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A Keystone Symposium bridging fundamental RNA regulatory mechanisms — splicing, non-coding RNA, RNA modifications, RNA-protein interactions — with emerging RNA-based therapeutics including ASOs, siRNA, and mRNA medicines. Held April 4–7, 2027 in Seoul, South Korea. Registration opens October 2026.

A hybrid conference at Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, 16–18 September 2026, bringing together scientists and clinicians studying psychiatric, neurodegenerative, and neurodevelopmental disorders through the lens of genomics. Sessions cover genetic variation, multi-omic approaches, patient stratification, and therapeutic target development. Bursary and abstract deadline is 7 July 2026; virtual registration closes 8 September 2026.

Two-year postdoctoral fellowships supporting researchers to carry out independent research in life sciences laboratories across Europe and worldwide; international mobility between countries is a core requirement. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with a hard deadline of 10 July 2026 (14:00 CEST) for the next selection round; from 2026, a spring round will open with a January submission deadline. Benefits include salary/stipend, relocation allowance, dependent support, and access to EMBO leadership courses.

Three-year postdoctoral fellowships for researchers holding a PhD in a biological discipline who wish to pursue novel, innovative, and interdisciplinary basic research in the life sciences at a laboratory abroad. The 2026 cycle deadlines are: Letter of Intent 12 May 2026 (9:00 AM ET) and Full Proposal 24 September 2026 (9:00 AM ET). Funding includes living allowances, research and travel allowances, and parental/child allowances, scaled to the host country.

EU-funded postdoctoral fellowships of 1–3 years supporting researchers of any nationality to work at European host organisations, with an option for a Global Fellowship including an outgoing phase at a non-EU institution followed by a mandatory return. Eligible applicants must hold a PhD and have no more than 8 years of research experience; a 12-month mobility rule applies. Funding covers living, mobility, and family allowances plus research and training costs; check the EU Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal for the current call deadline (typically September each year).

SNSF Ambizione enables early-career researchers to conduct, manage, and lead an independent project at a Swiss higher education institution for up to 4 years, covering salary and project costs. This is the last Ambizione call before the scheme is reformed (a new postdoctoral programme launches in 2028). The submission deadline is 3 November 2026 at 17:00 CET.

Postdoc.Mobility fellowships fund 24-month international research stays for postdoctoral researchers to deepen scientific expertise, extend networks, and strengthen research independence, with an optional return grant of 3–12 months. Open to researchers holding Swiss citizenship, a C-permit, or a doctorate from a Swiss institution. The next submission deadline is 4 August 2026 at 17:00 CEST.

The Scherzer Lab at Yale School of Medicine seeks a Postdoctoral Associate to build AI-driven digital twins of Parkinson's disease patients by integrating genomics, transcriptomics, single-cell spatial multi-omics, biosensor data, and electronic health records. The role involves developing deep learning models across the genome-to-cell-to-patient spectrum and leading high-impact publications toward therapeutic discovery. Requires a PhD in computational biology, bioinformatics, or computer science, strong Python skills, an ML framework background, and a first-author publication record. Closing date: 1 July 2026.

Interdisciplinary postdoc in the Clinical Genomics team led by Dr. André Kahles at the Biomedical Informatics Lab, ETH Zurich, developing innovative diagnostic technologies based on long-read sequencing. Requires a strong background in sequence bioinformatics, algorithms, and data structures within a team bridging clinical genomics and computational method development. Position offers the opportunity to publish in leading genomics and bioinformatics venues.

Competitive joint ETH Zurich–Roche BEST (Bio-Engineering Systems for Therapeutics) postdoc program at D-BSSE Basel, developing state-of-the-art generative AI models for AAV capsid protein design to improve gene therapy vectors' tissue tropism, immunogenicity profile, and manufacturing yield. The role combines computational generative modeling with wet-lab validation including library construction and NGS-based screening. PhD in computational biology, bioinformatics, or bio-ML with hands-on generative protein model experience required.

The Sano Centre for Computational Medicine in Kraków is hiring a postdoc to lead the biological dimension of a four-year project developing 'microbiomeGPT'—a generative foundation model of the human gut microbiome—and adapting it into personalized digital tools for disease forecasting and intervention modeling for IBD, colorectal cancer, and Parkinson's disease. The role involves analyzing metagenomic datasets from thousands of public samples and proprietary cohorts, managing a longitudinal validation initiative with the Estonian Microbiome Cohort, and publishing in prominent journals. A PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, or microbiology, expertise in MetaPhlAn/HUMAnN, Python proficiency, and peer-reviewed publications are required; the position starts July 1, 2026.

Junction 2026 is scheduled for November 13–15, 2026 in Espoo, Finland, gathering 1,500+ participants from over 100 countries for a 48-hour hackathon. The event includes a Health Technology track among its challenge categories, making it directly relevant to health-tech innovators. Note: the domain junction.tech is currently parked/for-sale; the organising body now operates at hackjunction.com.

JunctionX Tirana 2026 is a 48-hour Junction satellite hackathon running June 19–21, 2026 at the Innovation Hub inside the Pyramid of Tirana, Albania. Specific challenge tracks will be revealed on June 16, 2026 — health-tech and AI-for-science tracks are possible given Junction's typical portfolio. The top 3 teams earn Golden Tickets (flights + accommodation) to compete at Junction 2026 Helsinki in November.

HackZurich, Switzerland's leading hackathon, is currently on hiatus while organisers evaluate future opportunities and directions. No upcoming event dates, tracks, or registration details are available as of June 2026. Interested parties should monitor hackzurich.com for announcements of a potential revival.

A three-day in-person hackathon (September 2–4, 2026) at the Max Delbrück Center in Berlin, bridging single-cell genomics and image-based morphological profiling (Cell Painting). Three tracks cover integrating Scanpy/AnnData into Cell Painting workflows, single-cell perturbation tools for phenomics using JUMP-CP, and scalable model training on EU-OPENSCREEN datasets. Applications closed May 24; acceptance notifications are sent June 8, 2026.