
Justin Crocker
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
EMBO Practical Course
Please see EMBL’s COVID-19 safety policy for testing and other requirements to attend this on-site course.
The fruit fly Drosophila has played a leading role in the discovery and dissection of basic biological processes, uncovering general principles of development, evolution and disease. Almost a century of research has generated a powerful genetic toolbox that provides a unique arsenal of methods that can tackle almost any biological question. This, combined with exciting new technologies developed in recent years have changed the way Drosophila research is conducted, enabling biologists to address questions that were impossible to study before.
The course has three main objectives:
– First, to educate and inspire the next generation of scientists, by providing an up-to-date overview and hands-on training of contemporary and classic topics, spanning state-of-the-art techniques in genetics, imaging, and genomics. Participants will obtain an essential knowledge base combined with practical training, forming a launch-pad for their research.
– Second, to stimulate the exchange of ideas between established and early-career scientists, enabling participants to better direct their research trajectory.
– Third, to provide networking opportunities, hence fostering collaborations and career development.
The new course combines 50% interactive theoretical discussions that have been successfully used to train generations of Drosophila researchers for nearly 30 years combined with 50% new practical hands-on, cutting-edge experiments taught by experts in the field.
The course is aimed at PhD students and early stage post-doctoral researchers who want to start using or enhance their knowledge of Drosophila as a model organism.
Training session will familiarize attendees with classical and modern approaches to fruit fly genetics and genomics, including EMS screens and CRISPR gene editing, modern imaging methods, behavioural analysis, immunity assays, and handling wild-caught species.
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Vollum Institute
USA
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
University of California, Berkeley
USA
Institute of Functional Genomics of Lyon
France
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Germany
University of Rochester
USA
Brown University
USA
The Friedrich Miescher Laboratory
Germany
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Israel
The University of Manchester
UK
University of California, Santa Barbara
USA
Instituto Gulbenkian Ciência
Portugal
Max Delbrück Center
Germany
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Brown University
USA
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Israel
Course and Conference Officer
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Training Laboratory Officer
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
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Time (Europe/Berlin) | Session | Location |
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15:00 – 15:30 | Registration and light refreshments | ISG Hotel |
15:30 – 15:40 | Welcome and introduction Justin Crocker – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Kate O’Connor-Giles – Brown University, USA Ella Preger-Ben Noon – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel Andreas Prokop – The University of Manchester, UK | ISG Hotel |
15:40 – 15:45 | Overview of the day The power of Drosophila as a model organism | ISG Hotel |
15:45 – 17:20 | Ice-breaking activity: Flash talks | ISG Hotel |
17:20 – 17:40 | Coffee break | ISG Hotel |
17:40 – 18:25 | Drosophila functional evolutionary genomics Amanda Larracuente – University of Rochester, USA | ISG Hotel |
18:25 – 18:40 | Lecture Q&A | ISG Hotel |
18:40 – 20:10 | Practical session: Drosophila anatomy, development, genetics and outreach / advocacy Andreas Prokop – The University of Manchester, UK | ISG Hotel |
20:10 – 22:10 | Dinner and networking | ISG Hotel |
Time (Europe/Berlin) | Session | Location |
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09:00 – 09:10 | Overview of the day Discerning function through perturbation | Flex Lab A & B |
09:10 – 09:30 | Lab safety instructions and housenotes Irena Provaznikova – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany | Flex Lab A & B |
09:30 – 10:15 | Screen design in flies Marc Freeman – Vollum Institute, USA | Flex Lab A & B |
10:15 – 10:30 | Lecture Q&A | Flex Lab A & B |
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break and meet the speakers | tbc |
11:00 – 11:45 | Fly behavioural screens Julie Simpson – University of California, Santa Barbara, USA | Flex Lab A & B |
11:45 – 12:00 | Lecture Q&A | Flex Lab A & B |
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch break | Canteen |
13:00 – 14:45 | Practical session: CRISPR design in flies Kate O’Connor-Giles – Brown University, USA | Computer Training Lab |
14:45 – 15:15 | Coffee break | Flex Lab A & B |
15:15 – 17:00 | Practical session: CRISPR design in flies (continued) Kate O’Connor-Giles – Brown University, USA | Computer Training Lab |
17:55 – 19:00 | Vegetarian dinner | EMBL Canteen |
19:00 – 21:30 | Poster session I | Helix A |
21:30 | Bus to hotel | ATC Entrance |
Time (Europe/Berlin) | Session | Location |
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09:00 – 09:10 | Overview of the day Revealing new insights through live imaging | Flex Lab A & B |
09:10 – 09:55 | Lecture TBC | Flex Lab A & B |
09:55 – 10:10 | Lecture Q&A | Flex Lab A & B |
10:10 – 10:40 | Coffee break and meet the speakers | tbc |
10:40 – 11:25 | Quantitative Imaging of Transcription Hernan Garcia – University of Berkeley, USA | Flex Lab A & B |
11:25 – 11:40 | Lecture Q&A | Flex Lab A & B |
11:40 – 12:40 | Panel discussion: Responsible conduct of research | Flex Lab A & B |
12:40 – 13:40 | Lunch break | EMBL Canteen |
13:40 – 14:10 | Embryo mounting for imaging | Flex Lab A & B |
14:10 – 15:40 | Practical session: Live imaging in the fly Justin Crocker – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Hernan Garcia – University of Berkeley, USA | tbc |
15:40 – 16:10 | Coffee break and meet the speakers | tbc |
16:10 – 17:40 | Practical session: Live imaging in the fly (continued) Justin Crocker – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Hernan Garcia – University of Berkeley, USA | tbc |
17:40 – 20:10 | Poster session II | Helix A |
20:10 – 21:10 | Dinner | EMBL Canteen |
21:10 | Bus to hotel | ATC entrance |
Time (Europe/Berlin) | Session | Location |
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09:00 – 09:10 | Overview of the day New views from single cell genomics | Flex Lab A & B |
09:10 – 09:55 | Systems Biology of Neural Tissue Differentiation Robert Zinzen – Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany | Flex Lab A & B |
09:55 – 10:10 | Lecture Q&A | Flex Lab A & B |
10:10 – 10:40 | Coffee break and meet the speakers | |
10:40 – 11:25 | Three-dimensional organization of the genome Yad Ghavi-Helm – Institute Genomics Functional De Lyon, France | Flex Lab A & B |
11:25 – 11:40 | Lecture Q&A | Flex Lab A & B |
11:40 – 12:25 | Exploring development with Synthetic Biology Eileen Furlong – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany | Flex Lab A & B |
12:25 – 12:40 | Lecture Q&A | Flex Lab A & B |
12:40 – 13:40 | Lunch break | EMBL Canteen |
13:40 – 15:10 | Practical session: Genomics at single-cell resolution Eileen Furlong – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Yad Ghavi-Helm – Institute Genomics Functional De Lyon, France Robert Zinzen – Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany | tbc |
15:10 – 15:40 | Coffee break | tbc |
15:40 – 17:10 | Practical session: Genomics at single-cell resolution (continued) Eileen Furlong – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Yad Ghavi-Helm – Institute Genomics Functional De Lyon, France Robert Zinzen – Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany | tbc |
17:10 – 18:50 | Poster session III (virtual participants) | Rooftop Lounge |
18:50 – 19:50 | Pizza dinner | Rooftop Lounge |
19:50 – 20:50 | Meet the experts’ career advice session | Rooftop Lounge |
20:50 – 20:50 | Bus to hotel | ATC entrance |
Time (Europe/Berlin) | Session | Location |
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09:00 – 09:10 | Overview of the day Drosophila diversity and evolution | Flex Lab A & B |
09:10 – 09:55 | The genetic basis of complex traits Luisa Pallares – The Friedrich Miescher Laboratory, Germany | Flex Lab A & B |
09:55 – 10:10 | Lecture Q&A | Flex Lab A & B |
10:10 – 10:40 | Coffee break and meet the speakers | tbc |
10:40 – 11:25 | Genetics of phenotype evolution Nicolas Gompel – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany | Flex Lab A & B |
11:25 – 11:40 | Lecture Q&A | Flex Lab |
11:40 – 12:25 | The evolution of a complex morphology at a single-cell resolution Ella Preger-Ben Noon – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel | Flex Lab A & B |
12:25 – 12:40 | Lecture Q&A | Flex Lab A & B |
12:40 – 13:40 | Lunch break | EMBL Canteen |
13:40 – 15:10 | Practical session: Drosophila behavioral analysis Nicolas Gompel – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany Luisa Pallares – The Friedrich Miescher Laboratory, Germany | tbc |
15:10 – 15:40 | Coffee break and meet the speakers | tbc |
15:40 – 17:15 | Practical session: Drosophila behavioral analysis (continued) Nicolas Gompel – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany Luisa Pallares – The Friedrich Miescher Laboratory, Germany | tbc |
17:15 – 18:00 | Bus to city centre (with 15 min stop at ISG hotel) | ATC entrance |
18:00 – 19:30 | Free afternoon (optional city tour) | |
19:30 – 21:30 | Downtown dinner |
Time (Europe/Berlin) | Session | Location |
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09:00 – 09:10 | Overview of the day Organismal interactions | Flex Lab A & B |
09:10 – 09:55 | The interaction of Drosophila melanogaster with microorganisms Luís Teixeira – Instituto Gulbenkian Ciência, Portugal | Flex Lab A & B |
09:55 – 10:10 | Lecture Q&A | Flex Lab A & B |
10:10 – 10:40 | Coffee break and meet the speakers | tbc |
10:40 – 12:10 | Practical session: Analysis of fly infection Luís Teixeira – Instituto Gulbenkian Ciência, Portugal | tbc |
12:10 – 13:10 | Lunch break | EMBL Canteen |
13:10 – 14:10 | Wrap-up of practicals and final data analysis | Flex Lab A & B |
14:10 – 15:10 | Feedback round and departure | Flex Lab A & B |
Got something to say? Tweet it! #EMBODrosophila
Time (Europe/Berlin) | Session |
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15:30 – 15:40 | Welcome and introduction Justin Crocker – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany |
15:40 – 15:45 | Overview of the day The power of Drosophila as a model organism |
15:45 – 17:20 | Ice-breaking activity: Flash talks |
17:20 – 17:40 | Break |
17:40 – 18:25 | Drosophila functional evolutionary genomics Amanda Larracuente – University of Rochester, USA |
18:25 – 18:40 | Lecture Q&A |
18:40 – 20:10 | Practical session: Drosophila anatomy, development, genetics and outreach/advocacy Andreas Prokop – The University of Manchester, UK |
Time (Europe/Berlin) | Session |
---|---|
09:00 – 09:10 | Overview of the day Discerning function through perturbation |
09:10 – 09:30 | Lab safety instructions and housenotes Irena Provaznikova – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany |
09:30 – 10:15 | Screen design in flies Marc Freeman – Vollum Institute, USA |
10:15 – 10:30 | Lecture Q&A |
10:30 – 11:00 | Break |
11:00 – 11:45 | Fly behavioural screens Julie Simpson – University of California, Santa Barbara, USA |
11:45 – 12:00 | Lecture Q&A |
12:00 – 13:00 | Break |
13:00 – 14:45 | Practical session: CRISPR design in flies Kate O’Connor-Giles – Brown University, USA |
14:45 – 15:15 | Break and meet the speakers for virtual participants |
15:15 – 17:00 | Practical session: CRISPR design in flies (continued) Kate O’Connor-Giles – Brown University, USA |
Time (Europe/Berlin) | Session |
---|---|
09:00 – 09:10 | Overview of the day Revealing new insights through live imaging |
09:10 – 09:55 | Lecture TBC |
09:55 – 10:10 | Lecture Q&A |
10:10 – 10:40 | Break |
10:40 – 11:25 | Quantitative Imaging of Transcription Hernan Garcia – University of Berkeley, USA |
11:25 – 11:40 | Lecture Q&A |
11:40 – 12:40 | Panel discussion: Responsible conduct of research |
12:40 – 13:40 | Break |
13:40 – 15:10 | Practical session Q&A with trainers |
Time (Europe/Berlin) | Session |
---|---|
09:00 – 09:10 | Overview of the day New views from single cell genomics |
09:10 – 09:55 | Systems Biology of Neural Tissue Differentiation Robert Zinzen – Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany |
09:55 – 10:10 | Lecture Q&A |
10:10 – 10:40 | Break |
10:40 – 11:25 | Three-dimensional organization of the genome Yad Ghavi-Helm – Institute Genomics Functional De Lyon, France |
11:25 – 11:40 | Lecture Q&A |
11:40 – 12:25 | Exploring development with Synthetic Biology Eileen Furlong – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany |
12:25 – 12:40 | Lecture Q&A |
12:40 – 13:40 | Break |
13:40 – 15:10 | Practical session Q&A with trainers |
15:10 – 15:40 | Break and meet the speakers for virtual participants |
15:40 – 17:10 | Practical session Q&A with trainers |
17:10 – 18:50 | Poster session III (5 virtual participants) |
18:50 – 19:50 | Break |
19:50 – 20:50 | Meet the experts’ career advice session |
Time (Europe/Berlin) | Session |
---|---|
09:00 – 09:10 | Overview of the day Drosophila diversity and evolution |
09:10 – 09:55 | The genetic basis of complex traits Luisa Pallares – The Friedrich Miescher Laboratory, Germany |
09:55 – 10:10 | Lecture Q&A |
10:10 – 10:40 | Break |
10:40 – 11:25 | Genetics of phenotype evolution Nicolas Gompel – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany |
11:25 – 11:40 | Lecture Q&A |
11:40 – 12:25 | The evolution of a complex morphology at a single-cell resolution Ella Preger-Ben Noon – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel |
12:25 – 12:40 | Lecture Q&A |
12:40 – 13:40 | Break |
13:40 – 15:10 | Practical session Q&A with trainers |
Time (Europe/Berlin) | Session |
---|---|
09:00 – 09:10 | Overview of the day Organismal interactions |
09:10 – 09:55 | The interaction of Drosophila melanogaster with microorganisms Luís Teixeira – Instituto Gulbenkian Ciência, Portugal |
09:55 – 10:10 | Lecture Q&A |
10:10 – 10:40 | Break |
10:40 – 12:10 | Practical session Q&A with trainers |
12:10 – 13:10 | Break |
13:10 – 14:10 | Wrap-up of practicals and final data analysis |
14:10 – 15:10 | Feedback round |
The course is limited to 20 onsite and 5 virtual participants. For selection purposes, please note that your application will not be considered without a letter of motivation.
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On-site Academia | €500 |
On-site PhD Student | €500 |
On-site Industry | €1000 |
Virtual Academia | €190 |
Virtual PhD Student | €190 |
Virtual Industry | €250 |
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Date: 16 - 21 Jul 2023
Location: EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Venue: EMBL Advanced Training Centre
Deadline(s):
Application: 23 Apr 2023
Organisers:
Contact: Catherine Casas
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