An intensive and highly interactive summer course, for students and postdoctoral fellows, from 3-21 July 2023 in Singapore, to unite fields such as environmental biotechnology and microbial ecology through the commonalities of biofilms.
Aims
This course aims to provide participants with the following benefits:
- Familiarise participants with current state of knowledge of microbial systems
- Enhance understanding of the biofilm mode of microbial life to harness microbial activities to efficiently recycle natural resources, provide pure water, control health risks; and ensure a sustainable environment for future generations
Guest Teachers
This three-week course brings together world-renowned scientists and engineers including SCELSE scientific leaders, and guest experts. Participants will interact with these experienced mentors in their interdisciplinary approach to understand and harness the biology of biofilms in environmental, health and industrial applications. The course consists of:
- structured core lectures;
- topical seminars;
- guided discussions on specialised topics and case studies;
- international and regional perspectives;
- exposure to the progress made by Singapore for its water resources.
Learning outcomes involve understanding mechanisms and processes using quantitative approaches. This knowledge will be used to help design experiments that can yield information for developing new technologies or solving problems in the engineered environments.
Register for your place by 22 March 2023
The course is open to students who are currently pursuing graduate programs in STEM disciplines and postdoctoral fellows who have graduated within the last three years. Successful international applicants will be provided with housing and receive some allowances including partial financial support for travel.