DESCUBRE PROGRAMME

JULY 1 TO 19, 2019

DESCUBRE PROGRAMME

JULY 1 TO 19, 2019

With the Discover Program, the Príncipe Felipe Research Center (CIPF) is aiming to bring biomedical research into the lives of young people. We want to encourage them to choose scientific careers in Valencia which we hope will help create home-grown researchers of excellence.

The programme is aimed at secondary school students in their first or second year of the Baccalaureate or equivalent courses related to biology and health sciences.

The Discover program training will take place at the CIPF facilities from July 1 to 19, 2019.

Listado de admitidos DESCUBRE 2018

Programa DESCUBRE 2018

Autorización estudiante

PROGRAM CONTENT

Search for mutations in Mendelian diseases.

Gene expression analysis.

Bioinformatics/Biostatistics. Results validation using bioinformatics tools.

Introduction to animal experimentation.

Cellular and molecular biology. Basic laboratory techniques.

Protein purification.

And also...

There will be guided tours of the facilities, research laboratories, and technical units at the center. We'll also show the students the operation of high-tech equipment.

The price of  participation in the Discover Program is  600, with the CIPF subsidizing this cost by 200. Thus, the  selected students will only have to pay 400 each.

Students who benefit from state scholarships for aid at secondary school will be eligible for a 50% discount on their enrollment. The CIPF will grant a maximum of 2 scholarships for the 2019 Discover Programme.

The programme includes both a mid-morning snack and lunch for all 3 weeks and the working days run from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The cost does not include transfers or accommodation.

The price of  participation in the Discover Program is  600, with the CIPF subsidizing this cost by 200. Thus, the  selected students will only have to pay 400 each.

Students who benefit from state scholarships for aid at secondary school will be eligible for a 50% discount on their enrollment. The CIPF will grant a maximum of 2 scholarships for the 2019 Discover Programme.

The programme includes both a mid-morning snack and lunch for all 3 weeks and the working days run from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The cost does not include transfers or accommodation.

Any students interested in participating should complete the application form and send it to us at descubre@cipf.es before June 24, 2019, along with the following documentation:

  • Photocopy of the student’s academic record certificate.
  • For minors, authorization from the student’s legal guardian to carry out the educational and extra-academic activities described in the program.
  • A photocopy of the student’s national identity card or passport.
  • A photocopy of the national identity document or passport of the student’s legal guardian, where applicable.
  • Where necessary, documentation accrediting the legal basis of the minor’s guardianship.
  • Document accrediting that the student was awarded a state grant of aid for their Bachillerato studies (where appropriate).

12 places will be available in 2019.

The selection will be based both on the student’s level of academic performance (their first or second numerical average grade of the Baccalaureate or equivalent education), as well as a letter describing the student’s interest in this program and how their participation may be of use to them.

The selected students will be notified before June 26, 2019.

The list of selected and alternate candidates will be made public on the CIPF website: www.cipf.es

The CIPF will send the selected student’s legal guardian the detailed program of the training activities and the extra-academic activities the students will participate in during the program.

The selected candidates must send the following documents to descubre@cipf.es before June 29, 2019:

  • Photocopy of the bank transfer receipt for the amount of 400€, or 200€ for the scholarship beneficiaries.

CERTIFICATE: After completing the program course, the CIPF will issue the student a certificate of their participation.

INSURANCE: The CIPF will be responsible for contracting accident and civil liability insurance that covers students during their stay at the CIPF as well as for any field trips they engage in during the course.

PREVENTION OF LABOR RISKS: At the beginning of the program, the CIPF will provide students with information about occupational risk prevention and personal protective equipment.