The Cardiovascular Sciences Graduate School of Université Paris Cité is a partner in the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science (CBCS) summer school. This biennial event aims to inspire a new generation of cardiovascular science leaders taken from among the most gifted science and medical graduates. Expert faculty featuring prominent and upcoming leaders in their fields will give educational presentations, mixed with workshops, as well as poster presentations and pitches by the young researchers.
Course Objectives
- Inspire a new generation of basic cardiovascular science leaders among the most gifted science and medical graduates.
- Help students improve their basic foundations in cardiovascular disease and help them develop new skill sets for the future.
- To allow basic/medical graduates to gain in-depth knowledge in the field of cardiovascular disease by providing a focused academic environment
- Foster relations and interactions between researchers around Europe
- To improve young researchers’ skills to present their data to other peers
Click here to discover the summer school scientific programme.
Course Directors
Dr. Gemma Chiva Blanc, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona (Spain)
Professor Dirk Duncker, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Course Co-Directors
Dr. Carol Ann Remm, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Professor Paul Evans, Queen Mary University of London, London (United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland)
Target audience
Mainly early stage researchers (PhD and MD/PhD students in the first three years of their research) plus a few more experienced researchers whose PhD degree was obtained within the last 2 years.
Delegate numbers limited to 70.
Abstracts
All Summer School participants must submit an abstract (max 300 words) with the following headings:
- Background
- Working hypothesis
- Main objective
- Strategy (type of approach, main technology, innovative aspects)
- Expected results
- Optional – Preliminary results
- Scientific outlook (plausible impact of the expected results)
All abstracts will be presented as a printed poster.
The best 30 abstracts for a 3-minute oral presentation and Q&A. Those selected for oral presentation will be required to present their pdf-poster. All attending students will vote for the three best posters.
Travel
The Participants’ accommodation is organised in a twin room, on a double occupancy basis. Participants must make their own travel arrangements to arrive/leave in good time to complete the entire Summer School Scientific Programme. The closest airport is Nice Airport.
Registration:
Registration fees are €425 and include accommodation in a shared twin room on a double occupancy basis, lunches, networking event.
For more information and registration procedures, please click on the link