As a result from feed-back from participants at the second NDPIA Network Meeting in Gothenburg in April this year, an open NDPIA LinkedIn group (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8522449) has been established with the aim of facilitating networking among NDPIA participants and between NDPIA members and other scientists studying infections and/or antibiotics. All NDPIA members have received an invitation to join this new LinkedIn group. Everybody who joins the group can invite relevant (non-NDPIA) persons to the group. Initially no activities will be announced via the group (this is done as before via www.ndpia.se and via the NDPIA Facebook group).
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Alternative infection models in Umeå 22-25 August – final schedule available, registration deadline 10 June
As previously announced, this 1 ECTS combined lecture course and experimental workshop on model systems for studying microbial infections will be organized via the Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) at Umeå University 22-25 August, 2016.
A series of lectures will describe and discuss the use of: C. elegans; zebrafish; chicken embryos; cell cultures, including organotypic models – organoids; mice; as well as in vivo imaging methodology, for studies of infections and host responses. The experimental workshop will include laboratory work demonstrating the use of C. elegans, zebrafish and chicken embryos for studies of bacterial infections.
Registration deadline: 10 June, 2016.
Link to additional information and registration
(for both NDPIA and non-NDPIA members)
SciLifeLab autumn courses
Information about upcoming autumn courses provided by SciLifeLab can be accessed via https://www.scilifelab.se/education/courses/.
The following courses are/will be announced via NDPIA with the possibility to apply for co-funding of travel and accommodation costs:
Introduction to bioinformatics using NGS data
2 ECTS course in Uppsala 160919-160923
Course fee 1800 SEK
Application deadline 9 August
RNA-seq
1 ECTS course in Uppsala 161025-161027
Course fee 1300 SEK
Application deadline 16 September
De novo Gene Assemby
1 ECTS course in Uppsala 161115-161116
Course fee 1300 SEK
Application deadline 6 October
Metagenomics
1 ECTS course in Uppsala 161122-161123
Course fee 1100 SEK
Application deadline 12 October
Introduction to bioinformatics using NGS data
2 ECTS course in Umeå 161128-161202
Course fee 1800 SEK
Application deadline 21 October
After having been accepted to the course of interest, NDPIA participants can apply for co-funding of travel and accommodation costs (not for co-funding of course fees) via relevant event page at www.ndpia.se.
Opportunity for microbiologists to interact 17 October in Stockholm (2nd SFM Day)
The Swedish Society for Microbiology (SFM) is an organization that supports research in microbiology. SFM welcomes microbiology researchers from all disciplines to a one-day meeting 17 October in Stockholm in order to promote scientific interactions. Abstracts for short presentations or posters will be selected mainly from junior researchers, but all contributions are welcome.
Link to additional information
Abstract deadline: 2 September, 2016
Registration deadline: 16 September, 2016
Basic Course in Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy in Umeå 160830-160901, application deadline 5 August
A 1 ECTS course on the fundamental theory and operational principles as well as specimen preparation techniques for scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM/TEM) will be given at Umeå University 160830-160901. The aim is to provide general and basic introduction to PhD students and postdocs who would like to work with EM methods in their projects. Participants from all research departments and universities are admitted and there is no requirement for specific focus of research topics.
Application deadline – 5 August, 2016.