Welcome to the Swiss C. elegans meeting

We would like to cordially invite you to our annual meeting on Thursday, September 10th, 2026 (approximate times: 10:30–18:00). This year the meeting will be held in Bern.

The aim of this meeting is to bring together graduate students, post-docs and principal investigators interested in diverse aspects of C. elegans biology.

Keynote speakers

» Ellen Nollen, European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing (ERIBA), University of Groningen, Netherlands

» Germano Cecere, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Programme

» Download the 2026 programme (PDF)

Abstracts

Please submit abstracts on your work by August 10th, 2026.
From these, speakers will be selected in addition to the keynote speakers. Although we encourage group leaders to give young researchers a chance to present their results, group leaders are also welcome to speak.

Abstract submission is included in the registration link below.

Registration

The meeting is free, but for logistic reasons we ask you to register until August 17th, 2026.

» Registration and abstract submission form

(PhD students of a CUSO program can reimburse their travel expenses from the CUSO graduate program.)

Key dates

Abstract submission deadline	August 10, 2026
Registration deadline	August 17, 2026
Meeting day	Thursday, September 10, 2026
Programme (approx.)	10:30 – 18:00

Organizers

» Iskra Katic, FMI

» Peter Meister, Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern

» Stephen Methot, FMI

» Benjamin Towbin, Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern

Venue

Institute of Cell Biology
Baltzerstrasse 4
3012 Bern

» Website

Past BWM programs

» Basel Worm Meeting History