The mission of the Center for the Physics of Living Cells at the University of Illinois is to create a quantitative, predictive and physically-based description of living systems.  The 2016 CPLC Summer School will offer multi-scale training in the latest experimental, computational and theoretical biophysical approaches to the following scientific themes: 

*Neurobiology

*Genome Biology

*RNA Biology 

This summer school is designed for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and researchers in physics, biophysics, chemical & life sciences, and engineering who seek to expand their research skills into these areas.  The workshop will comprise lectures and hands-on training in specific topics and tools.

To learn more and apply, please visit http://cplc.illinois.edu/summerschool

Application Deadline:  March 21, 2016

Registration Fee*:  $100 students; $175 postdocs; $250 all others;

Selection and notification of participants to be completed by late April, 2016. 

Thanks to Jaya Yodh of the Department of Physics for this information item.

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