“Genomics into Medicine: How YOU do it”
23-26 September 2020, Syros island, Greece
We are pleased to announce the 2020 Golden Helix Summer School that will be held in the island of Syros, Greece, the capital of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean archipelago that will be organized in September 2020.
Contrary to the previous events, this year this Summer School will differ significantly in content. In particular, the 2020 Golden Helix Summer School is themed “Genomics into Medicine: How YOU do it” and aims to familiarize and educate participants with the basic and advanced notions of applying genomic science into medicine. Trainees always face the challenge of learning how to do science by trial and error, and/or while they work on a specific project. They often do not receive any structured learning on the methods and methodologies to be applied to genomic science. They only learn these methodologies over several years. Often, they prepare themselves to become independent investigators without a solid foundation on the criteria to be applied in order to conduct rigorous, reproducible, and eventually successful science.
As such, and unlike existing Summer Schools and conferences, this event will include intense hands-on training. The 2020 Golden Helix Summer School participants will have the chance of applying active learning, by working in teams and in close guidance with the Summer School Faculty and Coaches, to produce presentations and other deliverables that will count towards their final score.
The 2020 Golden Helix Summer School themes aim for doctoral candidates, post-doctoral scientists and possibly fellows and junior faculty members, while they are also relevant for undergraduate as well as postgraduate students.
At the end, a Certificate will be awarded to Summer School participants that will conclude both the Basic and Advance modules.
As with previous events, we have made every effort to minimize the registration fees to encourage participation of researchers from lower-income countries.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to Syros, Greece next September and to a very fruitful and stimulating conference.
The 2020 Golden Helix Summer School Organizing Committee
Co-organized by:
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Important dates
Registration and abstract submission deadline: 15 August 2020
Notification of abstract acceptance: 31 August 2020
Cancellation deadline: 31 August 2020
Registration fees *
590 EUR (on the basis of a double room)
710 EUR (on the basis of a single room)
* A 40% discount is provided to undergraduate students who wish to attend. To benefit from the discount, you need to provide your student ID.
Registration fees include:
Accommodation in a double room for the entire duration of the summer school (3 nights), meals (breakfast, coffee breaks, lunches, dinners, welcome reception and farewell traditional party), educational material, social activities.
AboutVenueTopics and Learning objectivesInvited SpeakersScientific ProgramSponsorsGalleryWe are pleased to announce the 2020 Golden Helix Summer School that will be held in the island of Syros, Greece, the capital of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean archipelago that will be organized in September 2020.
Contrary to the previous events, this year this Summer School will differ significantly in content. In particular, the 2020 Golden Helix Summer School is themed “Genomics into Medicine: How YOU do it” and aims to familiarize and educate participants with the basic and advanced notions of applying genomic science into medicine. Trainees always face the challenge of learning how to do science by trial and error, and/or while they work on a specific project. They often do not receive any structured learning on the methods and methodologies to be applied to genomic science. They only learn these methodologies over several years. Often, they prepare themselves to become independent investigators without a solid foundation on the criteria to be applied in order to conduct rigorous, reproducible, and eventually successful science.
As such, and unlike existing Summer Schools and conferences, this event will include intense hands-on training. The 2020 Golden Helix Summer School participants will have the chance of applying active learning, by working in teams and in close guidance with the Summer School Faculty and Coaches, to produce presentations and other deliverables that will count towards their final score.
The 2020 Golden Helix Summer School themes aim for doctoral candidates, post-doctoral scientists and possibly fellows and junior faculty members, while they are also relevant for undergraduate as well as postgraduate students.
At the end, a Certificate will be awarded to Summer School participants that will conclude both the Basic and Advance modules.
As with previous events, we have made every effort to minimize the registration fees to encourage participation of researchers from lower-income countries.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to Syros, Greece next September and to a very fruitful and stimulating conference.
The 2020 Golden Helix Summer School Organizing Committee
Co-organized by:
Important dates
Registration and abstract submission deadline: 15 August 2020
Notification of abstract acceptance: 31 August 2020
Cancellation deadline: 31 August 2020
Registration fees *
590 EUR (on the basis of a double room)
710 EUR (on the basis of a single room)
* A 40% discount is provided to undergraduate students who wish to attend. To benefit from the discount, you need to provide your student ID.
Registration fees include:
Accommodation in a double room for the entire duration of the summer school (3 nights), meals (breakfast, coffee breaks, lunches, dinners, welcome reception and farewell traditional party), educational material, social activities.
2020 Golden Helix Summer School Venue
The venue of the 2020 Golden Helix Summer School is the Dolphin Bay Resort hotel, situated in an ideal location in the bay of Galissas, by the seaside. Galissas is the most popular touristic destination. Galissas is located in a protected bay on the west coast of the island, which together with Danakos, a small and quiet farming village, number around 500 inhabitants. Galissas beach is long, with shallow-waters, and lined with tamarisk trees and has been awarded the blue-flag by the EU. There are various water sport activities. Area landmarks are the hill and church of Agia Pakou, immediately adjacent to the Dolphin Bay hotel, the small harbor with a quaint stone pier, the beach of Armeos, the large cave of Agios Stefanos with the water springs, as well as the chapels of Agios Mamas and Agios Kyrikos, the oldest church in Syros.
About Syros
Syros is the administrative center of Cyclades islands and is just 80 nautical miles from Athens. In Syros, the unique historical path, cultural wealth and imposing natural environment nicely blend. The island harmoniously combines the cosmopolitan and the traditional, the medieval with the modern urban, the Cycladic with the neoclassic, and the catholic with the Greek Orthodox historical tradition.
In Syros, there are more than 20.000 inhabitants, constituting the largest island of the Cyclades. Ermoupolis is the capital of Syros and of the Cyclades islands, a city that fascinates the visitor from the first moment he enters the harbor, with its breathtaking two hills that dominate the city, with the Catholic church of Saint George and the Greek Orthodox church of Resurrection at the top of each hill, and the impressive neoclassical mansions, built around the big natural harbor of the east coast of the capital city.Created during the 1821 Greek revolution, Ermoupolis developed quickly into a big trade centre between east and west. The name Ermoupolis was adopted in 1826, dedicated to the kerdoos Ermis (Hermes the profitable). As the time went by, industries, workshops and Neorion shipyards were created in the city, leading to the economic development of Ermoupolis and to a cultural blossoming. This is also reflected in the architecture of the city, where the style created, conforms with the beginning of romantic classicism and is strongly influenced by western models.
Topics
The topics of the 2020 Golden Helix Summer School are provided below:
Topics instrumental to the learning at the Summer School:
- Genetics of Drug Response
- Genetics of Rare Disease risk
- Genetics of Polygenic Disease risk
- Genetics of Cancer
- Genetics of Infectious diseases
Learning objectives
- Study design
- Data analysis
- Paper writing
- Presentations, job interviews
- Grant writing
- Establishing collaborations and seeking training abroad
In-house work to be conducted at meeting
- Discussion and presentation of scientific ideas
- Drafting of abstracts, grant proposals, and manuscripts
- Train for job interviews
Requirements
Study of background material that will be provided in advance through the Golden Helix Academy e-learning platform
Conference organizers
Federico Innocenti (Chapel Hill, NC, USA)
George P. Patrinos (Patras, Greece)
Confirm faculty (in alphabetical order)
- Paolo Fortina (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
- Federico Innocenti (Chapel Hill, NC, USA)
- Maria Koromina (Patras, Greece)
- Paul Lavender (Basel, Switzerland)
- Christina Mitropoulou (London, UK)
- Tiffany Morris (Cambridge, UK)
- Kouros Ozwar (Rayleigh, NC, USA)
- George P. Patrinos (Patras, Greece)
- Josh Petersen (Nashville, TN, USA)
- Ron H. van Schaik (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
- Panagiotis Spirou (Frankfurt, Germany)
- Alessio Squassina (Cagliari, Italy)
- Jouni Uitto (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
- Marc S. Williams (Danville, PA, USA)
- Janet Williams (Danville, PA, USA)
Scientific Program
Wednesday 23/9/2020
10:00 – 14:00 Delegates Arrival and Registration
14:00 – 17:00 Session I
14:00 – 15:00 Introductions by faculty and participants: Introduce the participant next-to-you
15:00 – 15:15 Overview of the 2020 Golden Helix Summer School: Objectives, course structure
15:15 – 15:30 COFFEE BREAK
15:30 – 17:00 Building a career: Preparation and development
Academia; Basic sciences
Academia; Translational sciences
Industry
Publisher
17:00 – 19:30 Free time
19:30 Welcome cocktail and get together
Thursday 24/9/2020
09:30 – 13:00 Session II
09:30 – 10:00 Prepare for a job interview (Academia / Industry)
10:00 – 12:30 Simulation of a job interview Academia / Industry
12:30 – 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
14:30 – 18:30 Session III (interactive)
14:30 – 14:50 CPaper and abstract writing, journal submission
14:50 – 15:10 Grant and fellowship writing
15:10 – 15:30 Conference presentations (oral and poster)
15:30 – 16:30 Participants on break for the preparation of oral presentations, based on material provided by the faculty – Evaluation of job interviews by Faculty
16:30 – 17:00 Feedback by Faculty
17:00 – 19:30 Free time
19:30 Dinner
Friday 25/9/2020
09:00 – 13:00 Session IV
09:00 – 10:30 Group activity with coaching – preparation of oral presentations – Trainees and Coaches
10:30 – 13:00 Oral presentations (by one member of each group) – Trainees
13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 – 15:00 Trainees on break – Meeting of faculty to evaluate the presentations
15:00 – 15:30 Feedback by Faculty EVALUATION
15:30 – 17:00 Session V (interactive)
15:30 – 16:00 Study design: Basic and clinical genomic science (Federico Innocenti, Chapel Hill, NC, USA)
16:00 – 16:30 Bridging the gap between Bioinformatics and Genomic Medicine: How do we do this? (Maria Koromina, Patras, Greece)
16:30 – 17:15 Using Bioinformatics and Genome Informatics to interpret clinical genomics data: The U-PGx paradigm (Maria Koromina, Patras, Greece)
17:15 – 17:30 Presentation of the iGEM Patras team (George Varitis)
17:30 – 19:30 Free time
19:30 Farewell Dinner
Saturday 26/9/2020
09:00 – 12:30 Session VI (interactive)
09:00 – 09:20 Establishing collaboration and seeking training abroad
09:20 – 09:40 Preparation of a resume and motivation letter
09:40 – 10:20 Health Economics and Marketing of Personalized Medicine Interventions (Konstantinos Vasileiou, University of Patras, Greece)
10:20 – 11:00 Health Technology Assessment in Genomic Medicine (Christina Mitropoulou, The Golden Helix Foundation, London, UK; Panagiotis Papantoniou, Warwick Business School, UK)
11:00 – 12:30 Workshop (by Illumina; Tiffany Morris, UK)
12:30 – 13:00 Conclusions and wrap up
SUMMER SCHOOL ADJOURNES
Sponsors
We thank the following academic, charitable and corporate entities for generously supporting this event.
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