Programme

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  • 15 June — 19 June, 2015

1st Day
09:00 — 09:15
Registration
09:15 — 09:30
Opening Ceremony
09:30 — 10:30
Morning Lecture 1

 Mechanical Signals Pattern a Plant Stem Cell Niche

10:30 — 11:00
Tea break and group photo
11:00 — 12:00
Morning Lecture 2

Scaffolding Autophagy Initiation

12:00 — 13:30
Lunch
13:30 — 14:00
Technical Lecture A

 Cytokinin Signaling in the Arabidopsis Shoot Apical Meristem

14:00 — 14:30
Technical Lecture B

Into the Fog: the Nanoscale Blind Spot of Structural and Cell Biology

14:30 — 18:00
Lab 1: High Pressure Freezing & Transmission Electron Microscopy Techniques
18:00 — 19:30
Dinner
19:30 — 21:30
Evening Discussion on Scientific Research & Career Development 1
2nd Day
09:30 — 10:30
Morning Lecture 3

Regulation of the Actin Cytoskeleton Plasma Membrane Interplay by BAR Domain Proteins

10:30 — 11:00
Tea break
11:00 — 12:00
Morning Lecture 4

The Making of Inner Ear

12:00 — 13:30
Lunch
13:30 — 14:00
Technical Lecture C

How to Study Actin Dynamics in Living Cells

14:00 — 14:30
Technical Lecture D
14:30 — 18:00
Lab 2: Transient Expression Systems in Plants (Plant Protoplasts & Expression)
18:00 — 19:30
Dinner
19:30 — 21:30
Evening Discussion on Scientific Research & Career Development 2
3rd Day
09:30 — 10:30
Morning Lecture 5

Making a Difference: Cell Identity and Communication in a Growing Leaf

10:30 — 11:00
Tea break
11:00 — 12:00
Morning Lecture 6

Harnessing Actin Dynamics for Endocytic Trafficking

12:00 — 13:30
Lunch
13:30 — 14:00
Technical Lecture E

The Stomatal Lineage: Birth, Life and End of a Stem Cell Population

14:00 — 14:30
Technical Lecture F

How to Study Endocytosis in Yeast and Mammalian Cells

14:30 — 18:00
Lab 3: Animal Cell & Ion Channel
18:00 — 19:30
Dinner
19:30 — 21:30
Sharing Sessions with Speakers & Students
4th Day
09:30 — 12:00
Open Lab 1,2,3
12:00 — 13:30
Lunch
13:30 — 18:00
Open Lab 1,2,3

(You may bring your own samples)

18:00 — 19:30
Dinner
19:30 — 21:30
Evening Discussion & Data Analysis for Presentation
5th Day
09:30 — 12:00
Open Lab 1,2,3

(You may bring your own samples)

12:00 — 13:30
Lunch
13:30 — 18:00
Students’ Presentation & Awards Presentations
18:00 — 21:30
Dinner & Social Activities

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