2nd Summer School in Computational Biology – from Molecules to Tissues

Coimbra, Portugal, 5th-15th September 2016

Website: http://www.uc.pt/en/iii/initiatives/cbuc/CBSS2

Deadline for application: 25th July, 2016

An introductory course targeted to students from M.Sc. to post-doctoral levels…

Featuring

• Introductory lectures on mathematics and physics for biologists, and biology for exact sciences students (parallel tracks).
• Courses on specialized Computational Biology topics ranging from the molecular level to integrated physiological systems.
• Seminars on recent developments.
• Mini-research projects where the students will have opportunity to apply the acquired skills to realistic research problems.

Topics

• Core knowledge for modeling biological systems.
• Molecular dynamics for lipid membranes and proteins.
• Protein-ligand interactions and drug discovery.
• Transcriptomics to characterize cellular mechanisms.
• Kinetic modeling of metabolic and signalling processes.
• Modeling of physiological systems.

More information

Please visit the school website: http://www.uc.pt/en/iii/initiatives/cbuc/CBSS2, or contact via e-mail: computational.biology@uc.pt.