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1st FEBS Education and Training Conference, 2024

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The first FEBS Education and Training Conference, ‘Shaping the future of molecular life sciences through education’

Xanadu Hotel, Belek, Antalya (Turkey), 20–23 March 2024

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With 118 particioants coming from all over Europe, plus Morocco, Tunisia and Malaysia (29 countries in total)

An initiative by FEBS Education and Training Committee, also including the first edition of FEBS Education and Training Academy workshops.

Committees:

Organizing and Program Committee Advisory Committee Honorary Chairs
  • Ferhan Sağın (Chair)
  • Nino Sinčić (Vice-chair)
  • Francesco Malatesta
  • Luciane Vieira de Mello
  • Manuel João Costa
  • Ly Villo
  • Jerka Dumić
  • Angel Herráez
  • Keith Elliott
  • Winnie Eskild
  • Xavier Coumoul
  • Frank Michelangeli
  • Miguel de la Rosa
  • Irene Díaz-Moreno
  • Didier Picard
  • Bob Harris
  • Marco Carvalho Filho
  • Maya Schuldiner
  • Gül Güner Akdoğan
  • Israel Pecht

Content:

  • 5 plenary lectures
  • 1 panel
  • 3 sessions with 10 invited lectures in total
  • 1 satellite session
  • 3 FEBS Education and Training Academy 6-hour workshops
       (56 participants received their certification)
  • 5 2-hour workshops
  • 16 short oral presentations (8 min each)
  • 18 posters

Participants:

  • 28 invited lecturers
  • 27 senior scientists / educators
  • 17 junior scientists / educators
  • 15 FEBS Education Ambassadors
  • 14 senior scientists / educators from the institutional partners
  • 14 junior scientists / educators from the institutional partners
  • 3 scientists from the industry partner

Institutional partners:

University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry,
Zagreb, Croatia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier,
Oeiras, Portugal
TBS
Turkish Biochemical Society, Turkey
HDBMB
Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Croatia
IUBMB
International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
SEBBM
Sociedad Española de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Spain
Ege University, Faculty of Medicine,
İzmir, Turkey
Ege University, Faculty of Dentistry,
İzmir, Turkey
Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine,
Ankara, Turkey
BIMIS-Biomedical Research Center Šalata, School of Medicine
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Taylor’s University, School of Biosciences,
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences,
Subang Jaya, Malaysia
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology,
Zagreb, Croatia

Industrial partner:

LearnSci  (Learning Science Ltd.)
Bristol, UK

Program:

Wednesday, 20 March

16:00-16:45 Opening Ceremony — Chaired by Ferhan Sağın and Nino Sinčić
 
  • Ferhan Sağın— Conference Chair, FEBS Education Committee (Turkey)
  • Miguel de la Rosa — FEBS Secretary General (Spain)
  • Gül Güner — Conference Honorary Chair (Turkey)
16:45-17:30 Opening Plenary Lecture — Chaired by Miguel de la Rosa
  • Let's talk about enhancing and transforming teaching and learning within disciplines. — Terry Maguire (Avonbeg Consulting, Ireland)
17:30-19:00 Panel — Chaired by Ferhan Sağın and Jerka Dumić

Now and then... Rethinking the future of education in molecular bioscience education.

  • Sybille Reichert — Director of Reichert Consulting: Policy and Strategy Development for Higher Education
  • Manuel João Costa — Universidade do Minho, Portugal
  • Robert Harris — Karolinska Institute, Sweden

Thusrday, 21 March

09:00-11:00 Session 1 — Chaired by Xavier Coumoul and Ly Villo

Engaging minds, ensuring wellness

  • Maximizing engagement: active learning approaches for large classes. — Manuel João Costa (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)
  • Mind the gap! Empowering students for a successful transition. — Leanne Williams (University of Warwick, UK)
  • Assessment IS learning: developing student self-regulated learning through assessment. — Steve Rutherford and Nigel Francis (Cardiff University, UK)
  • Making it strange: using the arts to nurture a reflective attitude. — Marco A. de Carvalho Filho (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
  • Q&A
11:00-11:30 Coffee break and Poster session
11:30-12:30 Plenary lecture — Chaired by Frank Michelangeli
  • Cooperative transformation and rediscovered agency: European policies for innovating higher education. — Sybille Reichert (Director of Reichert Consulting: Policy and Strategy Development for Higher Education)
12:30-13:00 Satellite session — LearnSci

Lab Simulations, Smart Worksheets: transforming science education, empowering educators to inspire the next generation of scientists.

14:30-16:30 Hands-on session
FEBS Education and Training Academy Certified Workshop

Bridging science and teaching: active learning strategies for molecular life scientists (part 1 of 3)

  • Manuel João Costa (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)
  • Ali Burak Özkaya (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey)
 FEBS Education and Training Academy Certified Workshop

Building career-ready scientists: a practical guide to assessing, integrating, and reflecting on transferable skills in science education (part 1 of 3)

  • Luciane Vieira de Mello (University of Liverpool, UK)
  • Damjana Kastelic (Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain)
 FEBS Education and Training Academy Certified Workshop

Maximizing mentorship impact: empower your PhD supervisory skills (part 1 of 3)

  • Robert Harris (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
  • Jerka Dumić (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
Education workshop

How do we make group work assignments meaningful and engaging?

  • Nigel Francis (Cardiff University, UK)
  • Steve Rutherford (Cardiff University, UK)
 Education workshop

Incorporating molecular visualization into the teaching and learning practice: 3D visualization, structure databases, structure prediction by Al.

  • Angel Herráez (University of Alcalá, Spain)
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
17:00-19:30 Selected short presentations — Chaired by Luciane Vieira de Mello and Manuel João Costa (SP01-08) and by Angel Herráez and Keith Elliott (SP09-16)
SP01 Integrating spaced and team-based learning to engage large classes. — Bárbara Matos, Lurdes Gonçalves, Margarida Fardilha*
SP02 Comparison of doctoral training in biomedicine, medicine and health sciences in Turkey and Europe. — Gül Akdoğan Güner*, Hakan Orer, John Creemers, Joana Palha, Damir Sapinar, Michael J. Mulvany
SP03 Teaching methods and scientific sources rated by bioscience students. — Connie Pritchard*, Nigel Francis, Steve Rutherford
SP04 Training students in a rapidly evolving field. — Diana Lousa*, Manuel N. Melo, Isabel A. Abreu, João B. Vicente, Cláudio M. Soares
SP05 Identifying exam stress in life sciences students through electrophysiological methods. — Hasan Kazdağlı*, Deniz Ceylan, Burak Erdeniz, M. İlgi Şemin
SP06 Co-creating a framework for the development of digital assessment tools. — Jessica Haines*, Akmal Arzeman, Connie Pritchard, Stephen Rutherford, Nigel Francis
SP07 First year medical students perception towards problem-based learning. — Akıle Tuncal*, Gizem Şanlıtürk
SP08 Undergraduate molecular biology tutorials using a team based problem-solving approach. — Peter Oatley*
SP09 Developing postgraduate experimental methods skills at the University of Galway. — John Kelly*, Miriam Moriarty, Saoirse Casey, Yara Abdallah, Lyndsay Olson
SP10 ERASMUS+ ProFood: getting to the roots of plant protein biochemistry. — Stefania lametti*, Alessio Scarafoni, Patrizia Riso, Hanne Frøkiær, Poul Jensen, Loïc Rajjou, Loïc Lepiniec, Julia Zimerstein, Jean Pierre Grill, Jérôme Lamoine, Hayat Bouteau
SP11 Virtual laboratory simulation enhances psychomotor skills through reflective learning, — Wei Hsum Yap*, Ming Li Teoh, Yin Sim Tor, Phelim Voon Chen Yong
SP12 Enhancing global competence: 4A pedagogical approach in virtual global classrooms. — Sou Har Lee*, Lin Lin Chua, Sze Ying Leong, Zee Wei Lai, Phelim Voon Chen Yong
SP13 Laboratory course “From gene to recombinant protein”. — Jasmina Rokov-plavec*, Marko Močibob
SP14 Embedding authentic research-based leaming into a large final-year undergraduate unit. — Rosemary Clyne*, Gwo-jiunn Hwang
SP15 Empowering future-ready graduates with competency-based learning at Taylor's University. — Phelim Yong*, Yoke Yin Chia, Yun Ping Neo, Wei Hsum Yap
SP16 A multidisciplinary strategy for PhD training in science communication. — Ana Sanchez*, Antonio Granado, James Yates, Luis Morgado, Romeu Costa, Vasco Trigo
18:45-19:30 FEBS Education Ambassadors' Board (closed event)

Friday, 22 March

08:30-10:15 Session 2 — Chaired by Nino Sinčić and Didier Picard

The digital shift: revolutionizing education with technology.

  • Work smarter not harder. — Leanne Williams (University of Warwick, UK)
  • The power and peril of Al in bioscience education. — David Smith (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
  • Guide to developing enabling policies for digital and open teaching and learning,— Terry Maguire (Avonbeg Consulting, Ireland)
  • Q&A
10:15-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-11:30 Plenary lecture — Chaired by Nazmi Özer
  • Ch-Ch-Changes! - On how education will conquer Al, polarisation, apathetic students and other megatrends of our time. — Boris Jokic (Institute for Social Research, Croatia)
11:30-13:30 Hands-on session
FEBS Education and Training Academy Certified Workshop

Bridging science and teaching: active learning strategies for molecular life scientists (part 2 of 3)

  • Manuel João Costa (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)
  • Ali Burak Özkaya (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey)
 FEBS Education and Training Academy Certified Workshop

Building career-ready scientists: a practical guide to assessing, integrating, and reflecting on transferable skills in science education (part 2 of 3)

  • Luciane Vieira de Mello (University of Liverpool, UK)
  • Damjana Kastelic (Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain)
 FEBS Education and Training Academy Certified Workshop

Maximizing mentorship impact: empower your PhD supervisory skills (part 2 of 3)

  • Robert Harris (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
  • Jerka Dumić (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
Education workshop

LearnSci presents... How getting it wrong makes it right.

  • Leanne Williams (University of Warwick, UK)
 Education workshop

Al in bioscience: unleashing potential in teaching and assessment.

  • David Smith (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
14:30-18:30 Social event

Saturday, 23 March

09:00-11:00 Session 3 — Chaired by Francesco Malatesta and Irene Díaz-Moreno

Elevating educator development, empowering educators.

  • Professional development of all those who teach. — Terry Maguire (Avonbeg Consulting, Ireland)
  • Training design and implementation of successful Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions doctoral networks. — Damjana Kastelic (Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain)
  • Future skills needs at universities - How to educate the educators?— Sybille Reichert (Director of Reichert Consulting: Policy and Strategy Development for Higher Education)
  • Q&A
11:00-12:00 Coffee break and Poster session
12:00-13:00 Plenary lecture — Chaired by Gül Güner Akdoğan
  • Education for change. — Marco A. de Carvalho Filho (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
14:30-16:30 Hands-on session
FEBS Education and Training Academy Certified Workshop

Bridging science and teaching: active learning strategies for molecular life scientists (part 3 of 3)

  • Manuel João Costa (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)
  • Ali Burak Özkaya (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey)
 FEBS Education and Training Academy Certified Workshop

Building career-ready scientists: a practical guide to assessing, integrating, and reflecting on transferable skills in science education (part 3 of 3)

  • Luciane Vieira de Mello (University of Liverpool, UK)
  • Damjana Kastelic (Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain)
 FEBS Education and Training Academy Certified Workshop

Maximizing mentorship impact: empower your PhD supervisory skills (part 3 of 3)

  • Robert Harris (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
  • Jerka Dumić (University of Zagreb, Croatia)

Education workshop

Rich pictures as a methodology to research and understand teachers” identity development.

  • Marco A. de Carvalho Filho (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
17:00-18:00 Plenary lecture — Chaired by Jerka Dumić
  • Using TECHnology to make sense of crystal ball predictions about the future of biomedical education. — Robert Harris (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
18:00-18:30 Closing ceremony — Chaired by Ferhan Sağın and Nino Sinčić

Posters

(displayed throughout the Conference)

P01 Integration of a comprehensive web-based question bank and exam system. — Ceren Aytemür*, Ercan Saruhan
P02 Adapting biochemistry education: hybrid distance learning approaches in pandemic era. — Kemal Büyükgüzel, Ender Büyükgüzel, Cihat Çelik, Çağrı Alkan*
P03 Applying cohort-in-team learning for master and doctoral scientific degrees. — Cristina Silva Pereira*, Ricardo Louro
P04 Online tools for bioinformatics education: a strategy for active learning. — Naşit İğci*
P05 COIL: A pilot study for bridging learning between two continentes. — Margarida Fardilha*, Catarina Cardoso, Erick J R Silva
P06 A guideline for 3D printing macromolecular models on the cheap. — Marius Mihasan*
P07 Bioengineering students speak out: evaluating laboratory lectures. — Zeynep Yılmaz Serçinoğlu*, Tuğba Özgören Can, Selçen Durmaz Şam, Fulden Ulucan Karnak, Hümeyra Yürekli, Ahu Altınkut Uncuoğlu, Berna Sarıyar Akbulut
P08 Do students benefit from pre-assessment: subjective and objective perspectives. — Marko Zarak*, Nino Sinčić, Jerka Dumić
P09 An interdisciplinary approach in teaching human physiology using computational tools. — Szilvia Toth*, Anca-Daniela Stoica
P10 Airborne fungal spores collection by high-school students as citizen scientists. — Daryna Piontkivska, João Jorge, Rita Neves, Pedro Crespo, Renata Ramalho, Cristina Silva Pereira*
P11 Determination of medical students' attitudes toward medical biochemistry education. — Gulsum Feyza Turkes*, Gorkem Duman, Alpay Bagdatli, Sarper Acilioglu, Fatma Betul Kirisci, Kader Torun, Ali Alpman Isler, Atilla Halil Elhan
P12 Genetic diversity conservation of Creole seeds: educating rural next generations. — Antonia Maiara Marques Do Nascimento*, Sabrina Rocha Lissa Dal Pra, Taíse Rodrigues Nascimento, Loren Ravena Damas De Sousa, Artur Mendes Medeiros, Silvokleio da Costa Silva, Dyane Coelho Queiroz Silva, Priscila Alves Barroso
P13 Bridging curiosity and opportunity: the Biochemistry Day event at Aveiro. — Rita Ferreira*, Margarida Fardilha, Maria Rosário Domingues, Pedro Oliveira, Manuel A. Coimbra
P14 Implementing professional research software tools in life sciences education. — Alexandra Bezler*, Barbara Grisoni
P15 Ege-BINGSS: an innovative and interactive model as a neuroscience-learning tool. — Arzu L. Aral*, Vedat Evren, Reha Erzurumlu, Gönül Ö. Peker
P16 Teaching enzyme kinetics: visualizing the invisible. — Zrinka Kovarik*
P17 Erasmus + summer traineeship: a success story not only in molecular life sciences education, but also in socio-cultural engagement and personal enrichment- a life-time experience. — Umay Bengi Kaner, Margarida Saramago, Sandra C. Viegas, Gül Güner Akdoğan, Cecilia M. Arraiano*
P18 Innovations in teaching - Pacing up with technological development. — Lejla Pojskic*, Emina Cengic Kiseljakovic, Naris Pojskic

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