Dana Beiki
University of Bath
United Kingdom
Overview
Course Overview
The course is designed to expose the various experimental tools used for:
- tracing iron dynamics in biological systems, from solution to cells to organs, with major emphasis on fluorescence techniques available in most laboratories
- assessing iron status in humans in health and disease and exploring methods to study iron sulphur cluster (ISC) proteins (ISP).
The 3 day course is planned for up to 18 students. The mornings will be devoted to lectures and experimental planning and the experiments carried out in the afternoon and analyzed and discussed in the evenings.
Audience
This course is aimed at PhD students and postdocs in all basic and clinical biomedical specialities including biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, immunology and molecular biology.
Modules/Resources
- Monitoring iron speciation and trafficking in body fluids, organs and cells
- Dynamics of iron sulphur cluster machinery (from solution to cells)
- Analytical parameters for studying iron-associated disorders
Learning Outcomes
Participants will understand the unique properties of iron in biological systems and the available analytical tools to both qualitatively and quantitatively monitor and critically assess those properties in both normal and pathological conditions.
The related EMBL Conference: 8th Congress of the International BioIron Society will take place on 5 – 10 May 2019.
Speakers
Speakers and Trainers
Ioav Cabantchik
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
Breno Pannia Esposito
University of Sao Paulo
Brazil
Robert Hider
King’s College London
United Kingdom
Ola Karmi
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
Roland Lill
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Germany
Henri-Baptiste Marjault
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
Rachel Nechushtai
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
Charareh Pourzand
University of Bath
United Kingdom
Rian Roelofs
Radboudumc Center for Iron Disorders
The Netherlands
Vinzent Schulz
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Germany
Maya Shvartsman
EMBL Rome
Italy
Yang-Sung Sohn
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
Oliver Stehling
Philipps-University Marburg
Germany
Dorine Swinkels
Radboud University
The Netherlands
Wing-Hang Tong
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
USA
Rachel van Swelm
Radboud University
The Netherlands
Scientific Organisers
Ioav Cabantchik
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
Dorine Swinkels
Radboud University
The Netherlands
Course Organisers
Christina Dollt
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Programme
Date: 2 - 4 May 2019
Location: EMBL Heidelberg