Mouse Models for Human Disease Workshop

Date

Sep 23 - 27 2024

Time

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Cost

£2,120.00

Stated cost is inclusive of 4 nights accommodation (Monday to Thursday), transfers to Advance, and workshop dinner.

Alternative options inclusive of 5 nights accommodation or without accommodation are also available:

• £2255 includes 5 nights accommodation (Sunday to Thursday), transfers to Advance, and workshop dinner.
• £1300 without accommodation or transfers to Advance, but includes workshop dinner.

Our partners at Mouse Newsletter are offering a bursary to cover the cost of the course and workshop dinner (£1300). If you want to be considered for the bursary, please select the option in the application form.

This 5-day workshop is aimed at Early Career Researchers (Post-Doctoral and PhD level) who are currently working in mouse genetics research laboratories or who intend to move into this field.

The Mouse Models for Human Disease Workshop will bring together a team of experienced mouse geneticists who will guide you through the process of designing and implementing a mouse research project plan and the subsequent data analysis.

Topics covered during the workshop include:

• Mouse Genetics
• Mouse Strain Generation
• Conditional Transgenic Models
• Sourcing and Archiving Mice
• Experimental Design
• Breeding Strategies
• Phenotyping Pipelines
• Data Analysis

There will also be lectures from invited speakers across a broad range of mouse genetics research.

Corporate Sponsorship of the Mouse Models for Human Disease Workshop is available; please contact Advance (training@har.mrc.ac.uk) for further details.

Our partners are:

Participants for the Mouse Models for Human Disease Workshop will be selected based on responses to the expression of interest questions, which should be completed during the application process.

Deadline for Application: 31^st July 2024.

Payment Deadline: 23^rd August 2023

Chosen Participants will be notified by the 9^th of August 2024

For further information or enquiries please contact Advance (training@har.mrc.ac.uk).

Who is this for?

• PhD students
• Early Career Researchers