The Synthetic and Systems Biology Summer School (SSBSS) is a full-immersion course on cutting-edge advances in systems and synthetic biology with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. The school provides a stimulating environment for doctoral students, early career researches and industry leaders. Participants will also have the chance to present their results, and to interact with their peers, in a friendly and constructive environment.

The school will be open up to 100 qualified, motivated and selected students. Undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, research fellows and industrial professionals are encouraged to apply. School fees will be 450 Euro for undergraduate and graduate students, 550 Euro for post-docs and research fellows and 650 Euro for all other participants. Fees will cover lectures, course materials, coffee breaks, social tours and Wi-Fi Internet Connection.
The School will involve a total of 28-32 hours of lectures, the final achievement will be equivalent to 7-8 ECTS points (ECTS grading scale).
Applications should be received before February 15, 2015. Applicants will receive notification of acceptance by April 10, 2015.

Students may submit a research abstract for presentation. School directors will review the abstracts and will recommend for poster or short-oral presentation. Abstract should be submitted by February 15, 2015. The abstracts will be published on the electronic hands-out material of the summer school.