Biologists: Cold Spring Harbor and EMBO courses – 2013
Support for the participation of biologists in short-term thematic courses in 2013
In 2013, the Dynasty Foundation plans to support 10 more Russian biologists who have successfully passed the competition for participation in practical courses organized by the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the European Molecular Biology Organization.
Financing conditions
Confirmation from the organization conducting the course that the applicant has passed through the competition and enrolled in the course.
The amount of one grant is no more than 150,000 rubles.
Documents can be submitted no later than December 15, 2013.
The course should start no later than December 31, 2013.
The documents are sent electronically to: mkolesnikova@dynastyfdn.comThe application form will be posted later on the Foundation's website.
If you have any questions, please contact Maria Kolesnikova:
+7 (495) 969-28-83 or mkolesnikova@dynastyfdn.comThe purpose of the practical courses of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the European Molecular Biology Organization is to help specialists who do not yet know these methods, but are confident that they will make significant progress in solving scientific problems, quickly acquire practical competencies on the most pressing problems and methods of modern biology.
Graduate students and postdocs, as well as more mature scientists, including professors and heads of laboratories, study at the courses.
The courses are held with "full immersion" (10-12 hours of work per day for two weeks). Each working day consists of practical work on the most modern equipment with the development of the latest practical techniques on the topic of a particular course, as well as lectures given by invited specialists (prominent scientists, developers of the latest equipment and other specialists).
During the 50 years of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory courses, many outstanding scientists took part in them (both as students and as teachers), some of them later became Nobel laureates.
The courses of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the European Molecular Biology Organization cover most topics of modern biology: from molecular genetics to embryology and computer modeling.
The courses are very popular, and the number of places in them is strictly limited (usually a group consists of 16-20 people). Therefore, participants have to undergo a very strict selection process, which is carried out by instructors of each specific course — prominent scientists in this field of science.
Instructors are guided, first of all, by the applicant's scientific level and how convincingly he can explain why participation in the training will allow him to make significant progress in solving both current and long-term scientific tasks.
The courses train specialists working in different scientific fields, from different countries, of all ages.
Most of the participants pay for their participation in the courses, as well as for the flight to the place of study (usually payment is made from laboratory grants).
An exception is made only for the most outstanding and needy applicants, but the number of scholarships is limited (one or two per course).
The tuition fee (from $2000 to $4000 depending on the course) includes accommodation, meals and the actual training (including printed materials).
The vast majority of scientists who have completed the courses consider them one of the most important stages of their professional development.
In addition to the actual professional skills, program participants acquire the necessary contacts in the scientific community, get acquainted with leading scientists. These scientific connections help them develop and carry out new projects throughout their scientific life.
Everyone who studies in laboratories has the opportunity to hold a seminar on their project, which allows you to get valuable recommendations necessary for the successful completion of the work.
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