The course will be held at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) in Oeiras (http://www.igc.gulbenkian.pt), a major research institution in Portugal, known worldwide for its excellence  and organizer of several EMBO courses on live-cell and plant imaging.

Students and faculty will be lodged in the same hotel, located in Estoril (http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/cascais-estoril/index.php), a small tourist town near Oeiras, and will be provided with transportation to the Institute daily.