PROGRAM

April 24, 2026 (Friday), at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Pavilion B1.

Throughout the day, there will be a poster session and interactive booths – research workplaces of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, the Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University, and the Slovak Academy of Sciences, presenting their research and study programs.

Program:

9:00 – 10:00 | Event Registration

10:00 – 11:00 | Keynote Lecture – Clues from the Past: What Ancient DNA Tells Us – (Prof. David Caramelli, PhD.)

11:00 – 11:15 | Break

11:15 – 12:15 | Block I. – Parallel Sessions:

                      11:15 – 11:45 | 30- minutes workshops:  

                    • Models in Research
                    • How is Science Done?
                    • The Testimony of the Bones
                    • Why Mushrooms Do Not Just Grow in the Forest?
                    • DNA in the Night Sky
                    • Real-Life Molecular Game: Discover the Structure of Proteins
                    • How to Read the Genetic Code in 2026

                       11:15 – 12:00 | Lecture I.: Archaeology of Execution Sites in an Interdisciplinary Context – from Field Research to Bioarchaeological Analyses – (Assoc. prof. PhDr. Stanislava Bönde Gogová, PhD., MSc. Daniel Bešina, PhD.)

                       11:15 – 12:15 | 60-minutes workshops:

                • Restriction Analysis
                • Mitosis, Meiosis and Other Dramas
                • Fundamentals of DNA Technology

12:15 – 12:45 | Lunch Break 

12:45 – 13:45 | Block II. – Parallel Sessions:

                        12:45 – 13:15 | 30- minutes workshops:  

                    • Models in Research
                    • How is Science Done?
                    • The Testimony of the Bones
                    • Why Mushrooms Do Not Just Grow in the Forest?
                    • DNA in the Night Sky
                    • Real-Life Molecular Game: Discover the Structure of Proteins
                    • How to Read the Genetic Code in 2026

                        12:45 – 13:30 | Lectures II.: (Assoc. prof. MSc. Bronislava Brejová, PhD.) 

                        12:45 – 13:45 | 60-minutes workshops:

                    • Restriction Analysis
                    • Mitosis, Meiosis and Other Dramas

13:45 – 14:15 | Competition Results Announcement, Event Closing  

 

 

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