MEDISCH-GENETISCH CENTRUM ZUID-WEST NEDERLAND

- MGC -

The Centre is an initiative of the Erasmus Medical Center and the Leiden University Medical Center

Symposia & Meetings:

Publieksmiddag "Wijzer over DNA: Genome editing wordt in de toekomst verplicht"

Zondag 5 november, 2017

Programma 2017

Registration form

Locatie: Oranjerie, Hortus Botanicus, Rapenburg 73, 2311 GJ Leiden

To simplify the search for an interesting meeting: www.biomeeter.com

CRIPSR (see attachment) - Amsterdam 11 September, 2017

Thermo Fisher Scientific is constantly working on products and innovative solutions to make your research life easier. Our researchers have been investing time on new innovative solutions for the CRISPR workflow.

In the exclusive CRISPR Scientist-to-Scientist event (free of charge), you will be hearing about our newest technologies on

If you are interested in attending this event, please register using the following link:

https://www.thermofisher.com/nl/en/home/products-and-services/promotions/crispr-innovation-2017.html?cid=PJT2904-WF21847-crisprinnovation2017-FURL-0817-EU

Op 12 oktober organiseert het eScience Center het 5e Nationale eScience Symposium. De thematische sessies zijn in samenwerking met SURFnet, NWO-Shell programma, CLARIAH, NeurolabNL en Commit2Data georganiseerd. Voor meer informatie betreffende het symposium: https://www.esciencecenter.nl/event/nlesc17

The 26th TCB meeting – Lunteren 31 October and 1 November, 2017

The KWF society for Cancer Biology (f.k.a. Tumor Cell Biology) organizes an annual two-day conference on cancer biology and genetics, specifically aimed at, but not exclusively for, researchers supported by KWF. This meeting provides an excellent opportunity for PhD students, postdocs and PIs to present and discuss their work, build informal networks and set up new fruitful collaborations.

The KWF kankerbestrijding strongly endorses this meeting and encourages KWF grant project leaders and personnel to attend. The final program will not be available until the second half of October, since you, the participants, will determine most of what will be presented. To get an impression you can look at the program of previous meetings at our website: http://www.kwftumorcelbiologie.nl.

PCDI - Postdoc Career Development Initiative - is an organisation that aims at improving awareness of career planning and opportunities among postdocs, PhD students and their employers. We bring together scientists, universities and key players in the life science industry.

MGC Course Programme

You can enrol now for the following courses:

Course 'Practical Linux'
https://git.lumc.nl/courses/practical-linux-course

LUMC, Building 1, J1-84

Registration form

This short and concise hands-on course, designed especially for researchers, will teach you how to effectively use the Linux command line interface. After completing this course, attendees will be able to swiftly start using Linux both on a server, e.g., the LUMC Shark cluster, as well as on your personal computer. The lessons are interactive and will take place in a location with computer facilities.

Goals: - Basic understanding of operating systems - Understand and navigate the filesystem - Obtain information about files and directories - Manipulate, i.e., create, delete, move, and rename files and directories - Inspect and edit file content - Gather disk storage information - Search for and within files - Manage file and directory access permissions - Connect to other computers

This year the course will be given on the following dates: 11 October (2-5 PM), 1 November (13:30-17:30), 6 December (13:30-17:30).

Course is free of charge. Please indicate on the registration form for which date you will subscribe.

By completing this course you will be able to join the following courses:
- Introduction to the Shark cluster
- Code and Data Management with Git
- Scripting for Life Science Researchers

- Python Programming
There is a maximum of 18 places for each edition of the course. Should an edition of the course be oversubscribed then places will be allocated based on a first-come

first-serve basis.

Course 'Python Programming'
https://git.lumc.nl/courses/programming-course

18 - 21 September, 2017 - LUMC, Building 3, V7-41

Registration form

Fully booked (if you fill in the registration form your name will be put on a reserve list)

The course is targeted at PhD students, Postdocs, or anyone willing to learn how to program in Python. Students are assumed to have some experience with programming, but not necessarily in Python, and the UNIX shell. Knowledge of Git is required to attend this course! There will be a focus on bioinformatics and programming to support scientific research in general. The program consists of four mornings with lessons and some assignments to be done in your own time (i.e., during the afternoons).

The course is free of charge for all personnel from MGC institutes. Participants from outside these institutes pay €450 including lunch. There is a maximum of 25 places. Should the course be oversubscribed then places will be allocated based on a first-come first-serve basis.

In collaboration with the Research School MolMed

Course 'Basic and Translational Oncology'

23 October 2017 - 27 October 2017

Erasmus MC, Ae-4.06

www.molmed.nl

The postgraduate school Molecular Medicine (MolMed) has been organizing the Basic and Translational Oncology course for many years now – in narrow cooperation with the school Medical Genetic Center (MGC) and with contributions from many speakers from the LUMC. Besides that, many speakers from the NCI will participate. The course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of translational cancer research. The course is directed primarily at PhD students and postdocs in MolMed and MGC, but others (e.g., students and technicians of LUMC and Erasmus MC) are welcome too. The maximum number of participants is 40.

The program is set up logically in 5 steps, one step a day:

· Pathology, diagnostics & pathways in cancer

· Biology of the cancer cell: Genetics

· Invasion, metastasis & inflammation

· Tumor Immunology; Clinical practice: targeted therapies

· Epidemiology of cancer; personalised medicine; end-of-life interventions

Like last year, the program is enriched with journal clubs (JC’s) on Tuesday and discussion sessions with course speakers on most days. Publications to be discussed are announced 2 weeks in advance to all participants. We expect you to prepare these before the course starts. The amount of ECTS awarded for the entire course is 1.8. At the start of the course, participants will receive a comprehensive reader consisting of recent papers relevant to the lectures. Give your preferred JC’s in the free text field on the web form. We’ll send you the assignments & publications.

Course fee: For non-commercial participants the course fee is € 750. Discounts:

· PhD students get a 50% discount and pay €375.

· Participants from the postgraduate school MolMed and MGC (and one participant from the group of any speaker) get a 100% discount and pay €0.

· Master students, get a 50% discount and pay €375.

· Master students who have to pay the fee from their personal budget get a 75% discount and pay €187,50.

Erasmus Optical Imaging Centre- OIC organizes the course

'Functional Imaging and Super Resolution'

Erasmus MC

October 30 - November 3, 2017

Program 2017 and Registration

Course 'GitLab as a Collaborative Working Environment'
https://git.lumc.nl/courses/gitlab-intro-course

LUMC, Building 2, S0-010

8 November, 2017, 9:00 - 13:00

Registration form

Aimed primarily at LUMC researchers, this short but concise course consists of an introduction to the LUMC GitLab. The course takes approximately three hours and provides participants an insight into how GitLab utilization enhances collaboration and greatly simplifies project management. The lessons are interactive, thus we encourage you to bring your own laptop. However, we can also provide you with a laptop, but please let us know in advance.
Course is free of charge. Please indicate on the registration form for which date you will subscribe.

There is a maximum of 15 places. Should an edition of the course be oversubscribed then places will be allocated based on a first-come first-serve basis.

Course 'Code and Data Management with Git'
https://git.lumc.nl/courses/gitcourse

LUMC, Building 1, J1-84

22 November, 2017, 9:00 - 17:00

Registration form

This course aims at everyone who works in the Bioinformatics field. We cover a version control system named git. This system is widely used by software developers, but can also be used for project management. By keeping track of all versions, history, etc. collaboration with colleagues is easy and your analysis will be reproducible.

Knowledge of Linux is required to attend this course!

There is a maximum of 20 places. Should an edition of the course be oversubscribed then places will be allocated based on a first-come first-serve basis.

Announcements:

Courses organized by Research School OOA (Oncology Graduate School Amsterdam)

Please check the website (www.ooa-graduateschool.org) for more information and registration.

Courses organized by Research School CTO (Clinical and Translational Oncology, UMC Utrecht)

CTO Course Clinical Trial Development, 29-30 November and 1 December 2017.

Please use the following link for further information about the program and registration (which will be provided later): http://www.cto-phd.nl/upcoming/

Courses organized by MolMed

NGS in DNA Diagnostics Course – new!

11 – 13 September, 2017

This course is intended for bioinformaticians, researchers and molecular & clinical geneticists. The mixed program will appeal to all those requiring a solid background in the application of NGS techniques for (routine) genetic diagnosis of a patient. NGS in DNA diagnostics is a course aimed at Genomic Resequencing in a Medical Diagnostic Context, i.e. to apply Next Generation Sequencing data as diagnostic tool in the hospital. Lectures will be accompanied with hands-on exploration

For more information and registration: www.molmed.nl

Course on Molecular Diagnostics (XI) – new

2 – 3 November, 2017

The Erasmus Medical Center houses many different molecular diagnostic techniques, which are subject to continuous research and are developed based on their practical applications. These applications are based on all areas of the healthcare, such as Clinical Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Complex Diseases and a broad spectrum of oncological adaptations.

This course will bring the state-of-the-art of these areas of the Molecular Diagnostics, and is meant for translational researchers as well as doctors and medical specialists operating outside of their initial field of research. But also PhD-students and technicians are welcome. This course is a yearly updated from 2007 on.

For more information and registration: www.molmed.nl

Course Biomedical Research Techniques XVI

6 – 10 November, 2017

PhD students (and others) often experience that not all expertise for biomedical techniques or assays they need to perform for their research project is readily available in their department. The organization of the Postgraduate school offers the wonderful opportunity to exchange this expertise. Therefore, the course ‘Biomedical Research Techniques’ is organized to create an overview of techniques routinely used in the various departments. This course is issued the 16^th time after the big success of the previous ones. This course is also part of the Research MSc Infection & Immunity

For more information and registration: www.molmed.nl

SNP Course XIV: SNPs and Human Diseases – new!

13 – 17 November, 2017

The analysis of DNA variations, including Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), is a standard research approach to understand causes of disease, in particular the so-called “complex” diseases such as diabetes, osteoporosis, cancer, Alzheimer disease, etc. The field is changing fast with large scale projects (Human genome, dbSNP, HapMap, 1000genomes, ENCODE) and novel technology being continuously introduced, including Next Generation Sequencing. The aim of this course is to give a broad introduction in SNP techniques and applications.

For more information and registration: www.molmed.nl

Erasmus MC Cancer Institute Research Day – new

30 November, 2017
We organize the Cancer Institute Research Day (former mentioned Daniel den Hoed Day), from 10.00 until 15.00. The day is organized by MolMed in close cooperation with the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute.
For more information and registration: www.molmed.nl

Courses organised by Boerhaave CME or others

On the 'Boerhaave CME (Continuing Medical Education)' website several courses for PhD students and other employees of the LUMC are announced:

- Introduction Genetic Epidemiology: (once a year)

- Design, Management & Analysis of Clinical trials: (once a year)

- Advanced Genetic Association Analysis: (once a year)

- Regression Analysis: (once a year)

- Using R in Data Analysis: (once a year)

- Dealing with Conflicting Demands: (once a year)

- Repeated measurements: (once a year)

- Basic methods and reasoning in biostatistics: (once a year)

PhD course Introduction to Neuroimaging - Leiden
30 Oct. - 17 Nov. 2017
Part-time program (mornings only) including: Basics of MRI, CT, PET and optical imaging; Advanced methodologies, such as fMRI, ASL, DTI and ultra-high field MRI; Applications in neurology and neuroscience, in humans and animal models; Latest developments.
For more information please contact Dr. Louise van der Weerd by e-mail: L.van_der_Weerd@LUMC.nl

General information:

Download the booklet with the teaching programme for PhD students, version 2016-2017

Download MGC bulletin 52 (september 2015)

Website of Leiden University on teaching for PhD students: English or Dutch. [Courses on Research management; Career counseling; Academic writing; Writing grants, proposals and beyond; Faster reading and Memory-improvement; Creative thinking; Academic presentation / Presentation of academic work; Orientation in policymaking; Orientation on Management]

The MGC Instituten

Het MGC secretariaat is gevestigd op

de afdeling Humane Genetica, LUMC, Leiden.

TEL 071-5269600; FAX 071-5268284

Directie secretaris: Dr. M.J.M. Nivard 071-5269605

e-mail: nivard@lumc.nl

De MGC instituten:

Afdeling Humane Genetica

Leiden Universitair Medisch Centrum

Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden

071-5269400

hoofd: Prof.Dr. S.M. van der Maarel (voorzitter MGC bestuur)

Afdeling Celbiologie

Erasmus MC - Rotterdam

Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam

010-7043593

hoofd: Prof.Dr. D. Huylebroeck (lid MGC bestuur)

Afdeling Moleculaire Celbiologie

Leiden Universitair Medisch Centrum

Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden

071-5269201

hoofd: Prof.Dr. H.J. Tanke (lid MGC bestuur)

Afdeling Klinische Genetica

Erasmus MC - Rotterdam

Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam

010-7043198

hoofd: Prof.Dr. R.M.W. Hofstra (secretaris MGC bestuur)

Afdeling Moleculaire Genetica

Erasmus MC - Rotterdam

Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam

010-7043199

hoofd: Prof.Dr. R. Kanaar (lid MGC bestuur)

LACDR (Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research) - Research Division Drug Discovery and Safety

Universiteit Leiden

P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden

071-5276223

hoofd: Prof.Dr. B. van de Water (lid MGC bestuur)

Afdeling Ontwikkelingsbiologie,

Erasmus MC - Rotterdam

Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam

010-7043574

hoofd: Prof.Dr. J.H. Gribnau (lid MGC bestuur)

Andere afdelingen/groepen binnen het MGC

Biochemie, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. P. Verrijzer)

Bioinformatica, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. P. van der Spek)

Erasmus Optical Imaging Centre (OIC), Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. A. B. Houtsmuller)

Genetische Epidemiologie, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. C.M. van Duijn)

Genetische Identificatie, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. M. Kayser)

Kinderheelkunde, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. D. Tibboel)

Anatomie en Embryologie, LUMC (Prof. Dr. C.L. Mummery)

Huid- en geslachtsziekten, groep erfelijke melanomen, LUMC (Prof. Dr. W. Bergman)

Klinische Genetica, LUMC (Prof. Dr. C.J. van Asperen)

Moleculaire Epidemiologie, LUMC (Prof. Dr. P.E. Slagboom)

Pathologie: moleculaire tumorpathologie, LUMC (Prof. V.T.H.B.M. Smit, Prof. Dr. P.C.W. Hogendoorn, Prof. J.V.M.G. Bovee, Prof. Dr. J. Morreau, Prof. Dr. P. Devilee)

[n.b. verbeteringen voor deze lijst gaarne doorgeven aan het secretariaat]

Revised: september 19, 2017