Practical Workshops in Confocal Microscopy
and Design-Based Stereology
The 2012 Workshops are offered March 19-23, 2012 and August 20-24, 2012
• Intensive, hands-on training on multiple confocal microscopes equipped for stereology
• Consultation on preparation and analysis using your own material
• Background and theory of sample preparation, imaging, and stereology, including a Photoshop tutorial
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Who Should Attend
- Graduate students who need to use modern microscopy or stereology in their projects
- Postdoctoral fellows who would benefit from a comprehensive introduction to microscopy and stereology
- Young investigators who need to incorporate these analytical approaches into their labs
- Investigators new to histological analysis who need a rapid and complete introduction to these techniques
Description of the Workshops:
- Comprehensive and practical, “hands-on” instruction in state-of-the-art microscopy
- Spinning disk and laser scanning confocal microscopes equipped for stereology along with brightfield stereology stations are available for student use and instruction. Substantial amounts of course time are spent using the equipment.
- Lectures on the fundamentals of tissue preparation and staining, microscopy, and digital imaging
- Theory and practice of design-based stereology
- Tutorial on the new application of confocal stereology, illustrated through the quantitation of neural stem cells
- Extensive group discussion- participants are encouraged to bring their own material and to discuss their projects
- Experienced Instructor- Daniel A. Peterson, Ph.D. has been conducting international courses in microscopy and stereology since 1996. Dan is an NIH-funded investigator in neural repair and stem cell biology who maintains an active lab. He is on the editorial board of Neurobiology of Aging, Frontiers in Neuroscience and Stem Cells and Development among other journals in the field of regenerative medicine and is a frequent ad-hoc reviewer for a number of neuroscience, stem cell, and clinical journals. Dan served as Chairman of an NIH study section (Neurogenesis and Cell Fate) and is Executive Director of the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.
| Workshop Date | Early Bird Rate Ends | Regular Registration Ends |
| March 2012 | January 13, 2012 | March 2 , 2012 |
| August 2012 | June 15, 2012 | August 3, 2012 |
capacity for each workshop is limited to the first 30 registrants
| Early Bird Rate | Regular Rate | |
| Graduate Student or Academic Technical Staff | $1,300.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow or Academic Faculty | $1,650.00 | $1,850.00 |
| Technical or Scientific Staff from Industry | $2,150.00 | S2,350.00 |
A discount of 25% is offered for each registrant when part
of a group of four or more registrants
Two Graduate Student Scholarships valued at $650.00 each will be sponsored
by MBF Biosciences and NeuroRenew, Inc.
Graduate Student Scholarship Application Deadlines:
December 5, 2011 for the March course
April 20, 2012 for the August course
For details on the Scholarship Awards, please see the workshop program or email info@neurorenew.com
NeuroRenew, Inc. and Dan Peterson are not affiliated with the short courses offered by Peter Mouton
