Course Schedule 2009 - 2010

Each course has a total study load of 3 EC and consists of one week of lectures and hands-on sessions. Courses also include preparatory literature and a final assignment at the end. All courses will be hosted in a two-year cycle. For each completed course, participants receive a certificate. Check also the information on enrolment to find out how these certificates may be used in your personal training programme.

Technology Track

Course Pattern Recognition
Location: TU Delft
Teachers: dr. ir. Dick de Ridder, dr. P.D. Moerland, dr. L.F.A. Wessels
Date: 12- 16 January 2009

Managing Life Science Information
Location: University of Amsterdam
Teachers: Dr. Marco Roos (UvA), Dr. Scott Marshall (UvA) and others.
Date: 25-29 May 2009

Optimisation Techniques in bioinformatics and systems biology
Location: Science Park, Amsterdam
Coordinator: Dr. Jaap Kaandorp (UvA)
Date: 17-21 May 2010

(Bio)statistics / Advanced statistics for bioinformaticians
Coordinator: Prof. dr. Fred van Eeuwijk (WUR)
Planned: Winter 2010

Application Track

Algorithms for Biological Networks
Location: TU Delft
Course coordinators: Prof. dr. Marcel Reinders (TUD), Dr. Dick de Ridder (TUDelft), Prof. Dr. Jaap Heringa (VU).
Date: 11- 15 January 2010

Comparative genomics
Location: Utrecht
Course coordinator: Dr. Berend Snel (UU), Prof. Dr. Martijn Huynen (RU).
Date: Fall 2010

Additional courses

Under development; the following courses are planned:

Grid computing
Advanced R
Crash course molecular biology
Crash course informatics
Crash course biostatistics

Skill training (under development)

Next to courses focused on science and technology, the NBIC PhD school also plans to offer training sessions on skill development following up on initiatives by the Regional Student Group (RSG). The RSG has organised workshops on topics such as creative thinking, valorisation and speed-reading. EC points can be granted for participating in such workshops and in the RSG Bio Cafés. Please check the RSG pages for more information.