Lipari School on Computational Life Sciences

Aim and scope:
Recent advances in high-throughput sequencing and single-cell technologies in connection to novel models for analyzing such data are causing a rapid evolution in immunology and immunotherapy, giving rise to a novel understanding of diseases such as autoimmoune diseases. Topics such as Epitope Predictions, Rejection in transplants, Immunotherapy and Autoimmune Diseases are yielding intriguing and complex problems. Our main and special guest lectures will address such a scope focusing on algorithms, models, biomedical and biotechnological techniques together with clinical applications. From the enclosed bibliography, the selected themes have received much attention in the scholarly literature ranging from Nature and Science to Bioinformatics Journals.

Speakers

• Alberto Mantovani
  Immunotherapy and Autoimmune Diseases
  Humanitas University, Italy
• Stephen Quake
  Single-cell Technologies and Microbiome Analysis in Immunology
  Stanford University, USA
• Morten Nielsen [Abstract Available]
  Prediction of T-Cell and B-Cell Epitopes
  DTU, Denmark
  Abstract
• Bjoern Peters [Abstract Available]
  Epitope Data Searching, Analysis and Prediction: Infectious Diseases, Allergy,Autoimmunity and Transplant
  La Jolla Institute, USA
  Abstract

Special Seminars

• Napoleone Ferrara
  Combining Angiogenesis Regulation and Immunotherapy in Cancer
  University of California, San Diego, USA
• Aleksandra Walczak [Abstract Available]
  Diversity and predictability in immune repertoires
  Laboratoire de Physique Théorique, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris
  Abstract
• Alessandro Laganà [Abstract Available]
  Precision Medicine for Multiple Myeloma Based on an Integrative Multi-Omics Approach
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
  Abstract

Closing lecture and Panel

• Carlo M. Croce
  Noncoding RNA genes in cancer pathogenesis
  Ohio State University, USA
• Søren Brunak
  University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Tutorials

• Gene Myers [Abstract Available]
  3rd Generation DNA Sequencing
  Max Planck Institute, Germany
  Abstract
• Stefania Stefani
  Microbiology and Immune System
  University of Catania, Italy

Schedule

Available soon

The official language is English.

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Travel and accomodation

Participants will be arranged in comfortable hotels at very special rates. The conference room (very close to the same hotels) is air-conditioned and equipped with all conference materials. Special areas are reserved to students for the afternoon coursework and study. The island of Lipari can be easily reached from Milazzo, Palermo, Naples, Messina and Reggio Calabria by ferry or hydrofoil (50 minutes from Milazzo).

Registration

Two kinds of participants are welcome.

Students: Participants who are expected to do afternoon coursework and take a final exam (The grades will be given following the ECTS grading scale). The course will involve a total of 24 hours of teaching. Passing the final exam gives right to an equivalent of 6 ECTS credits in any Ph.D. program.

Auditors: participants who are not interested in taking the final exam.

Registration fees is 500 €. The fee covers the course material, bus+hydrofoil Catania airport-Lipari-Catania airport, social events and coffee breaks. Late registration is 600 €. 
Early registration applications can be submitted from November 27th, 2017 up to  April 20th, 2018. Late registrations will be accepted until June 20th, 2018. Admission notification will start on January 31st, 2018, according to registration time. Applicants must include a short curriculum vitae or an updated link to an official website.  In case of cancellation after fees payments, a 25% penalty will be applied. Payment must be received by April 30th, 2018 for Regular Registration and June 29th, 2018 for Late Registration.

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