Genome Evolution in Eukaryotes (GEE) (University Residential Centre Bertinoro, 17th -22nd September 2006)
The main goal of the School is to present the "State of the Art" of the new discipline of Evolutionary Genomics, focusing on data obtained from Eukaryotes.
Introduction
Programme
General information
Requirements
Application procedure
Fees
Partners
Organization
Introduction
We are on the edge of an outstanding revolution in Life Sciences. Sequencing of the Human Genome, and other Eukaryotes as well, will likely represents a milestone for future researches: analyzing genomes and applying genome-scaled comparative methods, Scientists are likely to better understand the complex relationships between genotype and phenotype, as well as clarifying rules and mechanisms of morphogenesis.
Finally Genome Sciences will likely add to a better knowledge of the Evolution of the Life on Earth, both helping to depict phylogenetic relationships of living beings, and unraveling the nature of Micro- and Macro-evolutionary changes.This School will have Biological Evolution as the unifying concept and will cover the following topics: Evolution of Karyotypes, Genome Duplications, Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Genomics, Mobile Elements, Highly Repeated Elements, Hox Genes and EvoDevo Approaches.
Programme
Detailed programme at the school web-site
General information
The School will be held at the University Residential Centre of Bertinoro.
Official language of the School will be English.
Maximum 30 applications will be accepted.
Requirements
This school is reserved to graduated and postdoc students as well as researchers that perform biological research activity in any Academic or Non-Academic structure around the world.
Application procedure
Candidates must submit their CV to Dr. Barbara Mantovani: barman@alma.unibo.it
before 30th June 2006.
Organizing secretariat will give priority to students who better benefit from the courses because of the contiguity of their research activity. Applicants will be informed about acceptance within the 10th of July.
Only 30 applications will be accepted.
Fees
700 Euro. This includes half board accommodation. Students must finance their travel expenses.
4 studentships of 250 euro, covering part of the expenses of the School, will be awarded.
Fees includes half board accommodation in the University Residential Centre of Bertinoro
Partners
Evolutionary Genomics Department, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, U.S.A.
Organization
Prof. Barbara Mantovani
Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica Sperimentale
Via Selmi 3 40126 Bologna
E-mail: barman@alma.unibo.it
http://www.unibo.it/Portale/Relazioni+Internazionali/Summer+School/summer/ScienzeBiologicheGeologicheAgrarie/Genome_Evolution_in_Eukaryotes.htm
