Based on previous years, the CTC meeting is expected to have the following lecture session topics, each of roughly 1.5 hours. However, the topics are adapted to an extent based on the abstracts received each year. If you would like to submit a talk abstract but your topic of research does not fit into one of these preliminary categories, it will still be considered when we finalize the program. Sessions will be held in series, so a single attendee can participate in all talks. The program will be updated as keynote speakers are confirmed, and the final schedule will be determined in late summer.
| Day | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday October 21, 2025 | 20-23h | Welcome dinner at CRG (provided) |
| Wednesday October 22, 2025 | 10-14h | Talks: Sessions 1+2 |
| 14-16h | Lunch, networking (self-organized) | |
| 16-18h | Talks: Session 3 | |
| 18-20h | Workshop: Behavioural monitoring (experimental focus) | |
| 18-20h | Workshop: Pangenomes (bioinformatic focus) | |
| Thursday October 23, 2025 | 10-11:30h | Talks: Sessions 4+5 |
| 11:30-12:30h | Flash talks: Posters | |
| 12:30-14h | Poster session | |
| 14-16h | Workshop: Career session for junior scientists (lunch provided) | |
| 14-16h | Lunch, networking (self-organized) | |
| 16-18h | Talks: Session 6 | |
| 18-20h | Workshop: AI (methods & applications) | |
| Friday October 24, 2025 | 10-10:30h | Conference business meeting |
| 10:30-14h | Talks: Sessions 7+8 | |
| 14-16h | Lunch, networking (self-organized) | |
| 16-20h | TBD | |
| 20-24h | TBC: pizzas near CRG (provided) |
Planned Sessions
Research and Result-Focused:
- Chemical Addiction: The genetic basis
- Preclinical Cancer Models: Development and testing
- Metabolic Diseases: Effects of genetic and environmental interactions on energy metabolism
- Brain and Behavior: Novel insights into the molecular and genetic basis of neurological disorders and diseases
- Holistic Approaches to Complex Traits: Whole-body communication via hormones, microbiome, and other signaling pathways
- Aging: Predictive biomarkers and molecular diagnostics
Method and Approach-Focused:
- Rat Genomes: Generation and expansion of genetic diversity into rat studies
- Database Resources: Integrating genomes and phenomes across populations
- Statistical Methods: New and refined approaches to biomarker discovery, target selection, and network models
- Bioinformatics Software: Recent developments in tools for studying the genetic and molecular basis of complex traits
- Multi-Omics: Understanding complex traits via combined gene expression and metabolite networks
Additionally, we are currently planning four workshops, each of about two hours.
Planned Workshops
- Next-Generation Behavioral Monitoring: Equipment & Analysis (experimental focus)
- Pangenome Analysis (bioinformatic focus)
- AI-Accelerated Approaches for Understanding Complex Traits (experimental & bioinformatic focus)
- Career Workshop (targeted towards PhD students and postdocs)
The workshops will follow the most closely-related lecture session, except for the Career Workshop which will be held separately and is oriented towards early-career scientists.