Theoretical and practical approaches to solve a scientific enigma in a research laboratory

GENERAL PRESENTATION

Based on a « hands on » approach, the IBPC Course proposes a total immersion of the students in aresearch laboratory for a period of two weeks. The Course is different from classical practical trainings at the university, as it emphasizes the realization of a « mini research project », in conditions that are representative of how science is conducted in a modern research laboratory. A few oral presentations help the students to grasp the essential theoretical background to tackle the experiment-heavy practical part of the course. Students work as a team to characterize wild-type and mutant strains relating to a biological question of interest studied in the host lab, at the Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique (IBPC). The characterization of the mutants puts great emphasis on multidisciplinary approaches, including original experimental setups developped in the host laboratory. A wide array of experiments, including, genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology and biophysics are performed by the students in conjunction with the research staff. Personal creativity and imagination, key aspects of research practice, are encouraged during the whole course, leading the students to formulate hypotheses, confront them to their experimental results, and come up with proposals and models about the proposed scientific enigma.

Formally, the IBPC Course is teaching unit MU5BM206 of Sorbonne University and is oppened to students at the Master 1 and Master 2 level, as well as PhD students. The course usually takes place in the two last weeks of november each year. As attendance is limited to 12 students due to space constraints and to keep the working atmosphere as integrative and synergic as possible, applicants should send a CV and short motivation letter to
Stephan Eberhard : eberhard@ibpc.fr not later then by the end of october.

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