Digital Masterclass for PhD Students, Trainees and Young Investigators
Organised by: ECTS and GEMSTONE COST-Action
Location: Virtual Event
Date: 23-25 June 2020
Description
The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus and the resulting nationwide security measures have required the cancellation or postponement of several events to take place between March and June 2020.
ECTS and GEMSTONE Cost-Action are pleased to offer the community with an innovative digital event, the ECTS-GEMSTONE Digital Masterclass for PhD Students, Trainees and Young Investigators.
It will be an engaging event with opportunities to network, interact with other participants and speakers. There will be interactive workshops, time for students to present their research projects and receive feedback, mentoring sessions.
The course starts with an “introductory session” where key topics relevant to skeletal research are covered, followed by a varied programme that incorporates clinical and basic topics with a mix of speakers with clinical or basic science backgrounds.
Aims & learning outcomes
- To promote knowledge about physiology and pathology of bone and calcium metabolism
- To promote knowledge about methods in bone research
- To promote networking between European PhD students in the bone field
At the end of the course, participants should:
- Understand bone biology, the interaction and communication between bone and other tissues, transcriptional control of bone cells and bone cell signaling
- Have knowledge of rare diseases affecting bone
- Understand the interactions of the immune system and bone
- Have knowledge of phenotyping models of bone diseases
- Have knowledge of the cutting edge technology
- Be able to present and discuss their PhD project
Programme
| Pre-recorded Sessions: | |
| Introduction of the virtual course | |
| Basic in Bone Cells - Short presentation of the session - Mechanisms of bone formation - Mechanisms of bone resorption |
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| Bone formation in health and disease: - Clinical aspects of heteroptic ossifications & mineralization defects - Engineering hard-soft tissue interfaces |
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| Interactive & Live Sessions | |
| 14:00-15:00 CEST | Live Chats with students and speakers |
| 15:00-15:30 CEST | Panel Discussions & Live Q&A: - Basic in Bone Cells - Bone formation in health and disease |
| 15.35-16.35 CEST | Workshop: How to communicate your research to different audiences |
| 16:40-17:40 CEST | Interactive Activity - Student Presentations, part 1 |
| 17:40-18:00 CEST | Interactive Quizz & Close of the Day |
| Pre-recorded Sessions | |
| Imaging Bone - short presentation of the session and speakers - Imaging of bone cells - Imaging and biological markers for bone diseases |
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| Bone marrow adiposity - short presentation of the session and speakers - Adipocytes and bone - Marrow adiposity and bone: What is New (WIN) |
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| Corporate Presentation | |
| Live Sessions | |
| 14:00-15:00 CEST | Live chat with students and speakers |
| 15:00-15:40 CEST | Panel Discussions & Q&A |
| 15:45-16:45 CEST | Student Presentations II |
| 16:50-17:50 CEST | Speed Mentoring |
| 17:50-18:00 CEST | Interactive Quiz and Close of the Day |
| Pre-recorded Sessions: | |
| From bench to bedside: - The OBCD project: Modelling human bone and joint diseases in mice - Translating research from bedside to the bench and back again |
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| Models to study bone pathologies - short presentation of the session and speakers - Human Knock-outs of skeletal fragility - Zebrafish models phenotyping - Artificial Intelligence |
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| Live Sessions: | |
| 14:00-15:00 CEST | Live chat with students and speakers |
| 15:00-15:40 CEST | Panel Discussions and Q&A |
| 15:45-16:45 | Student presentations III |
| 16:50-17:50 CEST | How to write a paper: Meet the editor |
| 17:50-18:00 | Evaluation and Close of the Course |
Registration details
Registration fees:
- 150€ for ECTS and GEMSTONE Members
- 75€ for members resident in a Country with Developing Economy (low-income and lower-middle-income, as defined by the World Bank, as per June 2019)
- 450€ for non members
- 250€ for non members resident in a Country with Developing Economy (low-income and lower-middle-income, as defined by the World Bank, as per June 2019)
Approximately 50 places are available to attend this course.
All students will be required to prepare a short oral presentation.
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Eligibility Criteria
Places are available on a first-come basis to students satisfying the criteria below:
- PhD student, Trainees or Early Career Investigators (within 8 years from the date you obtained you PhD)
Cancellation & Refunds
Full payment is required when registering on the course. Any cancellation must be made in writing and sent to ects@ectsoc.org. For cancellations received by 1 June 2020, fees will be refunded less an administration fee of €25.00. No refunds will be made after this date.
Cancellation and insurance – In the event that the course is cancelled, or it if cannot take place for any reason outside the control of the organisers, the amount of the registration fee shall be refunded. The liability of the organisers will be limited to the refund and they will not be liable for any other losses incurred. In addition, the organisers shall not be held liable for any personal accidents, illness, losses or damage to private property of delegates registered for the course. Delegates are therefore advised to take out their own comprehensive insurance.