The 15th Smögen Summer Symposium on Virology will be held in Smögen 23-25 August 2018 and prior to the symposium, a National Course in Vector Borne and Emerging Viral Zoonoses will be organized, 22-23 August 2018.
Course registration deadline – 1 June, 2018 / Symposium registration deadline – 17 June, 2018
NDPIA members can apply for co-funding of travel/accommodation for participating in the activities.
Link to additional information and how to register to the activities
The course on "Biophysical methods in drug discovery" provided by SciLifeLab 180827-31 in Uppsala will focus on different biophysical methods used for characterizing protein-ligand interactions in drug discovery projects. It will cover a range of biophysical methods used to characterize interactions between drug target proteins and potential inhibitory compounds, and how to use the information for lead generation. The course consists of lectures with active discussion from the participants, computer exercises, and demonstrations in the form of laboratory experiments.
Application deadline: 26 May 2018
Link to additional information
The Young Microbiologists Symposium (YMS) 27-28 August 2018 is intended to bring together graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to discuss their current research. The symposium, held in Belfast, will feature 14 invited speakers, a poster session, selected talk from abstracts and opportunities for social interaction. There will be seminar sessions on:
Link to additional information, registration and how to apply for NDPIA co-funding
Deadline for registration and abstract submission: 30 June 2018
NDPIA members can apply for co-funding of symposium fee, travel and accommodation costs.
The aim of this 2 ECTS NDPIA course in Umeå is to provide in depth understanding of virus-vector interaction and transmission dynamics of mosquito-borne viruses.
It will provide better understanding of mosquitoes as vectors of arboviruses most of which are zoonotic in nature and affect both humans and animals. The course will include various aspects of the mosquito vector including; ecology, biology, population genetics, competence, capacity and how these factors influence virus transmission to the susceptible host. The course will also cover surveillance, identification, diagnostics, prevention and control, as well as arboviruses.
Registration deadline: 180430
Our international collaborators, the Helmholtz Graduate School for Infection Research (HZI Grad School/GS FIRE) in Braunschweig, Germany, is inviting NDPIA PhD students to their 9th annual retreat 10-12 April 2018 in Quedlinburg. The retreat is mandatory for HZI Grad School PhD students and 3 NDPIA PhD students are invited to the retreat – the retreat and accommodation in Germany 9-13 April (in shared double rooms) are free of charge.
At the retreat all participants will present their research either via a poster or via an oral presentation and there will be many opportunities for networking both during the scientific parts of the retreat and during social events.
Additional information will be posted in due time at https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/graduate_school/events/
If you are interested in joining the retreat, please fill out the HZI application form found here and send it to hzigrad.school@helmholtz-hzi.de as soon as possible.
Registration deadline – 10 March 2018
The first three NDPIA PhD students who apply to the event will be admitted and can apply for a maximum of 4 500 SEK for NDPIA co-funding of travel costs (see below).
Admitted NDPIA PhD students are strongly encouraged to promote NDPIA at the retreat (link to NDPIA promotion material) and will be asked to provide a short summary of their learning outcomes after the retreat.
Airports in Hannover or Berlin are the best options for reaching Braunschweig. Accommodation in the Quedlinburg and the bus rides are free for everybody. NDPIA participants will receive free accommodation in Braunschweig 9-10 and 12-13 April.
If you have any questions regarding the retreat, please send an e-mail to hzigrad.school@helmholtz-hzi.de
If you are admitted to the retreat, please send an e-mail to anna.holmstrom@umu.se to request NDPIA co-funding for travel costs to participate in the activity (co-funding will be paid after the retreat has taken place).