Second course: "Functional genomics and its applications in Biomedicine"
- Type: International Course
- Date: November 21st – December 2nd, 2011
- Place: Institut Pasteur de Montevideo
The aim of the course is to offer training opportunities to PhD students and Post-docs in Functional Genomics, a rapidly envolving area of biomedicine and biotechnology with high impact in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of human and animal disease. The first edition of this course two years ago was mainly focused on microarray technologies. Today, the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies (NGS), and the application of new mutational screening strategies are taking genome studies to new dimensions. Therefore, in this updated second edition, the focus will be put not only on basic microarray technologies but it will also include the latest knowledge on NGS and genome-wide RNAi high-throughput screening techniques.
Course Content
The course will be divided into three modules:
- Expression microarrays
- Next-generation sequencing
- Genome-wide screening with RNAi lentiviral libraries
The course will combine lectures with hands-on practices. The morning sessions will consist on introductory lectures and scientific seminars on a variety of different topics illustrating the application of these techniques in today's life science research. The afternoons will be used for hands-on sessions in which the participants will carry out experimental practical work and/or computational data processing and bioinformatic analysis.
The students will be encouraged to prepare a 15 minutes seminar presenting their own research. Depending on available time, the number of presentations submitted and the relevance of the project, a number of participants will be selected to present their work followed by a general discussion on possible applications of the above mentioned techniques in their own research.
Confirmed Speakers
Ruben Agrelo (Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay)
Fernando Alvarez (Facultad de Ciencias, Uruguay)
Matías Casas (University of Colorado, US)
Alfonso Cayota (Institut Pasteur de Montevideo/Facultad de Medicina, Uruguay)
James Degregori (University of Colorado, US)
Philippe Glaser (Institut Pasteur de Paris, France)
Gonzalo Greif (Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay)
Anders Kvist (University of Lund, Sweden)
Gabriela Libisch (Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay)
Hugo Naya (Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay)
Natalia Rego (Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay)
Carlos Robello (Institut Pasteur de Montevideo/Facultad de Medicina, Uruguay)
Carmen Buchrieser (Institut Pasteur de Paris, France)
Carlos Rovira (University of Lund, Sweden)
Johan Vallon-Christersson (University of Lund, Sweden)
Pilar Zorrilla (Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay)
Organizers
Carlos Robello,
Unidad de Biología Molecular
Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay
Carlos Rovira
Oncology department
University of Lund, Sweden
Additional Information
The complete course (theoretical and practical activities) will be limited to 20 students. These students will have accommodation and meals covered by the organization. 40 additional participants will be selected for the theoretical course. Travel expenses will not be covered.
Some background in bioinformatics or sequence data analysis will be a strong advantage to take full profit from certain parts of the course.
There is no registration fee.
Deadline for applications: September 15th, 2011
In order to apply, all documents must be sent in .pdf format, by e-mail to: curso-genomica-funcional@pasteur.edu.uy
The following documents must be sent in order to apply:
- brief CV (max. two pages)
- a letter of motivation (including the ongoing research project)
- a letter of support from the supervisor advisor/group leader
Applications to the theoretical course will be received till: November, 7th, please send an e-mail to: curso-genomica-funcional@pasteur.edu.uy
Sponsors
- RIIP (Réseau International des Institut Pasteur, France)
- Institut Pasteur de Montevideo