Introduction
The lecture course will be a mixture of lectures, discussions, research seminars and advanced tutorials. Discussion groups led by experts will focus on topics arising from the lectures and requested by the participants. There will also be opportunities for participants to inform one another about their interests.
The Summer School will address the roles of protein folding, misfolding and modification, and genome stability in age-related diseases including cancer. The Course will deal with gene stability, damage and regulation. It will cover the fundamentals of protein folding, misfolding, modification and stability, and regulation by the balance of biosynthesis and degradation. The subjects studied will range from the fundamentals through biophysical and structural methods to proteomics and computation, and finally lectures on cancer and diseases of ageing. The unique feature of this course is the juxtaposition of cell biology and biophysics and their interlinking to understanding molecular mechanisms of disease. The speakers chosen are all world class, excellent expositors of their subjects and, in the main, are experienced in Spetsai Summer Schools.
The course will start at 20:00 hrs on Monday 5 September 2005 with an introductory talk in the conference room at the Spetses Hotel. Afterwards, there will be a welcome reception including food and beverages.
Last lectures will be on the evening of Wednesday 14 September.
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Maximum interaction between lecturers and students will be achieved by:
An conference booklet including a full scientific programme, lecture abstracts, poster titles and a list of participants will be mailed to all participants mid-August.
You'll earn 3 ECTS for attending the Spetsai Summer School 2005