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Academic Year 2012 – 2013
UHasselt initiatives
Project Management: Managing my PhD
What?
5 sessions
1. Project management & Planning
2. Stakeholders & Communication
3. Self management & time management
4. Influencing & teamwork
5. Intervision & integration
Who?
True Colours
Academic English
What?
5 sessions
Goal: Familiarize PhD students with academic writing
conventions
Content:
Reader-friendly writing
Basic phases in different sections of an academic paper
Writing units of measure
Displaying numbers with figures or words
The difference between British and American English
Functional grammar (tenses, linking words)
Commonly made mistakes (‘Dutchisms’)
Interference mistakes/non-native structures
Presentation skills and Graphs & charts
Who?
Eric Caers
PhD symposium: Cell-Based Therapies in Central
Nervous System Pathology
Programme
8.30-9.30 Registration - Display of posters - Coffee
Morning Session
Chair: Kristof Thewissen, Pascal Gervois
9.30 – 9.45 Introduction – Prof. Sven Hendrix
9.45 – 10.30 Keynote lecture : Dr. Anne Baron-van Evercooren
Differentiation plasticity and therapeutic interest of exogenous
CNS and PNS precursor cells
10.30 – 10.50 Kathleen Sanen: Engineered neural tissue containing Schwann-
cell like cells differentiated from dental pulp stem cells support
directed neurite outgrowth in vitro
10.50 – 11.10 Virginie Neirinckx: Adult Bone Marrow Neural Crest and
Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Which Role in Therapy of Neurological
Pathologies?
11.10 – 11.55 Keynote lecture : Dr. Stefano Pluchino
Studying the therapeutic neural stem cell plasticity at nanoscale
11.55 – 13.30 Lunch + poster session
(Authors present from 13.00 – 13.30)
Afternoon session I
Chair: Dearbhaile Dooley, Raf Donders
13.30 – 14.15 Keynote lecture: Prof. Colin McGuckin
Stem Cell therapy for neural disease – complicated but achievable
14.15 – 14.35 Kristien Reekmans: Characterization of the in vivo fate and
function of neural stem cell grafts and subsequent endogenous
brain immune responses
14.35 – 15.25 Keynote lecture: Dr. Siobhan McMahon
Neural stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells in treatment of
spinal cord injury
15.25 – 15.55 Coffee Break
Afternoon session II
Chair: Pia Vidal, Tim Vangansewinkel
15.55 – 16.15 Daan Ophelders: Mesenchymal stem cells protect the preterm
brain after global hypoxia-ischemia
16.15 – 17.00 Keynote lecture: Prof. Philippe Naveilhan
Stem cells as cell source for intracerebral transplantation:
immunomodulatory advantages
17.00 – 17.15 Poster & presentation award presented by Theo Meert of Janssen
Pharmaceutica
17.15 – 17.30 Closing remarks - Prof. Niels Hellings; Vice-director of the BIOMED
Institute
17.30 Networking reception
CV Counseling Science Co
What?
Are you looking for a job in the industry? Do you need help with writing
your CV? Are you a last year PhD student or a postdoctoral researcher? If
so, please continue reading this e-mail.
Hasselt University organize together with Science Co, a company that co-
ordinates a unique, international network for scientists, a CV counseling
session at Hasselt University. During this session you will receive one-by-
one support in the preparation of your CV during half an hour. We expect
from you that you prepare your CV at least two weeks before the CV
counseling session.
Who?
Science Co
Business Lunch
What?
Binnen de DS M&LS wordt er jaarlijks een business lunch georganiseerd.
Er wordt steeds een spreker uit de bedrijfswereld uitgenodigd om
gedurende een uur te getuigen over zijn/haar carrière, alsook over de
beslissingen die noodzakelijk waren om die carrière te kunnen uitbouwen.
Daarna wordt de spreker uitgenodigd voor een informele lunch met de
doctorandi waarop deze vragen kunnen stellen. Dit academiejaar werd dr.
Katleen Verleysen (CEO Pronota) als spreker uitgenodigd.
Companies meet talent 2012
Programma
Who?
Tech Transfer Office UHasselt
PhD 2.0: What’s next?
What?
Tijdens dit evenement willen we het bedrijfsleven laten kennismaken met onze
jonge onderzoekers.
Programma
14.45 uur Ontvangst
15.00 – 15.30 uur Infosessie (fiscale voordelen, Baekeland- en innovatiemandaten)
15.30 – 17.00 uur 3 parallelle sessies:
Humane wetenschappen:
Tine Compernolle ([email protected])
Sebastien Lizin ([email protected])
Kathleen Mertens ([email protected])
Annelies Thoelen ([email protected])
Life Sciences:
Evi Lemmens ([email protected])
Nick Smisdom ([email protected])
Nina Swinnen ([email protected])
Kathleen Tomsin ([email protected])
Wetenschappen:
Bert Conings ([email protected])
Christopher De Dobbelaere
Nele Goeyvaerts ([email protected])
Kristof Vrancken ([email protected])
17.00 – 18.00 uur Netwerkreceptie
Who?
Universiteit Hasselt – VDAB - Innovatiecentrum Limburg
Leiderschapstraject voor postdoctorale
onderzoekers
Module 1:
Solutions Focus as basic paradigm
Evolve from problem focused communication to solutions
focused communication
How to make people shift to a more constructive way of
dealing with difficulties & setbacks.
Communicating effectively
Recognizing and changing interaction patterns
Sharing expectations and feedback in such a way that
colleagues respond to these in an adequate way
Being demanding when needed without belittling people
Leading & coaching people
Becoming aware of your personal preferences challenges
and allergies
Adapting your leadership style to the needs of your
colleagues
Maximally building on the diversity of talents and drives of
your collaborators
Creating a fertile breeding ground for highly skilled
professionals
Coaching people who sometimes are more expert in their
domain than you are
7 ondeugden @ Ellen Soëntken
Wat?
De 7 ondeugden van vrouwelijke managers, in dit geval vrouwelijke
postdocs, is een humoristisch archetypisch managementmodel waarmee
je jezelf en je omgeving kunt doorgronden en je ermee constructief kan
verbinden (of kiezen om dat niet te doen). Het is een analyse- en
leiderschapsmodel dat vrouwen inzicht geeft in het politieke spel en hen
leert om gedrag functioneel in te zetten, ook als dat niet hun gebruikelijke
voorkeursgedrag zou zijn. Deze opleiding reikt vrouwen een praktische
kapstok aan om beïnvloeding in de sociale context te herkennen, te
benoemen en er constructief op in te spelen. Daarnaast leren de
deelneemsters om hun waardeoordelen over gedrag van zichzelf en
anderen te kennen, te herkennen en ze te hanteren door het er tegenover
plaatsen van een effectief gedrag.
Wie?
Els Deboutte (elsewhere consulting)
Interuniversity Initiatives
Effective Scientific Communication
What?
4 Group sessions:
Fundamentals: The foundations of our approach: basic principles that apply to documents, presentations and graphs.
Effective written documents: How to structure a document
effectively, with an emphasis on creating an effective abstract for a scientific article, a thesis or a technical report.
Effective oral presentations 1: How to structure an oral presentation to get attention and convey messages. How to master the verbal, vocal and visual channels.
Effective oral presentations 2: Creating slides: why and when to use visual aids, how to come up with effective slides. Clarifying and complementing the talk.
2 practical sessions:
A short presentations focusing on design and delivery (no slides, no questions), on a topic of your choice
A conference-style presentation (limited to 10 min.), supported by a full set of slides and followed by a few questions from the audience
1 Tutorial:
A 15 min. one-on-one session to discuss the homework which
consists in selecting a paper, analyzing its structure and
improving its abstract.
Who?
Principiae
Summer school ‘Zeg’t eens’
Wetenschapscommunicatie en Maatschappij
Programma woensdag 3 juli 2013:
09:00-10:00 Registraties en ontvangstkoffie
10:00-12:00 Plenaire sessie
• Welkomstwoord door Prof. dr. Hendrix
• Keynote lezing door Rita Carter
• Pecha Kucha presentaties door jonge onderzoekers
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-17:30 Workshops
• Presentatietechnieken - groep 1
• Presentatietechnieken - groep 2
• Mediatraining - groep 1
• Mediatraining - groep 2
• Populair Wetenschappelijk Schrijven – groep 1
• Populair Wetenschappelijk Schrijven – groep 2
• Comedy Casino ‘The Science Edition’
Wetenschapscommunicatie en Sociale Media
Programma donderdag 4 juli 2013:
09:00-10:00 Registraties en ontvangstkoffie
10:00-12:00 Plenaire sessie
• Keynote lezing door Marjolein Pijnappels
• Getuigenissen jonge onderzoekers met presentatie door
Prof. dr. Manuel Sintubin
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-17:30 Workshops
• Presentatietechnieken - groep 2
• Argumentatie-/Debattraining – groep 1
• Argumentatie-/Debattraining – groep 1
• Sociale Media en de Onderzoekscyclus
• Comedy Casino ‘The Science Edition’
13:30-15:30 Workshop
• Jouw poster op een billboard? Tips & Tricks voor een
sterke wetenschappelijke poster.
16:00-18:00 Workshop
• Scoren met powerpoint? Tips & Tricks voor een sterke
presentatie
Wetenschap & Pers, Pers & Wetenschap
Programma vrijdag 5 juli 2013:
09:00-10:00 Registraties en ontvangstkoffie
10:00-12:00 Panelgesprek ‘Wetenschap & Pers, Pers en
Wetenschap’
• Joël De Ceulaer (Moderator)
• Steven Stroeykens
• Koen Wauters
• Prof. dr. Jean Paul Van Bendegem
• Prof. dr. Manuel Sintubin
• Prof. dr. Dave Sinardet
• Jeroen Wils
• Sicco Wittermans
12:00-13:30 Afsluitende receptie
• Try-out Comedy Casino ‘The Science Edition’,
gepresenteerd door Lieven Scheire
13:30-17:30 Workshops (2de sessies)
• Presentatietechnieken - groep 1
• Mediatraining - groep 1
• Mediatraining - groep 2
• Populair Wetenschappelijk Schrijven –groep 1
• Populair Wetenschappelijk Schrijven –groep 2
FTNLS (Flemish Training Network Life Sciences)
workshops
Program
Life Long Fitness and Ageing: Can we monitor? Can we treat?
Date: 24-26 April 2013 Location: Universiteit Hasselt,
Campus Hasselt, Oude Gevangenis
Wednesday 24/04 Thursday 25/04 Friday 26/04 8h30‐9h30 Welcome coffee 8h30‐9h30 Welcome coffee 8h30‐9h30 Welcome coffee
9h30‐9h40 Introduction by Sven HENDRIX
9h40‐10h45
Tim NAWROT Universiteit Hasselt, BE
Air pollution and population
susceptibilities: from epidemiology to molecular mechanisms of ageing
9h30‐10h45
Adam ANTEBI MPI for Biology of Ageing, DE
Longevity pathways: what can the
worm teach us?
9h30‐10h45
Aubrey DE GREY University of Cambridge, GB
Regenerative medicine: a route to true
preventative geriatrics
10h45 – 11h00 Coffee break 10h45 – 11h00 Coffee break 10h45 – 11h00 Coffee break
11h00 – 12h15
Winslow STRONG ETH Zurich, CH
Tracking Sleep, Managing Inactivity, and Reducing Stress with Quantified
Self Technologies
Karen SMEETS Universiteit Hasselt, BE
Ageing, stem cells and regeneration: the value of regenerative animals
11h00 – 12h15
Hila TOLEDANO University of Haifa, IL
Role of RNA in aging of the stem‐cell
niche
11h00 – 12h15
Wim PINXTEN Erasmus Univ. Medical Ctr Rotterdam, NL
& Universiteit Hasselt, BE
(Re)Built to Last? Ethics and (Anti‐)Aging
12h15 – 13h15 Lunch 12h15 – 13h15 Lunch 12h15 – 13h15 Lunch
13h15 – 14h30
Abraham AVIV New Jersey Medical School, US
Telomeres as a biological clock of human aging: time to change the
metaphor
13h15 – 14h30
Nektarios TAVERNARAKIS IMBB‐FORTH, GR
Coordination of mitophagy and the mitochondrial retrograde response in
ageing
13h15 – 14h30
Frans VAN DER OUDERAA Leyden Academy on Vitality & Ageing, NL
Ageing and Vitality: lifestyle perspectives
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Wednesday 24/04 Thursday 25/04 Friday 26/04
14h30 – 14h50
Ruud VULLERS Principal Scientist imec Holst Centre, NL
Wearable Smart Sensors for Personal
Healthcare and Lifestyle: from managing illness to managing health
14h30 – 15h45
Interactive session: Sven HENDRIX (moderator)
Universiteit Hasselt, BE
Critical concepts in ageing research
14h30 – 14h45
Coffee break
14h50 – 15h05
Coffee break
15h45 – 16h00
Coffee break
14h45 – 16h00
Round table / Interactive discussions:
Sven HENDRIX (moderator) Universiteit Hasselt, BE
15h05 – 16h45
Hands‐on session: Practice with imec body area network devices, quantified‐self devices &
Visualization of worm ageing systems
16h00 – 17h00
Jan HOEIJMAKERS Erasmus University, NL
The impact of DNA damage on
health and disease
Immunobiology of Asthma and Allergic Diseases (FTNLS – Universiteit Gent)
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
10h30-11h30
Jo Van Ginderachter, VIB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
The alternatively activated macrophage in distinct pathologies
11h30-12h30
Rudi Hendriks, Erasmus MC, The Netherlands
Role of transcription factor Gata3 in innate and adaptive immunity
13h30-15h00
Bart Lambrecht & Hamida Hammad, VIB - Ghent University, Belgium
Interactive session with opportunity to discuss field related topics/animal models with peers
15h30-16h30
Philippe Gevaert, UZ Gent, Belgium
Local receptor revision and class switching to IgE in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Allergy and Asthma 2013
Bruges, Belgium
Thursday, 23 May 2013
09.00-09.50 registration
09.50-10.00 Welcome and introductions
Session 1: Innate immune cells in asthma
10.00-10.40 Basophils and humoral immunity to allergens and helminths
David Voehringer, University Erlangen, Germany
10.40-11.20 Type 2 innate lymphoid cells in allergic lung inflammation and pulmonary
fibrosis
Padraic Fallon, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
11.20-11.50 Morning break
11.50-12.30 Figuring out the roles of mast cells in asthma
Stephen Galli, Stanford University, US
12.30-12.50 NKG2D promotes allergic pulmonary inflammation via NK cell granzyme B
production
Fiona Culley, Imperial College London, UK
12.50-13.00 Abcam
Abcam
13.00-14.20 Lunch
Session 2 Epithelial biology and asthma
14.20-15.00 Innate immune functions of airway epithelial cells
Hamida Hammad, VIB, Belgium
15.00-15.40 Role of ER stress tranducer IRE1ß in airway epithelial mucin production
Carla Ribeiro, University of North Carolina, US
15.40-16.20 The epithelium in asthma: should it just grow up or is it mature enough?
Darryl Knight, University of Newcastle, Australia
16.20-16.50 Afternoon break
16.50-17.10 Allergenicity and the airway epithelial barrier
Irene Heyinck, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
17.10-17.30 Defining the role of IL-25 in rhinovirus-induced asthma exacerbations
Nathan Bartlett, Imperial College London, UK
17.30-18.10 Epithelial cytokines and the regulation of allergic inflammation
Steven Ziegler, Benaroya Research Institute, US
18.10-18.15 wrap-up the day
18.15-20.15 Poster session and drinks reception
Friday, 24 May 2013
Session 3 Undrstanding adaptive immunity in asthma
09.00-09.40 Dendritic cell subsets in asthma
Bart N. Lambrecht, VIB and University Gent, Belgium
09.40-10.20 CX3CL1 in allergic diseases: not just a chemotactic molecule
Valerie Julia, Université Sophia-Antipolis, France
10.20-10.40 Myeloid Hif1alpha counteracts airway allergy through macrophage-mediated
immunoregulation
Christophe Desmet, University of Liege, Belgium
10.40-11.00 Morning break
11.00-11.40 IgE production in asthma: from mice to the clinic
Lawren Wu, Genentech, US
11.40-12.20 Conceptualizing asthma as a core disease modified by heterogeneous types of
airway inflammation
John Fahy, Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, US
12.20-12.40 Influence of Neurturin in a mouse model of acute airway inflammation
Marion Mauffray, CRP-Sante, Luxembourg
12.40-14.00 Lunch
Session 4 Environment and asthma
14.00-14.40 Endotypes of the micobiome : relevance to allergy
Jeroen Raes, VIB, University of Brussels, Belgium
14.40-15.20 Regulation of allergic inflammation
David Artis, University of Pennsylvania, US
15.20-15.50 Probing the biology of CCR4, a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of
allergic airway inflammation
Roberto Solari, Imperial College London, UK
15.50-16.10 Afternoon break
16.10-16.40 Environmental pollutants, allergy and asthma
Guy Brusselle, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
16.40-17.00 Application of a parasitic worm product to understanding and treating asthma
William Harnett, University of Strathclyde, UK
17.00-17.15 Take home message
Hamida Hammad and Bart N. Lambrecht
Program
The Epigenetics Revolution: development and disease biology revisited
Date: 1, 2 & 4 July 2013
Location: KU Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, O&N2
Monday 01/07 Tuesday 02/07 Thursday 04/07
8h30-9h30 Welcome coffee 8h30-9h30 Welcome coffee 8h30-9h30 Welcome coffee
9h30-10h45
Jane MELLOR
University of Oxford, GB
Epigenetics and the Generation of
Noise in Biological System
9h30-10h45
Luciano DI CROCE
CRG, ES
Connecting Transcription, Chromatin
and Cancer
9h30-10h45
François FUKS
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE
Epigenetics and Epigenomics in Health and
Disease
10h45 – 11h00 Coffee break 10h45 – 11h00 Coffee break 10h45 – 11h00 Coffee break
11h00 – 12h15
Marcel COOLEN
UMC St Radboud Nijmegen, NL
Epigenetic deregulation of multi-gene
domains in cancer
11h00 – 12h15
Wim VANDEN BERGHE
University of Antwerp, BE
The seven plagues of nutritional
epigenomics: from agouti mice
to personalized nutrition in
cancer & CVD
11h00 – 12h15
Wim VAN CRIECKINGE
MdxHealth, BE
Next Generation Epigenetic Profiling
12h15 – 13h15 Meet-the-expert Lunch 12h15 – 13h15 Meet-the-expert Lunch 12h15 – 13h15 Meet-the-expert Lunch
13h15 – 14h30
Moshe SZYF
McGill University, CA
Epigenetic mechanisms mediating the
effects of the early life environments on
life long phenotypes
13h15 – 14h30
Karolien DE BOSSCHER
VIB - Ghent University, BE
Insights on transcriptional cross-talk
mechanisms of nuclear receptors
13h15 – 14h30
Diether LAMBRECHTS
VIB - KULeuven, BE
Methylation changes induced by the tumor
microenvironment
Monday 01/07 Tuesday 02/07 Thursday 04/07
14h30 – 15h00
Introduction Interactive session
14h30 – 15h45
Myles BROWN
Harvard Medical School, US
Epigenomics of hormone
dependent cancer
14h30 – 14h45
Coffee break
15h00 – 15h15
Coffee break
15h45 – 16h00
Coffee break
14h45 – 16h15
Interactive session: group
presentation and discussions
15h15 – 16h30
Gabriella FICZ
Babraham Institute, GB
Regulation of epigenetic
reprogramming by signalling pathways:
Ground state pluripotency and beyond
16h00 – 17h00
Preparation Interactive session
Program
Differential Network Medicine: a systems approach to unmask sensors & drivers of human diseases
Date: 4, 5 & 6 September 2013
Location: University of Antwerp, Campus Middelheim, Building A
Wednesday 04/09 Thursday 05/09 Friday 06/09
8h30 – 9h30 Welcome coffee 8h30 – 9h30 Welcome coffee 8h30 – 9h30 Welcome coffee
9h30 – 10h45
Charles AUFFRAY
EISBM, CNRS-ENS-UCBL, Lyon, FR
The road from systems biology to
systems P4 medicine
9h30 – 10h45
Jan COOLS
VIB - KU Leuven, BE
Identification and characterization of
drivers of leukemia development
9h30 – 10h45
Ben LEHNER
Centre for Genomic Regulation, ES
The genetics and epigenetics of individuals
10h45 – 11h00 Coffee break 10h45 – 11h00 Coffee break 10h45 – 11h00 Coffee break
11h00 – 12h15
Rudi BALLING
University of Luxembourg, LU
From genomes to networks -
Interdisciplinary approaches to study
Parkinson’s disease
11h00 – 12h15
Sebastian NIJMAN
CeMM, AT
Gene-Drug Interaction Screens In
Cancer using Isogenic Cell Models
11h00 – 12h15
Adriano HENNEY
German Virtual Liver Network, DE
Ageing populations, complex diseases and
unmet medical need: The need for a
systems approach to 21st
Century Medicine
12h15 – 13h15 Meet-the-expert Lunch 12h15 – 13h15 Meet-the-expert Lunch 12h15 – 13h15 Meet-the-expert Lunch
13h15 – 14h30
Mikael BENSON
Linköping University, SE
Introduction to how systems medicine
can be applied to individualise medicine
and develop new drugs
13h15 – 14h30
Pau CREIXELL
Technical University of Denmark, DK
Integrative Multi-platform Analysis of
Cancer Kinome Networks
13h15 – 14h30
Thomas COX
Biotech Research & Innovation Centre, DK
Multi-platform modeling of cancer
metastasis
Wednesday 04/09 Thursday 05/09 Friday 06/09
14h30 – 14h45 Coffee break 14h30 – 14h45 Coffee break 14h30 – 14h45 Coffee break
14h45 – 16h00
Matthias HENTZE
EMBL, DE
Of nature and nurture: connecting RNA
biology, metabolism and disease
14h45 – 16h00
Jörg MENCHE
Northeastern University, US
Uncovering disease-disease
relationships through the human
interactome
14h45 – 16h00
Kristel SLEEGERS
VIB - University of Antwerp, BE
Interpreting the complex genetics of
Alzheimer disease
VIB-Flemish Training Network in the Life Sciences Initiative of KU Leuven, Universiteit Gent, Universiteit Antwerpen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel,
Universiteit Hasselt and VIB to organize high-level workshops for researchers in the life sciences
Workshop on Biologic Basis For Novel Therapies in Diabetes
19-20 September 2013
Medical Campus Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels
Organizer Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes
Contact [email protected]
Program
19 September, 2013
9.00 Registration
9.45 Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes
consortium in FWO-OG, EU-FP7 and
Juv.Diab.Res.Fnd (US) Daniel Pipeleers
10.00 Focus on Type 1 Diabetes
- Medical need Chantal Mathieu, KU Leuven
- Clinical reports
- In Belgium and the world Ilse Weets, Belgian Diabetes Registry
- CMI-Diabetes BioBank Peter In ‘t Veld, Ctr Medical Innovation
- Discussion
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Disease process and targets for intervention
- View by a beta cell biologist Daniel Pipeleers, VUB-Brussels
- View by an immunologist Bart Roep, Leiden Univ. - Netherlands
- Pathology reports Peter In ‘t Veld, VUB-Brussels
- Discussion
15.00 Break
15.30 Significance of circulating biomarkers
- Diagnostic markers Frans Gorus, Ref. Ctr Clin.Biol.Diabetes
- Markers of beta cell death and function Geert Martens, VUB/UZ Brussels
- Disease stratification and risk assessment Katelijn Decochez, VUB/UZ Brussels
- Discussion
17.30 End of day 1
20 September, 2013
9.00 Prevention and arrest of disease process
- Strategies Bart Roep, Leiden Univ. - Netherlands
- Clinical report Bart Keymeulen, VUB/UZ Brussels
- Discussion
10.15 Break
10.45 Treatment by beta cell transplantation
- From rodents to man Bart Keymeulen, VUB/UZ Brussels
- Case reports Pieter Gillard, KU Leuven
- Approaches towards immune tolerance Robert Hilbrands, Oxford Univ. - UK
- Discussion
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Cell therapy products for future treatment
- Grafts from pig pancreases Edit Szepessi, Beta-Cell nv - Belgium
Greg Korbutt, Alberta Univ. - Canada
- Grafts from human embryonic stem cells Evert Kroon, ViaCyte-Inc - USA
- Discussion
15.30 Break
16.00 Stem cell revolutions, vision of the future EuroStemCell movie produced by
Amy Hardy and Clare Blackburn,
Univ. Edinburgh - Scotland
17.00 View of participants
18.00 End of workshop
FLAMES: Flanders Training Network for
Methodology and Statistics
FLAMES Launch event: Facing the facts
Five Flemish Universities have fired up FLAMES to help us face the facts.
On the occasion of this launch we discussed:
why you should insist on good quality data and sound methods to
get the information you deserve attitudes and pitfalls that move us forward -or not- during the digital
revolution burning issues for evidence based policy, society and education
brought by top players in the field how to support the new generation of researchers to cope with the
flood of data
Program
13.30-14.00: Registration
14.00-14.15: Introduction: About doctoral schools, Minister Lieten, and firing up flames
14.15-15.45: Keynote Talks
o 14.15-14.45: Marleen Temmerman (World Health
Organization) o 14.45-15.15: Pieternel Verhoeven (University College
Roosevelt, The Netherlands)
o 15.15-15.45: John Crombez (State Secretary) 15.45-16.45: Panel discussion: Needs, attitudes and hazards of
methodology and statistics in today's knowledge society (Moderator: Herman Henderickx)
16.45-17.00: Danielle Gilliot, advisor of Minister of Innovation Ingrid Lieten, announces the winner of te FLAMES award 2013 in
recognition of outstanding ambassadorship of good use of methodology and statistics: Luc Bijnens.
17.00: Reception
FLAMES Summer School
Monday September 16, 2013
Time Content
09:00-10:00 Registration
10:00-11:30 Module I / Module III
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break
12:00-13:30 Module II / Module IV
13:30-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-16:00 Module I / Module III
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-18:00 Module II / Module IV
18:00 Welcome Reception
Tuesday September 17, 2013
Time Content
09:00-10:30 Module I / Module III
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Module II / Module IV
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 Module I / Module III
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:30 Module II / Module IV
Wednesday September 18, 2013
Time Module
09:00-10:30 Module I / Module III
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Module II / Module IV
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-17:00 Social Event: Guided tour of Leuven
Thursday September 19, 2013
Time Module
09:00-10:30 Module I / Module III
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Module II / Module IV
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 Module I / Module III
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:30 Module II / Module IV
Friday September 20, 2013
Time Module
09:00-10:30 Module I / Module III
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Module II / Module IV
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 Closing Lecture by Jonathan Gelfond
What Makes Data Analysis "Good"? Ethics & Accountability
15:30 Closing with coffee
Imec: Nanotechnology for Health
Basics of Biology for engineers
Basics of Electronics and photonics for Life Scientists
Nanotechnology for health
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IMEC ACADEMY
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BASICS OF BIOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS
Subject: Seminar Cycle – 3 days
18-20 September 2013
Context:
The extended workshop “Nanotechnology for Health” was developed on request from the Flemish
doctoral schools. It will bring together engineers in electronics and material sciences, bio-engineers,
biologists, chemists, physicists, ... .
In the run up to this “Nanotechnology for Health” course, imec-academy organises 2 parallel course
tracks addressing young professionals and PhD students to help them in acquiring cross disciplinary skills
that are required in the field of Nanotechnology for Health:
1. Basics of Biology for Engineers
2. Basics of Electronics and Photonics for Life-scientists
Target Audience:
PhD Students and PostDocs – engineers
Laymen in the field of biology
Prerequisites:
The goal of this ‘basics’ course is to introduce a number of concepts to engineers, who did not have an
introductory course on biology and biochemistry, and to give them an initial understanding of a number
of processes and concepts that are part of common language in the world of life sciences.
Subscribe
Basics of Biology for Engineers: 1200 EUR, excl. VAT. (Flemish Academic staff and PhD students – free of
charge).
To subscribe, please email [email protected] or subscribe on www.imec-academy.be .
Deadline for subscription : 15th
August 2013
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Program: 1. The Cell – 18 september 9h-12h
Yves Briers, KU Leuven
2. Genomics – 18 september 13h-16h
Rob Lavigne, KU Leuven
3. Transcriptomics, Proteomics and Interactomics – 19 september 9h-12h
Bart Devreese, UGent
4. Immunology – immunochemics – 19 september 13h-16h
Karin Thevissen, KU Leuven
5. Glycobiology and Glycomics – 20 september 9h-12h
Nico Callewaert, UGent
6. Metabolomics – 20 september 13h-16h
Bart Landuyt, KU Leuven
Seminar Abstracts:
SEMINAR 1: THE CELL
The life of a cell is a complicated orchestration of many events. These include a multitude of
specific chemical transformations, provision of sufficient energy, formation of organelles,
movement of materials to their appointed place in the cell, and growth and division when new
cells are needed. Although all living cells of a specific organism carry the same genes, specialised
control mechanisms exist by which genes can be activated to produce specific gene products at
a certain time in certain amounts.
To start this session, the specific cell components and their corresponding function will be
examined briefly. We will investigate the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
and the various cell organelles will be identified.
Secondly, we will focus on the genetic code: DNA, RNA and protein synthesis will be discussed
and we will take a look at the central dogma of molecular biology.
In the third part we will try to understand what genes are and how chromosomes are
organised. We will explore the chromosomes of a human cell and give some examples of genetic
diseases caused by abnormal changes in the chromosome structure or number.
Finally, we will try to understand cell division and differentiation: we will see how living cells
are organised in tissues and organs, how they divide and how they can control the expression of
their various genes.
Perhaps short intro on viruses. DNA, RNA virusses, protein coats, lipid coats, ... .
SEMINAR 2: GENOMICS
‘Genomics’ refers to the scientific discipline of analysing the structure and function of genomes.
In this seminar we will concentrate on structural genomics, which comprises genome mapping,
sequencing and analysis.
In a first part of this seminar basic elements of genomics will be discussed which are necessary
to understand recent developments in this field. The topics include: "What is a genome?
(definition)", genome size variation (C-value), genome organisation (a.o. coding DNA: genes,
multigene families; non-coding DNA: pseudogenes, repetitive DNA), genome replication
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(template-dependent synthesis, origin and direction of replication enzymes for replication),
genome variation and evolution (recombination, mutations: indels and DNA sequence variation;
evolutionary relationships) and heredity (locus, allele, haplotype, dominance, recessiveness,
genotype, phenotype).
The second part will cover analytical tools for genome analysis and comparison. These include
(i) basic DNA-based techniques used in structural genomics (hybridisation, PCR, sequencing),(ii)
recombinant DNA technology (restriction enzymes, vectors, cloning) and transgenic
recombinant organisms and (iii) structural and comparative genomics (DNA markers and linkage
mapping, physical mapping, sequencing genomes, bioinformatical tools for understanding a
genome sequence).
SEMINAR 3: TRANSCRIPTOMICS, PROTEOMICS AND INTERACTOMICS
In the first part (Transcriptomics) we will explain how genes are transcribed into mRNA. Terms
like transcription start, RNA stability and RNA processing will be discussed. Tools to study gene
expression will be outlined, starting from low-throughput technologies, i.e. monitoring the
expression of one single or a few genes, concluding with high-throughput methods. Some
current technologies of transcriptomics (e.g. Northern hybridisation, RT-PCR, SAGE, DNA
microarrays…) will be discussed. Distinct sources of variation influence high-throughput
measurements. Data analysis, more in particular pre-processing, aims at removing such
consistent sources of variation. As an example, we will illustrate why due to the current
characteristics of cDNA arrays, it is currently not possible to completely eliminate the sources of
variation.
The second part (Proteomics) will focus on how mRNA is translated into functional proteins.
Terms like protein translation, protein folding, post-translational modification will be discussed.
Tools to study proteins will be outlined, including protein isolation, protein purification and
protein identification. Both low- and high-throughput methods will be addressed (a.o. one and
two-dimensional gel separation, mass spectrometry analysis, chromatography, protein chips).
The third part (Interactomics) will deal with the unravelling of cellular protein interactions, as it
is known that networks of interacting proteins are the basis of cellular functions. Questions like
"When, where, why, how do proteins interact in the cell?" will be addressed. Experimental
strategies to identify and study protein interactions will be discussed.
SEMINAR 4: IMMUNOCHEMICS
The seminar on immunochemics will first give a limited overview of the human immune
response (a.o. "What is immunity?"; non-specific versus specific immunity; important cells (B-
and T-cells) involved, cellular interactions required for the generation of an immune response).
Some aspects (with high relevance towards biochemical/biotechnological applications) of the
humoral immune response will be explored more in depth, such as the basic structure of
immunoglobulins (antibodies), the isotypes, the diversity, the immunoglobulin receptor
complex, monoclonal versus polyclonal antibodies and engineered antibodies.
Thereafter, we will deal with the targets of the immune response: (i) the actual targets, the
antigens, in general and (ii) -more specifically-antigens of two important kinds of micro-
organisms involved in disease (bacteria and viruses). Immunological properties of antigens,
factors that influence immunogenicity and specific epitopes will be explained. At this stage,
some aspects of bacteria and viruses will be further clarified: bacterial cell structure and
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components, bacterial reproduction, different types of viral structures, their hosts and
replication within the host.
Finally, the antigen-antibody interaction will be described, as well as some biochemical
applications of this interaction: the interaction strength (affinity/avidity), the cross-reactivity,
ELISA, Western Blotting, immunofluorescence, surface plasmon resonance biosensors,
immunoelectron microscopy.
SEMINAR 5: GLYCOBIOLOGY AND GLYCOMICS
Glycosylation is a structurally and functionally important post-translational modification of both
secreted and membrane bound proteins. For optimal therapeutic efficacy of recombinant
glycoproteins, a cognate glycosylation pattern is often desirable. A serious limitation to the
heterologous production of medicinal proteins is the fact that incomplete molecular species are
obtained. Only mammal cells naturally attach the right sequence of carbohydrate molecules
onto proteins. Glycosylation works differently in lower organisms than it does in humans and
other mammals.
Recently several biotech firms and academic researchers have demonstrated new methods to
manufacture glycosylated human proteins with the right sugar "antennae", no mammal cells
required.
In the first part a short introduction to carbohydrate chemistry and glycobiology will be
presented. Biosynthetic pathways and genetic engineering methods will be highlighted.
The second part will focus upon techniques involved in glycoprotein analysis. Generally, it
consists of a combination of techniques such as chemical and enzymatic reactions, gel
electrophoresis, liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Many of these techniques still
lack the sensitivity and automatization needed in contemporary research. Some early efforts to
develop chip technology in this area will be presented.
SEMINAR 6: METABOLOMICS
Nowadays many studies are undertaken to search the cellular activity of functioning organisms.
These studies investigate the cells at different levels. For the research at the level of low level
molecular mass intermediates the name “metabolomics” is put forward. Metabolomics, the
latest addition to functional genomics, is still in its infancy. Metabolomics will provide, next to
genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics, complementary and valuable information
concerning responses to external changes. It is beyond doubt that approaches targeted at the
mRNA or protein level yield important information. However, it is also well established that
changes in mRNA do not necessarily lead to changes in protein pattern and that changes in
proteins do not always lead to the expected or hypothesized result. Data from the mRNA or
protein level will always be incomplete because of the absence of information on their
downstream impact, notably metabolism and its regulation. Clearly, a very valuable approach to
investigate changes in cell functioning is to go straight to the level of low molecular mass
constituents of the cell, and to study them qualitatively and quantitatively. Consequently,
metabolomics can be of great use to functional genomics.
Metabolomics is a multi-disciplinary science that includes aspects of biology, analytical
chemistry and mathematics. The first step of metabolomic research is the phrasing of the
question. Botanists, zoologists or medical doctors will provide the application framework. In
essence two groups of samples, within a specific research setting, will be compared. In the first
part of this seminar, we will go into more detail about the type of questions metabolomics will
deal with. In technical and analytical terms, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Mass
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Spectrometry (MS) dominate metabolomics research. No single magic tool, that can capture the
diversity of composition and concentration which are present in a single sample, exists. So an
array of complimentary analysis methods are available. We will discuss the various analytical
tools of metabolomics, with their strengths and their shortcomings. The mathematics associated
with metabolomics refers to bio-informatics or chemometrics; it has to compare, in a
statistically justified way, the multivariate data obtained with the analytical techniques. To end
the session, we will discuss very briefly, the principles of the bio-informatics related with
metabolomics.
SEMINAR 7: BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSES
In a first part we will emphasise the structures/molecules targeted by biochemical analysis:
tissues (e.g. normal bladder tissue versus tumour tissue), cells (e.g. blood cells), macromolecules
(e.g. DNA, RNA, enzymes, transcription factors), metabolites (e.g. saccharides, hormones,
signalling molecules). Using examples taken from agriculture, human health and food, some
techniques (e.g. DNA methods, enzyme-linked assays, detection of a fluorescence-based
emission, flow cytometric analysis, magnetic resonance spectroscopy) will be highlighted and
their in vivo and ex vivo applicability will be compared.
In a second part a number of case studies will be discussed, illustrating different aspects of
biochemical analyses including sensitivity, specificity, automation, instrumentation, etc. The
domains that will be explored with these case studies include forensics (paternity testing,
criminal investigations), detection of genetically modified material in food ingredients and
products, diagnostic microbiology (discrimination of individual strains) and medical diagnostics
(e.g. infectious diseases in the field of hepatitis, SARS and HIV, the neurodegenerative
Alzheimer’s disease, cancer research).
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Basics of
Electronics and Photonics for Life Scientists
Subject: Seminar Cycle – 2.5 days
18-20 September 2013
Context:
The extended workshop “Nanotechnology for Health” was developed on request from the Flemish
doctoral schools. It will bring together engineers in electronics and material sciences, bio-engineers,
biologists, chemists, physicists, ... .
In the run up to this “Nanotechnology for Health” course, imec-academy organises 2 parallel course
tracks addressing young professionals and PhD students to help them in acquiring cross disciplinary skills
that are required in the field of Nanotechnology for Health:
1. Basics of Biology for Engineers
2. Basics of Electronics and Photonics for Life-scientists
Target Audience:
Young professionals, PhD Students + PostDocs
Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Biomedical sciences, BioEngineers :
Laymen in the field of electronics and photonics
Goal and Prerequisites:
The goal of this ‘basics’ course is to introduce a number of concepts to life-scientists, who did not have
an introductory course on electronics and photonics, and to give them a feeling for a number of
concepts. At the end of the course they will not be able to design and/or apply circuits, but they should
have a basic understanding of working principles behind sensor and amplifier techniques and of the
possibilities and limitations. Basic ideas required to successfully communicate with their colleague
engineers will have been introduced.
Subscribe:
Basics of Electronics and Photonics for Life Scientists: 1000 EUR, excl. VAT. (Flemish Academic staff and
PhD students – free of charge).
To subscribe, please email [email protected] or subscribe on www.imec-academy.be.
Deadline for subscription : 15th
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Program: 1. Photonics – 18 september 9h-12h
Roel Baets – Ugent / imec
2. Basics of components – 18 September 13-16h + 19 September 9h-12h
Pieter Rombouts, UGent
• linear components (resistors, capacitors and inductors)
• non-linear components (diodes, transistor)
3. Basics of circuits – 19 September 13h-16h + 20 September 9h-12h
Pieter Rombouts, UGent
This part will cover more complex building blocks, starting with amplifiers
and explaining why amplifiers are usually combined with feedback
techniques. It will also introduce more advanced building blocks such as
analog-to-digital (A/D) and digital-to-analog (D/A) converters and explain
how they fit in a typical signal processing chain.
• Amplifiers (stability, offset, noise)
• OpAmp circuits
• A/D, D/A convertors
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NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTH
23 – 27 SEPTEMBER 2013
Scope of this event:
The extended workshop “Nanotechnology for Health” was developed on request from the Flemish
doctoral schools. It will bring together engineers in electronics and material sciences, bio-engineers,
biologists, chemists, physicists, ... .
Visionary workshop:
On 23 September there will be an event with a number of visionary lectures, where professionals are
invited to think together on trends and roadmaps. The themes that will be covered will include tissue
engineering, DNA sequencing but also photo-acoustic imaging, exploring the impact of nanotechnology
and nanomaterials.
Main Course:
From 24 to 27 September, we target mainly young researchers and we will cover overviews and provide
insight in research in the fields of:
1. Lab-on-chip and Diagnostics
2. Microscopy
3. Nanomaterials
4. Safety and Regulatory Issues
5. Monitoring & Care at home
6. In vivo imaging
The lectures will be given by professors of KU Leuven, UA, UGent, UHasselt, VUB and of course, also by
selected imec experts.
In the run up to this “Nanotechnology for Health” course, imec academy organises from 18 till 20
September 2 parallel course tracks addressing young PhD students to help them in acquiring cross
disciplinary skills that are required in the field of Nanotechnology for Health:
1. Basics of Biology for Engineers
2. Basics of Electronics and Photonics for Life-scientists
Subscribe:
Visionary workshop: 200 EUR, excl. VAT. (Flemish Academic staff and PhD students – free of charge).
Full course: 1800 EUR, excl. VAT. (Flemish Academic staff and PhD students – free of charge).
To subscribe, please email [email protected] or subscribe on www.imec-academy.be .
Deadline for subscription : 15th
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Program:
Day 1 (Visionary lectures)
• Tissue engineering: the creation of biological spare parts – 09h00-10h30
Frank Luyten – KU Leuven
• Single-cell genomics to study DNA-mutation, genetic heterogeneity and disease: state-of-the-art
and blueprints for the future – 10h45-12h15
Thierry Voet, KU Leuven
• Light, sound, nanoactors: from the basic science of nanotechnology to the next generation of
intelligent medical devices and personalized healthcare – 13h15-14h45
Stanislasv Emilianov, UTexas at Austin
• Nanotech for cancer - 15h00-16h30:
Tom Fekete & Deniz Wirtz, Johns Hopkins University
• Reception - 16h30-17h30:
Day 2
Lab-on-chip and diagnostics
• Biosensors – 09h00-10h00
Wim Van Roy, imec
• Nanotechnology for analytical separations – 10h00-11h00
Wim De Malsche, VUB
• Aptamers & electrochemical biosensing – 11h15-12h45
Freddy Dardenne & Karolien De Wael, UA
• A silicon based microfluidic platform for lab-on-a chip applications – 13h45-14h45
Paulo Fiorini, imec
• Microarrays and DNA thermodynamics – 14h45-15h45:
Enrico Carlon, KU Leuven
Day 3
Lab-on-chip and diagnostics
• Heat-transfer resistance at solid-liquid interfaces: a novel method for label-free biosensing –
09h00-10h00
Patrick Wagner, UHasselt
• Integrating biosensing concepts on a lab-on-a-chip – 10h00-11h00
Jeroen Lammertyn, KU Leuven
Microscopy
• Confocal microscopy with pulsed laser excitation – 11h15-12h15
Marcel Ameloot, UHasselt
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• Microscopy techniques to monitor the behaviour of nanoparticles in living biological cells –
13h15-14h15
Marcel Ameloot, UHasselt
• Imaging nanomaterials in 3 dimensions by electron microscopy: how low can we go? – 14h15-
15h15
Sara Bals, UA
• Imaging: from single molecules to cells, single molecule fluorescent microscopy – 15h30-16h30
Johan Hofkens, KU Leuven
Day 4
Nanomaterials
• TBD - 09h00-10h00
• Surface chemistry for building a nanobiointerface – 10h00-11h00
Karolien Jans, imec
• Surface chemistry of colloidal nanocrystals - 11h15-12h15
Zeger Hens, UGent
• Nanomaterials for advanced drug delivery – 13h15-14h15
Stefaan De Smedt, UGent
• Nano- and micro-capsules for cell studies and biomedicine - 14h15-15h15
Andre Skirtach, UGent
• Hybrid bio-inorganic nanosystems - 15h30-16h30
Carmen Bartic, KU Leuven
Day 5
Safety and regulatory issues
• Toxicity of nanocrystals used for bio-labeling and bio-imaging – 09h00-10h00
Stefaan Soenen, UGent
• Environmental toxicology of nanoparticles - 10h00-11h00
Ronny Blust, UA
Monitoring & care at home
• Health-Patch – 11h15-12h15
Ruud Vullers, imec
• Basic principles of monitoring & improving individual humans, animals and plants – 13h15-
14h15:
Jean-Marie Aerts & Daniel Berckmans, KU Leuven
In vivo imaging
• In vivo cell tracking using nanoparticles – 14h15-15h15
Uwe Himmelreich, KU Leuven
• Hyperspectral imaging – 15h30-16h30:
Murali Jayapala, imec
Quantitative Real-time PCR
What?
Course content
1. experiment design
power analysis, experiment layout (sample vs gene maximization), biological and technical
replicates, inter-run calibration
2. sample preparation and quality control
pre-amplification, DNase treatment, cDNA synthesis, RNA integrity and purity
3. assay design and quality control
primer design, probes vs intercalating dye, design guidelines, in silico evaluation, empirical
validation
4. qPCR amplification
real-time PCR principle, amplification curve, melt curve, Cq value determination methods, replicates
and controls, speed and throughput considerations
5. absolute quantification
standard curves, limitations and concerns
6. relative quantification
quantification models, efficiency correction, selection and validation of reference genes,
normalization with multiple reference genes, alternative normalization methods, inter-run calibration,
result rescaling
8. data quality
normalization factors, reference gene stability, inter-run variation, replicate variability, average
expression, number of expressed genes
9. bio-statistical analysis
basic principles, descriptive statistics, selection and application of appropriate statistical tests
Who?
Biogazelle
Systematic Review for animal experiments
What?
June 3th 2013
Time Topic Location
11:00 Introduction Lecture room
11:10 Lecture:
Introduction to Systematic Reviews in (pre)clinical
research
Lecture room
11:45 Introductory lecture 1: Identify ‘all’ relevant animal
studies
Computer
room
12:15 Computer practical 1a: Develop comprehensive search
strategies
Computer
room
13:30 Lunch
14:30 Practical 1b: Selecting studies Lecture room
15:00 Introductory lecture 2: Assessing study validity Lecture room
15:30 Workshop assignment 2a: Formulate study validity
criteria
Lecture room
17:00 Closure
June 4th 2013
Time Topic Location
11:00 Workshop assignment 2b: Apply study validity criteria Lecture room
11:45 Introductory lecture 3: Data extraction and meta-
analyses
Lecture room
12:30 Computer practical 3a: Data extraction and meta-
analyses
Computer
room
13:30 Lunch
14:30 Computer practical 3b: Meta-analyses Computer
room
16:30 Closing discussion Lecture room
17:00 Closure
Who?
SYRCLE: SYstematic Review Centre for Laboratory animal Experimentation
Interuniversity Postdoc Symposium: Postdoc
Career development
Programme
09.30 - 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 10.05 Prof. Sven Hendrix - Director Doctoral School for Medicine & Life Science – Hasselt University
‘Welcome’
10.05 – 10.30 Dr. Karen Vandevelde – Policy advisor Research – Ghent University; Researcher – ECOOM ‘Careers of researchers in Flanders’
10.30 – 10.55 Dr. Bob Hoomans – R&D Recruiter – DSM ‘Research @ DSM’
10.55 – 11.20 Dr. Erwin Blomsma – CEO – Okapi Sciences
‘A jump-start in biotechnology: developing human drugs for veterinary applications’
11.20 – 11.35 Coffee Break
11.35 – 12.00 Dr. Kitty Kempen – Clinical Research Director – Medtronic ‘A Career in Medical Technology’
12.00 – 12.25 Raphaela Delahaye – Project Manager at R&D Department – University of Liege ‘Postdoc Career Pathways in Wallonia’
12.25 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 17.30 3 Parallel Workshops
Workshop 1: Leadership Skills Training – knowing me, knowing you, leading people in academia and industry (True Colours) During this interactive workshop, the participants will: 1. become aware of different leadership styles
2. become aware of their personal preferences and receive a personal report with the strengths and challenges that are linked with theyr personal profile 3. adapt their leadership style to the needs of their colleagues
Workshop 2: ‘How do to a good job interview’ (Inge Swartelé)
The seminar will increase the participants knowledge and understanding of different interviewing techniques as well as how to respond to specific types of
questions asked. They will become more conscious of how to prepare and conduct an interview.
Workshop 3: Discover your career, start with yourself! (trainer team KU Leuven) A hands-on workshop on strengths and talents, competences and values giving you a jump start towards a successful career in or outside academia.
Building a successful career starts with gaining insight into: Who you are, what you are good at, what you like to do, what your values are in work, what gives you energy in your work,....
This workshop gives you the opportunity to look for answers to these questions individually and in small groups, guided by experienced coaches. Your insights will help you to find a job that has a good fit between you and the organization.
Interuniversity workshop/symposium: ‘Hiring
topgrads in current economy’
Wat?
Workshop ‘CV scan’: HR managers geven feedback op de CV’s van
doctorandi die zich oriënteren op de arbeidsmarkt
Plenair panelgesprek: Discussie over HR beleid van bedrijven in de
kennisintensieve sectoren. Is er een relatie tussen het aanwerven
van ‘top graduates’ en de huidige conjunctuur?
Wie?
Lucia Smit (Braingain)
From PhD to jobmarket: from PhD to life
Programme
9:00-9:30 Registration
9:30-9:45 Words of Welcome by Prof Dr Ir Guido Van Huylenbroeck, dean of the
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering (UGent)
Introduction by Prof Dr Paul Van Cauwenberge, vice-chancellor (UGent)
9:45-10:45 Keynote session chaired by Prof Dr Pascal Verdonck
Keynote lecture by Dr Mark Vaeck (CEO Complix ) - 'Career
Opportunities for PhD’s in Life Sciences'
Comments by respondent Prof Dr Andrew George (Imperial College
London)
10:45-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:30 Pecha Kucha session chaired by Prof Dr Pascal Verdonck (UGent / AZ
Maria Middelares )
Dr Kristina Van Houdt (Genzyme Corporation )
Dr Kathleen Van den Bulck (Janssen Pharmaceutica)
Dr Veerle Persy (Hugin Mugin Research )
Dr Broes Naeye (Ablynx )
Dr An Pauwels (Eurofins )
Dr Ruud Mak (Vlaams Agentschap Zorg en Gezondheid )
12:30-12:45 Morning wrap-up by Prof Dr Sven Hendrix (UHasselt / Chairman of
the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) – Subgroup Doctoral
Schools)
12:45-13:45 Lunch and networking
14:00-17:00 Workshops
1. 'Persuading others' (Dr Jean-luc Doumont, Principiae)
2. 'Career opportunities in the public sector: Flanders, Belgium and EU'
(Dr Lieven Tack, Calipa Coaching ) – followed by a presentation of the
Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre / Federaal Kenniscentrum voor
de Gezondheidszorg (Kristel De Gauquier)
3. 'Develop your Career' (Dr Walter Van der Eycken)
4. 'Recruitment and Selection procedures explained by Life Sciences
companies' (Pharma Support (external link), GSK (external link),
Ablynx (external link))
5. 'From CV to Interview' (Tom De Moor & Olaf Du Pont, UCT, UGent )
– with the support of Hays , Quintiles and Business & Decision Life Sciences )
Interuniversity Symposium: Families in Science
Vitae: How to be an effective researcher?
What?
Getting to know each other
This is an introduction exercise to enable participants to get to know each
other. It is also a convenient way to begin forming random groups, within
the overall group, in which the participants can work for the early part of
the programme.
Skills developed – self-reflection; networking
Establishing common ground
To help participants to get to know each other and start the process of
disclosure.
Skills developed – time management; networking; team working
Team Project Task (problem solving): Air vehicle challenge This is a team and project management exercise to start the group
working together, and provides a foundation which can be drawn on later
in the day as regards:
working with other people effective planning and project management
learning from doing and reviewing. Using the materials provided, the groups design and build a vehicle
that will be entirely air-powered and can also travel along the
ground. The equipment is not aimed to serve any particular design and should give participants the opportunity to be creative in their
collaboration. Each group needs to produce something that will be involved in a test run at the end of the task.
Skills developed – subject knowledge; intellectual risk; personal
qualities; preparation and prioritisation; time management;
responsiveness to change; project planning and delivery; team working;
influence and leadership
Project Management 1: Tuning in to your PhD To draw together some of the experiences from the previous team
project task and link these to the topic of project management. To establish the basics of project management using participants’
experience of managing their PhD. To set the scene for the activities of the afternoon.
Facilitated discussion led by the programme leader
Skills developed – continuing professional development
Project Management 2: Planning your PhD To introduce project management tools and techniques which can be
applied to an academic research project. An introduction to four project management tools.
Each tool is outlined, followed by practice in groups.
Skills developed – project planning and delivery
Working effectively with others task (research collaboration): Collaboration challenge
For participants to:
communicate their research to others who may be less familiar with
their area, field or discipline consider how they might collaborate in the future on a genuine research
project that would combine their skills and professional research interests
explore the prospect of collaborating with people they might not otherwise consider working with.
Skills developed – Research methods: practical methods; ethics,
principles and sustainability; risk management; infrastructure and
resources; commitment to research; collaboration.
Working effectively with others (managing professional relationships): Try to see it my way
To enable participants to consider realistic questions about their progress towards a doctorate
To appreciate the process of negotiating in the context of the types
of problems likely to arise within the process of working towards a doctorate
How to manage and improve professional relationships.
Skills developed – public engagement; collaboration
Making the most of your PhD To reflect on the programme and make links back from the activities
participants have undertaken to their PhD. Reflective time for participants to be able to spend on their own or
in pairs to make the learning and activities of the day relevant to their personal situation.
Who?
Vitae
