SPONSORED BY
FAES (Foundation for the Advanced Education in the Sciences, Inc.)
at the National Institutes of Health
Bio-Trac 18 – Stem Cells
Lecture and "Hands-on" Laboratory Training Course
Monday, October 15 - Friday, October 19, 2007 (35 hours of lecture and lab training)
5 Day Workshop Fee: $850 (Class limit of 28 participants)
The emergence of stem cells as important tools for biomedical research prompts this offering of a 5 day, lecture-lab training course on Stem Cells.
The lectures will cover importance, origin, and fate of diverse stem cells (hematopoietic, muscle, nerve, skin and embryonal) and the factors which control their differentiation. Special emphasis will be on isolation, identification, culture, and use of stem cells and their progeny.
Topics: Bone Marrow Stem Cell Plasticity; Hematopoietic Stem Cells; Cell Lines as Models of Stem Cells; Flow Cytometry and Stem Cell Isolation and Characterization; Murine embryonic Stem Cells; Mesenchymal Stem Cells; Differentiation of Stem Cells into Bone; Isolation of Cells from Bone Marrow Collection; Histology Marrow vs. Peripheral Blood; Lever Stem Cells; Stem Cells in CNS; Differentiation of Hemotopoietic Cells; Stem Cell Transplantation: Re-engineering the Immune System; Regulatory Perspective Regarding Stem Cells and Gene Therapy.
Registration information can be obtained from Bea Sonnenberg at FAES (301-496-2316). Course schedule and content information can be obtained from Mark Nardone at 301-496-8290, nardonem@mail.nih.gov or from the Bio-Trac website at www.biotrac.com. If you desire a copy of the Bio-Trac flyer, please request by email and we can send you a pdf. Please forward to others who might be interested.
Regards,
Mark Nardone
FAES/NIH
Director
Bio-Trac Programs
301-496-8290
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