Helmholtz Summer School on Chromatin Biology: A hands-on expedition
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A practical course on ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, ChIC/CUT&RUN-seq, CUT&Tag-seq, chromatin biochemistry and bioinformatics analyses.
A practical course on ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, CUT&RUN-seq, CUT&Tag-seq, chromatin biochemistry and bioinformatics analysesA practical course on ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, CUT&RUN-seq, CUT&Tag-seq, chromatin biochemistry and bioinformatics analysesA practical course on ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, CUT&RUN-seq, CUT&Tag-seq, chromatin biochemistry and bioinformatics analysesA practical course on ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, CUT&RUN-seq, CUT&Tag-seq, chromatin biochemistry and bioinformatics analysesA practical course on ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, CUT&RUN-seq, CUT&Tag-seq, chromatin biochemistry and bioinformatics analysesUnderstanding the regulatory mechanisms that orchestrate the activity of chromatin is one of the most dynamic research areas in modern biology. Starting from ChIP-seq, several genome-wide techniques have been developed to study accessibility and organization of the (epi)genome, histone modifications as well as the binding of factors to DNA and chromatin. ATAC-seq have enabled us to unraveling chromatin packaging, and additional powerful approaches like Cut&Run and Cut&Tag have emerged as powerful alternatives to ChIPseq.
The 'Helmholtz Sumer School on Chromatin Biology: A hands on expedition’ will teach these “omics” methods “hands on”. Trainees will learn, perform, sequence and analyze the data they generate during the course, which includes an in depth bioinformatic section. The course will also include fundamental biochemical experiments that served as foundation of the current chromatin field.
The course, with only a small group of 12 students, includes daily high-profile lectures by leading experts in the chromatin and epigenetics field, who have been pioneers in innovative methodology. This will provide a unique opportunity for trainees for in depth discussions and personal interactions with leader in the field, to complement the hands-on training.
You will learn hands on:
ATACseq
CUT&Run
X-linked and native ChIP
Chromatin reconstitution
Bioinformatic analysis of your data
Understanding the regulatory mechanisms that orchestrate the activity of chromatin is one of the most dynamic research areas in modern biology. Starting from ChIP-seq, several genome-wide techniques have been developed to study accessibility and organization of the (epi)genome, histone modifications as well as the binding of factors to DNA and chromatin. ATAC-seq have enabled us to unraveling chromatin packaging, and additional powerful approaches like Cut&Run and Cut&Tag have emerged as powerful alternatives to ChIPseq.
The 'Helmholtz Sumer School on Chromatin Biology: A hands on expedition’ will teach these “omics” methods “hands on”. Trainees will learn, perform, sequence and analyze the data they generate during the course, which includes an in depth bioinformatic section. The course will also include fundamental biochemical experiments that served as foundation of the current chromatin field.
The course, with only a small group of 12 students, includes daily high-profile lectures by leading experts in the chromatin and epigenetics field, who have been pioneers in innovative methodology. This will provide a unique opportunity for trainees for in depth discussions and personal interactions with leader in the field, to complement the hands-on training.
You will learn hands on:
ATACseq
CUT&Run
X-linked and native ChIP
Chromatin reconstitution
Bioinformatic analysis of your data
Understanding the regulatory mechanisms that orchestrate the activity of chromatin is one of the most dynamic research areas in modern biology. Starting from ChIP-seq, several genome-wide techniques have been developed to study accessibility and organization of the (epi)genome, histone modifications as well as the binding of factors to DNA and chromatin. ATAC-seq have enabled us to unraveling chromatin packaging, and additional powerful approaches like Cut&Run and Cut&Tag have emerged as powerful alternatives to ChIPseq.- Venue
- Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany
- Date
- 15-26 August, 2022
Summer school description
Understanding the regulatory mechanisms that orchestrate the activity of chromatin is one of the most dynamic research areas in modern biology. Starting from ChIP-seq, several genome-wide techniques have been developed to study accessibility and organization of the (epi)genome, histone modifications as well as the binding of factors to DNA and chromatin. ATAC-seq has enabled us to unravel chromatin packaging, and additional powerful approaches like ChiC/CUT&RUN-seq and CUT&Tag have emerged as powerful alternatives to ChIP-seq.
The 'Helmholtz Sumer School on Chromatin Biology: A hands-on expedition’ will teach these “omics” methods “hands on”. Trainees will learn, perform, sequence, and analyze the data they generate during the course, which includes an in-depth bioinformatics section. The course will also include fundamental biochemical experiments that served as the foundation of the current chromatin field.
The course, with only a small group of 12 students, includes daily high-profile lectures by leading experts in the chromatin and epigenetics field, who have been pioneers in innovative methodology. This will provide a unique opportunity for trainees for in-depth discussions and personal interactions with leaders in the field, to complement the hands-on training.
You will learn hands on:
- ATAC-seq
- ChIP-seq
- ChIC/CUT&RUN-seq
- CUT&Tag-seq
- X-linked and native ChIP
- Chromatin reconstitution
- Bioinformatics analysis of your data
Organizers
- Robert Schneider (Helmholtz Munich, Germany)
- Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla (Helmholtz Munich, Germany)
- Aloys Schepers (Helmholtz Munich, Germany)
Invited Lectures
- Anja Groth (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Steve Henikoff (Fred Hutch, US)(virtual lecture)
- Kami Ahmad (Fred Hutch, US)
- Luciano DiCroce (CRG, Spain)
- Samie Jaffrey (Cornell University, US)(virtual lecture)
- Alexander Stark (IMP, Austria)
- Olivier Rando (UMASS, US)
- Dirk Schübeler (FMI, Switzerland)
- Karen Adelman (Harvard Medical School, US)
- Wendy Bickmore (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Who should apply
The Summer School strives to be a platform for advanced PhD students or young postdocs to exchange knowledge and ideas. We encourage students to engage themselves, taking the opportunity to conduct, analyze experiments and to discuss with leaders in the chromatin/epigenetics field. This course will be a unique opportunity to learn state-of-the-art “omics” and analysis methods, bring them back to their lab, to build up personal networks and new exciting collaborations.
Costs
The total cost per student is 2,799€
This includes:
- Two-week course with daily lectures from high profile speakers
- Hands-on wet lab training on ChIP-seq, ChIC/CUT&RUN-seq, CUT&Tag, etc
- Analysis of your own data
- Take home protocols
- All products, reagents and kits for experiments during the course
- Accommodation at Hotel Marienbad
- Lunch throughout the course
- Two social events
Upon acceptance to the course, you will be invoiced the course fee. This will need to be paid 3 weeks in advance of the course start date.
How to apply
Email events@abcam.com with the following documents:
- Application form which can be downloaded HERE
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of motivation
- In 500 words or less, please tell the organizers why you're applying for the course, how you will benefit from taking it, and what you hope to gain. In your personal statement, you should also clearly outline your academic training, wet lab and bioinformatics experience as well as career path and life experience.
- Recommendation letter(s) from current supervisor
- Additional 1 x referee contact information
The deadline for applications is Thursday 14th of April.
Selection Criteria: The summer school has a small class size of 12 students to maximize instructor-to-student ratios, and admission is therefore competitive. The organizers are confronted with the difficult task of selecting students from a large number of well-qualified applicants. Admission to the summer school is based first and foremost on the degree to which an applicant would get the most out of the training opportunity, which in turn is judged from the materials provided by the applicant.
Accommodation
Single rooms with breakfast have been reserved at Hotel Marienbad
- Check in 14 August
- Check out 28 August
Venue
The main campus of Helmholtz Munich is located in Neuherberg. Most of the institutes, departments and central scientific units are situated there. On site is also a Mensa. Use the main entrance to enter the Campus.
Helmholtz Munich
Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH)
Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1
D-85764 Neuherberg
