ELLS LearningLAB: Cell Cycle and Disease
ELLS LearningLAB Heidelberg
EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, 18 March- 20 March 2009
Aims
Cell division is one of the most fundamental processes of life. It is the process that underlies the development of a single cell into a multicellular organism, it determines the shape of different life forms and it allows our body to heal when injured. The most important thing during cell division is that a full complement of undamaged chromosomes ends up in each daughter cell. Successful cell replication depends on two critical processes: the replication of DNA, and mitosis -- the nuclear division of the daughter cell from the mother cell. Faulty cell division or defective DNA repair increases the risk of mutations that can contribute to cancer and other diseases.
The course will look at the process of cell division, the regulation of the eukaryotic cell cycle and examine how errors can cause diseases. It will relate to several areas of post-16 biology curricula: mitosis, cell death, genetic diseases.
The course will look at the process of cell division, the regulation of the eukaryotic cell cycle and examine how errors can cause diseases. It will relate to several areas of post-16 biology curricula: mitosis, cell death, genetic diseases.
Topics
During the 3 day-course teachers will have the opportunity to:
- Review what we know about cell division and touch on some unanswered questions.
- Look at some of the most up-to-date techniques scientists use to study cell division.
- Perform practical experiments to understand the cell cycle.
- Learn about cell cycle control and cancer.
- Reflect on the impact of basic research on modern medicine.
Scientific seminars:
Cell division
Looking at the cell cycle by Flow Cytometry
Cell cycle-check points and cancer
Science and Society seminars:
Medicine of the future
Genetic testing - tools, application and risks
Hands-on activities:
Arresting the cell cycle in yeast
Looking at the cell cycle by Flow Cytometry
Staining drosophila chromosomes
Educational Games and Seminars:
Science in School Journal
Science and society role play Genetics testing
- Review what we know about cell division and touch on some unanswered questions.
- Look at some of the most up-to-date techniques scientists use to study cell division.
- Perform practical experiments to understand the cell cycle.
- Learn about cell cycle control and cancer.
- Reflect on the impact of basic research on modern medicine.
Scientific seminars:
Cell division
Looking at the cell cycle by Flow Cytometry
Cell cycle-check points and cancer
Science and Society seminars:
Medicine of the future
Genetic testing - tools, application and risks
Hands-on activities:
Arresting the cell cycle in yeast
Looking at the cell cycle by Flow Cytometry
Staining drosophila chromosomes
Educational Games and Seminars:
Science in School Journal
Science and society role play Genetics testing
Programme
Download a draft version of the programme (pdf download)
Teachers
Raeka Aiyar, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
Sara Buonomo , EMBL, Monterotondo, Italy
Eleanor Hayes, EMBL- Science in School Journal, Germany
Sabine Hentze , Labor für Humangenetische Diagnostik, Germany
Philipp Keller , EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
Marlene Rau , EMBL- Science in School Journal, Germany
Andrew Riddell , EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
Sara Buonomo , EMBL, Monterotondo, Italy
Eleanor Hayes, EMBL- Science in School Journal, Germany
Sabine Hentze , Labor für Humangenetische Diagnostik, Germany
Philipp Keller , EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
Marlene Rau , EMBL- Science in School Journal, Germany
Andrew Riddell , EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
Registration
Registration Deadline expired.
Registration is now closed for this course.
Registration Fee: 100 Euro
This fee includes accommodation (a place in a twin room) for three nights (17,18,19) lunch, coffee breaks and course material.
Participants are expected to meet their own travel expenses and upgrades to single rooms if required.
Target Audience: the course is open to all European high-school science teachers.
Language: the course will be run in English.
Number of Participants: The course will be open to 20 participants only.
After registering you will be asked to submit your motivation letter using the account you've created (email + password).
The motivation letter submission link will be found in the confirmation page/ e-mail you will receive after registration.
Before submitting please take into consideration:
- The limit of 2000 characters refers to manually typed text.
- If you copy paste the text, hidden formatting might still be included and you will be informed that your text exceeds the limit of 2000 characters. We recommend copy-pasting it into Notepad and then onto the website.
- Some symbols are not recognized by the tool if they are copy-pasted. Make sure to use the websites editing tool to include the special characters.
Registration is now closed for this course.
Registration Fee: 100 Euro
This fee includes accommodation (a place in a twin room) for three nights (17,18,19) lunch, coffee breaks and course material.
Participants are expected to meet their own travel expenses and upgrades to single rooms if required.
Target Audience: the course is open to all European high-school science teachers.
Language: the course will be run in English.
Number of Participants: The course will be open to 20 participants only.
After registering you will be asked to submit your motivation letter using the account you've created (email + password).
The motivation letter submission link will be found in the confirmation page/ e-mail you will receive after registration.
Before submitting please take into consideration:
- The limit of 2000 characters refers to manually typed text.
- If you copy paste the text, hidden formatting might still be included and you will be informed that your text exceeds the limit of 2000 characters. We recommend copy-pasting it into Notepad and then onto the website.
- Some symbols are not recognized by the tool if they are copy-pasted. Make sure to use the websites editing tool to include the special characters.
Scientific Organisers
Julia Willingale-Theune, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
Conference Organisers
Adela Valceanu, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
Additional Information
For more information about the ELLS Learning Labs you can access
Information about LearningLabs 2008
Information about LearningLabs 2008
Hotel
Accommodation is included in the registration fee for the default period of 18- 20 March (3 nights: 17,18,19). A place in a twin room has been reserved at the ISG Hotel.
All additional nights (beyond the 3 nights paid by EMBL) or the surcharge to a single room will be charged extra. Please contact the hotel directly for these changes.
(Prices are approx. EUR 75 per night for single accommodation and EUR 100 for twin accommodation).
All additional nights (beyond the 3 nights paid by EMBL) or the surcharge to a single room will be charged extra. Please contact the hotel directly for these changes.
(Prices are approx. EUR 75 per night for single accommodation and EUR 100 for twin accommodation).
Local Transport
There will be shuttle buses running from the ISG hotel to EMBL and back mornings and evenings.
A detailed schedule will be available approx. two weeks before the course starts.
A detailed schedule will be available approx. two weeks before the course starts.
Travel
The meeting will take place at EMBL (Seminar Room 202 and the Teaching Laboratory).
For instructions on how to reach the institute, please click here.
For instructions on how to reach the institute, please click here.
Contact
For questions regarding the course content, please contact ELLS: Dr. Julia Willingale-TheuneEmail: Julia.willingale@embl.de For registration or other general questions, please contact:Adela Valceanu Course & Conference Office