MSCA ITN Cell2Cell Summer School
3rd – 8th April 2022
Sesimbra, Portugal
We are gladly inviting you to join our MSCA ITN Cell2Cell Summer School!
Cell2Cell is an EC-funded Innovative Training Network (ITN) of academic and industry groups, which provides multidisciplinary and intersectoral training for early-stage researchers (ESRs) in the fields of pathogen biology, chromatin biology, bioinformatics, and single-cell methods (www.cell2cell.eu).
Our Summer School offers outstanding and enthusiastic doctoral students from all over the world the opportunity to interact, meet colleagues, discuss, and attend talks about their cutting-edge science from international experts and leading researchers in the field. During the event, the 1-week program of interdisciplinary talks and poster sessions focuses on several topics linking infectious biology to chromatin and single-cell technologies.
During this week, you will discuss science, present a poster and enjoy social activities in an open, diverse, and unique environment! You will have the opportunity to sign up to dine with your favorite speaker/PI, where you can enjoy dinner and chat together with your colleagues and one of the speakers. Such dinners are a great opportunity to foster networking and benefiting you in your academic and professional career.
Don’t miss the opportunity and register!
Date
Arrival day: Sunday, April 3rd, 2022
Departure day: Friday, April 8th, 2022
Location
The summer school will be held in Sesimbra, Portugal. Sesimbra is a fishing town near Lisbon, Known for its beaches, traditional fish restaurants, and relaxing atmosphere.
Accommodation and main activities during the event will take place at the Hotel do Mar.
Confirmed Speakers
- Mohamed-Ali Hakimi, Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), Grenoble, France
- Artur Scherf, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Nina Papavasilio, DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
- David Horn, University of Dundee, UK
- Caroline Dean, John Innes Center, Norwich, UK
- Leonie Ringrose, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
- Marc Bühler, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
- Emmanuel Saliba, Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based infection research (HIRI), Würzburg, Germany
- Ana Pombo, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
- Susan Gasser, Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- Luisa Figueiredo, Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM), Lisbon, Portugal
Registration Fee
Early-bird registration till 30th November 2021: 680 EUR
Registration afterward: 880 EUR
Fee includes:
- Attendance of all the sessions
- Accommodation at the Hotel do Mar (arrival on April 3rd and departure on April 8th)
- Breakfasts, lunches, and coffee breaks at the Hotel do Mar (April 3rd – April 8th)
- Opening dinner
- Excursion
- Airport shuttles (bus) on arrival (April 3rd, afternoon) and departure (April 8th)
Registration
Please register here!
Posters
All participants are expected to present a poster. The abstracts must be submitted online during the registration process.
Directions
The closest airport to Sesimbra is Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS), Portugal. On the official arrival (April 3rd) and departure (April 8th) days, shuttle busses from and to the airport will be organized for the participants. Information on the shuttle busses will be provided later.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant number 860675.