From owner-announce@net.bio.net Tue May 04 18:20:00 1999 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: "Frank-Martin Haar" Newsgroups: bionet.announce Subject: EMBO Practical Course on Biophysical and Mathematical Approaches to Cell Date: 4 May 1999 12:20:46 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 72 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: kristoff@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <000c01be9302$d7037be0$c62c5ec2@emblheidelberg.de> Reply-To: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net !!!============================!!! !!!======= Announcement =======!!! !!!============================!!! EMBO Practical Course on Biophysical and Mathematical Approaches to Cell Biology 4 July - 17 July 1999 @ EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany ORGANIZERS: Ernst H.K. Stelzer, Michael Way, J.K. Heinrich Hörber The links between physics and cell biology are becoming more and more important. In many instances it is no longer sufficient to test a model quantitatively. Many processes such as microtubule dynamics (i.e. the microtubule assembly and disassembly) have only been understood since a) the in vitro system was sufficiently well developed, b) a mathematical model that describes the events became available, and c) the events could be recorded, analyzed and compared with the model. This course is aimed first of all at researchers working in the life sciences who wish to improve their mathematical background and move into a more direct use of physics for quantitative biology. They wish to acquire a mathematical/physical framework for their biological system of interest and need to know how to verify it in a quantitative manner. However, another equally important group of attendees has a background in mathematics and/or physics and wishes to understand the problems of working with biological systems in a quantitative manner. One of the main objectives of this EMBO course is to improve the communication between biologists and physicists. Speakers from the Americas and Europe including the staff at EMBL (Boulin, Dotti, Eaton, Florin, González, Griffiths, Hörber, Hyman, Karsenti, Nilsson, Pepperkok, Simons, Stelzer, Vernos, Way, Zerial) will introduce students to: microtubule dynamics, determining growth shrinkage/rates, generating microtubule patterns, molecular motors, mechanisms of neuronal plasma membrane asymmetry, microtubule organization during development, complex membrane organelles, chromosome movement at mitosis, mitotic spindle assembly, distributions of proteins along exocytic pathway, surface polarity in epithelial cells, actin cytoskeleton and cell motility, membrane traffic in eukaryotic cells, cell polarity in Drosophila, single molecule force measurements, molecular mechanics. Further topics may be added. The deadline for applications is 15 May 1999. The organizers will select the students. Their decision is final. Industry applications will be considered. The course participants will come from all over Europe. The selected students will be informed by 21 May 1999. The main selection criteria are: degree in natural sciences, exposure to modern cell biology for at least one year, research is related to progress in biology, and the ability to convince the organizers of an interest in this course by CV and covering letter. Students will not be exclusively post-doctoral. Applications should be sent in printed or electronic form to: Dr. Ernst H.K. Stelzer, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Cell Biology and Biophysics Programme, Meyerhofstrasse 1, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany. stelzer@embl-heidelberg.de, fax +49 (6221) 387306. http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/ExternalInfo/stelzer/Courses/CellBiologyBiophy sics Sincerely Yours E. Stelzer Dr. Ernst H.K. Stelzer EMBL-Heidelberg Light Microscopy Group Cell Biophysics Programme Meyerhofstrasse 1 D-69117 Heidelberg Postfach 10.2209 D-69012 Heidelberg Germany Phone +49-6221-387 354 Fax +49-6221-387 306 mailto:stelzer@embl-heidelberg.de http://www.embl-heidelberg.de http://www-embl.bioimage.org .