Training Courses
Training Courses
CENTURI provides training courses to PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. Each training is designed to help students acquire new skills.
Through CENTURI training courses, PhD students & postdoctoral fellows learn useful knowledge in various topics such as imaging and optics, paper writing or statistics.
Courses and workshops are animated by experts. The training courses are specially designed to suit the needs of students and give them tools for their career.
Training courses
Cell biology by the numbers 2024
Dates: October 14 to 18
We are pleased to announce that the next edition of Physical Biology of the Cell, an intensive week long course taught by Rob Phillips from Caltech, will be organised in mid-October 2024.
The goal of this course is to take a broad and quantitative view of modern biology with topics including the active matter herding of animals, the control of cellular organelle size, and the consumption of free energy to fuel processes like high fidelity polymerization in DNA replication and sugar transport up a concentration gradient.
Registrations will be opened closer to the date.
Finding a job outside academia
Dates: April 8 and 9
The registrations for the course "Finding a job outside academia" will be opened at a later date.
Introduction to Biological Data 2024
Dates: February 21 to 23
The training sessions in "Introduction to Biological Data" aim to study image analysis related problems following the FAIR data principle (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) while providing the opportunity to introduce to newcomers the basics of coding and machine learning. The training courses are the following:
- Introduction to Python
- Machine Learning
- Data analysis
This course is limited to 20 students.
A Focus on Imaging 2024
Dates: January 22 to 26
The "A focus on imaging" training course is an introductory course to different microscopy techniques, image analysis and programming. The course is dedicated to PhD students (1st and 2nd year) willing to explore the most advanced and popular techniques used for biological applications.
By the end of the training the students should have a good understanding of basic optics and imaging techniques as well as image analysis and programming.
The course is open to PhD students (1st & 2nd year) an is limited to 18 participants.
Paper writing 2024
Dates: January 8 to 10
This training course is designed to teach PhD students and Postdoctoral fellows how to write a scientific paper and get it published.
During this training, students learn how to plan and outline their article and how to be clear and concise. They also learn useful strategies that can be used to facilitate the publication of their article.
The course is open to PhD students (2nd & 3rd year) and Postdocs and is limited to 12 participants.
Cell biology by the numbers 2023
Dates: September 25 to 29
We are pleased to announce that Physical Biology of the Cell, an intensive week long course taught by Rob Phillips from Caltech and Ana Duarte (graduate student in the Rob Phillips Lab) will soon be open for registration.
The goal of this course is to take a broad and quantitative view of modern biology with topics including the active matter herding of animals, the control of cellular organelle size, and the consumption of free energy to fuel processes like high fidelity polymerization in DNA replication and sugar transport up a concentration gradient.
Introduction to Biological Data 2023
Dates: March 27 to 29
The training sessions in "Introduction to Biological Data" aim to study image analysis related problems following the FAIR data principle (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) while providing the opportunity to introduce to newcomers the basics of coding and machine learning. The training courses are the following:
- Introduction to Python
- Machine Learning
- Data analysis
This course is limited to 20 students.
Oral Communication 2023
First session: March 17
Second session : March 31
This 2-day training course teaches you how to create fascinating oral presentations, customized for your audience.
Students will first review the basis of oral presentation and learn methodologies to design clear talks and use them to improve their talk. On the second day, students will each apply what they have been taught on the first day by presenting their talk in ordder to benefit from individual feedback from the trainer and other trainees.
The course is dedicated in priority to PhD students (1st and 2nd year) and is limited to 8 students.
A Focus on Imaging 2023
Dates: February 6 to 10
The "A focus on imaging" training course is an introductory course to different microscopy techniques, image analysis and programming. The course is dedicated to PhD students (1st and 2nd year) willing to explore the most advanced and popular techniques used for biological applications.
By the end of the training the students should have a good understanding of basic optics and imaging techniques as well as image analysis and programming.
The course is open to PhD students (1st & 2nd year) an is limited to 18 participants.
Cell biology by the Numbers 2022
Dates: May 2 to 6
The training session "Physical biology of the cell", which will take place from May 2 to 6, 2022 is now open for registration. The course is taught by Rob Phillips, Professor at Caltech, and Soichi Hirokawa (graduate students in Rob Phillips' lab).
The course aims to study the cell and its components using a wide variety of tools in order to make quantitative and predictive statements about cellular life.
A Focus on Imaging 2022
Dates: March 7 to 11
The "A focus on imaging" training course is an introductory course to different microscopy techniques, image analysis and programming. The course is dedicated to PhD students (1st and 2nd year) willing to explore the most advanced and popular techniques used for biological applications.
By the end of the training the students should have a good understanding of basic optics and imaging techniques as well as image analysis and programming.
The course is open to PhD students (1st & 2nd year) an is limited to 18 participants.
Oral Communication 2021
First session: December, 6 and 13, 2021
This 2-day training course teaches you how to create fascinating oral presentations, customized for your audience.
Students will first review the basis of oral presentation and learn methodologies to design clear talks and use them to improve their talk. On the second day, students will each apply what they have been taught on the first day by presenting their talk in ordder to benefit from individual feedback from the trainer and other trainees.
The course is dedicated in priority to PhD students (1st and 2nd year) and is limited to 8 students.