Practical Training Courses in Confocal Microscopy

and Design-Based Stereology

The 2009 Courses are offered May 18-22, 2009 and August 17-21, 2009

• 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

- At least five confocal microscopes equipped for stereology and three brightfield stereology stations available for student use and instruction. Approximately half of the course time is 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 and Stem Cells and Development and a frequent ad-hoc reviewer for a number of neuroscience and clinical journals. Dan is also chairman of an NIH study section (Neurogenesis and Cell Fate) and is Executive Director of the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.

2009 Course Registration Deadlines:

Regular Enrollment On-line Registration:

April 24, 2009 for the May course (May 18-22)

July 24, 2009 for the August course (August 17-21)

capacity for each course is limited to the first 20 registrants

Tuition Costs:

Graduate Student or Academic Technical staff: $1,050.00
Post-doctoral Fellow or Academic Faculty: $1,250.00
Technical or Scientific Staff from Industry: $1,750.00

Two Graduate Student Scholarships valued at $525.00 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