Training events
A4B will host dedicated training schools, soft skills training sessions and a number of workshops at the different partner institutions for the early-stage researchers. Every PhD student will receive a background in production, analysis and economic exploitation of TPs, and training in relevant soft skills.
Upcoming training schools and workshops
Past training schools and workshops
A4B Workshop: Quantitative Proteomics
The A4B Quantitative Proteomics Workshop was hosted at the University of Oslo, Norway, in August 2019.
Proteomics, the global study of an organism’s complement of proteins, is a challenging task and requires specific techniques and methods. The course gave an introduction into basic theory and methods of modern proteomics including quantification, large-scale data analysis, analysis of post-translational modifications and protein-protein interactions including experimental methods for protein identification and proteomics data analysis.
More info can be found on the UiO website.
Principal teachers
Prof. Dr. Bernd Thiede
A4B Workshop: Computational Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry
A4B Workshop: Software tools for computational proteomics + Introduction to computational MS
Principal teachers
Prof. Dr. Oliver Kohlbacher
A4B Training School 3: Legal requirements, industrial applications and entrepreneurship
The third and last training school will be hosted in November 2020 at the Agilent facilities in Waldbronn, Germany.
Please find the full program (PDF) here.
Principal teachers
Andreas WaĂźerburger
Dr. Andreas Seidl
Daniel I. R. Spencer
A4B Online Course: Top-down and middle-down characterization of proteins
The SDU will host an online course Top-down and middle-down characterization of proteins on Oct 19th and 20th, 2020.
Preliminary program
Day 1: 8:30 – 16:30
| 1 | Welcome (15 min) Introduction to protein MS and intact protein analysis |
| 2 | Protein separation techniques (chromatography, CE) Tandem MS approaches (CID, HCD, UVPD, ETD, ECD) |
| Lunch break | |
| 3 | Therapeutic proteins- specific challenges (PTMs, size, formulation, heterogeneity) |
| 4 | Guest lecture: antibody characterization by MS Presentations by ESRs (15 min each) |
Day 2: 8:30 – 16:30
| 1 | Middle-down MS for PTM analysis:
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| 2 | Computational top-down protein analysis:
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| Lunch break | |
| 3 | Presentations by ESRs (15 min each) |
| 4 | Trends and technologies:
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Principal teachers
Ole Nørregard Jensen
Masa Bubovic
A4B Network Meeting 3 & Transferable Skills Workshops
A4B Soft-skill Course „Job Application strategies“
The soft-skill course „Job Application strategies“ will be given virtually by Natural Science Careers in March 2021 (01.03-04.03.2021, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.).
A4B members meeting
The A4B members meeting was hosted on 10th November 2021 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Porto. Prof. Dr. Hartmut SchlĂĽter (University Medical Center Hamburg) chaired the meeting. All ESRs who participated gave a presentation in which they presented their results obtained in the A4B project.
Location
Crowne Plaza Hotel Porto
Av. Boavista 1466 . 4100 – 114 Porto – Portugal
Meeting room Sintra
Agenda
The agenda of the A4B members meeting can be found here: Agenda A4B members meeting
Principal teachers
Prof. Dr. Hartmut SchlĂĽter
A4B final meeting “Bridging Genotypes with Phenotypes via Proteoforms”
On 21-22 February 2022, the A4B final meeting took place in Hamburg as the Symposium “Bridging Genotypes with Phenotypes via Proteoforms” (https://www.cms-hhsh.de/from-genotypes-to-phenotypes/). Due to the increasing number of COVID-19 infections, the meeting was held as a hybrid event. All findings and conclusions of A4B were deeply discussed within the symposium and it was considered how to use the results that emerged from the A4B project as a basis for further follow-up projects. The programme of the symposium can be found here.
A4B Workshop: Leadership and Glycan Analysis
The A4B Leadership and Glycan Analysis Workshop was hosted at Ludger Ltd., Oxford, in March 2019.
Event Summary:
- 1 day – An introduction to glycans, nomenclature, importance and analytical techniques.
- 1 day – Self-awareness exercises.
- 3 days – laboratory glycan preparation and analysis exercises. Group activities.
Download the Full programm (pdf) here.
Venue: Ludger Ltd., Culham Science Centre, Abingdon OX14 3EB – near Culham train station – limited number of trains per day so check timetables. ID required to get on site each day.
Event Dates: Arrive Sunday 10th March 2019 – Workshop Monday 11-15th March 2019. Recommend leaving UK not before 9pm on Friday 15th or Saturday 16th as missing part of last day event lessens the experience.
Principal teachers
Daniel I. R. Spencer
A4B Workshop: Mastering your PhD – managing your projects
The workshop on Mastering your PhD – managing your projects was hosted at the KTH in Stockholm from 16th to 17th January, 2019. Workshop topics included:
- Definition of aims and objectives
- Structuring the work (work breakdown structure, task and milestone definition)
- Effective time planning and time management
- Role allocations and communication in a PhD project
- Dealing with your supervisor
- Dealing with stress and frustration
- Self-motivation
Schedule
Jan 16th, 9:00 – 16:30
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Welcome, Frame setting |
| 9:30 – 10:30 | Goals, Tasks, Exercise Goal Definition |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Project Specification |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Project Planning |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 13:20 | Work Breakdown Structure |
| 13:20 – 14:00 | Estimation |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Responsibilities |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Coffee Break |
| 14:45 – 16:30 | Setting Priorities (possibly: Time Planning, Pareto Principle) |
Jan 17th, 9:00 – 16:30
| 9:00 – 9:20 | Welcome, Flashback |
| 9:20 – 10:00 | Recap Priorities, Time planning, Exercise 8.1 |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Team Processes, Role Integration |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 – 11:30 | Role Integration Exercise |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Communication Basics |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Transactional analysys |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Coffee Break |
| 14:45 – 15:45 | Supervisor Interactions |
| 15:45 – 16:30 | Dealing with Stress and Frustration |
Principal teachers
Dr. Christina SchĂĽtte
A4B Training School: Basics in protein production and bioanalytics
The first A4B training school “Basics in protein production and bioanalytics” was hosted at the University of Groningen from 11th to 22nd June 2018. An excursion on the 15th or 16th June was part of the summer school, as well as a meeting of the A4B supervisory board and scientific advisory board on the 14th June.
Location
University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands
6th floor of Building 3226 (ERIBA Building)
Agenda
The agenda of the first A4B Traning School can be found here: A4B Training School 1 – Basics in protein production and bioanalytics, June 2018 Agenda
Principal teachers
Prof. Dr. Alois Jungbauer
Prof. Dr. Hartmut SchlĂĽter
Prof. Dr. Rainer Bischoff
Prof. Dr. Oliver Kohlbacher
Prof. Dr. Nico van de Merbel