graduate course

BMED904 - Graduate Course in Extracellular Matrix

The course will cover various aspects of extracellular matrix (ECM) biology. Including: the structure and function of the main classes of ECM molecules and the composition of the ECM in different tissues and cellular receptors for ECM molecules and their signaling. A recurring theme will be the roles of the various ECM molecules and their functions in health and disease.

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The PhD course Matrix Biology (BMED904) course will run June 12-16.

Deadline for registration is extended till February 24th. Note that several lectures are open to the public.

Please contact Amra Grudic-Feta at IBM (E-mail: Amra.Grudic@uib.no), for registration.

It is arranged by Bergen Biomedical Research School (BBRS) and the Centre for Cancer Biomarkers (CCBIO).

Subjects

The extracellular matrix
Proteoglycans
Collagens
Matrix metalloproteinases
Integrins
Imaging in biomedical research
Artificial matrices for stem cell cultures
Fibroblast diversity
Focal adhesions
Transgenic techniques in research
Muscular dystrophies

Speakers

John Couchman - University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Kalle Sipilä - King's College London, UK
Madeleine Durbeej - Lund University, Sweden
Donald Gullberg - University of Bergen, Norway
Ritva Heljasvaara - University of Oulu, Finland
Marion Kusche-Gullberg - University of Bergen, Norway
Catherine Merry - University of Nottingham, UK
Frits Alan Thorsen - University of Bergen, Norway
Jan-Olof Winberg - The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

See the complete program in this link.

Course

12.06.2017 - 09.00–16.06.2017 - 15.00

BB-Building Johannes Lies vei 91, see details in program

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31.05.2017