Programme

Course info Speaker bios

16 July — 22 July, 2017

1st Day

15:10 — 17:10

Check-in

17:10 — 19:10

Check-in

2nd Day

09:30 — 13:00

Lab 1: Live Cell Imaging and Organelle Dynamics

13:00 — 14:20

Lunch

14:20 — 18:00

Lab 2: Transient Expression Systems in Plants (Protoplasts)

18:00 — 19:30

Dinner

19:30 — 21:30

Evening Discussion and Career Development

3rd Day

09:30 — 10:20

Technical Lecture A: Prof. Michael, BLATT "Single-Cell Methods at the Interface of Traffic and Transport"

10:20 — 11:10

Technical Lecture B: Prof. Diane, BASSHAM "Biochemical and Microscopic Methods for Assessing and Quantifying Autophagy"

11:10 — 11:40

Tea Break

11:40 — 12:30

Technical Lecture C: Prof. Magdalena, BEZANILLA "Imaging and Molecular Genetic Manipulations in a Simple Plant Model System"

12:30 — 13:00

Discussion

13:00 — 14:20

Lunch

14:20 — 18:00

Lab 3: Hands on Training Pre-lab Talk: "Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy"

18:00 — 19:30

Dinner

19:30 — 21:30

"Demystifying Publishing"

4th Day

09:00 — 09:10

Registration

09:10 — 09:20

Opening Remarks

09:20 — 10:20

Lecture 1: Prof. Michael, BLATT "Governing Growth – A Centuryold Problem"

10:20 — 11:20

Lecture 2: Prof. Diane, BASSHAM "Regulation of Autophagy by Stress and Hormone Signaling Pathways"

11:20 — 11:30

Group Photo

11:30 — 12:00

Tea Break

12:00 — 13:00

Lecture 3: Prof. Daniel A., FLETCHER "Exploring Biology with Mobile Phone Microscopes"

13:00 — 14:00

Lecture 4: Prof. Magdalena, BEZANILLA "Cytoskeletal Crosstalk Impacts Cell Shape and Development"

14:00 — 15:00

Lunch

15:00 — 16:00

Lecture 5: Prof. Marko, KAKSONEN "Unraveling the Molecular Mechanisms of Endocytosis in Yeast"

16:00 — 17:00

Lecture 6: Prof. David, DRUBIN "Harnessing Actin Dynamics for Endocytic Trafficking"

17:00 — 19:00

Tea Break and Discussion

19:00 — 20:30

Dinner

20:30 — 22:30

Sharing Sessions with Speakers and Students

5th Day

09:30 — 10:20

Technical Lecture D: Prof. Daniel A., FLETCHER "Mechanics of Membrane Interfaces: Organizing Communication Between Cells"

10:20 — 11:10

Technical Lecture E: Prof. Marko, KAKSONEN "Imaging Endocytosis with High Spatial and Temporal Resolution"

11:10 — 11:40

Tea Break

11:40 — 12:30

Technical Lecture F: Prof. David, DRUBIN "Stem cells: The new "model Organism" for Cell and Molecular Biology"

12:30 — 13:00

Discussion

13:00 — 14:20

Lunch

14:20 — 18:00

Lab 4: Animal Cell and Ion Channel Pre-lab Talk: "Patch Clamp Technique"

18:00 — 19:30

Dinner

19:30 — 21:30

Data Analysis for Presentation

6th Day

09:30 — 13:00

Lab 5: High Pressure Freezing and Transmission Electron Microscopy Techniques Prelab talk: 'Principles and Techniques of High-pressure Freezing and Electron Tomography' Session 1: High-pressure Freezing Session 2: Electron Tomography

12:30 — 13:50

Lunch

13:50 — 16:30

Students’ Presentations and Awards Presentations

16:30 — 21:00

Discussion, Dinner and Closing Ceremony

7th Day

09:30 — 11:30

Check-out

11:30 — 13:30

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