2024 Summer School in Computational Biology
This will be an intensive course targeted to students from the M. Sc. to post-doctoral levels with either biological or exact sciences backgrounds who wish to acquire skills in Computational Biology. It will have four main components:
(1) Introductory lectures on mathematics and physics for biologists, and biology for exact sciences students (parallel tracks),
(2) courses on specialized Computational Biology topics ranging from the molecular level to integrated physiological systems,
(3) seminars on recent developments,
(4) mini-research projects where the students will have opportunity to apply the acquired skills to realistic research problems.
Illustrative applications will emphasize biomedical problems.
Topics covered:
Core knowledge for modeling biological systems
Molecular dynamics for lipid membranes and proteins
Protein-ligand interactions and drug discovery
Data Science in Biology
Transcriptomics to characterize cellular mechanisms
Kinetic modeling of metabolic and signaling processes
Modeling of physiological systems
Key dates:
Application deadline: May 31, 2024
Acceptance announcement: June 6
Registration/payment deadline: June 30
Registration confirmation announcement: July 15
Adérito Araújo (CMUC) is a member of the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Summer School in Computational Biology.
Sílvia Barbeiro (CMUC) is an Invited Speaker. Adérito Araújo and José Augusto Ferreira (CMUC) are lecturers.
