5 – 8 June, Medellín, Colombia
Organiser: Camilo Alberto Suarez-Mendez (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia)
Co-organisers: Rigoberto Rios-Estepa (Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia), Andres Gonzalez-Barrios (Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia) and Andres Pinzon-Velasco (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia)
Requests for information directly to: [email protected]
Deadline for receipt of applications by local organisers: 1 March 2018
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
For information please contact the local organisers
The ICGEB aims at strengthening the research capability of its Members through a comprehensive training programme and approach to promoting biotechnology internationally. The active participation of ICGEB Member States nationals in the ICGEB Meetings and Courses is therefore highly encouraged. For more information on the terms of participation and funding opportunities for this event please access the meeting website or contact the local organiser directly.
The course aims at providing participants with tools of metabolic engineering/systems biology for designing bioprocesses for a biobased economy. These include topics on cellular metabolism, analytical techniques, bioinformatics, metabolic flux analysis, strain development and applications.
Topics
Metabolic engineering tools, metabolic flux analysis, bioinformatics, genomics, bioprocess design
Participants
Researchers working on the field of metabolic engineering, metabolomics, genomics, proteomics, fluxomics. Both senior and junior scientists are welcome to attend as well as graduate and undergraduate students in related areas. Junior Scientists are encouraged to present their work in a poster session and to interact with senior scientists.
Funding
Participants are expected to cover their own travel and living costs. A limited number of grants (some including accommodation in shared rooms) are available for the duration of the course for a selected number of nationals of ICGEB Member States upon presentation of a poster.