DNA Repair Meeting 2026

The German Society for Research on DNA Repair (DGDR) welcomes the community to its biennial DNA Repair Meeting, held on 7–9 September 2026 at the University Hospital Cologne in Cologne, Germany. Co-organized with the DFG Research Unit 5504, the 2026 meeting centers on “Physiological Causes and Consequences of Genome Instability” and convenes researchers across disciplines and career stages for a focused, high-caliber scientific program.

Genome instability emerges when cells face the everyday demands of physiology—replication, transcription, metabolism, and tissue-specific stress—while DNA repair and genome maintenance pathways continuously safeguard integrity. When these processes are challenged or misregulated, consequences become apparent across development, ageing, and cancer. The meeting will spotlight mechanistic and quantitative insights into how genome instability arises in physiological settings and how genome maintenance pathways shape cellular and organismal outcomes.

The program features plenary sessions led by keynote lectures, complemented by invited talks and selected speaker presentations based on abstract submissions, alongside a dedicated poster session designed for in-depth discussion. By bringing together leading expertise and a strongly interactive format, the DGDR DNA Repair Meeting 2026 aims to set the stage for rigorous exchange, new collaborations, and a shared state-of-the-art view of genome stability in health and disease.