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CliniGene- public hands on training

With the opportunity of its public meeting in Paris on April 7-9th, CliniGene is willing to introduce a
high level hands-on training which is open to a large public of young professionals specialising in
Gene Therapy and Cells engineering. This training is organised along an original scheme which is
featured taking advantage of CliniGene specific features and the above mentioned event:
1°/ Eight technology platforms specialising each on a different area and/or gene transfer vector system
or cell engineering
2°/ The CliniGene public conference Gene Transfer and Therapy: state of the art and eCHiPS -
European Conference on Human iPS, which will take place on April 7-9th 2011, in Paris

In practical, each platform (PF) organises its own training programme along a dedicated format, and
the PF are as follows:
1- AAV based GT
2- Adenovirus based GT
3- Retrovirus based GT
4- Lentivirus based GT
5- Gene-modified cells based therapy
6- Non viral methods for GT
7- iPS
8- General biosafety and high-throughput IS screening

Eligibility

This training is open to a broad community of young investigators extending beyond the CliniGene
partner institutions. Young investigators and students with interest in this special opportunity are
requested to attend the CliniGene Public Meeting: “Gene Therapy: state of the art and eCHiPS
conferences” either in its entirety or at least 7th-8th or 8th-9th, 2011 in Paris: in fact, participation to
the meeting will provide both comprehensive high level introduction to the field and the opportunity to
interview with PF leaders.
More information on the Public April Meetings is available here:
http://www.clinigene.eu/aprilmeetings/

Selection
A specific application form is attached. Please indicate your preferred CliniGene technology platform
or vector system of interest. Attaching a CV and a letter of intent is compulsory to your application
which must be sent back to <clinigene.admi@ens-cachan.fr> before March 25th 2011.
The selection process will involve on site interviews of applicants with the relevant platform leader,
taking advantage of the Paris public meeting where all CliniGene senior scientists and post-docs will
be gathered.
A total of 25-30 trainees will be selected and qualify for this high-level hands-on training programme.

Please download the registration form here.

Format of the training
Each platform leader will select the place, format, dates and length of the training he/she wish to
provide in the most appropriate way and the maximum number of students who can be enrolled.
According to each platform and/or facility involved it will be e.g.: a single week of intensive training
involving all trainees, or a series of successive sessions with a very limited number of trainees in each
of them.

The following expenses will be covered by CliniGene:
1) travel to the training facility up to 400€ at most (lowcost and economy fares only)
2) Shared accommodation on campus (or hotel of campus) on the basis of 60€ at most person for
7 nights maximum in 2-beds occupancy room;
3) No fee will be charged for consumables
4) We cover no food, no telephone, no internet access, no ground transportation, no extra

Deadline for application: March 25th 2011

Contact:
Celia Tunc
Communication & meetings Manager
CLINIGENE
Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan
61, avenue du President Wilson
94235 Cachan Cedex France
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 40 76 58
Cell: +33 (0)6 70 45 49 66
Fax: +33 (0)1 47 40 68 83
celia.tunc@lbpa.ens-cachan.fr