Description: Omics technologies including genomics, transcriptomics, epigenetics, proteomics and metabolomics are now key technologies in multiple fields of research and a highly active domain in health and medical investigation. Omics is an interdisciplinary research field that coalesces researchers from many different areas of biomedical research into one of the most likely disciplines to successfully foster the translation of basic scientific knowledge into clinical applications for the benefit of patients. For instance, proteomics and applied mass spectrometry are vital tools to investigate the human proteome in a clinical perspective (www.hupo.org).
This PhD course will focus on advanced theoretical and practical aspects of Omics strategies in Life sciences as well as medical research. Our focus will address the clinical styudy design and ethical protol requirements to application of omics strategies to address a diverse range of medical pathologies, including but not limited to autoimmune disorders, diseases associated to neuro-inflammation and neurodegeneration as well as chronic pain conditions. Omics are currently utilized extensively to identify biomarker patterns for detection of disease risk, patient’s stratification, identification of responders to a particular treatment, or elucidation of mechanism of disease or drug action with ultimate goal of patient safety and better health outcome.
The course will be a combination of lectures and laboratory demonstrations with hands-on experimental part. Considering the value and importance of omics, and a rapidly growing trend, this course aims at providing front edge information about current advanced methodologies applied in medical omics through real-life examples. Hence, participants will be able to translate the presented strategies and methods into their own health, and medical related research.
Organizer: Associate professor Allan Stensballe - as@hst.aau.dk
Lecturers: Associate Professor Allan Stensballe, Professor Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Associate Professor Kristian Kjær Petersen.
ECTS: 2.5
Time: 08-10 September 2021
Place: Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D, room D2-106
Zip code: 9220
City: Aalborg
Number of seats: 18
Deadline: 18 August 2021
Important information concerning PhD courses: We have over some time experienced problems with no-show for both project and general courses. It has now reached a point where we are forced to take action. Therefore, the Doctoral School has decided to introduce a no-show fee of DKK 3.000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start. This can hopefully also provide new students a chance to register for courses during the year. We look forward to your registrations.
- Teacher: Allan Stensballe