The COINS 2020

A few words

About the event

The COINS 2020 is the 15th international conference, organised by the Vilnius University Students` Representation. The event gathers various people working in the life science field – including students and scholars. We invite you to immerse yourself into a collaborative scientific experience, discuss, learn and share your thoughts with experts, expand your network and enjoy an exciting programme.

Participants will get acquainted with scientific innovations, perspectives and the most relevant topics in the field of Life Sciences during the conference. The COINS 2020 also gives an opportunity for B. Sc., M. Sc. and PhD students to present their research to a large audience, get constructive criticism and useful advice.

Where

Vilnius University Life Science Center, Saulėtekio al. 7, LT- 10257 Vilnius

When

February 25-27th

These are

Our Speakers

Prof., PhD, Dr. Habil. Vaidutis Kučinskas

Chief scientist of the Human Genome Research Centre

Marius Bauža

senior research fellow in O’Keefe group

Dr. Skirmantas Kriaučionis

Associate Professor at University of Oxford

Dr. Peter Hagemann

Waren Alpert Prize Laureate
Professor at Humboldt University of Berlin

Last year we had these

Honorable Speakers

John O`keefe

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014

Christiane Jockwitz

Post-Doc at Heinrich Heine University

Ada Yonath

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009

Rapolas Žilionis

Chief Scientific Officer at Droplet Genomics

Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers

Spinoza award laureate

Inga Griškova-Bulanova

Chief researcher of Brain State Research group at Vilnius University

Tor Henrik Semb

Professor at University of Copenhagen

Arūnas Stirkė

Head of Bioelectrochemistry Laboratory at FTMC

Naomi Martin

Honorary Lecturer at the University of Leicester

Kliment Olechnovič

Researcher of bioinformatics at Vilnius University

A few words about

The event organizers

International Conference of Life Sciences The COINS is organized solely by students, who are interested in science and want to share their knowledge among each other and with various scientists all around the world.

This event is one of many events that is coordinated by VU SA (Vilnius University Students’ Representation) – an independent, non-profit orientated, non-political organization which represents the interests of all students of Vilnius University (VU).