On behalf of ELIXIR-Italy: Dear colleague Please find below information about a Winter School in Italy and spread in your organisation as you see fit. Best Celia COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT Please circulate this email to those who might be interested. ELIXIR-IIB (ELIXIR Italy) is pleased to announce the upcoming Winter School “Disorder in Disorders: Pathogenic mechanisms of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins”, organised by MSCA-RISE IDPfun. IMPORTANT DATES Course dates: 27-31 January 2020 Deadline for applications: 15 Jan 2020 Deadline for trainee grant applications: 15 Nov 2019 VENUE Università degli Studi di Padova - Casa della Gioventù, Via Rio Bianco,12 39042 Bressanone-Brixen (BZ), Italy. The venue can be easily reached by train, travelling on the international railway line between Verona and Innsbruck/Munich. The closest airports are Innsbruck, Verona, Munich, Venice and Milan (with increasing distance). COURSE DESCRIPTION During lectures and practicals, experts of the field will provide students with an overview of IDP biological mechanisms that develop pathogenic phenotypes. They will explore the concepts of folding, unfolding and misfolding, highlighting their differences and similarities. Practical exercises aim at transferring to students basic skills for the study of IDPs using bioinformatic tools to solve complex problems. The school includes a half-day workshop on ELIXIR interoperability services and support for the IDP community. REGISTRATION FEE 300€ - Early bird till 15Nov 2019 400€ - Late registration till 15 Jan 2020 Registration fee includes course material, coffee breaks, lunches and dinners for five days. TRAINEE GRANTS A limited number of fellowships will be available covering registration fee and hostel accommodation. Participants will be selected based on their background in protein bioinformatics and a motivation statement. Full details at <http://disprotcentral.org/idpschool20> disprotcentral.org/idpschool20. A flyer of the event is attached and available here for download <http://disprotcentral.org/assets/docs/Flyer-Brixen20.pdf> . Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the organisers at: idpfun@ngp-net.bio.unipd.it <mailto:idpfun@ngp-net.bio.unipd.it> . Thank you for your interest, kind regards -- ELIXIR-IIB Training https://elixir-iib-training.github.io/website/ <https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B0c7_C2GRNsQTEpVMXRDeDBiQnM&revid=0B0c7_C2GRNsQTXBhc2RHMythRmg2ZCtMeWx1NHBrMUZYMzVZPQ>