The first bioinformatics summer school organised by the FP7-funded Micro B3 (Marine Microbial Biodiversity, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology) project is open for registration until 15 March.
27 May 2014 - 6 June 2014
Belgium
Background: Micro B3 Project and Ocean Sampling Day
The Micro B3 (Marine Microbial Biodiversity, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology) project aims to develop innovative bioinformatic approaches and a legal framework to make large-scale data on marine viral, bacterial, archaeal and protists genomes and metagenomes accessible for marine ecosystems biology and to define new targets for biotechnological applications.
A massive water sampling activity at marine sites, the Ocean Sampling Day (OSD), will be placed on the summer solstice (June 21st) in the year 2014. The OSD involves all Micro B3 partners with access to marine sites and is open to interested labs world-wide. OSD will provide the largest dataset on microbial diversity and function in marine research so far, taken on a single day. The results will mark a baseline for the marine environment, accessible for researchers, the industry, the public, and policy makers.
Details on Micro B3 Summer School
This multi-disciplinary summer school, organized as the fourth training within Micro B3, is focussing on standardized sampling and analysis of integrated environmental and genomic marine data. It aims at developing the analysis and integration skills of PhD students, postdocs, and senior scientists with marine ecological, bioinformatics and biotechnological backgrounds, with a focus on OSD participants in need of such training. Trainees will actively apply the protocols and standards developed for the Micro B3 Ocean Sampling Day, as laid down in the OSD handbook, to familiarize themselves with the overall procedures.
This two-week training course aims to provide participants with a broad understanding of the concepts and tools currently being used in marine bioinformatics and marine biodiversity research. Every day a high-level lecturer will share expertise with the students, focusing on standards & methods, with theory (lectures) in the morning and interactive practical work in the afternoon. Hands-on exercises and demonstrations will focus on diverse oceanographic and molecular methods available at HCMR. Highlights will be an enrichment experiment using mesocosms and a short boat trip to Cretan coastal waters, both focussing on OSD protocols.
The training course is free of charge, but not travel and accommodation. Applicants are requested to send their CV and to fill in an application form. More information about background, logistics and the online registration are available here: http://www.microb3.eu/events/workshops/micro-b3-summer-school-creteMicro(opens in new window) B3 is an Ocean of Tomorrow project, funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union, started on 1st January 2012 (duration: 48 months). The “Ocean of Tomorrow” initiative aims to foster multidisciplinary approaches and cross-fertilisation between various scientific disciplines and economic sectors on key cross-cutting marine and maritime challenges.
Micro B3 is coordinated by the Jacobs University Bremen and involves 32 academic and industrial partners comprising world-leading experts in bioinformatics, computer science, biology, ecology, oceanography, bioprospecting and biotechnology, as well as legal aspects.
For more information, please contact: Dr. Johanna B. Wesnigk, Environmental & Marine Project Management Agency, Bremen (Germany). Email: j.wesnigk@empa-bremen.de
Micro B3 website: http://www.microb3.eu(opens in new window)
The Micro B3 (Marine Microbial Biodiversity, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology) project aims to develop innovative bioinformatic approaches and a legal framework to make large-scale data on marine viral, bacterial, archaeal and protists genomes and metagenomes accessible for marine ecosystems biology and to define new targets for biotechnological applications.
A massive water sampling activity at marine sites, the Ocean Sampling Day (OSD), will be placed on the summer solstice (June 21st) in the year 2014. The OSD involves all Micro B3 partners with access to marine sites and is open to interested labs world-wide. OSD will provide the largest dataset on microbial diversity and function in marine research so far, taken on a single day. The results will mark a baseline for the marine environment, accessible for researchers, the industry, the public, and policy makers.
Details on Micro B3 Summer School
This multi-disciplinary summer school, organized as the fourth training within Micro B3, is focussing on standardized sampling and analysis of integrated environmental and genomic marine data. It aims at developing the analysis and integration skills of PhD students, postdocs, and senior scientists with marine ecological, bioinformatics and biotechnological backgrounds, with a focus on OSD participants in need of such training. Trainees will actively apply the protocols and standards developed for the Micro B3 Ocean Sampling Day, as laid down in the OSD handbook, to familiarize themselves with the overall procedures.
This two-week training course aims to provide participants with a broad understanding of the concepts and tools currently being used in marine bioinformatics and marine biodiversity research. Every day a high-level lecturer will share expertise with the students, focusing on standards & methods, with theory (lectures) in the morning and interactive practical work in the afternoon. Hands-on exercises and demonstrations will focus on diverse oceanographic and molecular methods available at HCMR. Highlights will be an enrichment experiment using mesocosms and a short boat trip to Cretan coastal waters, both focussing on OSD protocols.
The training course is free of charge, but not travel and accommodation. Applicants are requested to send their CV and to fill in an application form. More information about background, logistics and the online registration are available here: http://www.microb3.eu/events/workshops/micro-b3-summer-school-creteMicro(opens in new window) B3 is an Ocean of Tomorrow project, funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union, started on 1st January 2012 (duration: 48 months). The “Ocean of Tomorrow” initiative aims to foster multidisciplinary approaches and cross-fertilisation between various scientific disciplines and economic sectors on key cross-cutting marine and maritime challenges.
Micro B3 is coordinated by the Jacobs University Bremen and involves 32 academic and industrial partners comprising world-leading experts in bioinformatics, computer science, biology, ecology, oceanography, bioprospecting and biotechnology, as well as legal aspects.
For more information, please contact: Dr. Johanna B. Wesnigk, Environmental & Marine Project Management Agency, Bremen (Germany). Email: j.wesnigk@empa-bremen.de
Micro B3 website: http://www.microb3.eu(opens in new window)
Keywords
Biodiversity, Bioinformatics