Synbio Phd SUMMER SCHOOL: Synthetic Biology in Photosynthetic Organisms

Copenhagen Plant Science Centre (CPSC) will host a PhD summer course (3 ECTS points) entitled "Synthetic Biology in Photosynthetic Organisms".

When: 11-15 Aug 2014
Where: University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre

Goal: The CPSC Summer School will cover basic biology and engineering of photosynthetic organisms, covering chloroplasts and nuclear genomes and photosynthetic diversity as well as issues that photosynthetic bio-manufacturing will need to address in the future. It will also cover the current status of synthetic biology in cyanobacteria, algae and plants to date and future prospects. Real examples from commercialization of algae bio-products wil be given.

Course fee: 1500 DKK

Registration is now open. To sign up please email Poul Erik Jensen at peje@plen.ku.dk

More info: For more information please download Synbio flyer and see the course homepage.