Understanding Biological Clocks – theoretical framework to cellular basis

Registration includes:
Registration includes GST and will cover food and accommodation during the Lecture Course / School and 2-day Satellite Meeting (nights of 27^th Feb to 9^th March 2025).

STUDENT/POSTDOCS (no accommodation) includes:
Registration includes attendance of lectures, labs, lunch and dinner for the Lecture Course/School and Conference/Satellite Meeting.

Payment

Payments must be made via Bank transfer.

Payments using Indian Rupees should be made to the below account:

Account No : 50100196441438
RTGS/NEFT IFSC: HDFC0004839 MICR : 560240154
HDFC Bank, Amruthahalli Branch, Bengaluru 560092

Payments using foreign currency should be made to the below account:

Account No :0683101016788
SWIFT code: CNRBINBBBFD
Canara Bank, IISc Branch, Bengaluru 560012

Important: After successful payments have been made, the applicant must immediately email the transaction details to chronoschool@jncasr.ac.in with the subject “Transaction ID & Registration Fee” indicating the Name of the Applicant, Email ID of the applicant, Transaction ID for fee paid, Date of Transaction, Amount paid and GSTIN (Goods and Services Tax Identification Number) details.

Upon receipt of the above information, tax invoice will be issued under Business to Business. If GSTIN is not available, tax invoice will be issued under Business-to-Consumer mode. Please note that tax invoice once issued, will not be modified.

Applicants can apply for travel grants, fee discounts and fee waivers. Awardees will be informed after the final round of selections has been announced.

Cancellation policy

Selected applicants must write to the organisers if they wish to cancel their registration.

Registration Fee full refund: February, 2^nd 2025
Registration Fee 50% refund: February, 25^th 2025
Registration Fee 25% refund: February, 27^th 2025
Forfeit Registration after February 27^th 2025

Selection criteria

Preference will be given to students in the initial years of their PhD programme and currently part of a laboratory engaging in Chronobiology research or whose thesis project involves a chronobiology component. Applicants must indicate what they hope to gain from attending this Lecture Course. Students from early career researcher laboratories will be given highest preference. Masters students with a proven interest in rhythms research will also be considered. Exceptional undergrads with demonstrated interest in the subject will also be considered. Early career faculty should indicate the motivation for attending this School. Applications will be screened ensuring geographic and economic diversity among the chosen applicants. Women/non-binary candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Foreign applicants: a maximum of 10 applicants will be selected. Preference will be reserved for trainees applying from Europe, Asia-Pacific region including Australia. Students from Africa and South America are also encouraged to apply.

Applications should also contain:

a. brief (not more than 300 words) statement of purpose / motivation letter stating

• What you hope to gain from the course
• What is your academic background
• How do you hope to use the training you receive at the Course

b. brief (not more than 300 words) CV

c. at least 1 reference letter from teacher / supervisor

Abstract guidelines

All participants are encouraged to submit an abstract for a chance to present a poster at the conference at the end of the Course. The poster should ideally contain findings related to rhythms but need not be limited to it.

Poster specifications

3ft wide, 4ft length

Travel grants and registration fee waivers

Travel grants and registration fee waivers are available for participants.

Selection of awardees is handled directly by the organizers. EMBO travel grants and registration fee waivers are allocated on the basis of the quality of the submitted abstract.

Applicants do not need to apply separately for these but should indicate on the registration form if they wish to be considered.

Additional travel grants are available for EMBC Associate Member States Chile, India, Singapore and Taiwan.

Child care grants

EMBO Courses and Workshops offers grants to offset additional childcare costs incurred by participants or speakers when participating at any EMBO Courses and Workshop funded meeting. Eligible costs include fees for a caregiver or child-care facility, travel costs for a caregiver, or travel costs for taking the child to the meeting etc. Please indicate on the registration form whether you would like to be considered for the grant. Please also describe how you intend to use the childcare grant and specify the sum that you will need.

Sustainability measures at your meeting

Indian student participants will be accommodated at NCBS less than 5 Km from venue and shuttle bus will transport participants daily. Instructors’ accommodation will be on campus, so commute is avoided.
Preference for travel reimbursement will be given to participants traveling by train.
Participants are requested to offset the CO₂ footprint from the flights by paying the extra charge offered by most airlines.

The venue takes energy efficiency measures – Air conditioning is only used in the Main auditorium during the lectures.
Locally sourced predominantly vegetarian meals will be provided.
Bottled water or single-use wares will be avoided.
Abstract books and programs will be shared in electronic form only.

School kit bag made of cloth will contain materials that allow minimal impact on the environment.
Recycled material for stationary including notebooks and pens.
Reusable Water bottle will be provided, no disposable bottles.
Catering agency will be mandated to use reusable utensils for service.
Minimal plastic policy will be implemented throughout the Course both at the venue and accommodation.

Code of conduct

Anti-harassment and non-discrimination policy

At EMBO, we believe that harassment and discriminatory behaviour are unacceptable in any setting.

Media and communications policy

Recording or communication of the presented data needs to be agreed upon by all concerned.

EMBO's code of conduct is applicable for all participants of this EMBO meeting and can be found here.