Meetings/Workshops on Molecular Biology in Germany

This symposium will cover emerging key concepts of latent metastasis and dissemination of tumour cells including evolution and genetic diversity of metastasis, circulating tumor cells, stemness, dormancy and stromal reprogramming, transcriptional and epigenetic control, motility and invasive signalling, metastatic heterogeneity, EMT and plasticity, immune evasion and metabolic adaptations. The meeting will provide unique interdisciplinary exchange on current approaches and future collaborations on metastasis and its therapeutic challenges.

EMBL Events;     Phone: [+49 6221 378 8797];     Email: events@embl.de

Metastasis signaling and latency, Metastasis initiating cells, Circulating tumor cells, Motility and invasion, Transcriptional and epigenetic control of metastasis, Metastasis heterogeneity, EMT and plasticity, Metastasis imaging, Tumor microenvironment and immune

Biology,    Biology

This course will bring together early career researchers in the fields of geology, planetary science, micro- and molecular biology for an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Geobiology. Participants will be introduced to a collaborative environment and the course will facilitate interaction between researchers in multiple fields who would otherwise have a limited opportunity to exchange ideas. One of the core objectives will be knowledge translation and mobilization. The principal themes include methods in field geobiology, integrating geochemical and biological data, interpretation across scales, nucleic acid extraction from rock samples, differences in resolution between field and laboratory data sets, and the importance of geobiology to astrobiology and origin of life studies. Participants will have the opportunity to conduct field research at the Ries impact structure to put into practice lessons learned regarding geobiology field work. This field excursion is a geobiological field trip to an impact structure and will be led by internationally renowned experts in impact cratering. Participants will come away with the ability to plan and conduct molecular biology research in rock-hosted microbial systems.

EMBL Events;     Phone: [+49 6221 378 8797];     Email: events@embl.de

Introduction to geobiology, the Ries impact structure, Rock-associated microbial communities, Sequence data in geobiology, Geochemistry and mineralogy in geobiology, Introduction to geochemistry and mineralogy

Biology,    Geophysics and Geology

The EMBL Transcription and Chromatin meeting has a long-standing tradition in shaping the field of transcriptional regulation. The meeting brings together leading experts covering all aspects of transcription from cis-regulatory function, long range regulation, 3-dimensional looping, the basal transcriptional machinery, RNA polymerase regulation and function, nucleosome positioning, chromatin modifications, chromatin remodelling, and epigenetic inheritance of transcriptional silencing. The meeting contains many talks selected from the abstracts that are interspersed with invited speakers, discussing the latest breakthroughs in transcriptional regulation. The conference is designed to promote interactive discussions at both the talks and poster sessions. Given the excellent line up of speakers and the meeting’s outstanding reputation, this is a ‘must’ attend for anyone interested in cutting edge research in transcription.

EMBL Events;     Phone: [+49 6221 378 8797];     Email: events@embl.de

Activators, Enhancer function, Evolution and modelling, Long range transcriptional regulation and enhancers, General basal transcriptional machinery, Pol II function, Pausing and the role of RNA in transcription, Chromatin modifications and transcription, Genome topology and three-dimensional regulation, Single cell quantification, Transcriptional regulation during cell fate decisions

This course will introduce participants to a new generation of a spatially resolved transcriptomics assay provided by 10x Genomics. Through the combination of state-of-the-art sequencing technology and high-resolution microscopy, 10x Genomics is enabling researchers to study gene expression of cells within their morphological context of an intact tissue section. Through both theoretical sessions, as well as extensive hands-on practical work, the participants will learn the entire workflow of sample preparation including cryosectioning of fresh-frozen tissue samples, optimisation of tissue fixation and permeabilisation, high-resolution microscopy and sequencing library preparation. Utilising the 10x Genomics Loupe Browser pipeline, the participants will also have hands-on training of spatial transcriptomics data analysis.

EMBL Events;     Phone: [+49 6221 378 8797];     Email: events@embl.de

Microscopy ,    Analysis

IMPRS for Molecular Biology

The 17th “Horizons in Molecular Biology” International PhD Student symposium is taking place from September 14th-17th 2020, at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen. Explore the frontiers of molecular biology. The aim of the conference is to bring together senior scientists and young researchers from different fields to promote scientific exchange and to provide exciting insights into the frontiers of Molecular Biology.

Email: horizonsmolbio@gmail.com

Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Genomics,

Biology,    Biotechnology

Females and males display striking patterns of sexual dimorphism in many animals and other organisms. Differences are documented in morphology, physiology and behaviour. In recent years, advances in genomics technologies have facilitated the discovery of genetic mechanisms underlying sex-specific phenotypes, showing that sex-biased expression of hundreds to thousands of genes across the genome contributes to male and female phenotypic differences. The sex-specific evolutionary forces shaping sexual dimorphisms have also begun to be unravelled, including the interactions between ‘master’ sex determining genes on the sex chromosomes, and other genes during development to control sex-biases of other genes. This symposium will focus on the molecular basis and evolution of sexual dimorphism across animals and other organisms, including the origins, evolution and biology of sex chromosomes. It will cover topics ranging from the evolution of sex determining systems, sex linkage and sex chromosomes, sex-biased gene expression (on autosomes and sex chromosomes) and X chromosome dosage compensation mechanisms, to the evolution of associated dimorphic phenotypes and the underlying selective pressures.

EMBL Events;     Phone: [+49 6221 378 8797];     Email: events@embl.de

This course will teach the biological researchers how to analyse biological data sets using open-source software. Most of the analysis will be performed with docker4seq package, which was developed to facilitate the use of computing demanding applications in the field of NGS data analysis. Docker4seq package uses docker containers that embed demanding computing tasks (e.g. short reads mapping) into isolated containers. This approach provides multiple advantages: the user does not need to install all the software on its local server, the results generated by different containers can be organised in pipelines and reproducible research is guarantee by the possibility of sharing the docker images used for the analysis.

EMBL Events;     Phone: [+49 6221 378 8797];     Email: events@embl.de

Tools for RNA-seq data analysis, Experimental design, Quality control, Normalisation and data reformatting, Basic statistics, Selecting differentially regulated genes/microRNAs, Selecting alternative splicing events, Multiple testing, Biological interpretation

Before the genetic information stored in DNA can be used to direct cell growth and metabolism, it has to be transferred into RNA. Messenger RNAs (mRNAs) that code for proteins and noncoding RNAs are key components in the transmission of genetic information in all life forms - from viruses to complex mammalian organisms. Exciting recent findings now reveal a new layer of information added to RNAs in the form of chemical marks (the epitranscriptome) that play a critical role in gene expression control. This remarkable complexity in the lives of RNAs will be discussed at this meeting.

EMBL Events;     Phone: [+49 6221 378 8797];     Email: events@embl.de

Transcription, RNA processing, Export and localisation, mRNA surveillance and decay, Translation and the control of mRNA expression by microRNAs, RNA modifications, Noncoding RNAs

Neuroepigenetics is a young field that is attracting a lot of attention. Genome-wide association studies and mouse models continue to discover new connections between chromatin regulators and neurodevelopmental disorders and epigenetic pathways have been implicated in various physiological and pathological aspects of brain function, such as memory formation and recovery, addiction and neurodegeneration. This conference aims to provide a gathering opportunity for researchers of all levels who are interested in how gene regulation participates in the development and function of the brain, with particular attention to the chromatin-based regulation of gene expression. The key objective is to bring together, in the same meeting, two groups of scientists: neuroscientists with interest in gene regulation and molecular biologists with strong expertise in the mechanisms of transcription and epigenetics that want to apply their knowledge to understanding how the brain works. We believe the two groups can learn a lot from each other and we hope this conference can function as a catalyst for scientific exchange and collaboration between them.

EMBL Events;     Phone: [+49 6221 378 8797];     Email: events@embl.de

Chromatin regulation during neurodevelopment, Epigenetics of cell identity in the brain, Transcriptional regulation of neuronal activity and plasticity, Gene regulation and behaviour, Epigenetic engineering and epigenomic mapping, Chromatin in brain disease

Biology,    Neurology

The analysis of single cells advances research in many fields. To properly deal with such minute amounts of sample, each step of the workflow is critical, from sampling to data analysis. Additionally, the integration of data from different approaches is becoming increasingly important to capture the whole picture. This course will cover established techniques from sampling through sequencing, protein analysis and data analysis. Samples will be collected via flow cytometry, gene expression will be analysed by qRTPCR and next generation sequencing, and protein analysis will be performed by proximity extension assays. In addition, alternative methods for the whole workflow will be covered in interactive sessions of lectures and Q&A with key experts in the field. Data collected by the different methods will be analysed during in-depth sessions, which are a strong component of the course.

EMBL Events;     Phone: [+49 6221 378 8797];     Email: events@embl.de

Single cell isolation with FACS, Single-cell genomics using Strand-Seq, Single-cell epigenetics using bisulfite sequencing, Microdroplet-based single-cell transcriptomics, Single cell NGS data analysis

Analysis,    Genomics and Bioinformatics

A rapidly increasing number of researchers aim to purify and identify extracellular vesicles and many methodologies to isolate and analyse these vesicles are available and have been implemented. This course will cover the basics, possibilities and limitations of different purification and characterisation techniques and will address strategies to understand their role in biomedical applications.

EMBL Events;     Phone: [+49 6221 378 8797];     Email: events@embl.de

Extracellular vesicles, Extracellular vesicles characterisation, Extracellular vesicles composition, Extracellular vesicles and function