The European CF associations and ECFS  invite young researchers to the 5th European CF Young Investigator Meeting in Lille (France) from the 23rd to the 26th of August 2011.

This scientific meeting aims at fostering interactions between young scientists in order to create a long-term collaborative European network of CF investigators. The meeting will cover all CF research fields, considering basic research and clinical research (including paramedical and psychosocial studies).

Fifty young investigators (under 35 years old) will be selected by an international scientific committee to present their work on CF. They will be asked to give a 10 minutes’ talk and to present their results on a poster for further discussion. Senior scientists will moderate the different work sessions. The organizing committee will also offer a training course on “How to prepare and present your scientific poster”.  

There is no registration fee. Housing and meals will be covered by the organizers. Travelling can be reimbursed by the national or European patient associations.

Due to your involvement in CF research, we strongly recommend young investigators from your laboratory or hospital to apply for this meeting, which intends to become a major regular event in the CF scientific community.

For application, please return the abstract form to Virginie Jaunet (vjaunet@vaincrelamuco.org ) and send a copy to karleen@muco.be by March 21st 2011.

Acceptance will be notified in May 2011. Further information about the meeting will be provided to selected young investigators.

We hope that many young European researchers and clinicians involved in research will send in an abstract!