Theore&cal*and*Prac&cal*Course! Cellular*and*Molecular*Approaches*to*study* male*reproduc&ve*system:*focus*on* epididymal*biology*and*func&on* * * WHAT?& Training!Course!!in!some!important!molecular!biology! and!cell!biology!techniques!to!obtain!both!prac7cal!skills! and!theore7cal!knowledge!focusing!on!studies!related!to! male!reproduc7ve!biology,!especially!on!epididymis.!The! course!consists!of!lectures,!journal!club,!short!talks,!lab! exercise!and!OneApage!project!proposal.! Language*of*the*course*will*be*English.** ! * WHEN&AND&WHERE?& May!22A28,!2015!(~!60!h).! Anfiteatro!do!INFAR,!Rua!03!de!maio,!100,!Vila! Clemen7no,!São!Paulo.Universidade!Federal!de!São! Paulo!–!Escola!Paulista!de!Medicina.! ! * HOW&TO&PARTICIPATE?& Graduate!students,!undergraduate!students!and! postdoctoral!fellows!with!a!basic!background!in!cellular! and!molecular!biology!are!eligible!to!apply!the!course.! Applicants!should!fill!out!the!Admissions!Applica7on! form!with!personal/ins7tu7onal!data!and!provide!a! statement!jus7fying!the!interest!in!the!course!(max.!200! words).!A!PDF!version!of!the!signed!Admissions! Applica7on!Form!should!be!sent!by!eAmail!to! [email protected].!! ! Course&Cer4ficates& The!Course!offers!a!cer7ficate!from!the!Graduate! Program!in!Pharmacology/UNIFESPAEPM!(4!credits)!to! a`endees!with!full!par7cipa7on.!! ! ! Save&the&dates!* Time*of*registra&on:* April*24CMay*8,*2015* Accepted*decisions:** May*13,*2015* * * Couse*Coordinator:* Prof.!Dr.!Maria!Chris7na!W! Avellar!(Dept.!Pharmacology,! UNIFESPAEPM).! ! Colaborators:* Prof.!Dr.!Barry!T!Hinton! (Dept.!Cell!Biology,! University!of!Virginia,! Charlo`sville,!USA).! Dr.!Camilla!M!Ribeiro!(PostA doc,!Dept.!Pharmacology,! UNIFESPAEPM).!! ! ! The!course!is!part!of!the! ongoing!scien7fic!and! training!ac7vi7es! associated!with!a!research! project!sponsored!by! CNPq/PVE/CSF.!! ! ! For*more*informa&on,* please*contact:* ! [email protected]* * * * * *