Warsaw PhD School in Natural and BioMedical Sciences

Sekretariat:

phdoffice@warsaw4phd.eu

SPOTLIGHT TALK

The Warsaw Doctoral School in Natural and Biomedical Sciences and the Institute of Physics PAS cordially invites you to a set of two SPOTLIGHT TALKS

“Introduction to Casimir energy”

given by Prof. Bart van Tiggelen, CNRS Research Professor, Grenoble, France

on 23rd May 2023, 10:30 at the IF PAN Auditorium  (part 1)
    25th May 2023, 11:00 at the IF PAN Auditorium  (part 2)
Durations: 45 min + question time
Lectures in the classic style – at the board

Attached please find the official invitation and outline of the talks.

This event is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, grant no. BPI/STE/2021/1/00034/U/00001, STER.

PRECISE Summer School

PRECISE (PREcision Cosmology In the era of big-data SurvEys) Summer School Program for students and early career researchers from July 3rd to July 7th, 2023.

The program offers lectures, workshops, and hands-on projects on analysing large datasets in cosmology, led by experts in the field.

Topics include data analysis techniques, statistical methods, machine learning, and high-performance computing.

Participants can register until June 1st, 2023.

More infromation on indico: https://indico.cft.edu.pl/event/4/

Poster and basic information: https://www.cft.edu.pl/news/szkola-letnia-precise

Advanced Lecture Series

“Oxide materials for optoelectronics”

The Warsaw Doctoral School in Natural and Biomedical Sciences and the Institute of Physics PAS cordially invites you to an advanced lecture series given by distinguished visiting professors:

J. Paul Attfield (University of Edinburgh)
Sergey Medvedev (Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Dresden)
Sir C. Richard A. Catlow (UCniversity College London)
Alfonso Muñoz (La Laguna University, Spain)
Nirupam Chakraborti (Czech Technical University in Prague)
Miroslav Dramicanin (Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Serbia)
Chong-Geng Ma (Chongqing University of Posts principles and Telecommunications, China)

The lectures will take place from 8 May to 21 June in the main Auditorium at the Institute of Physics PAS
Al. Lotników 32/46

Attending PhD students can earn 2 ECTS.

Attached please find the official program of the lecture series.

This event is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, grant no. BPI/STE/2021/1/00034/U/00001

Advanced Lecture Series

Warsaw Doctoral School in Natural and Biomedical Sciences and the Institute of Organic Chemistry PAS cordially invites you to a advanced lecture series given by Dr Francesco Zinna (Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Italy)

ADVANCED LECTURE SERIES – May 11, 2023 (Thursday) – conference room IOC PAS
“Circularly Polarized Luminescence: Light, Molecules and Materials”

OPEN LECTURE – May 12, 2023 (Friday) – 10 a.m. – aula IOC/ICP PAS
”Harnessing chirality: molecules, light, properties and applications”

Attached please find official invitation and programme of the course.

This event is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, grant no. BPI/STE/2021/1/00034/U/00001.

Advanced Lecture Series

„Radical Reactions for Organic Synthesis”

Warsaw Doctoral School in Natural and Biomedical Sciences and the Institute of Organic Chemistry PAS cordially invites you to a advanced lecture series given by Prof. Samir Z. Zard (École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France)

ADVANCED LECTURE SERIES – 11,13, 18 and 19 April 2023 – conference room IOC PAS
„Radical Reactions for Organic Synthesis”

OPEN LECTURE – 14 April 2023 (Friday) – 10 a.m. – aula IOC/ICP PAS
”Radical Alliances. Solutions and Opportunities for Organic Synthesis”

Attached please find official invitation and programme of the course.

This event is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, grant no. BPI/STE/2021/1/00034/U/00001.

“Current approaches in neurological disorder research: from animal models to human brain on the chip” a course by Prof. Dirk Schubert

We cordially invite you to participate in „Current approaches in neurological disorder research: from animal models to human brain on the chip” course which will take place from 04 – 08 December 2023 at the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology (hall 1, first floor).

The lecture will be conducted by Prof. Dirk Schubert from Radboud University Medical Centre, Dept. of Cognitive Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Participants:  30-50

Language: English

Student profile: Master and PhD Students/postdocs from various disciplines (biology, chemistry,  physics, medicine)

StipendsFENS and IBRO-PERC provide up to 5 stipends of 750 EUR for Master and/or PhD students interested in attending this course. Through these stipends FENS and IBRO-PERC aim to encourage and promote international experience of students (students that are currently residing or studying in Poland are not eligible for a FENS and IBRO-PERC stipend for this course).

Stipend application and course registration will take place from September 7 till October 15. Results will be announced by November 2nd, 2023.

Registration to the course: phdoffice@warsaw4phd.eu

Within Warsaw4PhD school the course will count for 2 ECTS as “Advanced methods of biology”

Program of the course:

1. Ex vivo techniques for testing neurological networks

What techniques are currently golden standard in investigating neuronal network structure and function ex vivo? In the lecture the students will get an overview about how to assess single neuron structure and function up to neuronal population activity

2. Inhibitory/excitatory networks

Current research implies that distorted balance between excitation and inhibition is playing a key role in most neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. After 1st introducing the wealth of different classes of excitatory and inhibitory neurons and their specific network integration, during a workgroup the students will work on simple model circuits in order to understand synaptic integration in basic excitatory/inhibitory networks.

3. Animal models for neurodevelopmental disorders

Today science can design animal models for many specific mutations, disorders and research readouts. During this lecture the students will get an overview of a selection of state-of-the-art genetic approaches that allow disease as well as cell type specific neuronal manipulation in translational research.

4. Cellular correlates of mind and memory in vivo

New approaches allow the monitoring and replaying memory in living animals on cellular level. In this interactive lecture the students will learn and discuss about how to use such animal models in fundamental research on memory and in understanding neurological disorders.

5. Human brain on the chip

How to investigate complex mental disorders and treatment strategies in animal models if the genetic etiology is often hardly comparable with the individual patient. Human derived pluripotent stem cells and the so called “human brain on a chip” approaches allow new ways for investigating gene-cellular phenotype correlation and provide a testing platform for patient specific drug testing. During the interactive lecture and using example disorders the student will learn the pros and cons about 2-dimensional neuronal cultures of human iNeurons and brain organoids.

6: Student presentations

The study aims will be tested by students’ presentations and graphical abstracts. Groups of ca. 4 students will chose one recent paper (list of relevant articles will be provided) which they will present during a 15 min Powerpoint presentation. All students need to present and the presentation will be graded, including an individual grade for the performance. Every group will also produce a short graphical abstract of their paper, which will produce a grade that will be combined with the grade for the presentation.

Timetable available soon