Dear Colleagues,
Thank you for forwarding to whom it may be of interest, this
announcement and Last call for application to:
EMBO practical course on Bioinformatics and Genomes Analyses
May 5 – 17, 2014; Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece.
with support from the International Network of Institute Pasteur (RIIP)
Application is made through the EMBO site:
http://events.embo.org/14-comparative-genomics/index.html
Course programme: http://events.embo.org/14-comparative-genomics/
programme.html or http://www.pasteur.fr/~tekaia/BCGA2014/
BCGA2014_Prog.html
Twenty (20) full time places are available for the course. Acceptance
will be subject to an evaluation process.
Selection criteria include confirmed initial experience in
Bioinformatics and Genomics, running projects (submitted abstract)
and expressed motivations.
Similar course programmes and organizations can be found at this
link: http://www.pasteur.fr/~tekaia/BGA_courses.html
Who can attend the course ?
The course is aimed at motivated Phd students and young researchers
in academic Institutions with background in Mathematics, Statistics,
Computing and/or Biology who are involved in Bioinformatics and
Genome Analyses projects. The course is intense and active
participation is expected.
Duration: Full time: May 5 to May 17, 2014.
Location: Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece.
Accommodation and Meals are free for all participants.
All participants will stay in the AEXANDROS HOTEL: http://
www.airotel.gr/hotel/alexandros
How to Apply: applications are made through the EMBO site : http://
events.embo.org/14-comparative-genomics/index.html
You will need to carefully complete an application form, submit a one-
page CV, an Abstract related to one of your current projects as well
as a recent identity picture.
Travel grants: A limited budget for partial and full travel grants is
available from the RIIP (for students coming from the RIIP
Institutions) and from EMBO.
The final decision for the attribution of these grants will be
announced at the end of the course. Grants attributions will strictly
depend upon the active participation of the students.
Application deadline: Friday March 28, 2014 at midnight (European time)
With our best wishes.
The organizers:
Menelaos Manoussakis, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens - Greece.
Evdokia Karagouni, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens - Greece.
Evie Melanitou, Institut Pasteur Paris - France.
Fredj Tekaia, Institut Pasteur Paris - France.
