Homepage - Lipari School on Computational Life Sciences

Aim and Scope

The 2025 edition of the Lipari School on Computational Life Sciences will focus on RNA Biology and Comparative Genomics, highlighting their medical applications. The program will explore advanced methodologies such as structural and mRNA vaccinology, RNA-based therapeutic approaches, computational techniques for RNA structure and function, and comparative genomics to uncover evolutionary patterns and advance personalized medicine. Special seminars will cover key topics, including angiogenesis in cancer, disease trajectories, chromatin activity, and transcriptional regulation in oncology, offering participants a comprehensive perspective on the latest developments in computational life sciences.

Speakers

Rino Rappuoli

Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena, Italy

Structural and mRNA Vaccinology

Brian Brown

Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA

RNA technologies for Cancer and other Diseases Treatment

Richard Durbin

University of Cambridge,Welcome Sanger Institute, UK

1000 Genomes Project

Gene Myers

MPI Dresden, Germany

Comparative Genomics for Evolution Studies

Sean Eddy

Howard Hughes Labs, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

Computational Techniques for RNA Structure and Function

Special Seminars

Søren Brunak

University of Copenhagen

Disease Trajectories

Carlo Maria Croce

OSU

Non-coding RNAs in Cancer

Napoleone Ferrara

UC San Diego

Angiogenesis in Cancer

Alberto Mantovani

Humanitas University

Immunology and Immunotherapies

Costantino Pitsalis

Queen Mary University

Autoimmune Diseases

Julie Ahringer

Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, UK

Multiomic approaches to study Chromatin Activity and Remodelling through Development

Ernesto Guccione

Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA

Transcriptional and post-Transcriptional Regulation-based Therapeutics in Oncology

Directors

Alfredo Ferro

University of Catania

Søren Brunak

University of Copenhagen

Alberto Mantovani

Humanitas University

Napoleone Ferrara

UC San Diego

Travel and accommodation

The conference room (located at Hotel Giardino sul Mare, Via Maddalena, Lipari) is air-conditioned and equipped with all conference materials. In addition, special areas are reserved for students for the afternoon coursework and study. The island of Lipari can be easily reached by ferry or hydrofoil from Milazzo, Palermo, Naples, Messina, and Reggio Calabria (50 minutes from Milazzo).

Registration

Two kinds of participants are welcome.

Students: Participants expected to do afternoon coursework and take a final exam (The grades will be given following the ECTS grading scale). The course will involve a total of 24 hours of teaching. Passing the final exam gives the right to an equivalent of 6 ECTS credits in any Ph.D. program.

Auditors: participants not interested in taking the final exam.

The registration fee is 650 €. It covers the course material, bus + hydrofoil Catania airport-Lipari-Catania airport, social events, and coffee breaks. Late registration is 750 €.
Early registration applications can be submitted up to April 30th, 2025. Late registrations will be accepted up to June 23rd, 2025.

Applicants must include an updated link to an official website and a cell phone number in case of an emergency. In case of cancellation after fee payments, a 30% penalty will be applied. Regarding credit card payments, processing fees cannot be reimbursed. Payment must be received as soon as possible, no later than June 23rd, 2025. Only wire transfers or credit card payments can be accepted.