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CDB's Prof Sandip Patel speaks at 2025 EMBO workshop on Membrane Contact Sites (MCS)

The growing understanding of MCS’ biology and function has dramatically changed the traditional view of interplay between biochemically compartmentalised entities.

13 October 2025

Intracellular organelles are connected through regions of close apposition known as membrane contact sites (MCS). Now in its 4th year, the 2025 EMBO Workshop gathered global experts working on MCS, including CDB's Professor Sandip Patel, to foster discussion on new avenues of research.

Telebari TV news coverage of the conference (italian language only)