Genome-wide Approaches with Fission Yeast

7-14 December 2013

Wellcome Trust Genome Campus , Hinxton, Cambridge, UK

Deadline for applications: 6 September 2013

Course summary

Researchers using S. pombe as a model organism increasingly want to apply genome-wide and computational approaches to their research to get the most from the latest technologies and available resources.

This intensive, laboratory- and computer-based training course is aimed at introducing participants to both practical and theoretical aspects of high-throughput approaches and the global mining of large-scale data sets for biological information. The course will help participants acquire the necessary skills to establish genome-wide methods and the accompanying data analysis in their own laboratories.

The course will include seminars by distinguished international speakers who will present various research aspects relevant to the course.

Topics to include

Transcriptome profiling (expression microarrays and RNA-seq)
Genome-wide protein location analysis (ChIP-seq)
Functional profiling using deletion mutant library
Genetic interaction screen (SGA)
Proteomics experiments: TAP purification, mass spectrometry
Mapping mutations by genome sequencing
General introduction to computational data mining, including introduction to R/Bioconductor

Course organisers

Jürg Bähler (Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London, UK)
Juan Mata (Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge University, UK)

Guest speakers

Charlie Boone (University of Toronto, Canada)
Kathy Gould (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA)
Rafael Carazo-Salas (Gurdon Institute, Cambridge, UK)
Li-Lin Du (National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China)
Karl Ekwall (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)

Feedback from previous courses

“Thanks for a very good and informative course. I am looking forward to apply[ing] what I've learned.”
“Excellent course, thank you so much for everything, the course was a great experience for me!”
“This course was fundamental in helping me develop new ways of looking at the work I am doing at the moment. I have learned a lot in just one week. Also I thought it was a good opportunity for scientists working with the same model organism (S. pombe) to get together and learn from each other. I hope the course keeps running in the future.”

How to apply

Prerequisites
Applicants should be postdoctoral scientists or senior PhD students engaged in relevant research, using fission yeast as a model organism.

Cost
The course tuition fees are subsidised by the Wellcome Trust for scientists based in non-commercial institutions anywhere in the world. This is a residential course, without exception, and there is a fee of £925 towards board and lodging for non-commercial applicants. The fee for commercial applicants is £1950.

Bursaries
Limited bursaries are available for non-commercial applicants (50 per cent of fee) and are subject to open competition. If you would like to apply for a bursary, please complete the bursary section of the online application form (see below for application process).

Applications
Application forms for this course can now be completed online. Please click here to be redirected to the application portal. If you have any problems with the online application process, please email us.

Please note: Applications must be supported by a recommendation from a scientific sponsor. This can be your supervisor or head of department. A request for a supporting statement will be sent to your nominated sponsor automatically during the application process. Applicants must ensure that their sponsor provides this supporting statement by the application deadline.

Deadlines
Deadline for applications: 6 September 2013