Applications now open for the 2024 EASD Scientist Training Course
30th EASD Scientists Training Course 2024
Venue: Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, UK
Dates: 27th-31st October 2024
Title: ‘Harnessing basic and clinical science research in diabetes to make the greatest impact’
Course organisers: Prof Melanie Davies and Prof Kamlesh Khunti
Organising Committee: Dr Louisa Herring, Caroline Stendall, Chloe Kitching
Faculty includes: Prof Melanie Davies, Prof Kamlesh Khunti, Prof Claire Meek, Prof Pratik Choudhary, Prof Louise Goff, Prof David Webb, Prof Sam Seidu, Prof Laura Gray, Dr Dimitris Papamargaritis, Dr Alex Rowlands, Dr Emma Watson, Dr Francesco Zaccardi, Dr Luke Baker, Dr Clare Gillies, Dr Joe Henson (and more).
EASD will hold its 30th Scientists Training Course in Leicester, United Kingdom from 27th-31st October 2024, with the objective of promoting new talents in the field of diabetes research and fostering diabetes research in centres throughout the world. Criteria and eligibility for acceptance to the course includes, any member of EASD who is still under the age of 40 on 1st January 2024 and must be able to communicate fluently in English (in which the Scientists Training Course will be conducted).
Content/Program Topics will include:
Technology and diabetes
Pregnancy
Real world evidence, epidemiology and clinical trial design
Muscle physiology, sarcopenia, imaging and exercise testing
Lifestyle medicine, measurement and application
Obesity, multiple long term conditions and type 2 diabetes novel therapies
Leadership and coaching
There will be opportunities to visit our laboratories and research facilities and “Meet the Researchers.”
A maximum of 16 applicants will be admitted in order to maintain a high level of personalised attention and interaction. Participants are required to attend the course for its entire duration. The most suitable candidates will be selected by an organising committee on the basis of the information provided in their application.
The cost of the course, applicants will be asked to pay a €300 registration fee, as well as their transportation to and from Leicester, UK (accessible by East Midlands and Birmingham Airports [within 1 hour travel] or Luton, Heathrow and Manchester Airports [within 2 to 3 hours travel]). All other expenses, including board and lodgings, will be covered by EASD funds, supported by Lilly Diabetes. Interested candidates should complete the application form below and submit with a 2 page CV as a word file to mary.hata@easd.org . All sections of the application form must be completed and must be received at the EASD Secretariat in Düsseldorf before 31st May 2024. Applications not including all of the required information and documentation will not be considered.