Preliminary Scientific Program

15:00 Registration Opens

19:00 Welcome

Opening Evening Session: THE FINE-TUNING OF THE UNIVERSE

8:40 Morning Session: THE ORIGIN OF LIFE

10:35 Coffee Break

13:00 Lunch

14:10 Afternoon Session 1: ORIGIN & FINE-TUNING OF THE GENETIC CODE

15:40 Break and Poster Session

16:40 Afternoon Session 2: ORIGIN OF NOVEL GENES

18:30 Dinner

20:00 Evening Session: PLENARY LECTURE 1

8:40 Morning Session 1: ORIGIN OF FUNCTIONAL ISLANDS IN PROTEIN SEQUENCE SPACE

10:10 Coffee Break and Poster Session

11:10 Morning Session 2: ORIGIN OF MULTI-COMPONENT MOLECULAR MACHINES

12:40 Lunch

13:40 Afternoon Session 1: FINE-TUNING OF MOLECULAR SYSTEMS

15:35 Break and Poster Session

16:35 Afternoon Session 2: FINE-TUNING IN COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

19:00 Dinner

20:30 Evening Session: PLENARY LECTURE 2

8:40 Morning Session 1: EVOLUTIONARY WAITING TIMES

10:10 Coffee Break and Poster Session

11:10 Morning Session 2: RECONSTRUCTING HISTORY OF LIFE & COMPARATIVE GENOMICS

12:40 Lunch

14:00 Afternoon Breakout Forums

16:15 Break

17:00 Closing Session: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE

20:00 Farewell Dinner

FRIDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2021 - SATURDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2021