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Courses
& Meetings 2006 Schweizerische
Kommission für Molekularbiologie Organised with the financial support
of the Swiss National Science Foundation |
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Regional C. elegans meeting |
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Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel January 31, 2006 |
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Annual meeting of the local C. elegans
communities (France, Germany and Switzerland). Invited speakers: Martin
Chalfie (Columbia) and Michael Stern (Yale). Presentations by 8 local
participants. Participants : max. 100. |
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23th Annual Swiss Trypanosomatid Meeting |
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Classic Hotel, Leysin February 2-4, 2006 |
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Researchers from all over Switzerland and a
few invited speakers will present recent findings on all aspects of
trypanosomatid biology. Participants: max. 60. |
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Swiss Retina Meeting IV&endash;
Molecular Approaches to Vision |
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Seehotel Waldstätterhof, Brunnen (SZ) February 9-10, 2006 |
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The meeting provides a platform for Swiss basic scientists working on all
aspects of the retina as a model system in neuroscience in drosophila,
zebrafish, rodents and primates, including humans. Participants: max. 100. |
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15th Swiss Plant Molecular and Cell
Biology Conference |
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Hotel Tamina, Bad Ragaz March 15-17, 2006 |
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This yearly meeting of Swiss plant scientists
includes posters and short talks (limited in time by the three famous Swiss
bells) and informal talks on the ski slopes of Pizol and in the Tamina
Therme. Participants: max. 70. |
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Statistical Methods in Bioinformatics |
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Biozentrum, Basel March 20-24, 2006 |
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The course is designed to provide graduate
students in the biomedical sciences with experience in the application of
basic statistical analysis techniques to a variety of biological problems.
Participants: max. 20. |
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Light Microscopy and Imaging Course |
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University of Geneva, April 3-6, 2006 (spring course) October 23-26, 2006 (fall course) |
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The 4-day course with lectures encompasses
basic and advanced light microscopy techniques, principles of live cell
imaging and usage of confocal and wide field light microscopes. Participants: 10 per course. |
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Annual Swiss Drosophila Meeting 2006 |
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University of Bern April 8, 2006 |
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The objectives of this meeting are to
reinforce the interactions between the Drosophila research groups in
Switzerland and to provide a platform for students and postdocs to report
about their current studies. Participants: max. 120. |
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Introductory Course in Signal
Transduction |
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University of Bern May 1-12, 2006 |
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Aim: to learn techniques commonly used to analyse signal transduction
pathways. |
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SKMB Gene Expression Workshop 2006 |
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ISREC, Epalinges s/Lausanne September 15, 2006 |
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The meeting will address selected aspects of
the genetic and molecular mechanisms controlling transcriptional and
post-transcriptional responses in gene expression to cell-type specific,
developmental or environmental cues. Participants: max. 150. |
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Unix and PERL for Biomedical Researchers |
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Biozentrum, Basel October 9-13, 2006 |
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The course aims at providing biomedical
researchers with the very basic knowledge of Unix command-line and PERL
scripting abilities to analyze large amounts of biological data. |
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Swiss RNA Workshop 2006 |
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University of Bern October 13, 2006 |
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Meeting of the Swiss RNA community with
presentations from invited foreign guest speakers and from participants
selected from the submitted abstracts. Covers RNA structure, processing,
transport, turnover, localization, and RNA-binding proteins. Participants:
max. 120. |
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16th Cytomeet |
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Bern, Haus der Universität October 18, 2006 |
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Informal meeting for Swiss scientists interested
in cell motility and cell adhesion (cytoskeleton, cell adhesion proteins,
extracellular matrix). Main speaker: Dr. N. Hogg (Cancer Research UK,
London). Participants : max. 50. |
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RNA Expression Analysis Using DNA
Microarrays |
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Center for Integrative Genomics, Lausanne November 13-17, 2006 |
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Students will learn the basic steps of a
cDNA microarray expression profiling experiment: RNA isolation and QC,
hybridization target preparation, array hybridization, scanning and image
analysis, determination of expression ratios and statistical analysis of
expression data. Participants: max. 12. |
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Applications and registrations should be sent directly to the organisers of the
respective course / workshop. For courses, please include a short curriculum
vitae, research interests, and the reasons for wanting to attend. For general
questions contact the SKMB secretary Dr.
O. Mühlemann; tel. 031- 631 46 27; email: oliver.muehlemann@izb.unibe.ch