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EMBO Courses, Workshops & Conference Series

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Postfach 1022.40
D-69012 Heidelberg
Germany
courses_workshops@embo.org

World Activities

EMBO World Activities sponsors practical courses and workshops held outside of Europe to promote global scientific excellence by strengthening links between research communities in European and the rest of the world. EMBO training opportunities are open to scientists worldwide.

Annual application deadlines: 1 February and 1 August

World Practical Courses

Practical courses enable students from around the world to interact and learn new methods together. The focus of these meetings is on cutting-edge techniques and usually up to 20 scientists participate.

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Information pack (Guidelines & other pertinent information)

Title Organizer(s) Inquiries Place/Date
Genetics of laboratory rodents

Martina Crispo

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UY-Montevideo
24 November-6 December 2008
Advanced methods for phylogenetic analysis of molecular sequences

Martin Embley

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BR-Rio de Janeiro
9-15 March 2009
FRET, FLIM, FCS, FRAP & 3-D Imaging; Application to Cell and Developmental Biology

Sohail Ahmed

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SG-Singapore
13-24 April 2009
II International school of biochemistry, molecular & cell biology - current tools in cell biology: probing normal and pathological cell functions

Luiz Claudio Cameron

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BR-Rio de Janeiro
3-14 August 2009
DNA microarray - analysis and applications

Prakash Vincent

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IN-Tamil Nadu
16-20 August 2009
Bioinformatics and comparative genome analyses

Fredj Tekaia

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CN-Hong Kong
17-29 August 2009
Advanced bioinformatic methods in the study of gene and genome evolution

James McInerney

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CO-Medellin
23-30 August 2009
Structure and dynamics of biomolecules by NMR spectroscopy

Claudio O. Fernandez

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AR-Rosario
21-30 September 2009

World Lecture Courses

Lecture Courses cater for students at an early stage of their career by providing them with up-to date information on a range of diverse topics. Up to 100 students can participate in these meetings where they have the opportunity to meet experts in their field and develop contacts with fellow scientists from other geographical areas.

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Information Pack (Guidelines & other pertinent information)

Title Organizer(s) Inquiries Place/Date
Recent developments in macromolecular crystallography

Manfred Weiss

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IN-Pune
9-14 November 2008

World Workshops

EMBO Workshops provide an ideal opportunity for scientists from different continents to engage in high-level discussions and exchange ideas. Up to 120 scientists usually participate.

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Information Pack (Guidelines & other pertinent information)

Title Organizer(s) Inquiries Place/Date
Amoebiasis: molecular approaches in an important but neglected disease

Jaco Verweij

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MX-Guanajuato
24-27 February 2009