{"id":67879,"date":"2018-05-03T11:04:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T09:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/event\/phd-summer-school-on-synthetic-biology\/"},"modified":"2018-05-03T11:04:57","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T09:04:57","slug":"phd-summer-school-on-synthetic-biology","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/event\/phd-summer-school-on-synthetic-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Summer School on Synthetic Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Synthetic Biology: From Pro- to Eukaryotic Systems (SynBioSys)<\/h3>\n<p>Synthetic biology is the engineering of biology: the deliberate design and construction of novel biological parts and systems to perform new functions for useful purposes.<\/p>\n<p>By drawing on principles derived from both biology and engineering, synthetic biology addresses a range of societal needs, among them the truly sustainable production of high-value compounds (e.g. pharmaceuticals), commodity chemicals, and even fuels.<\/p>\n<p>While the field initially developed in the model organisms E. coli and baker\u2019s yeast, a wide variety of different prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms are currently being engineered in the lab. In particular, synthetic biology in plants holds great promise for the enhancement of the yield and nutritional value of crop plants, which is one of the great challenges of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course contents<br \/>\n<\/strong>The course will aim at a well-rounded presentation of synthetic biology through the discussion of selected topics across the DNA-RNA-protein-metabolite spectrum. Examples of topics are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DNA: Gene circuits and genome editing<\/li>\n<li>RNA: The long reach of non-coding RNA<\/li>\n<li>Protein: Protein degradation by design<\/li>\n<li>Metabolite: Transport engineering and retrobiosynthesis<\/li>\n<li>Special theme: Expanding the genetic code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The academic discussions will be complemented by a discussion on intellectual property rights and a visit to a local industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teachers<br \/>\n<\/strong>Invited international speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jason Chin, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK<\/li>\n<li>Kristala Prather, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA<\/li>\n<li>Holger Puchta, Karlsruhe Insitute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany<\/li>\n<li>Nathan Lord, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA<\/li>\n<li>Nico Dissmeyer, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle, Germany<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The international speakers will be joined by a selected group of experts from UCPH, including the four CPSC Young Investigators (Stephan Wenkel, Mathias Pribil, Fernando Geu-Flores and Sebastian Marquardt).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time and place<br \/>\n<\/strong>20-24 August 2018 at Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Thorvaldensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ECTS<br \/>\n<\/strong>4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price<br \/>\n<\/strong>1500 DKK (200 Euro)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning outcome<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter taking the course, the PhD students will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognize the wide range of research fields currently applying the concepts of synthetic biology<\/li>\n<li>Mention a number of specific applications of synthetic biology<\/li>\n<li>Recognize the importance of intellectual property rights in the continuous development of the field<\/li>\n<li>Start applying the concepts of synthetic biology to their own PhD projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Course organizers<\/strong><br \/>\nFernando Geu-Flores (chair) and Sebastian Marquardt (vice-chair).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><br \/>\nCPSC center coordinator Lene Rasmussen\u00a0lras@plen.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration<\/strong><br \/>\nTo register please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nemtilmeld.dk\/9\/\">the\u00a0registration page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flyer<\/strong><br \/>\nDownload the flyer for the course <a href=\"http:\/\/cpsc.ku.dk\/media\/andet\/CPSC_summer_school_2018_flyer.jpg\/?newsletter=1&amp;newsletter_id=8464&amp;sid=#HASH\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synthetic Biology: From Pro- to Eukaryotic Systems (SynBioSys) Synthetic biology is the engineering of biology: the deliberate design and construction of novel biological parts and systems to perform new functions for useful purposes. 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