Throughout our lives, we interact with pathogens, giving rise to a complex dynamics of pathogens and human response. This school will focus on host-pathogen dynamics from an interdisciplinary perspective, emphasising the link between state-of-the art experiments and mathematical modelling. Topics include antibiotic resistance, viral evolution, tropical pathogens, and immune dynamics. The programme will provide a concise summary of this emerging field and lead up to cutting-edge research.
Invited lecturers include
Raul Andino (UCSF, USA)
Emiliano Barreto-Hernandez (U Nacional, Colombia)
Paola Carrillo-Bustamante (MPI Berlin, Germany)
Juan Manuel Cordovez (U los Andes, Colombia)
Qixin He (Purdue, USA)
Nicole Mideo (U Toronto, Canada)
Armita Nourmohammad (U Washington, USA)
Alejandro Reyes (U los Andes, Colombia)
Paul Thomas (St. Jude, USA)
Erdal Toprak (UT Southwestern, USA)
Noor Youssef (Harvard, USA)
Program
(See here)
All participants are invited to contribute to the school: the program includes a poster session and a limited number of contributed talks.
Dates
January 22 - 26, 2024.
Venue
University of Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia. Bogota is located on a large tropical Andean plateau at 2600 meters above sea level. January is usually a low rainfall season with relative cold mornings and nights (~7°C) and mild afternoons (~20°C). The university is located next to the historical city center.
Address: University of Los Andes, Cra 1 Nº 18A - 12, 111711, Bogotá, Colombia
For full consideration, please apply by the deadline of Dec 13, 2023 (Rolling admissions after until the event is filled)
School fee
Students* - 60 USD
Postdocs - 80 USD
Principal Investigators - 120 USD
The fee includes breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks during the 5 days of the event. Participants must organise their own arrival, departure and accommodation in Bogotá. (List of recommended accommodations). Some days after the registration deadline, you will receive a link for the payment.
*students affiliated with local institutions are eligible for a reduced fee.
Organizers
Michael Lässig (U Cologne, Germany)
Roberto Morán-Tovar (U Cologne, Germany)
Juan Manuel Pedraza-Leal (U Los Andes, Colombia)
Fernanda Pinheiro (Human Technopole, Italy)
Mauricio Santos-Vega (U Los Andes, Colombia)
Graphic design by Jerson Pedraza-Cuesta and David Laverde-Pulido