British Science Association Media Fellowships - deadline for applications 2 March 2010
The British Science Association are offereing 3-8 week media fellowships. Host organisations include:
The Guardian
BBC News
Radio & Online
The Scotsman
The Times
This is an excellent opportunity if you are considering a career in the media or to increase your knowledge of what makes a good science story. For further details: http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/mediafellows
EMBL-EBI workshops/training, Hinxton, UK
11-12 February 2010. Browsing genes and genomes with Ensembl. Venue: Univ. of Cambridge.
22-26 February 2010. Programmatic access to biological databases (Perl). Registration extended to 29 Jan. 2010.
15-16 March 2010. Protein databases and tools from the EBI. Venue: Univ. of Cambridge.
29-31 March 2010. Plant bioinformatics. Venue: Genome campus, Hinxton, Cambridge.
7-9 April 2010. DAS workshop. Venue: Genome campus, Hinxton, Cambridge.
10-13 April 2010. EMBO practical course:'In silico systems biology: network reconstruction, analysis and network based modelling'. Venue: EMBL-EBI, Hinxton, Cambridge. Registration deadline: 26 Feb., 2010.
14-18 June 2010. Joint EBI-Wellcome Trust Bioinformatics Summer School. Venue: Genome campus, Hinxton, Cambridge. Registration deadline 14 May 2010, 12.00 h.
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) conferences 2010
5-7 May 2010, Hamburg, Germany. Catalytic mechanisms by biological systems: at the interface between chemistry and biology.
17-21 May 2010, Lucca, Italy. Recombination and connections to SUMO and ubiquitin modifications
21-26 May 2010, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Cellular signaling and molecular medicine.
2-5 June 2010, Heidelberg, Germany. Microtubules: structure, regulation and functions.
13-17 June 2010, Freiburg, Germany. Replication/repair and segregation of chromosomes.
19-24 June 2010, San Felius de Guixols, Spain. Gene transcription in yeast: from mechanisms to functional genomics.
20-26 June 2010, Kolymbari,. The molecular and developmental biology of Drosophila.
14-17 September 2010, Marseille, France. Telomeres and the DNA damage response.
22-25 September 2010, Heidelberg, Germany. Chemical Biology 2010.
4th Biennial Australia & Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research Development (ACORD) Workshop, Sept., 12-18, 2010, Australia
The Medical Oncology Group of Australia Incorporated is calling for applications for the 4th biennial Australia and Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research Development (ACORD) Workshop, to be held from 12 - 17 September 2010 on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Applications are open online through to 26 February 2010.
The ACORD Workshop maintains a substantial position in education for all disciplines of oncology due to its unique international focus, provision of hands-on collaboration and guidance by a world-renowned Faculty.
Workshop: Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology July 16-23 2010, Aspen, CO, USA
The American Association for Cancer Research with funding from the US National Cancer Institute are supporting an intensive, One-week Workshop on the Latest Developments in Molecular Biology Relevant to Clinical Oncologists, From Those in the Earliest Stages of Laboratory Training to Those who are Ready to Transition to Junior Faculty Positions. http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/educational-workshops--special-courses/molecular-biology-in-clinical-oncology.aspx There are no details yet on the website (as of 25 Jan 2010) as to whether they will accept applications from PGRs undertaking PhD research, nor whether they will accept applicants from the UK. Keep checking the website for updates.