Dates: November 11-13, 2024
Location: IMBA, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Hosted By: IMBA Stem Cell Core Facility
Agenda:
This hands-on workshop provides skills of handling and genetically modifying human embryonic stem cells as well as generating induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC).
To provide a comfortable learning experience and allow for personalized interactions between the instructors and attendees, the numbers are limited to a maximum of eight (8) students.
Topics covered :
- Reprogramming of human dermal fibroblasts to iPSCs
- Feeding, passaging and assessment of human ES cultures
- Freezing and thawing of human ES cells
- Gene editing of human ES cells using CRISPR/Cas9 technology
This course is highly practical and will be based in a Class II tissue culture facility. All relevant safety equipment, clothing and training will be provided.
Registration:
To register, please send an Email to sccf.GRP @ imba.oeaw.ac.at with the following information:
- Full name (including title)
- Current occupation
- Company/organization & address
- Letter of intent (max 300 words): how and why will this course benefit you, specific field of interest (i.e. gene editing, organoids), past experience with stem cells, future stem cell applications.
Registration fee:
€ 1140,- Academics
€ 1520,- Non-Academics
The price does not include accommodation.
Certification:
Participants who attend the full course will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Tutors:
Dr Jennifer Volz
Jennifer joined the Stem Cell Facility in March 2016. By training a molecular biologist, she is responsible for the mouse gene editing platform, human stem cell reprogramming, biobanking (iPSC Biobank) and QC.
Dr Sofia Aligianni
Sofia joined the Stem Cell Facility in April 2018 after working for 2 years in a CRISPR gene-editing company. She has background in molecular and stem cell biology and leads the human stem cell gene editing platform and reagents’ QC.