Friday, 19 September 2008 EMBL - a jump start to an international career in molecular biology
Location:
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS),
Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden
Target audience:
Scandinavian scientists [with particular focus on those who are studying or about to study for a PhD or postdocs in junior positions] and EMBL-alumni in the Scandinavian countries
Organisers:
RSAS: Anna Ledin, Astrid Auraldsson and Helena Ledmyr
Swedish Research Council: Brita Beije
EMBL: Manuela Brunner, Mehrnoosh Rayner
Peter Jagers
[RSAS, Chalmers University of Technology]
Welcoming Remarks
Iain Mattaj [EMBL]
What is EMBL
Håkan Billig [Swedish Research Council] The Swedish Research Council's view on international experience
Lennart Philipson [RSAS, EMBL] Experiences from EMBL
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:30
Bernt-Eric Uhlin [Umeå University, Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden] The Swedish EMBL-node MIMS Carl-Henrik Heldin [RSAS, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research] Why doing science abroad?
14:30-15:00
Coffee
15:00-16:30
Klas Kullander[Uppsala University], Johan Kreuger [Uppsala University], Linda Sandblad [Karolinska Institutet] and Carolina Tängemo[EMBL]
Panel discussion with EMBL alumni
Moderator
Eva Krutmeijer[Swedish Research Council]
EMBL and the EMBL Alumni Association would like to thank the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for hosting the event and the Swedish Research Council for generously funding it.
