Welcome to the Doctoral School of Life Sciences and Medicine
Upcoming activities - Academic Year 2011-12:
Subject: Workshop on Key Issues in Phage Therapies
Date: Friday July 20, 2012 from 13h30 to 17h15 (followed by reception)
Venue: Royal Military Academy, Brussels
Language: English
Further info: Click here
Poster: Program
Registration: mandatory for all participants (deadline July 1, 2012)
Studypoints: To be credited under 'doctoral seminars' (add to annual report).
Link to registration: Click here
Registration for DS-lsm support (50 Euro, for DS-members only): Deadline Sunday 1 July, 8 pm
Subject: Workshop Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences
Date: May 7, 8, 10 and 11, 2012
Host: VUB
Organisation: All Flemish universities and VIB (VIB Training Course).
Room: Brussels-ICAB Site Arsenaal, Witte Patersstraat 4, 1040 Brussel
Organizers:
o VIB: Geert Van Minnebruggen – 09 244 66 11 – geert.vanminnebruggen@vib.be
o VUB: Thomas Crispeels – 02 737 67 31 – thomas.crispeels@vub.ac.be
Participation fee: 555 Euro (incl VAT)
DS support: 500 Euro (55 Euro = own expenses) for candidates with a selected motivation letter.
DS support: Only for full participation.
Motivation letters: To be submitted to lsm@vub.ac.be OR nse@vub.ac.be.
Submission deadline for motivation letters: Monday 30 April 8 pm.
Registration: mandatory for all VUB-DS-lsm and VUB-DS-nse participants who apply for DS support.
Link to registration: Deadline Monday 30 April, 8 pm
Further info: VIB site
Subject: Knowledge for Growth
Date: Thursday May 24, 2012
Venue: International Convention Center Ghent, Citadelpark 9000 GENT
Organizers: FlandersBio
Further info: Website KFG
Registration: Registration at KFG Use code DS34845 for 'Doctoral School Code'
Deadline for PhD student (DS member) registration: Monday 14 May 2012
Study Points (SPs): 1 or 2 (i.e. 2 in case of active participation).
Funding for members of VUB DS-lsm:
PhD students of the VUB (DS-lsm and DS-nse): no entrance fee.
On the basis of KFG registration, a list of students will be made; no payments at entrance.
KFG-Registered DS members will receive advance confirmation from the DS.
Subject: 8th PhD Day Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy
Date: Thursday April 26, 2012 from 13h00 to 17h00 (followed by reception)
Venue: Aud. L2.217 - campus Oefenplein
Language: English
Program: Program
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Subject: NanoSensEU Symposium on Biosensor Development "Trends and Technology"
Date: Wednesday April 24, 2012 from 9h00 to 17h00 (followed by reception)
Venue: Hasselt University - Campus Diepenbeek
Further info: Click here
Registration: mandatory for all participants (deadline April 18)
Studypoints: To be credited under 'doctoral seminars' (add to annual report).
Link to registration: Click here
Subject: Inauguration of the Center for Neurosciences
Date: Friday April 20, 2012 from 15h00 to 17h00 (followed by reception)
Venue: Aud. Brouwer - Building A, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy - Campus Jette
Program: Program
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Registration: mandatory for all participants
Studypoints: To be credited under 'doctoral seminars' (add to annual report).
Link to registration: Registration
Subject: Systematic Reviews - Literature Search
Date: Monday April 16, 2012 from 16h00 to 19h00 (with sandwiches)
Venue: Aud. 3 (presentations) and A045 (sandwiches) - Building A Faculty GF - Campus Jette
Organizer: Doctoral School of Life Sciences and Medicine
Program: Program
References(1): Cochrane
References(2): Lit.Search
References(3): Traject
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Registration: required for all participants; please indicate if you will take the lunch
Studypoints: To be credited under 'doctoral seminars' (add to annual report).
Subject: So called Alternative Treatments or Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Trick or Treatment?
Lecturer: Prof. Edzard Ernst (University of Exeter, UK)
Date: Tuesday 17 April, 2012 at 19h45
Language: English
Venue: Auditorium 1, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Building A, Campus Jette.
Host: OSB - SKEPP
Registration: by mail to info@osb.be, or by phone via 02-644.64.60.
Further info: Poster (in Dutch)
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Subject: Next Biosafety Training Session on Campus Jette
Did you know that it is a legal requirement for PhD students working in laboratories to follow these sessions?
Further info: Further info
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Subject:PhD day – Research Unlimited
Date: Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
Venue: Auditorium Brouwer, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, B-1090 Brussels
Organizers: VUB DS-lsm PhD students
Study Points (SPs): 1 SP for attending this day;
1 extra credit for active participation (poster/oral presentation).
Submit your abstract before 13 February 2012
Registration: Now open
Subject: Extra research seminar - Brain Awareness Week 2012
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Hideki Ohira (Nagoya University Japan)
Title: "Modulation of cognitive flexibility and brain-physiological reactivity by chronic stress and vagal tone"
Date: Tuesday March 13, 2012 from 12h15 to 13h15
Venue: Aud. Brouwer, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy VUB, Laarbeeklaan 103, B1090 Brussels
Organizer: Prof. Y. Gidron, Center of Neurosciences (C4N)
Further info: Further info
Poster: Poster
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Subject: Information session for first year PhD students VUB-GF. "New requirements - new regulations"
Date: Friday March 9, 2012 from 9h00 to 13h00
Venue: Aud. Brouwer (presentations) and A045 (lunch)
Organizer: Doctoral School of Life Sciences and Medicine
Program: Program
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Registration: required for all participants; please indicate if you will take the lunch
Link to registration: Registration
Subject: Regular course unit "Embryonic Stem Cells" (GF-EMGE-11173)
Starting Date:
Tuesday 14 February from 9:00 to 12:00, room B010/011
Additional Dates: See enclosed pdf
Venue: VUB Campus Jette - Building B, Fac. of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Organizer: Prof. K. Sermon, VUB-GF
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Registration is required as for all regular course units
Registration deadline: February 29, 2012, before 12:00
Registration: registration form
Registration form to be submitted at the DS secretariat (building E, level 0, Nelly Harnie) before 12:00 on 29 February
Study Points: 6 (after taking exams, see fiche, below, for further info)
Course info: Fiche
Poster:Click here
Subject: Regular course unit "Molecular Targets in Cancer Cells" (GF-IMMI-4267)
Starting Date:
Thursday 16 February from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00, Campus Jette, rooms H043D resp H043A
Additional Dates (15 February update!): See enclosed pdf
Venue: VUB Campus Jette - Buildings H & B, Fac. of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Organizer: Prof. J. De Grève, VUB, GF
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Registration is required as for all regular course units
Registration deadline: February 29, 2012, before 12:00
Registration: registration form
Registration form to be submitted at the DS secretariat (building E, level 0, Nelly Harnie) before 12:00 on 29 February
Study Points: 8 (after taking exams, see fiche, below, for further info)
Course info: Fiche
Poster:Click here
Subject: Regular course unit "Adult Stem and Progenitor Cells" (GF-IMMI-11174)
Catering: The DS provides sandwiches for the Saturday courses
Starting Date:
Friday 20 April from 14:00 to 18:00 room H043D
Additional Dates: See enclosed pdf
Venue:VUB Campus Jette - Buildings A, B & H, Fac. of Medicine and Pharmacy
Organizer: Prof. H. Heimberg, VUB-GF
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Registration is required as for all regular course units
Registration deadline: February 29, 2012, before 12:00
Registration: registration form
Registration form to be submitted at the DS secretariat (building E, level 0, Nelly Harnie), before 12:00 on 29 February
Study Points: 6 (after taking exams, see fiche, below, for further info)
Course info: Fiche
Poster:Click here
Subject: New Series of Research Seminars now available (updated regularly)
Research Seminars are organized on Fridays from 1 to 2 pm (Hall A - Auditorium Vanden Driessche).
They cover a broad range of topics in the Life Sciences and lectures are supported by material (papers, powerpoint slides)
that can be retrieved via PointCarre.The program of the second semester is now ready. New program 2011-12, second semester
Subject:Cell-based assays: a practical approach
Date: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Hours: 13h30 to 15h30
Venue: Agora building; room "Forum" - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, B-1090 Brussels
Organizer: Dr. Lindsay Mesure (Promega Benelux)
Presenter: Dr. Zhong Yu (Technical Specialist Promega)
Audience: PhD students and other researchers working with cells
Registration: Participation is free -but for practical reasons- confirmation by e-mail to lsm@vub.ac.be is appreciated.
Subject: ‘Two day Training Course on ADMET, PK/TK and Drug Metabolism‘ -
‘7th Annual International Conference on Predictive Human Toxicity and ADME/TOX Studies’
Dates: 24 & 25 January, 2012 (Training Course), or 24 to 27 January (Training C. + Conference)
Venue: Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel and Conference Center
Brussels National Airport, B-1930 Zaventem, Belgium.
Organizers: Mondial Research Group
Co-ordinator: Mustafa Varcin (mvarcin@vub.ac.be)
Study Points (SPs): 1 - 3 SP
Detailed info: Training course
Detailed info: Conference
Registration: Finalized
Subject: Workshop: bringing cancer research into business
Date: Thursday November 24, 2011 from 12h30 to 18h30
Venue: Media and design academy, KHLim, C-mine, Genk
Organizer: FlandersBio
Program and registration:Program & registration
Fee: Free of charge but registration mandatory before November 17. Last call for registration
Subject: Master classes, first semester, Final Call Ultimate deadline for submission of registration form: Friday 28 October 2011
Further info:Class details 2011-12
Subject: Statistics for PhD students
Start Date: Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Deadline for inscription: 15th October, 2011
Venue: R. Patio (lectures), Informatics Room (hands-on) Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, B-1090 Brussels (Jette).
Credits: 6 SP in cluster 1 after successful evaluation of final assignment
Further info:Detailed info
Subject: Extra Research Seminar
Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011 from 12h00 to 13h00
Venue: Aud. R. VandenDriessche, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, B-1090 Brussels (Jette).
Host: Prof. T. VandenDriessche & prof. M. Chuah
Speaker: Prof. David W. Scott - Prof. of Medicine, Vice Chair for Research. Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA.
Lecture Title: "Immunological Tolerance: From fusion proteins to gene therapy and back"
Further info:Poster
Subject: Real time PCR training
Date: October 6, 2011 from 9h00 to 16h45
Venue:Diamant Conference and Business Center, Bd A. Reyerslaan 80, B-1030 Brussels
Organizer: Life Technologies
Further info:Info document
Fee: 190 Euro per participant (VUB DS-lsm members can register for support by the DS, max 10, first come first serve, promotor agreement required).
Registration for all participants (outlink; select Brussels): Click here
Registration for funding (VUB DS-lsm members only): Registration for funding
Subject: BCLAS workshop
Dates: Wednesday and Thursday, November 16 and 17, 2011
Venue: Floréal Center, Blankenberge
Organizer: Belgian Council for Laboratory Animal Science vzw/asbl
Working Group Biotechnicians and Animal Caretakers
Target audience: those PhD students working intensively with laboratory animals
Program: Program
Further info:Further info
Partipation fee: Registration for workshops (16 Nov) and/or symposium (17 Nov) reimbursed for VUB-DS-lsm members.
Registration Deadline: October 10, later only on special request to DS-lsm
Registration form: Program & registration
Registration form: Excel form to be completed and sent as attachment to: lsm@vub.ac.be, before 10 Oktober.
Subject: From PhD to industry?
Date: September 23, 2011 from 9h00 to 18h00
Venue:ICAB Site Arsenaal, Brussels. Witte Patersstraat 4 - 1040 Etterbeek
Organizer: Central PhD Office and Doctoral Schools
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members and other students
Registration: required for all participants
Link to registration: Registration
Subject: Three day course in psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)
Dates: September 5, 7 & 8, 2011 from 9h30 to 17h00
Venue:VUB Campus Jette - Building A, Fac. of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Room: To be announced
Organizer & teacher: Prof. Y. Gidron, VUB-GF
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members and other students
Registration: required for all participants
Registration deadline: Thursday September 1, 2011
Study Points: 3. Participants need to be present at least 2 of the 3 days.
Link to registration: Registration
Further info: PNI-description
Subject: Two weeks course in laboratory animal science (UGent)
Dates: From October 3 to October 14, 2011 (Two weeks full time)
Venue:Ghent university.
Room: To be announced via the Minerva website of UGent
Organizer: Prof. K. Hermans, UGent
Registration costs: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Other costs: Course booklets will be reimbursed by VUB DS-lsm after passing the examinations (ask for proof of payment).
Language of instruction: English
Registration: required for all participants, see enclosed info document
Registration deadline: September 23, 2011
Study Points: See enclosed info document.
Further info: Info document
Technical Seminar: The path to quantitative analysis of Western blotting
Date: Wednesday June 29, 2011 from 10h30 to 12h00 with sponsored lunch afterwards
Lecturer: Peter Cobelens - Westburg B.V.
Venue: Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Agora Building - Forum
Poster: Click here for poster (pdf)
Registration: Please register before June 24 by mail to Peter Cobelens (see further info)
Further info: Click here for further info (pdf)
Subject: Short Course on Drug Development
Dates: Wednesday June 15 and Thursday June 16, 2011
Lecturer: Prof. L. Saso (Sapienza University of Rome).
Venue: Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Building A (Main building) Aud. 3
Organizers: DS-lsm
Further info: Click here
Registration: Registration DS-students
Study Points (SPs): 1 (after adding a 1-page report to the annual report)
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. em. Fred Bosman - Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
Lecture Dates:
Fridays May 6, May 20, May 27 and Wednesdays June 1 and June 8, 2011
Latest info: The lecture of Wednesday 1 June is cancelled and the topic will be presented in combination with the topic of Wednesday 8 June.
Venue: Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Campus Jette
Language: English
Organizer: DS-lsm
Laureate: Prof. Fred Bosman
Program and Registration: Click here
Background notes: Click here
Study Points: 1
Poster: Click here for Poster (pdf)
Subject: VRTC 'Summer School on Advanced Light Microscopy'
Date: May 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, 2011
Venue: Technologie park 927, Ghent.
Room: Jozef Schell seminar room, Fiers-Schell-Van Montagu (FSVM) building,
Organizers:
o VIB: Geert Van Minnebruggen – 09 244 66 11 – training@vib.be
Fee: 450 Euro - excl. VAT (VUB-DS-lsm members can receive 50% support in co-funding with promotor).
Registration: required for VUB-DS-lsm members seeking support from DS.
Link to DS-registration: registration
Poster: Click here for poster (pdf)
Program: Click here for program (pdf)
VIB registration & further info: VIB site
Other VIB courses: VRTC Courses overview
Subject: 1st PhD Day Medical Campus - Research Unlimited
Venue: Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Campus Jette
Language: English
Organizer: PhD student committee (see program pdf), supported by DS-lsm
Abstract submission deadline: March 11, 2011
Abstract submission form:Click here to download form
Registration: Registration before March 31
Important!: During registration, please also indicate whether you will take lunch (use comments-box).
Study Points: 1 (or 2 with oral presentation or poster)
Program & Instructions: Click here for Program pdf
Subject: PET Imaging Intensive Program
Course Dates:
Sunday March 27 to (and including) Wednesday April 13, 2011.
Duration: 13 days (exam on last day: 13 April)
Venue: INSTN - Saclay, SHFJ and Paris South University - Orsay (France)
Language: English
Organizer: Dr. T. Lahoutte, VUB-GF (tony.lahoutte@uzbrussel.be)
Lodging and registration fee for VUB DS-lsm members: no registration fee, allocated lodging (student double rooms) is reimbursed and travel expenses are reimbursed for 75%.
Registration deadline: March 7, 2011
Registration: registration form (to be returned to Dr. Tony Lahoutte by e-mail)
Study Points: 6 (after passing the exam)
Course Schedule: Click here for schedule (.xls)
Course Leaflet:Click here for leaflet
Subject: Regular course unit "Molecular Targets in Infected Cells" (GF-MEBO-10207)
Catering: The DS provides sandwiches for the evening courses
Starting Date:
Tuesday 8 March from 18:00 to 20:00, room B006
Additional Dates: See enclosed pdf
Venue: VUB Campus Jette - Buildings B & H, Fac. of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Organizer: Prof. G. Vanham, Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Registration is required as for all regular course units.
Registration deadline: February 15, 2011
Registration: registration form
Registration: registration for students from UGent
Registration form to be submitted at the DS secretariat (building E, level 0, Nelly Harnie).
Study Points: 5 (after taking exams, see fiche, below, for further info)
Course info: Fiche
Poster:Click here
Subject: Regular course unit "Gene Therapy" (GF--14592)
Starting Date: Tuesday November 9 from 17h00 to 20h00
Catering: The DS provides sandwiches for the participants in these evening courses. Additional Dates:
Wednesday 10 November from 17h00 to 20h00
Tuesday 16 November from 17h00 to 20h00
Wednesday 17 November from 17h00 to 20h00
Tuesday 23 November from 17h00 to 20h00 (Room B006)
Tuesday 30 November from 17h00 to 20h00 (Room B006)
Wednesday 1 December from 16h00 to 20h00 (Room B006)
Saturday 4 December from 9h00 to 13h00 (Room A047)
Venue:VUB Campus Jette - Building A, Fac. of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Organizer: Prof. T. VandenDriessche, VUB-GF
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Registration: required as for all regular course units.
Registration: registration form
Registration form to be submitted at the DS secretariat (building E, level 0, Nelly Harnie).
Registration deadline: October 15, 2010
Study Points: 5 (after taking exams, see fiche, below, for further info)
Course info: Fiche
Subject: Regular course unit "Data Analysis" (VUB 4255)
Starting Date: Saturday October 23 from 9h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00
Extra: On Saturday, interactive lunch for DS members. Additional Dates:
Friday 29 October from 14h00 to 18h00
Friday 12 November from 14h00 to 18h00
Friday 26 November from 14h00 to 18h00
Saturday 4 December from 9h00 to 12h00 and from 13h00 to 16h00 (after lunch)
Venue:VUB Campus Jette - Building A, Fac. of Medicine and Pharmacy, Lecture Room to be announced
Organizer: Prof. D. Coomans, VUB-GF
Entrance: Free for VUB DS-lsm members
Registration: required as for all regular course units, in Faculty Secretariat
Registration: registration form
Registration form to be submitted at the DS secretariat (building E, level 0, Nelly Harnie).
Registration deadline: October 15, 2010
Study Points: 5 (after taking exams, see fiche, below, for further info)
Course info: Fiche
Subject: Link to VIB Research Training Courses
PhD students interested in VIB research training courses should regularly check the relevant site (see below).
Subject: Epigenetic Mechanisms in Health & Disease
Date: June 18, 2010
Venue: ULB Campus Erasme - Building J, Fac. of Medicine, 808 route de Lennik
Organizer: Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics, ULB Poster of this event (in pdf)
Entrance: Free, only for registered VUB DS-lsm members
Registration deadline for DS-funding is now passed: April 27, 2010
Registration for DS funding
Participants should also register at the conference before May 1 Click 'Register here' to complete the form
Study Points: 1
Did you know that:
Doctoral School members can expect support for organising scientific activities by their own initiative?
Basically, the only requirements are that the activity is announced well in advance, approved by the DSC and open for all members. Contact the director for more info.
Campustalks is an initiative by the rectorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, developed and organized by CROSSTALKS.
The idea is to enhance community building among the many institutions and people associated with VUB. The targeted audience consists of people from VUB, UZ Brussels, Erasmus College Brussels, ULB and Solvay, but of course everybody is very welcome.
