# Symposium on New Concepts in Prokaryotic Virus-host Interactions

- Dates: 5 October 2026 to 7 October 2026
- Location: Harnack-Haus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Organiser: DFG priority programme SPP 2330
- Industry: Pharma & Life Sciences

## About

The 2026 Symposium on New Concepts in Prokaryotic Virus-host Interactions is a research event organized by the DFG priority programme SPP 2330. It focuses on new concepts and mechanisms in phage biology, including viral cell biology, antiviral defenses, and viral impact on microbial communities. The event is intended for researchers in the field of prokaryotic virus-host interactions.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://spp2330.de/symposium-2026/)
- [Registration](https://spp2330.de/registration/)
- [Agenda](https://spp2330.de/program/)

## Topics

- IT & Technology
- Cell Biology

## Speakers

- Jeremy Barr, Monash University (AU)
- David Bikard, Institut Pasteur (FR)
- Melanie Blokesch, EPFL Lausanne (CH)
- Uri Gophna, Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Graham Hatful, University of Pittsburgh (USA)
- Helga Hengge, Speaker / Author / Mountaineer
- Stineke van Houte, University of Exeter (UK)
- Sanne Klompe, ETH Zurich (CH)
- Rob Lavigne, KU Leuven (BE)
- Karen Maxwell, University of Toronto (CA)
- Prof. Dr. Julia Frunzke

## Where to stay

- **Lux 11**: 50 m from the venue, 11-13 Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße, Berlin, 10178
  - [Hotel website](http://www.lux-eleven.com/)
  - Phone: +49 30 9362800
- **Motel One**: 180 m from the venue, 36 Dircksenstraße, Berlin, 10179
  - [Hotel website](https://www.motel-one.com/de/hotels/berlin/hotel-berlin-hackescher-markt/)
  - Phone: +49 30 20054080
- **Park Inn by Radisson Berlin-Alexanderplatz**: 230 m from the venue, 7, Berlin, 10178
  - [Hotel website](https://www.parkinn-berlin.de/)
  - Phone: +49 30 23890
- **H2 Hotel Berlin-Alexanderplatz**: 280 m from the venue, 32 Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, Berlin, 10178
  - [Hotel website](http://www.h2-hotels.de/)
  - Phone: +49 30 24088010
- **H4 Hotel Berlin-Alexanderplatz**: 310 m from the venue, 4 stars, 32 Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, Berlin, 10178
  - [Hotel website](https://www.h-hotels.com/de/h4/hotels/h4-hotel-berlin-alexanderplatz)
  - Phone: +49 30 30104110
- **Flower's Boardinghause**: 360 m from the venue, 1 Mulackstraße, Berlin, 10119
- **Greet Berlin Alexanderplatz**: 390 m from the venue, 8 Bernhard-Weiß-Straße, Berlin, 10178
  - [Hotel website](https://all.accor.com/hotel/B9F0/index.en.shtml)
  - Phone: +49 30 206735730
- **The Weinmeister**: 430 m from the venue, 2 Weinmeisterstraße, Berlin, 10178

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