PhD courses at University of Copenhagen

Ion Channels
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3403-15-00-00
	Enrollment deadline: 01/05/2015

Date and time	28.05.2015, at: 09:00 - 29.05.2015, at: 16:00
Regular seats	30
Course fee	4,320.00 kr.
Lecturers	Nicole Schmitt
ECTS credits	2.40

Contact person	Ragnhild Mostert E-mail address: rmostert@sund.ku.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	PhD administration E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content Learning objectives A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to: a. have insight in up-to-date knowledge about molecular basis ion channel function; b. have insight in the cellular and physiological role of ion channels c. explain and present own data in front of the renown speakers within the field d. develop contacts to arrange stays abroad during the PhD period (or network for possible postdoc opportunities) Aim and content 23 leading international scientists and Danish postdocs/ graduate students will cover recent findings in ion channel research Keywords/topics covered in the course: Calcium-activated potassium channels; Ion channel auxiliary subunits and modulators; Manipulating ion channels with light – update on optogenetics; Pacemaker channels; Chloride channels Description The course gives an introduction to the physiological significance of ion channels. A number of basic talks will deal with molecular studies of the function of ion channels, their regulation, biophysics, subunit interaction and pharmacology. Further, the course will cover studies on the role of ion channels in cells, organs, in animals in vivo and in humans with dysfunctional ion channels caused by mutations making them prone to e.g. cardiac arrhythmia. Participants PhD students or other scientist with basic background in Ion Channels, cardiology or neuronal physiology Participants are expected to read review articles by the presenting international scientists as preparation to the course. Further, participants are asked to present a poster about their own project. Language English Form Lectures Course director Søren-Peter Olesen, spo@sund.ku.dk; Nicole Schmitt, nschmitt@sund.ku.dk Teachers Richard Aldrich, U Texas at Austin, USA; Mark Hollywood, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland; Teresa Giraldez, U Tenerife, Spain; Maurizio Taglialatela, University of Molise, Italy; Geoffrey Pitt, Duke University,USA; Rene Barro-Soria, UF Miami, USA; Elke Bocksteins, U Antwerp, Belgium; Phillip Sasse, U Bonn, Germany; Dirk Trauner, LMU Munich, Germany; Thomas Grutter, U Strasbourg, France; Matteo E. Mangoni, U Montpellier, France; Anna Moroni, U Milan, Italy; Ehud Isacoff, UC Berkeley, USA; Ivana Novak, U Copenhagen, Denmark; Thomas Jentsch, Max-Delbrück Center Berlin, Germany and 8 more PhD students or postdocs Course secretary Ragnhild Mostert, rmostert@sund.ku.dk, 21 16 19 29 Dates 28.05.2015 and 29.05.2015 Course location Royal Academy of Sciences and Letters; H.C. Andersens Boulevard 35, 1553 Copenhagen V Registration: Please register by 1 May 2015 Admission to PhD students from Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the rules in force. Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrollment.