Summer Institute in Plant Breeding 2
The summer institute in plant breeding aims to enhance researchers' capacity in plant breeding. This course allows scientists to connect globally to promote scientific exchange and trans-continental research projects. A team of renowned scientists from Europe and the USA have been selected to deliver different course modules.
The course will be held between 3 - 7 July 2023 at the Ghent University Technologiepark campus in Zwijnaarde, Belgium.
Is the Summer Institute in Plant Breeding for you?
This course is intended for M.Sc. and PhD students, postdocs, researchers, and industry scientists.
Program and Topics
The summer course in plant breeding 2023 has six modules. Each module includes prerequisites participants need before registering for the modules. Three modules will be taught concurrently for a period of 2.5 days. The participants can register for one module in Set 1 (Monday to Wednesday noon) and one module in Set 2 (Wednesday afternoon to Friday afternoon)
SET 1
- Genomewide Markers in Plant Breeding (Dr Rex Bernardo)
- CRISPRing in Plants (Dr Thomas Jacobs)
- Machine Learning Applied to Plant Science (Dr Tolutola Oyetunde)
SET 2
- The Many Dimensions of Plant Phenotyping (Dr Hilde Nelissen)
- Data Bootcamp for Genomic Prediction in Plant Breeding (Dr Aaron Lorenz)
In the document below, the course modules are described further and broken down into sessions.
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Download file Summer course_modules.pdf
This file entails the description of each module, lead instructor and course pre-requisites |
Practical Information
Duration
Duration
The course will be held between 3 - 7 July 2023 at the Ghent University Technologiepark campus in Zwijnaarde, Belgium. (In-person course)
Cost
Cost
- $475 (~€450 as of December 2022) for graduate students, postdocs, academic researchers, and faculty
- $625 (~€595 as of December 2022) for industry participants
These fees include lunch and morning and afternoon breaks. Breakfasts, dinners, and accommodations are not included.
Accomodation
Accomodation
Participants are responsible for making their own lodging arrangements. An email list of convenient hotels will be sent to those who register.
Disclaimer
Disclaimer
A module might not be held if a minimum class size is not met. In this situation, participants can choose a different module or be refunded the full cost of the cancelled module. The organizers are not responsible for losses due to unforeseen circumstances (e.g., a resurgence of COVID-19), and travel insurance is strongly recommended.
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