Advanced Training Course Description
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Woods Hole, MA
Marine Biological Laboratory
May 30-June 6, 2008
Registration Now Closed.
2009 Course Information coming in Fall, 2008 Course Announcement
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Program Organizers:
- Gerald P Schatten, PhD
Pittsburgh Development Center
- Roger Pedersen, PhD
University of Cambridge
Sponsored by:
- National Institutes of Health
- Pittsburgh Development Center of Magee-Womens Research Institute
at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Description:
Frontiers in Human Embryonic Stem Cells (FrHESC) is a dynamic, evolving laboratory and lecture course that includes the complete array of biological and medical perspectives from fundamental basic biology of “stemness” through preclinical and clinical trials evaluating these cells for therapeutic benefit.
FrHESC is designed for postdoctoral fellows, newly independent scientists, and established investigators seeking comprehensive and sophisticated training in research strategies and state-of-the-art cellular, molecular and genetic approaches for advancing the Frontiers in Human Embryonic Stem Cell research.
The course is organized around three modules:
- Module A: HESC Growth, Propagation, Pluripotency, Vitro, Vivo Assays, Thawing, Freezing, Propagation, Subplating, Regulations
- Module B: Transgenesis, Cloning and Epigenesis
- Module C : Realizing HESCs Clinical Promise
The course consists of daily lectures from resident faculty and other invited speakers, discussions and informal seminars, laboratory exercises and demonstrations, and one-on-one tutorials.
The FrHESC Course will exclusively use human embryonic stem cell lines on the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry and being routinely cultured at the Pittsburgh Development Center.
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