Summer School Economic Principles in Cell Biology

Our fourth Summer School Economic Principles in Cell Biology will take place in the Main Building of the University of Vienna from July 23 to July 26, 2025. Like our 2022, 2023, and 2024 summer schools in Paris, this program will explore topics from our open textbook, Economic Principles in Cell Biology, which we are developing as a community learning and teaching resource.

The summer school is open to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral researchers with a background in the natural sciences (including chemistry, biological sciences, physics, engineering, or mathematics). The course focuses on mathematical modeling of cellular systems and demonstrates how mathematical models and "resource allocation thinking" can enhance our understanding of cells. During the course, we collect feedback from participants to improve our textbook.

Registration will be open from January 15 to March 31 for in-person participation and until July 20 for online participation. If you wish to attend in person, we encourage you to register early.

Participation is free. However, on-site student participants not enrolled at an Austrian university are required to pay the Austrian Student Union fee of €24.70.

Teachers of the Summer School 2025

From left to right, top to bottom: Ohad Golan (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Elad Noor (Weizmann Institute of Science), Hollie J. Hindley (University of Edinburg), Felipe Scott (Universidad de los Andes), Jürgen Zanghellini (Universität Wien), Wolfram Liebermeister (INRAE), Diana Széliová (Universität Wien), Roberto Mulet (Universidad de La Habana), Hugo Dourado (Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf), Frédérique Noël (Sorbonne Université), Pranas Grigaitis (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Hidde de Jong (INRIA), Meike Wortel (Universiteit van Amsterdam), Steffen Waldherr (Universität Wien), Marcelo Rivas Astroza (UTEM Chile)

Key dates

  • Registration for in-person participation: by March 31
  • Registration for online participation: by July 20
  • Summer School Economic Principles in Cell Biology: July 23 - July 26
  • International conference MPA 2025: July 28 - August 1
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