The 43rd FEBS Congress, “Biochemistry forever”
Congress Center, Prague (Czechia), 7–12 July 2018
Congress website:
Abstracts published in FEBS Open Bio Vol.8, Suppl.1, July 2018 
FEBS Special Session on Education: “Bioethics education in molecular life sciences”
Report in the November 2018 issue of FEBS News.
Monday, 9 July, 15:30 to 17:30
Chaired by Tomáš Zima (Rector of Charles University) and Gül Güner-Akdoğan (Chair of FEBS EdCom)
- Why teaching of bioethics matters — Chris Willmott (University of Leicester, UK)
- Introduction of bioethics into molecular life science education: a timely requirement or just a personal opinion? — Rolf Heumann (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany)
- Institutional policy to implement bioethics principles in graduate education — Hakan S. Orer (Koc University, Turkey)
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Special session on education
Tomáš Zima and Gül Güner-Akdoğan
Chris Willmott
Rolf Heumann
Hakan S. Orer
panel discussion
Education Workshop: “Developing case studies in bioethics”
Monday, 9 July, 17:30 to 18:30
Led by Chris Willmott (University of Leicester, UK) and John Bryant (University of Exeter, UK)
FEBS Special Session on Research and Career Skills: “How to improve the value and impact of your scientific papers in molecular life sciences”
Wednesday, 11 July, 15:30 to 17:30
Jointly organised by FEBS Education Committee and FEBS Publications Committee.
Chaired by Ferhan Sağın and László Fésüs
- Choosing a strong research question and producing an excellent paper: what I wish I knew years earlier — Seamus J. Martin (Trinity College, Ireland, and The FEBS Journal Editorial Office)
- Trends and ethical issues in open access publishing — László Fésüs (University of Debrecen, Hungary)
- How to increase the reach and impact of your paper — Violeta Ribarska (Wiley)
Photos of the event:
Special Session on Research and Career Skills
Violeta Ribarska, Seamus Martin, Ferhan Sağın, László Fésüs
Research and Career Skills Workshop: “Networking”
Wednesday, 11 July, 17:30 to 18:30
Led by Isabel Varela-Nieto (FEBS Science and Society Committee) and Carolyn Elliss (FEBS Communications and Projects Manager)
Networking session
Group discussion
Summarizing the ideas
Posters on biochemical education and Speed Talks “selected topics on education”
Speed talks session: Tuesday, 10 July, 17:30 to 18:30, chaired by Marie Stiborová and Keith Elliott
- Biochemistry in the knowledge-based society — F. H. Lo (Hong Kong)
(poster and speed talk SpT.04-01) - Research integration of medical student: how
can we manage this? — Y. Toso, H. Tuncel (Turkey)
(poster and speed talk SpT.04-02) - Biochemistry teaching – from natural history
towards natural science — J. Hudeček, P. Hodek (Czechia)
(poster and speed talk SpT.04-03) - DNA-based analysis without laboratory
equipment: in silico training of students on
pharmacogenomics, genetic diagnostics,
forensics or food analysis — J. C. Diez, A. I. García-Pérez, A. Herráez (Spain)
(poster and speed talk SpT.04-04) - Teaching protein synthesis: development,
evaluation and validation of a board game for
use in different levels of teaching — J. C. Q. Carvalho, L. Beltramini, N. R. S. Bossolan (Brazil)
(poster and speed talk SpT.04-05) - The necessity of biochemistry and molecular
biology for being pharmacist – a students’
opinion — A. Dugonjić Okroša, S. Šupraha Goreta, L. Bach-Rojecky, J. Dumić (Croatia)
(poster P.27-006-Wed) - Role and long-term effects of special study modules: research training for medical students — Z. Çavdar, D. Harmancı, C. Ural, A. Koçak, G. Güner-Akdoğan (Turkey)
(poster LB.27-01-Mon)