The Latin American School on Chronobiology and Sleep 2019 (LASCS 2019) is the first graduate school devoted to Latin American graduate students interested in acquiring knowledge on biological rhythms and sleep. It is timely associated to the XV Latin American Symposium on Chronobiology (LASC 2019), to be held in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, in October 2019 (www.LASC2019.org).

The school will consist of two modules. The first one will take place in Montevideo (Uruguay) offering foreign and local faculty lectures as well as hands-on training. In the second module, in Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay), students will join the XV Latin American Symposium on Chronobiology, having particular academic appointments. Attendance to the Symposium will include a mandatory poster presentation, as well as a presentation in a Data Blitz session (one-minute one-slide oral presentation). In addition to the regular activities of the congress, students of the LASCS will attend the following activities: seven master lectures by international faculty, a “Meet the experts” session, a poster presentation, and the Data Blitz sessions. Students will profit from the interaction with the international chronobiological and sleep research community, in lectures, hands-on training, and special activities designed to foster scientific interactions.

We are doing our best in order to raise funds to cover all the expenses for the selected students (i.e: lodging, travel Montevideo-Colonia, LASC registration, meals in site). We hope to offer our students the best possible experience!

The non-selected students will have the chance to take advantage of the early registration fee for the LASC, closing June 30th.

The LASCS Final Program is avaliable!

School Activities

• 25 lectures
• Hands-on lab (Sleep Research Laboratory, Circadian Rhythms laboratory)
• Students’ presentation of hands-on results
• Attendance to the XV LASC 2019
• Poster presentation and evaluation
• “Meet the experts” lunch
• Data blitz presentation
• Data processing workshop

 Venues

October, 1-6. Facultad de Ciencias and Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.

October, 7-11. Hotel Mirador, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.

Organizers

Alicia Costa (Universidad de la República, Uruguay); Luciana Benedetto (Universidad de la República, Uruguay); Adriana Migliaro (Universidad de la República, Uruguay).

Academic support: Ana Silva (Universidad de la República, Uruguay); Mario Guido (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina)

More info at: www.LASC2019.org

To apply complete the form bellow. Applications must inlcude:

• Abstract (250 words)
• Recommendation letter from your academic supervisor
• Motivation letter
• Brief CV

If you have any question you can contact the organizers by clicking here.