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2019 Call for GENiE Short Term Scientific Missions

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249030767{padding-right: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text]GENiE STSMs[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Application deadline: 07/01/2018[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="290" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249051917{padding-left: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] First 2018 Call for GENiE Short Term Scientific Missions Because of tight timeline for completion, applications will be considered on a rolling basis. This is the latest call for applications for GENiE Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs). These are short scientific exchanges (minimum 5 days) that should contribute to the scientific objectives of GENiE and implicate at least one GENiE lab where a lab member goes for a short stay in another lab. The STSM grant will cover actual costs up to 2000€. The applicant must be the visiting young scientist (not the receiving lab). Priority will be given to applications from ECI (early career investigators, ie within 8 years after the PhD) The visit must be finished in early April 2018 to allow time to approuve the final report and process the payment Note that COST has allocated extra money for members of ITC countries ; eligible applications involve either the visiting fellow or the receiving lab being from an ITC country (COST ITC countries : Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia and Turkey). Please make sure to notify us if you are eligible for this dedicated budget money. Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) are exchange visits aimed at supporting individual mobility, strengthening existing networks and fostering collaboration between researchers. A STSM should specifically contribute to the scientific objectives of GENiE (http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/bmbs/BM1408), whilst at the same time allowing those partaking in the missions to learn new techniques, gain access to specific data, instruments, or methods that are not available in their own institutions. STSM Criteria and Eligibility One of the participant labs must be a member of GENiE with preference given to missions between two GENiE member labs. The proposed project should have a sound scientific justification and result in outputs that will advance the objectives of GENiE. Priority will be given to: Early Career Investigators (awarded PhD no more than 8 years before the application deadline). Applicants who have not previously benefited from COST funding through GENiE unless the proposed mission will advance a collaboration initiated through a previous GENiE activity. The duration of the mission must be at least 5 days, with a maximum of 90 days. In addition to the standard STSM, ECIs are also eligible for an extended visit with a duration between 91 and 180 days. STSMs must be completed and the scientific reports must be submitted before the end of the grant period (31/03/2019). It is COST policy to promote gender balance, enable early career investigators, and broaden geographical representation so women, ECIs, and researchers from Inclusiveness Target Countries* are particularly encouraged to apply. What’s Covered An STSM grant is a fixed financial contribution and does not necessarily cover all expenses related to performing a given mission. The Grant is a contribution to the overall travel, accommodation and meal expenses of the Grantee. For standard STSMs (5 to 90 day durations) the grant will cover eligible travel expenses and up to €160/day for accommodation and meals. The total combined amount of the grant will not exceed €2500. For extended STSMs (91 to 180 day durations; ECIs only) the grant will cover €160/day for accommodation, meals, and eligible travel expenses. The total combined amount of the grant will not exceed €3500. Application Procedure Applicants must apply using the COST online system at https://e-services.cost.eu/stsm. The applicant is the person who will travel on the STSM, not their PI or host. Applications are now completed entirely on the e-COST website. Detailed instructions are available in the STSM Guidebook which can be downloaded here: http://www.cost.eu/module/download/60300 Following the STSM, successful applicants will also need to submit a Scientific Report (maximum 1 page) detailing the activities carried out during the STSM and a letter from a senior scientist at the Host Institution officially approving the report. Applications will be considered by the GENiE STSM and Action Activities Committee (SAAC) and successful applicants will be notified by e-mail (please check your spam folders if you do not hear within a week of the application deadline). For more information, please see the COST Vademecum at: http://www.cost.eu/Vademecum/ *Inclusiveness Target Countries include: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia,...

10 January, 2019 / 0 Comments

Second 2018 Call for GENiE Short Term Scientific Missions

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249030767{padding-right: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text]GENiE STSMs[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Application deadline: 15/07/2018[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="290" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249051917{padding-left: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] 2018 Short Term Scientific Missions call Application Deadline: 15/07/2018 Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) are exchange visits aimed at supporting individual mobility, strengthening existing networks and fostering collaboration between researchers. A STSM should specifically contribute to the scientific objectives of GENiE (http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/bmbs/BM1408), whilst at the same time allowing those partaking in the missions to learn new techniques, gain access to specific data, instruments, or methods that are not available in their own institutions. STSM Criteria and Eligibility One of the participant labs must be a member of GENiE with preference given to missions between two GENiE member labs. The proposed project should have a sound scientific justification and result in outputs that will advance the objectives of GENiE Priority will be given to: Early Career Investigators (awarded PhD no more than 8 years before the application deadline) Applicants who have not previously benefited from COST funding through GENiE unless the proposed mission will advance a collaboration initiated through a previous GENiE activity The duration of the mission must be at least 5 days, with a maximum of 90 days. In addition to the standard STSM, ECIs are also eligible for an extended visit with a duration between 91 and 180 days. STSMs must be completed and the scientific reports must be submitted before the end of the grant period (01/04/2019). It is COST policy to promote gender balance, enable early career investigators, and broaden geographical representation so women, ECIs, and researchers from Inclusiveness Target Countries* are particularly encouraged to apply. What’s Covered An STSM grant is a fixed financial contribution and does not necessarily cover all expenses related to performing a given mission. The Grant is a contribution to the overall travel, accommodation and meal expenses of the Grantee. For standard STSMs (5 to 90 day durations) the grant will cover eligible travel expenses and up to €160/day for accommodation and meals. The total combined amount of the grant will not exceed €2500. For extended STSMs (91 to 180 day durations; ECIs only) the grant will cover €160/day for accommodation, meals, and eligible travel expenses. The total combined amount of the grant will not exceed €3500. Application Procedure Applicants must apply using the COST online system at https://eservices.cost.eu/stsm. The applicant is the person who will travel on the STSM, not their PI or host. Applications are now completed entirely on the e-COST website. Detailed instructions are available in the STSM Guidebook which can be downloaded here: http://www.cost.eu/module/download/60300 Following the STSM, successful applicants will also need to submit a Scientific Report (maximum 1 page) detailing the activities carried out during the STSM and a letter from a senior scientist at the Host Institution officially approving the report. Applications will be considered by the GENiE STSM and Action Activities Committee (SAAC) and successful applicants will be notified by e-mail (please check your spam folders if you do not hear within a week of the application deadline). For more information, please see the COST Vademecum at: http://www.cost.eu/Vademecum/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

22 June, 2018 / 0 Comments

Conference Grants for Inclusiveness Target Countries

21 June, 2018 / 0 Comments

Systems Biology Workshop

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249030767{padding-right: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="1970" img_size="medium"][vc_column_text] Oct. 15 - 16, 2018 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]University of Bordeaux[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Main Organizers: Denis Dupuy, Baris Tursun [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249051917{padding-left: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Metazoan Systems Biology Workshop About the workshop This workshop is intended to bring together C. elegans researchers using systems biology approaches, with systems biology researchers using other metazoan model organisms. The workshop will foster collaborations, through the sharing of unpublished results and discussion of projects, methods and ideas. This workshop, organized by COST BM1408, will be open to GENiE PIs and their group members, as well as anyone else who uses systems biology approaches in a metazoan model organism. Funding Up to 15 GENiE participants will be reimbursed for travel and accommodation by COST Action BM1408, according to COST regulations. BM1408 participants from ITC countries are automatically eligible for reimbursement. The workshop is limited to 30 participants. Venue University of Bordeaux IECB Auditorium 2 Rue Robert Escarpit 33607 Pessac, France Application and registration To register, please visit the registration page by following this link. Preliminary Program The workshop will consist of short talks, round table discussions, and networking opportunities Kris Gunsalus - New-York Univesity, New-York Nele Gheldof - Nestlé, Lausanne Melissa Harrison - University of Wisconsin, Madison Luisa Cochella - IMP, Vienna Olivia Casanueva - Babraham Institute, Cambridge Mounia Lagha - IGMM, Montpellier Rik Korswagen - Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht Savraj Grewal - University of Calgary, Calgary Organizing committee Mike Boxem - Utrecht University Laura Buttitta - University of Michigan Bart Deplancke - EPFL, Lausanne Denis Dupuy - IECB, Bordeaux Baris Tursun - BIMSB, Berlin Robert Zinzen - MDC, Berlin This workshop is supported by COST action BM1408[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

15 June, 2018 / 0 Comments

Final Action Meeting

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249030767{padding-right: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text]GENiE meeting[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] March 20 - 22, 2019 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Kandersteg, Switzerland[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Organizers: Sophie Jarriault and Peter Meister [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="290" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249051917{padding-left: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] COST BM1408 is organizing the final action meeting of GENiE in Switzerland. Date & Location 20 – 22 March 2019, Hotel Alfa Soleil Kandersteg, Switzerland Reimbursement by COST Up to 53 Action participants will be reimbursed by COST. The reimbursement will be EUR 260 for food and accommodation (2 nights, 4 meals) and a maximum of EUR 300 for travel expenses. If the budget situation allows, we may be able to reimburse additional meals / nights through COST and possibly also higher travel costs, but this cannot be determined until early 2019. Because of these budget restraints and as the train fare in Switzerland will cost CHF 160.00, we recommend to book your travels as early as possible in order to make sure to get best possible rates. Registration Please register here by 31 October 2018 After successful registration, we will send you and invoice which is due for payment within 5 working days There are only a limited numbers of single rooms available, which will be allocated based on registration date (first come first serve) Costs for advanced hotel and meal arrangements in Kandersteg You are free to make your own hotel and meals arrangements. For your convenience, we organized a meal/hotel room package CHF 365.00 in double / CHF 400.00 in single room (includes 2 nights’ accommodation with breakfast, 2 lunches, two dinners and VAT) Extension of your stay If you want to extend your stay in Kandersteg, please contact the hotel directly to discuss this possibility. An extension will cost CHF 95.00/night/person in a double and CHF 102.00/night/person in a single room (including breakfast). Getting to and from Kandersteg Zurich (2h22min), Geneva (3h8min) and Basel (2h33min) airports are much better connected to the public transport in Switzerland and you will find better value flights for these destinations. There are also a limited number of flights to Bern airport though it is not so conveniently accessible by public transport (1h37min to Kandersteg) For more info see: https://www.sbb.ch/en/timetable.html This meeting is supported by COST action BM1408[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

15 June, 2018 / 0 Comments

Cytoskeleton Workshop

15 June, 2018 / 0 Comments

Automated Analysis of Ageing Workshop

15 June, 2018 / 0 Comments

First 2018 Call for GENiE Short Term Scientific Missions

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249030767{padding-right: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text]GENiE STSMs[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Application deadline: 07/01/2018[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="290" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249051917{padding-left: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] First 2018 Call for GENiE Short Term Scientific Missions Application Deadline: 07/01/2018 This is the latest call for applications for GENiE Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs). These are short scientific exchanges (minimum 5 days) that should contribute to the scientific objectives of GENiE and implicate at least one GENiE lab where a lab member goes for a short stay in another lab. The STSM grant will cover actual costs up to 2000€. The applicant must be the visiting young scientist (not the receiving lab). Priority will be given to applications from ECI (early career investigators, ie within 8 years after the PhD) The visit must be finished in early April 2018 to allow time to approuve the final report and process the payment Note that COST has allocated extra money for members of ITC countries ; eligible applications involve either the visiting fellow or the receiving lab being from an ITC country (COST ITC countries : Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia and Turkey). Please make sure to notify us if you are eligible for this dedicated budget money. Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) are exchange visits aimed at supporting individual mobility, strengthening existing networks and fostering collaboration between researchers. A STSM should specifically contribute to the scientific objectives of GENiE (http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/bmbs/BM1408), whilst at the same time allowing those partaking in the missions to learn new techniques, gain access to specific data, instruments, or methods that are not available in their own institutions. STSM Criteria and Eligibility One of the participant labs must be a member of GENiE with preference given to missions between two GENiE member labs. The proposed project should have a sound scientific justification and result in outputs that will advance the objectives of GENiE. Priority will be given to: Early Career Investigators (awarded PhD no more than 8 years before the application deadline). Applicants who have not previously benefited from COST funding through GENiE unless the proposed mission will advance a collaboration initiated through a previous GENiE activity. The duration of the mission must be at least 5 days, with a maximum of 90 days. In addition to the standard STSM, ECIs are also eligible for an extended visit with a duration between 91 and 180 days. It is COST policy to promote gender balance, enable early career investigators, and broaden geographical representation so women, ECIs, and researchers from Inclusiveness Target Countries* are particularly encouraged to apply. What’s Covered An STSM grant is a fixed financial contribution and does not necessarily cover all expenses related to performing a given mission. The Grant is a contribution to the overall travel, accommodation and meal expenses of the Grantee. For standard STSMs (5 to 90 day durations) the grant will cover eligible travel expenses and up to €160/day for accommodation and meals. The total combined amount of the grant will not exceed €2500. For extended STSMs (91 to 180 day durations; ECIs only) the grant will cover €160/day for accommodation, meals, and eligible travel expenses. The total combined amount of the grant will not exceed €3500. Application Procedure Applicants must apply using the COST online system at https://e-services.cost.eu/stsm. Applications are now completed entirely on the e- COST website. Detailed instructions are available in the STSM Guidebook which can be downloaded here: http://www.cost.eu/module/download/60300 Following the STSM, successful applicants will also need to submit a Scientific Report (maximum 1 page) detailing the activities carried out during the STSM and a letter from a senior scientist at the Host Institution officially approving the report. Applications will be considered by the GENiE STSM and Action Activities Committee (SAAC) and successful applicants will be notified by e-mail (please check your spam folders if you do not hear within a week of the application deadline). For more information, please see the COST Vademecum at: http://www.cost.eu/Vademecum/ *Inclusiveness Target Countries include: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia and Turkey[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

11 December, 2017 / 0 Comments

C. elegans summer school

Announcing the 2017 summerschool on C. elegans COST BM1408 is organizing a summer school at the CRG Sept. 10-16th, 2017. For details, visit this link: http://www.crg.eu/en/event/coursescrg-celegans-crispr-rnai-and-genetics ...

10 August, 2017 / 0 Comments

The 2017 GENiE Workshop C. elegans Consensus Metabolic Reconstruction

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249030767{padding-right: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text]GENiE workshop[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] April 19 - 20, 2017 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Babraham Institute, Cambridge[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Organizers: Olivia Casanueva, Janna Hastings, Christoph Kaleta, Michael Witting [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249051917{padding-left: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Topic Five attributes define life: motility, growth, excitability, reproduction and metabolism, whereby metabolism is the most obligatory since it supplies energy and substances needed for all the others. Although studied for centuries, our picture of metabolism is still incomplete. A premier model organism for the study of metabolism is the small roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, which enables to study the relation between nutrition, gene expression, metabolism and phenotypic traits. Recently the first two metabolic reconstruction of C. elegans were published. These reconstructions serve as first blueprints of C. elegans metabolism and lay the foundation for further research in this direction. The first reconstruction, iCEL1273, 1985 metabolic reactions and 887 compounds, while ElegCyc contains 1914 reactions and 1640 compounds. So far it is not clear to which extend the two reconstructions overlap. Parallel to this two published version different other groups have been working on their own reconstructions. Schedule During the first day we will have several scientific sessions in which several participants can present their current work on C. elegans metabolism, metabolic reconstruction or metabolomics. Talks will be 15-20 minutes plus 10 minutes of Q&ersand;A. The evening session will include a key note speaker (Christ Steinbeck, TBC) and a discussion round on future collaborative efforts. The second day will include practical work on flux balance analysis, metabolic reconstruction and other hands on activities. For details of the program, and the complete schedule, please visit the workshop website. Organizers Olivia Casanueva Group Leader Babraham Institute Epigenetics ISPG Olivia.Casanueva@babraham.ac.uk Janna Hastings Babraham Institute Epigenetics ISPG Janna.Hastings@babraham.ac.uk Christoph Kaleta Research Group Medical Systems Biology Institute for Experimental Medicine Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel (UKSH Campus) c.kaleta@iem.uni-kiel.de Michael Witting Research Team Leader “C. elegans Metabolomics & Lipidomics” Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry Helmholtz Zentrum München michael.witting@helmholtz-muenchen.de This workshop is supported by COST action BM1408. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

05 December, 2016 / 0 Comments

Proteostasis in aging and disease

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249030767{padding-right: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text]GENiE workshop[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Nov. 7 - 11, 2017 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences, Split, Croatia[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Organizer: Anita Krisko [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="1430" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249051917{padding-left: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Description Protein quality control mechanisms are required for normal cellular functioning. Protein homeostasis (proteostasis) encompasses the equilibrium between synthesis, conformational maintenance, and degradation of damaged proteins. While protein synthesis has a critical role in making the proteome and promoting cell growth, failure to eliminate misfolded proteins can lead to inactivation of functional proteins as well as cell degeneration, as seen in numerous diseases and aging. A network of molecular chaperones, protein degradation machineries, and stress-response pathways, whose coordinated action senses and counteracts protein misfolding, maintains cellular proteostasis. Each of these aspects will be considered in the framework of this meeting. The main goal of this meeting is to unite expertise from different aspects of proteostasis research and to discuss recent developments in the field. The sessions will cover: protein quality control, regulation of proteostasis, communication of proteostasis with other cellular pathways, and proteostasis in aging and age-related diseases. This workshop is supported by COST action BM1408 Registration details http://genie.medils.hr/ Preliminary Programme Day 1 From 14:00 - Arrival and check-in 15:00-17:30 - Registration 18:00-20:00 - Welcome reception & Dinner 20:00-21:00 – Talk #1 Day 2 Session 1: Protein Quality Control 09:00-10:40 – Talks by participants 10:40-11:10 - Coffee break 11:10-12:50 – Talks by participants 12:50-14:00 - Lunch Session 2: Proteostasis regulation 15:45-17:55 – Talks by participants 17:55-18:15 - Coffee Break 18:15-19:25 – Talks by participants 19:30-21:00 - Dinner 21:00-23:00 - Poster Session 1 Day 3 Session 3: Communication of proteostasis 09:00-10:40 – Talks by participants 1 10:40-11:10 - Coffee break 11:10-12:50 – Talks by participants 12:50-14:00 - Lunch Session 4: Proteostasis in aging and disease 15:45-17:55 – Talks by participants 19:00 - Dinner DEPARTURE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

02 November, 2016 / 0 Comments

Extending the consensus representation of C. elegans metabolism

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249030767{padding-right: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text]GENiE workshop[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Nov. 9 - 10, 2017 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Helmholtz Zentrum München [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Organizer: Michael Witting [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="1430" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249051917{padding-left: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Topic C. elegans has recently been advanced as a premier model organism for the study of metabolism, with the publication of two whole-genome metabolic models. Using those models together with transcriptomics, metabolomics and proteomics data allows the relationship between gene expression, nutrition, metabolism, and phenotype to be explored in-depth in data-driven systems-level in silico simulations. In a GENiE workshop held April 19-20 2017 at the Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK, the relationships between the two existing metabolic models have been explored with the objective of generating a consensus model that builds on the strengths of each separate model. This consensus model will be directly usable by a wide range of C. elegans researchers. However, the two published models are still incomplete, and certain important pathways and areas of metabolism are currently under-annotated, e.g. lipid metabolism and many metabolites that are specific to nematodes. During the April 2017 workshop, specific such areas of incompleteness have been discussed together with the community in order to prioritize “key” missing annotation pathways of importance for current GENiE community objectives in C. elegans metabolic research. A number of such pathways will be selected for this follow-up “annotation jamboree” workshop. One of the strengths of our first workshop and that we intend to also bring to the second workshop, was that it brings together GENIE members with the larger C. elegans community as well as with a wider community of computer scientists with expertise in Metabolic Reconstruction and with experts in Metabolomics from a wide variety of fields. Therefore our workshops will bring a wide range of new skills and knowledge to the worm community. Registration To register for this meeting, please follow this link: https://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/genie-workshop-2017/index.html Goals The aim of the second workshop is to fill such gaps and annotate missing pathways. It will thus constitute a natural follow-on from the success of the first workshop. Scientists using metabolomics to study C. elegans metabolism will be asked to participate in this workshop to add their knowledge on newly identified molecules. This workshop will be more hands-on and practical compared to the first one. We will only have a few tutorials and a keynote talk on important aspects of metabolic pathway curation and/or C. elegans metabolism. Different pathways and gaps will be annotated in group work. Specific overall goals of the workshop are: Gap filling of metabolic pathways Curation of new pathways, especially secondary metabolism and lipid metabolism Annotation of new enzymes Planning of validation experiments Bring new cutting edge methods and technology to Worm Recon 2. Expose C. elegans researchers to gold standards in metabolomics and Flux balance analysis practices. Align European standards with WormBase and the wider Metabolic reconstruction community. Gear towards a publication of a merged open source model, available to the C. elegans community at large. This workshop is supported by COST action BM1408 Please contact Michael Witting for all inquiries.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

02 November, 2016 / 0 Comments

First 2017 Call for GENiE Short Term Scientific Missions

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249030767{padding-right: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text]GENiE STSMs[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Application deadline: 30/10/2017[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="290" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249051917{padding-left: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] First 2017 Call for GENiE Short Term Scientific Missions Application Deadline: 30/10/2017 Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) are exchange visits aimed at supporting individual mobility, strengthening existing networks and fostering collaboration between researchers. A STSM should specifically contribute to the scientific objectives of GENiE (http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/bmbs/BM1408), whilst at the same time allowing those partaking in the missions to learn new techniques, gain access to specific data, instruments, or methods that are not available in their own institutions. STSM Criteria and Eligibility One of the participant labs must be a member of GENiE with preference given to missions between two GENiE member labs. The proposed project should have a sound scientific justification and result in outputs that will advance the objectives of GENiE. Priority will be given to: Early Career Investigators (awarded PhD no more than 8 years before the application deadline). Applicants who have not previously benefited from COST funding through GENiE unless the proposed mission will advance a collaboration initiated through a previous GENiE activity. The duration of the mission must be at least 5 days, with a maximum of 90 days. In addition to the standard STSM, ECIs are also eligible for an extended visit with a duration between 91 and 180 days. It is COST policy to promote gender balance, enable early career investigators, and broaden geographical representation so women, ECIs, and researchers from Inclusiveness Target Countries* are particularly encouraged to apply. What’s Covered An STSM grant is a fixed financial contribution and does not necessarily cover all expenses related to performing a given mission. The Grant is a contribution to the overall travel, accommodation and meal expenses of the Grantee. For standard STSMs (5 to 90 day durations) the grant will cover eligible travel expenses and up to €160/day for accommodation and meals. The total combined amount of the grant will not exceed €2500. For extended STSMs (91 to 180 day durations; ECIs only) the grant will cover €160/day for accommodation, meals, and eligible travel expenses. The total combined amount of the grant will not exceed €3500. Application Procedure Applicants must apply using the COST online system at https://e-services.cost.eu/stsm. Applications are now completed entirely on the e- COST website. Detailed instructions are available in the STSM Guidebook which can be downloaded here: http://www.cost.eu/module/download/60300 Following the STSM, successful applicants will also need to submit a Scientific Report (maximum 1 page) detailing the activities carried out during the STSM and a letter from a senior scientist at the Host Institution officially approving the report. Applications will be considered by the GENiE STSM and Action Activities Committee (SAAC) and successful applicants will be notified by e-mail (please check your spam folders if you do not hear within a week of the application deadline). For more information, please see the COST Vademecum at: http://www.cost.eu/Vademecum/ *Inclusiveness Target Countries include: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia and Turkey[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

02 November, 2016 / 0 Comments

The 2017 GENiE High Content Screening Workshop

02 November, 2016 / 0 Comments

GENIE workshop: The molecular and cellular basis of plasticity in sensory processing

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249030767{padding-right: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text]GENiE workshop[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] March. 26 - 27, 2018 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]University of Fribourg, Switzerland[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Organizers: Dominique Glauser (Fribourg, Switzerland) Arantza Barrios (London, UK) Emanuel Busch (Edinburgh, UK) [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="1755" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1447249051917{padding-left: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text]COST BM1408 workshop: The molecular and cellular basis of plasticity in sensory processing (26th -27th March 2018) The aim of this workshop is to discuss and exchange ideas on neural circuit plasticity and techniques to interrogate circuits in C. elegans. Discussions will be kept informal, highlighting pros and cons of the different approaches to investigate sensory processing and behaviour as well as alternative interpretations of current models of plasticity. An important focus of the meeting will be to get the participants to interact and learn about each other’s work with the goal to foster collaborations. Key concepts and techniques to be discussed are: - Synaptic plasticity - Neuromodulation and neuropeptide signalling - Associative learning - Desensitisation and habituation of sensory responses - Long-term neuronal activity - Functional imaging and manipulation of neuronal activity - Quantitative behavioural analysis - Microfluidics Organisers: Dominique Glauser (Fribourg, Switzerland) Arantza Barrios (London, UK) Emanuel Busch (Edinburgh, UK) Venue: University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Fribourg is ~1.5 hours by train from international airports (Geneva, Basel, Zürich). Train tickets can (but don’t need to) be booked online here https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html Preliminary schedule: Monday 26th March Morning: Talks by participants Afternoon: Interactive exercise and talks by participants Evening: Raclette dinner and party Tuesday 27th March: Morning: Talks by participants Afternoon: Excursion and departure Registration: The workshop is open to 15 travelling participants, eligible for reimbursement by the COST action. At registration, an advance hotel booking fee of €200 will be requested (€180 of which could be reimbursed through the COST action). Included accommodations are two nights from Sunday (25th March) to Tuesday (27th March). For those participants wishing to stay the night of Tuesday 27th, arrangements could be made. In order to initiate a registration, please write to Dominique Glauser (dominique.glauser@unifr.ch) and include the following information: 1) Name: 2) Affiliation (Institution, department, lab): 3) Position (PI, Postdoc, PhD student...

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