The International Summer School, Piran, Slovenia, August 20 – 28, 2010 is a PhD-level course for graduate students in life sciences focusing on methods in stem cell biology. This year´s title is Advanced Methods in Cell Biology.

The Summer School Advanced Methods in Cell Biology is organized as a PhD level course for graduate students in biotechnology and life sciences, with the focus on methods in cellular biology. The aim is to introduce the students to various methods used in all fields of cellular biology. This goes from culturing cells and characterization to systems biology and bioinformatics. Lecturers are mostly from stem cell research, but laboratory methods are similar in all fields of cellular biology, so this summer school is meant wider than just stem cell research. Topics will include culture conditions and influences on cell phenotype, in vitro differentiation induction, bioreactors, cell sorting, flow cytometry, single cell PCR, real time PCR, microarrays, immunocytochemistry and confocal microscopy, transcriptional profiling, systems biology and bioinformatics, state of the art in stem cells and regenerative medicine, culturing ESC, derivation and culturing of iPS cells, the oxygene stem cell paradigm and regulation and legislation from stem cell research. The course will include lectures and laboratory demonstrations of basics of cell culturing, identifying cells (immunocytochemistry), hESC cultures, derivation of iPS cells, histological techniques and skills for identifying tissue types in teratomas, cell sorting and microarrays, mouse embryo chimeras, magnetic separation of cells, super-array profiling ... Laboratory demonstration will be based on stem cells. The methods that cannot not be performed will be just simulated. Summer school will also give option to all the participants to introduce their work. At the beginning random study groups will be formed with the aim to disscuse study topics daily and to work on mini projects. At the end of school there will be a written exam. A symposium with the title Frontiers in Stem Cell Research will also be included in the school´s programme.

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Contact persons:

Urska Tajnsek: urska.tajnsek@ztm.si
Petra Konecnik: petra.konecnik@gmail.com


Call for Posters:

Deadline: 20 July 2010
You can also present your research on a poster while attending the event. Your participation with a panel discussion, sharing your experiences and results would be very valuable to us. Submit an abstract for consideration to Urska Tajnsek: urska.tajnsek@ztm.si.

Registration Fee:

Deadline: 20 May 2010
the School fee is 545 Eur, which will include attendance to the school lectures, exam, course notes, the book of abstracts as well as a welcome cocktail and the farewell dinner.

Literature:

Course notes available on July 15, 2010

Program Committee:
dr. Tanja Dominko, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
dr. Bojana Obradovic, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Serbia
dr. Gordana Vunjak Novakovic, Columbia University, USA
dr. Darja Marolt, Columbia University and Blood Transfusion Centre of SI
dr. Tamara Lah Turnsek, National Instittute of Biology, Slovenia
dr. Kristina Gruden, National Institute of Biology, Slovenia
dr. Miomir Kneževic, Blood Transfusion Centre of Slovenia
Klemen Zupancic, National Instittute of Biology, Slovenia
Mojca Jez, Blood Transfusion Centre of Slovenia
Urška Tajnsek, Blood Transfusion Centre of Slovenia
Petra Konecnik, Slovenia

Organizing Committee:
Primoz Rozman (Chair, Blood Transfusion Centre of Slovenia)
Bojana Obradovic (Co-Chair, University of Belgrade)
Tamara Lah (National Instittute of Biology, Slovenia)
Urska Tajnsek (Blood Transfusion Centre of Slovenia)
Mojca Jez (Blood Transfusion Centre of Slovenia)

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