Details at a Glance

Date: July 28th - August 1st, 2025

Location: GCE4-All Research Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

Applications open in February 2025

Applications will be accepted until the workshop is full

Course Fee*:

• Academic $2500 until May 15th, and $2800 until June 30th.
• Industrial $4500 until May 15th and $5000 until June 30th.

*course fee includes daily breakfasts and lunches and two group dinners. Lodging and Travel are not included.

Instructors:

• Ryan Mehl, GCE4All Research Center, Oregon State University
• Rick Cooley, GCE4All Research Center, Oregon State University
• John Lueck, University of Rochester Medical Center

Coordinators:

• Kari van Zee, GCE4All Research Center, Oregon State University
• Kayla Jara, GCE4All Research Center, Oregon State University

Course Selection Process

The number of participants in the GCE workshop is strictly limited to ensure excellent instructor-to-student ratios and adequate access to laboratory equipment. Instructors are confronted with the difficult task of selecting diverse students from a large number of well-qualified applicants. To facilitate this process, each applicant is asked to upload two files in their application: a personal statement and a CV. In their personal statements, applicants should clearly describe their reasons for wanting to take this course. As part of this, applicants are encouraged to outline 1) their experience with genetic code expansion, 2) how they will apply genetic code expansion in their current projects or teaching, and 3) their long-term goals in learning more about genetically encoding PTMs. Course admission is based first and foremost on the degree to which an applicant would benefit from the training opportunity, which in turn is judged from the information provided by the applicant.

Financial Aid

Full scholarship and half scholarship support is available for the GCE workshop. The number of scholarships available depends on a number of factors, including the level of financial support in a given year and the number of students requesting stipends. Applicants requesting financial assistance must submit their request as a separate file in their online applications. If you would like to apply for scholarship support, please upload a letter with your application materials that clearly states the amount you're requesting and provides a full justification for the request. The amount awarded will be based upon the availability of funding. Please note that financial support for travel costs and ground transportation to and from OSU is not available for any applicant.