EATRIS-CONNECT Summer School

Save the date for the EATRIS-CONNECT Summer School on personalised medicine using digital approaches

There is an increasing number of digital tools and resources available to support researchers who are working in the field of personalised medicine, but determining which tools are most appropriate to use can be challenging. Enabling researchers to learn more about the opportunities and challenges that digital transformation in research present, alongside the ethical application of AI tools, is key to ensuring more rapid progress in personalised medicine. This course, presented by EATRIS Slovenia, led by the University of Ljubliana and supported by the EATRIS-CONNECT project aims to address many of these issues.

Why attend?

This summer school aims to enable participants to explore the role of digital tools in personalised medicine, learning about the opportunities and challenges of applying digital approaches (including ML/AI) to biomedical research and human health. Additionally participants will gain practical experience of digital tools and resources which they could apply to their own work.

Who is it for?

Aimed at early-career researchers (PhD students, early postdoctoral researchers) who are working in biomedical  / health research, the summer school does not require any previous knowledge of digital tools or approaches, but background knowledge in biology, biomedical  / clinical sciences or bioinformatics would be beneficial.

What will you learn?

At the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

• State the current digital and non-digital approaches in personalised medicine
• Describe the role of AI and digital tools in enhancing personalised medicine
• Define key requirements for data collection and use when working with digital resources eg applying FAIR principles and ethical data use
• Recognise the key role of the patient perspective in designing and employing digital tools
• Discuss the key caveats (including ethical issues) of employing AI and digital tools
• Start to apply key resources and methods introduced during the workshop to their own research/work

Key topics

• Digital transformation and its role in personalised medicine
• Machine learning / AI in medicine
• Ethical considerations of data use including AI
• Digital biomarkers
• Big data

Speakers

As the final programme develops, a full faculty list will be published; the course will be led and taught by experts in their respective fields from across the EATRIS network and beyond. Confirmed speakers at the moment are as below:

• Prof. Mark van Gils, Tampere University, Finland
• Dr. Djeane Debora Onthoni, Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Estonia
• Prof. Alain van Gool, Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands
• Dr. María Laura García Bermejo, Ramón y Cajal Health Research Institute, Spain
• Carina Østervig Byskov, CAIDX, The Innovation Clinic, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
• Dr. Willem van den Brink, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, the Netherlands
• Sarah Morgan, EATRIS, The Netherlands
• Dr. Sara Zullino, EATRIS, The Netherlands
• Prof. Dr. Leonor Cerdá Alberich, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Spain
• Dr. Jernej Repas and Gasper Tomsic, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Prof. Dr. Sven Nelander, Uppsala University, Sweden

How to apply?

• Complete the online application form below (includes a 100-word motivation statement and a 200-word biosketch).
• A few seats still available.
• 30 applicants will be accepted.
• Participants will be accepted based on CV and motivation letter, and on a first-come-first-served basis.

Apply here.

View the preliminary agenda below or download it here.