How do the cells surrounding a tumour influence its behaviour? Nacho Molina, a researcher at IE Research Datalab, is scheduled to discuss this question at the EMBO workshop Quantitative biology to molecular mechanisms, hosted by EMBL Heidelberg in November 2026.

The official programme lists his talk, From proliferative niches to senescent cells as developmental signaling centres in the tumor microenvironment, on 17 November from 15:00 to 15:15, Heidelberg local time. The session forms part of the workshop’s Systems to models programme, linking quantitative approaches with questions about how cells behave and interact.

The meeting brings together experimental technologies, biological data and mathematical models to investigate molecular mechanisms across scales. This announcement reflects the current programme, which the organisers note is subject to change; readers can consult the official event page for the latest schedule and registration information.

Official event programme and details.

Campus photograph: Magnus Manske, EMBL building, Heidelberg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and incorporated into the Datalab card under the same licence. Illustrative venue photograph.

Nacho Molina is a member of IE Research Datalab at IE University.