A EUROPEAN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY SUMMER SCHOOL (E4S)

Deconstructing and Reconstructing Life: From Classification to Design

25-30 August 2008  Heidelberg, Germany,

E4S is an EU-funded initiative jointly organized by PhD students and faculty of the three institutes: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Institute of Oncology, and Harvard Kennedy School of Government. E4S will explore how new know-how and technologies emerging from the biological sciences are forcing us to re-examine our worldview, our conception of living organisms, species boundaries and the nature of life.

We are inviting PhD students and postdocs from the life sciences, the social sciences and the humanities to apply for participation. Around twenty applicants will eventually be admitted and all expenses for their participation covered. Along with these junior members15-20 senior tutors originating from a range of disciplines will also take part.

The Organizing Committee http://www.embl.org/e4s
For questions please write to: e4s@embl.de