Topics

Transport (flows) in living systems
Neural and limb development and regeneration
Pattern formation
Cytoskeletal mechanics
Computational and Image Analysis Workshops

Event Schedule

Lectures, hand-on workshops, and mingling events.

You will need to bring your laptop for the computational workshops .

The 2025 schedule in pdf format.

The 2023 schedule in pdf format.

Accommodation

Our goal is to encourage interactions among students and we invite everyone to stay at the Xenia dormitories, located upstairs from the venue. We provide housing for all participants, included in the registration fee. August is high season in Rethymno, so if you decide to stay elsewhere, please consider booking early. All Xenia rooms have a view to the sea, a fridge, and access to a floor kitchenette.
Xenia is conveniently located on the Rethymno promenade, next to restaurants, cafes, bars, bakeries, and the historic harbor. Rooms can be booked for single or double occupancy. Upon availability, you can choose between rooms with a shower or a bathtub. Please indicate at application whether you are willing to share or not, and if you already know with whom.

Alternatively, here are some recommended hotels

Directions to Rethymno and Xenia

The closest airports are located at Chania (CHQ) and Heraklio (HER). In August there are lots of directs flights to both.

Rethymno is located exactly 1 hr drive from either airport. For a group of 3 or 4, it is worth asking how much a taxi would charge for directly taking you to Xenia hotel at Rethymno. Typical cost is 90-100 euros.

Using public transport, from CHQ a direct bus to Rethymo normally operates during the summer and costs 7 euros. Bus routes

From HER there is no direct bus. One must take a bus (6,8 or 19, pay cash on bus) or taxi to the Heraklio main bus terminal (KTEL). From there take a long-distance bus which takes 1.5-2hr to get to Rethymno and costs 7.60 euros. Tickets can be bought inside the KTEL terminal, where credit cards are accepted. You can also buy them on the bus, by paying cash.

The entrance to Xenia hotel is located on Psarrou Str. 46 (see map above)

Sponsors - Credits

Image credit: Ana Patricia Ramos, Max Plack Institue of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden

Coffee breaks kindly provided by Sampson Bakery, Dimakopoulou 3, Rethymno.

With the Support of

The Flatiron Institute, New York, NY, USA
Physics Dept., Lehigh University, PA, USA
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Crete, Greece

How to Apply

To apply please send ONE, COMBINED pdf file with Part I Part I, your CV/resume and a short statement of interest to biophysics@materials.uoc.gr
Accepted applicants will be individually contacted and requested to pay the participation fees.
Limited financial aid may be available.
You will be given a participation certificate at the end of the course from the Univ. of Crete.
It will greatly assist us if you collate application, CV and statement of interest in ONE pdf file.

Registration fees are as follows.