International RTG Symposium 2015 “Genes, Environment and Inflammation”
June 02 – 03, 2015
June 2: Science Day, 9:00 – 17:30 h
Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (ZMB), Am Botanischen Garten 11, 24118 Kiel, 4th floor
09:00-09:10
Welcome : Andre Franke Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, University of Kiel and Speaker
of the Research Training Group
09:10-10:00
Kristina Endres, Klinik für Psychatrie und Psychoteraphie, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
"Retinoids - Multifaceted therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease"
10:00-10:50
Jörg Heeren, Institute of Biochemisty and Molecular Cell Biology, Hamburg
"Systemic regulation of energy metabolism in response to cold exposure"
10:50-11:10
Coffee break (Poster session on the ground floor)
11:10-12:00
Kathrin Kalies, Institute of Anatomy, Lübeck
"Assessment of T cell diversities in blood and secondary lymphoid organs of mice"
12:00-12:50
Thomas Rattei, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, University of Vienna, Austria
"From genomes to networks: computational approaches for studying microbe-host interactions"
12:50-14:00
Lunch break
14:00-14:50
Felix Kruger, UCL Farr Institute, Department of Genetic Epidemiology, London, UK
"Role of genetic association studies and 'omics' data in drug development"
14:50-15:40
Partha Pratim Majumder, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, India
"In search for the drivers"
15:40-16:00
Coffee break (Poster session on the ground floor)
16:00-16:50
Chava Kimchi-Sarfaty, Division of Hematology Research and Review FDA|CBEROBRR Federal
Research Center, U.S.A
"The effect of synonymous mutations on protein attribute"
16:50-17:40
Joseph D. Terwilliger, Dept. of Genetics & Development, Columbia University, Medical Center,
U.S.A.
"Title to be confirmed"
17:40-17:50
Concluding Remarks
June 3: Career Day 8:45 – 17:30 h
Wissenschaftszentrum, Fraunhoferstr. 13, 24118, Kiel
8:45 – 9:00
Welcome: Andre Franke, Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Kiel and Speaker of the Research
Training Group
9:00 – 10:40
Linda Piàlek, EU office, Kiel University
"Introduction to EU fundings for junior scientists – MarieCurie and ERC starting grant"
Alexandra Hessling, National Research Funding Department, Kiel University
"German funding sources for junior researchers despite DFG, e.g. foundations"
Lorenz Kienle, DFG Liaison Officer at Kiel University
"Funding opportunities of the DFG for young scientists"
10:40-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-11:40
Company Talk 1: Zephyr Health, Benjamin Kreck
11:40-12:20
Company talk 2: Illumina, Manuela Hinz
12:20-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:20
Frank Jürgensen, Member of the board | Sociologist, DSN Connecting Knowledge
"Cooperation between science and industry: targeted to researchers at universities addressing
the challenges and opportunities of collaboration between both worlds"
14:20-15:00
Panel discussion: "Exploring the other side of coin, Academics or Industry?"
Chava Kimchi-Sarfaty, Division of Hematology Research and Review, FDA|CBEROBRR Federal Research
Center, U.S.A
Joseph D. Terwilliger, Dept. of Genetics & Development Columbia University, Medical Center, U.S.A.
Ben Tiburzy, Biolegend
Lars Abram, Qiagen
15:00-15:20
Coffee break
15:20-16:00
Company talk 3: CeGaT GmbH, Stefan Ohrnberger
16:00-16:40
Company talk 4: Quiagen, Lars Abram
16:40-17:20
Company talk 5: Biolegend, Ben Tiburzy
17:20-17:30
Concluding remarks
Parallel sessions by companies for application reviewing

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