Biomedical Innovation Course
iCARB: Immersion in Comparative Aging and Regenerative Biology 2020
Location: Cancelled
This course has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Few research training opportunities exist for investigators new to the field of aging and regeneration biology to get hands-on training in state-of-the-art approaches with leaders in these areas. Held near Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, ME, iCARB is a 2-week intensive training course that emphasizes research using established and emerging animal systems along with seminars and networking opportunities. This year, systems of study include C. elegans, Drosophila, hydra, planaria, axolotl, zebrafish, African Turquoise killifish, mouse, African Spiny mouse, along with seminars and networking opportunities by leaders of the field.
The course emphasizes the advantages of each model system for addressing mechanisms relevant to the biology of human aging and regeneration pathways. In addition to basic principles of aging and regeneration, participants will hear about potential therapeutic applications of senolytics and parabiosis and engage in hypothesis-driven research to assess physiological consequences of timing anti-aging and pro-regenerative strategies during healing. The course will take place in our new Center for Biomedical Innovation training facility on the MDI Biological Laboratory campus.
Course participants will attend the associated Aging and Stem Cell Symposium at no extra charge.
Complete applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the course has filled, at which time a waiting list will be maintained.
MDI Biological Laboratory is located on Mount Desert Island near Acadia National Park and the popular vacation destination of Bar Harbor, Maine.
Maine Center for Biomedical Innovation, MDI Biological Laboratory
Tuition
2020 tuition is $4,500.00 for those in academic and non-profit institutions, $7,500.00 for those in commercial enterprise.
Limited tuition reductions may be available for students and post-doctoral fellows.
Tuition Includes:
All course materials, laboratory supplies, double occupancy housing and meals. Single occupancy housing, if available, can be purchased for an additional fee.
Partners
Course Directors
Iain Drummond, Ph.D.Professor and Director, Davis Center for Aging and RegenerationMDI Biological Laboratory
Ron Korstanje, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorThe Jackson Laboratory
Aric Rogers, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorMDI Biological Laboratory
Ashley Seifert, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Kentucky
Course Faculty and Invited Speakers
Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, Ph.D.Howard Hughes Medical Institute InvestigatorStowers Institute for Medical Research
Sam Beck, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Computational BiologyMDI Biological Laboratory
Keith Blackwell, M.D., Ph.D.Principal FacultyHarvard Stem Cell Institute
Rafael de Cabo, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorNIH Intramural Research
Charles Dinsmore, Ph.DMidcoast Conservancy- Iain Drummond, Ph.D.Professor and Director, Davis Center for Aging and RegenerationMDI Biological Laboratory
Elizabeth Duncan, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Kentucky
James Godwin, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorThe Jackson Laboratory/MDI Biological Laboratory
Itamar Harel, Ph.D.Primary InvestigatorThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Celina Juliano, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular BiologyUniversity of California, Davis
Catherine Kaczarowski, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorThe Jackson Laboratory
James Kirkland, M.D., Ph.D.Mayo Clinic- Ron Korstanje, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorThe Jackson Laboratory
William Mair, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Thomas Rando, M.D., Ph.D.ProfessorStanford University
Jarod Rollins, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorMDI Biological Laboratory- Ashley Seifert, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Kentucky
Didier Stanier, Ph.D.ProfessorMax-Plank Institute
Dustin Updike, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorMDI Biological Laboratory
Participants will arrive in the afternoon on Friday July 24 and depart early morning on Saturday, August 8. A detailed schedule will be sent to all accepted participants.
On-Campus Housing
Cottage-style accommodations are assigned double occupancy bedrooms. Cottage accommodations have shared bathrooms, equipped kitchens, common rooms, high speed wireless internet, and parking. Cottages may be ocean-view, pond-view, or meadow-view.
Dormitory-style accommodations are assigned double occupancy with shared bathrooms.
A very limited number of single occupancy rooms in cottages or dormitories may be available for an additional charge.