Practical Training Courses in Confocal Microscopy

and Design-Based Stereology

The 2010 Courses are offered March 8-12, 2010 and August 16-20, 2010

• 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

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 Course:

- 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 and a frequent ad-hoc reviewer for a number of neuroscience and clinical journals. Dan is a recently retired chairman of an NIH study section (Neurogenesis and Cell Fate) and is Executive Director of the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.

2010 Course Registration Deadlines:

Regular Enrollment On-line Registration:

Early Registration Discount for the August Course extended to July 9

August course regular registration deadline: July 30, 2010

capacity for each course is limited to the first 30 registrants

Tuition Costs:

Graduate Student or Academic Technical staff: $1,250.00 ($1,400.00 after July 9)
Post-doctoral Fellow or Academic Faculty: $1,450.00 ($1,600.00 after July 9)
Technical or Scientific Staff from Industry: $1,950.00 ($2,100.00 after July 9)

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 $625.00 each will be sponsored
by MBF Biosciences and NeuroRenew, Inc.

NeuroRenew, Inc. and Dan Peterson are not affiliated with the short courses offered by Peter Mouton