Dear Colleagues,
Institut Curie is organizing jointly with UPMC the 8th International Course on Developmental Biology in October 2017.

Theme of course:
The aim of the programme is to provide the participants a comprehensive coverage of the paradigms, problems and technologies of modern Developmental Biology paying particular attention to stem cells.
Training in theoretical and experimental aspects of normal and abnormal development is developed through a variety of embryonic systems using state-of-the-art instrumentation and methodology.

Description of course: 
Institut Curie and Université Pierre et Marie Curie organize their 8th International Developmental Biology course, in collaboration with the Stowers Institute for Medical Sciences, Kansas City, USA.

The programme is proposed in two versions:
- a 5 week-long course including 3 weeks of practicals and 2 weeks of lectures (limited to 18 students)
or
- a 2 week-long version including only the lectures (limited to 35).
Students will present scientific articles related to the topics discussed.
Students and lecturers will have the opportunity to meet during an informal coffee break/lunch every day.
The UPMC grants 12 ECTS for the 5 week-long course and 6 ECTS for the 2 week-long course for the evaluation of the formation.

Practicals: September 18 - October 7, 2017 (3 weeks)
Lectures: October 9- 20, 2017 (2 weeks)

Application deadline: 30 July 2017

Location: Practicals: Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu - 75005 Paris - Seminars: Institut Curie, 26 rue d'Ulm - 75005 Paris

Registration fees: No registration fees are requested

Contact: c.devbio2017@curie.fr

More Information & registration: https://enseignement.curie.fr/en/course/developmental-biology2017

On behalf of the scientific committee:
Allison Bardin and Jean-René Huynh Institut Curie
Claire Fournier-Thibault and Muriel Umbhauer UPMC