Porto Conte Ricerche is organizing the Inaugural International Summer School on Proteomics in cooperation with the Region of Sardinia. The summer School will take place from September 7 to September 11, 2011 in Alghero (Italy) at the local branch of the Sardinia Science and Technology Park.
 
The School Programme is intended to offer an overview of modern proteomic methods and techniques related to biotechnology, and how they can be applied. The programme will integrate a “hands-on” experience with key lectures on the basic theory underlying proteomic techniques and experimental design, integrated by case-study lectures illustrating their practical applications.
 
Students will have the opportunity to experience some of the cutting edge techniques that Laboratories at Porto Conte Ricerche have to offer, including sample preparation, SDS-PAGE, protein gel excision, in-gel digestion, 2D-DIGE, MALDI MS, Nano-LC-MS/MS (ESI-QTOF, Chip-ESI Ion Trap and LTQ-Orbitrap Velos) analysis and output (hands-on and seminars).
 
This course is aimed at those students with little experience in protein gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry who wish to acquire a comprehensive overview of these proteomics workflows, including gel-based and LC-based methods. Individuals who will primarily benefit from this course include: graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, proteomics core users, and others who are considering incorporating proteomics protocols into their own research.
 
A designated Poster Sessions will take place at the end of the Summer School - September 11, followed by the “The Best Poster Award” for the best poster presented. The course as a whole and the interactive Poster Session will give the course delegates the opportunity to present  and discuss the potential application of proteomics on their own research field.

 
Speakers
Enrico Capobianco, CRS4, Pula, Cagliari, Italy
Elena Gonzalez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Peter James, Department of Immunotechnology, Lund University, Sweden
John D. Lippolis, National Animal Disease Center, Agriculture Research Services of the US Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa, United States
Ingrid Miller, Biomedical Sciences, Wien University of Veterinary Medicine, Wien, Austria
Stephen Pennington, Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin’s Conway, Dublin, Ireland
Pier Giorgio Righetti, Chemistry Department, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Scientific Committee
* Peter James
* Steve Pennington
* Pier Giorgio Righetti

Organization
* Maria Filippa Addis - Lab and teaching activities 
* Daniela Pagnozzi - Lab and teaching activities
* Giustina Casu - Logistic and outreach assistance
* Sergio Uzzau - Programme Director

Application
Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from Italy and abroad, technologists with a scientific and professional two-years background experience.
Fluency in English is a requirement for application.
The tuition fee is 1.000,00 euros and it includes training activities, teaching materials, meals and accommodation at Porto Conte Ricerche Guest House.
Deadline for Application: 6 June, 2011.

Application form

Information
Programme, as well as other useful documents and additional information will be soon available online on the website.
Please contact us by mail: summerschool@portocontericerche.it

Contacts
Porto Conte Ricerche
S.P. 55 Porto Conte-Capo Caccia Km 8,400
Loc. Tramariglio, 07041 Alghero (SS) - Italia
Phone +39 079 998.400
Fax +39 079 998.567
summerschool@portocontericerche.it
www.portocontericerche.it