2020 Advanced Courses
Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on events in the 2020 Advanced Courses programme:
FEBS has been supporting postponement of several FEBS Advanced Courses that were scheduled to run this year. Organizers will be in touch with registered participants about new arrangements. Some events previously listed on this page now have new dates in 2021 and are shown on the 2021 Advanced Courses page.
As the coronavirus threat and government actions continue to evolve this year, for events below please check website homepages for notices or contact the organizers of the course you are interested in to receive the most current information before registration and making travel arrangements.
For a general FEBS statement in relation to coronavirus, click here.
FEBS PRACTICAL COURSES
FEBS INSTRUCT MOBIEU Practical Course on
Hydrodynamic and thermodynamic analysis of biological macromolecules and their interactions: multi-method approaches and global data analyses
Grenoble, France
January 26–31, 2020
biomacromoldynamics2020.febsevents.org
This course provides theoretical and practical training in data analysis in several modern biophysical methods for monitoring and quantifying molecular interactions – analytical ultracentrifugation, isothermal titration calorimetry, surface plasmon resonance, microscale thermophoresis, and fluorescence-based techniques; additional related methods are introduced in lectures. The course will put emphasis on the complementarity of these different methods in the field of macromolecular biology and on the combined analysis of datasets coming from different methods.
Organizer: Christine Ebel
Deadline for applications: October 30, 2019
State-of-the-art alternative infection models to study molecular mechanisms of human fungal infections
Jena, Germany
February 16–23, 2020
humanfungalinfectionmodels2020.febsevents.org
This course is designed to train graduate students, post-docs, and young independent investigators in state-of-the-art alternative infection models to study human fungal pathogens. Laboratory exercises include different infection models such as cell culture, interaction with primary immune cells, and alternative model hosts, and a wide array of read-out methods, e.g. adhesion, invasion, damage and phagocytosis assays, immunological methods and imaging. Invited speakers will provide further insight into fungal biology pathogenesis. Social evenings and joined meals provide ample opportunities for informal exchange with lecturers.
Organizers: Ilse Jacobsen, Bernhard Hube, Mark Gresnigt
Deadline for applications: October 31, 2019
Advanced methods in macromolecular crystallization IX
Nove Hrady, Czech Republic
October 12–17, 2020
macromolcryst2020.febsevents.org
This course for students and postdocs with an interest in macromolecular crystallization is a continuation of eight previous successful FEBS-supported crystallization courses. Its main aim and big advantage compared to other established protein crystallization courses is consideration of theoretical aspects of the crystal growth process as well as practical work: there will be a healthy mix of advanced discussions of the theory and of laboratory experiments and the possibility for participants to crystallize their own proteins. Direct contact between participants and experts in the field acting as teachers and tutors ensures participants will have the possibility of discussing and solving their own scientific problems.
Organizer: Ivana Kuta Smatanova; Co-organizers: Pavlina Rezacova, Jeroen Mesters, Jose Gavira Gallardo
Deadline for applications: August 10, 2020
Macromolecule MD simulations for interdisciplinary beginners
Nove Hrady, Czech Republic
September 6–12, 2020
macromoleculemdsimulations2020.febsevents.org
In this practical course, young researchers will learn aspects of molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of biomolecules and their interactions with ligand. Participants will prepare protein structure files and make force-field parameters of ligands, dock ligands to proteins, simulate the resulting complex and analyze the results. Also they will learn the basics of coarse-grained simulations. Social evenings will provide ample opportunities for participants to discuss and exchange information with lecturers informally.
Organizers: Babak Minofar, David van der Spoel, Victor Guallar, Sarah Harris
Deadline for applications: July 1, 2020
FEBS ADVANCED LECTURE COURSES
Joint IUBMB/FEBS Advanced Lecture Course on
Molecular targets for anti-aging interventions (MoTAI)
Spetses Island, Greece
May 25–30, 2020. POSTPONED; awaiting new dates
antiaging2020.febsevents.org
The course will cover a wide range of issues related to aging, age-related disorders and anti-aging interventions. Fundamental biological principles and basic signaling pathways involved in the aging process and age-related diseases, like cholesterol metabolism, cytochrome C pathway, proteolysis, genomic stability, damage and repair will be in the focus of the course. In addition, various anti-aging interventions, starting from the non-pharmacological approaches like dietary restriction and changing of daily habits, to pharmacological therapies, will be covered. The program includes lectures, tutorials and roundtable discussions, as well as poster and oral presentations given by the student participants.
Organizers: Aleksandra Mladenovic Djordjevic, Efstathios Gonos, Silva Katusic Hecimovic
Deadline for applications: TBC
Structural Drug Design 2020: biology, chemistry and computers
Erice, Italy
May 29 – June 6, 2020; POSTPONED to 2023
crystalerice.org/2020/
The course aims to provide an overview of the current structural, biophysical, informatics and chemical techniques used in disease biology understanding and drug discovery and design. A combination of lectures and workshops will provide theoretical background and hands-on experience. Poster sessions and short talks, as well as the very informal atmosphere typical of the beautiful town of Erice, will encourage networking and interactions with leaders in the field.
Organizers: Giovanna Scapin, Charlotte Dean, Frank von Delft
Deadline for applications: TBC
Cellular stress and ADP-ribosylation
Naples, Italy
July 12–18, 2020; POSTPONED; awaiting new dates
cellularstress2020.febsevents.org
This course focuses on the mutual relationship between ADP-ribosylation research and our current knowledge of molecular mechanisms underlying cellular stress responses. It will cover a wide range of topics including recent highlights in the fields of ADP-ribosylation, ubiquitinylation, heat shock and nutritional as well as oxygen stress responses, to present PhD students and postdoctoral scientists, as well as academic and institute research fellows, with novel aspects of pharmaceutical targeting. Plenary lectures, poster sessions, panel discussions and speaker’s corners / meet-the-experts sessions will address and encourage the interaction of young scientists with the invited experts in discussions about science and career paths.
Organizers: Daniela Corda, Michael O. Hottiger
Deadline for applications: TBC
4th Danube conference on epigenetics
Budapest, Hungary
October 6–9, 2020
epigenetics2020.febsevents.org
For the 4th time the Danube Conference on Epigenetics brings together scientists studying a range of topics in the field of Epigenetics: from transcriptional regulation, through chromatin modifications, nuclear architecture, transgenerational inheritance and metabolism to DNA methylation. Lectures by leading experts in the field are followed by poster sessions in a relaxed atmosphere, as well as organized social events, ideal for interacting one-on-one with invited speakers. Short sessions and long evenings are shared with new and old friends. In addition, after last years’ success this year’s program again features a dedicated hands-on session for early career researchers on How to write better scientific papers. If you wish to immerse yourself in the full spectrum of epigenetics in a friendly atmosphere, then join us in Budapest in October!
Organizer: Tamás Arányi
Deadline for applications: YTFs, May 31, 2020; Early registration, July15, 2020
FEBS SPECIAL MEETING
ATP-binding cassette (ABC) proteins: from multidrug resistance to genetic disease – ABC2020
Innsbruck, Austria
March 1–7, 2020
abc2020.febsevents.org
ABC2020 will cover all basic and applied aspects of ABC proteins, both in normal and in cancer cells, as well as their important roles in genetic diseases and also drug resistance phenomena in cancer or infectious diseases. Leading scientists will present and discuss latest news on ABC proteins operating in bacteria, fungi, plants, parasites and humans. This special meeting is the only one in the world focusing exclusively on this medically and biologically important transporter family. Poster sessions, selected short and workshop talks by young scientists, junior investigators, a poster bullet session and moderated round-table discussions will ensure a strong interaction between speakers and participants.
Organizer: Karl Kuchler
Deadline for applications: YTFs, December 1, 2019; Other, December 15, 2019
JOINT FEBS/EMBO LECTURE COURSES
Ion channels and transporters: from molecule to man
Erice, Italy
May 17–23, 2020. POSTPONED; awaiting new dates
meetings.embo.org/event/20-ion-channels
This course is designed to provide an overview of the latest aspects of ion channel and transporter research. Topics covered will include structural, functional and computational aspects, as well as more general themes, such as publishing and the role of women in science. Additionally, the course will feature didactic tutorials and some hands-on exercises. There will be ample opportunities for discussion and ad hoc interactions between students and lecturers. Lastly, the small town of Erice provides a relaxed and beautiful setting for the course.
Organizer: Stephan Pless, Alessio Accardi, Paolo Tammaro
Deadline for applications: TBC
Cancer systems biology: promises of artificial intelligence
September 28 – October 2, 2020
meetings.embo.org/event/20-cancer-ai
The objective of the course, which will be run as a virtual meeting, is to promote better integration of computational approaches into biological and clinical labs. The course will particularly focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) approaches in cancer research. The participants of the course will be exposed to various approaches for omics, imaging, clinical data analysis and interpretation, combining signalling networks together with multi-scale data and associating it to clinical data. In addition, drug sensitivity prediction algorithms, biomarkers and cancer drivers identification; patient stratification approaches; application of mathematical modelling and image analysis in cancer with focus on AI/ML approaches will be demonstrated.
Organizer: Inna Kuperstein
Deadline for applications: August 20, 2020
Susan Lindquist school on proteostasis
Rehovot, Israel
December 7–10, 2020; postponed to November 28–December 2, 2021
A balanced protein homeostasis (proteostasis) is essential to maintain cellular function and includes processes ranging from protein synthesis, to folding and degradation. The Susan Lindquist School on Proteostasis offers an opportunity for the next generation of scientists (graduate students and postdocs) to learn about the widely faceted aspects of proteostasis. It will contain both review-type and current research presentations from leaders in the field of proteostasis (on folding, stress responses, autophagy, ubiquitin-proteasome-system, ageing, disease, and technologies), career development sessions, and numerous opportunities for attendees to network and present their own projects.
Organizers: Ruth Scherz-Shouval ([email protected]), Christian Münch, Matthias Feige, Rebecca Taylor
Deadline for applications: June 1, 2020