next YSA PhD Symposium will take place on the 27th and 28th of May 2025, at the AKH Hörsaalzentrum (Level 7/8). Save the date and check for further information at Annual PhD Symposium, where we will post more details soon.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Upcoming Networking Events
Upcoming Networking Events will be announced soon.