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Post Graduate Course
When & Where
| When: |
June 10-11, 2008 |
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Congress Plaza Hotel
Chicago, IL USA |
| Theme: |
New Methods for Studying Immune Properties of Cells |
| Organizer: |
Udo Markert, MD, PhD and Joanne Kwak-Kim, MD |
About the Course
This course is intended for new or current scientists in the field of reproductive immunology. The format will be informal with time for questions and discussion and will be presented by two groups of faculty. Participation by trainees is encouraged. The topics will include principles of flow cytometry, immuno-histochemistry, RNA slicing technique, and the use of these techniques for studying immune cells in mucosal tissue including uterine lining and peripheral blood. Shorter lectures will describe flow cytometric and image-based methods for studying cell function, followed by a period for questions. Following the lecture presentations and general discussion, there will be a forum for talks and/or demonstrations flow cytometers, immuno-histochemisty and RNA slicing, and related reagents, during which participants will have the opportunity to learn about the mechanical characteristics of each piece of equipment. See the course schedule below for additional information.
Travel Trainee Award
We encourage all trainees or junior faculty (i.e., within 3 years of their academic training) who are in need of financial support for travel to apply for the Trainee Travel Award. To apply, you will need to complete the online form as well as submit a current curriculum vita, and introduction letter, a letter of recommendation from a mentor or director. It is not necessary to submit an abstract to apply for the travel grant.
| TUESDAY, JUNE 10th
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| 10:00 AM
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Post Graduate Course Registration through 4:00 PM
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| Lecture 1
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| 1:00 PM
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Evaluation of phenotypes and function of immune cells by flow cytometry
Speaker: Alice Gilman-Sachs, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Sciences/ The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA
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| Lecture 2
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| 1:45 PM
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Isolation and characterization of immune competent cells in reproductive tract
Speaker: Lucia Mincheva-Nilsson, MD, PhD, Institution of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Umeå University, Sweden
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| 2:30 PM
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Tea/coffee break
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| Lecture 3
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| 2:45 PM
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RNA interference: basics, approaches in reproductive immunology and perspectives
Speakers: Udo R Markert, MD, PhD; and Tobias G. Poehlmann, PhD, Placenta-Labor, Department of Obstetrics, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
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| Exhibition and hands-on experiments
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| 3:30 PM
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Exhibition and hands-on experiments through 5:30 PM
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| 6:00 PM
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Dinner with the faculty
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Apply for the Trainee Travel Award >>
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