INTEC organizes summer schools according to a 2- or 3-day format, coordinated by one of the network partners. They are designed to provide participants with domain-specific background to accelerate their research and with training in a variety of transferable skills to increase the impact of their research and to progress personal effectiveness and career development. They are als an ideal way for sharing best practices, both in research and education. The summer schools are complementary to doctoral schools and our webinars as they offer the opportunity to develop specific skills more in-depth. 

This year, the topic of the Summer school is “Genomic approaches in ectopic calcification disorders”. During this Summer school we will explore basic and innovative techniques to investigate the genome, the characterisation, interpretation and validation of genomic variation and the clinical applications, including ethical aspects and case-based examples. The course is dedicated to those who are interested in using genomic technologies in basic science to understand the fundamental mechanisms of ectopic calcification as well as those interested in the diagnostic and ethical aspects of genome research. 

These courses are open to PhD students and early postdoctoral fellows.  The teaching language is English, in which all participants must be fluent. Bringing your own laptop is required to follow the genomics course. Timely registration is mandatory as available places are limited (max. 15 participants!).