Short Courses Applied Biotechnology

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SHORT COURSES

Basics of Mammalian Cell Culture Technique (5 days)(August 2022)
Basics of Plant Biotechnology (5 days)
Basics of Mammalian Cell Culture Technique and Plant Biotechnology (10 days)
Mammalian Cell Culture Technique (10 days)
Plant Biotechnology (10 days)

SCHOLARSHIPS

Short Course/Summer School
Basics of Mammalian Cell Culture Technique
(ru. Основы технологии культивирования клеток млекопитающих)

The course introduces to animal cell culture, specificity of working with animal cells under in vitro conditions, requirements and applications in biotechnology. During this course a lot of practical knowledge, which are necessary for successful application of cell cultures in biotechnology, will be obtained.

Content: The use of animal cell culture. Characteristics of cells in culture. Rules and specificity of working at a cell culture laboratory, laboratory equipment, consumables, media, and chemicals needed for cell culture. Aseptic technique, manipulations in a vertical laminar flow cabinet. Growth and maintenance of cells in culture. Preparation of the cell culture medium. Trypsinization and subculturing of animal cells from a monolayer. Evaluation of the cell viability with a trypan blue assay. Counting of cell concentration and quantity with hemocytometer, preparing of the cell suspension of a specific density.
Structure: The course is the combination of theory (30%, lectures and seminars) and laboratory-based work with hands on experience (70%):

Language: All lectures are given in English, however teaching staff involved in practical training can speak English, Lithuanian, and Russian.
Exam: The skills acquired during the course are evaluated in the form of a questionnaire (with multiple choice questions) at the end of training.
Certificate: At the end of training, a certificate of attendance is delivered for those participants, who have passed the final exam.
Number of participants: Maximum number of participants is limited to 15 attendees, to ensure the best possible learning climate.
Target Group: Undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students, young scientists, postdocs, technical and scientific staff members with no previous cell culture experience.

Other information

Duration: 5 days, 40 academic hours.
Dates: Mid of August, 2022 , December-January, May-June (depending on the demand).
Daily Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30-17:30.

Cell culture lab:

Course venue:

CONTACT INFORMATION

Department of Biology
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Vytautas Magnus University
8 Vileikos Street
Kaunas, LITHUANIA
Tel: +370-612-82773
Fax: +370-37-406572
Email: info@appliedbiotechnology.eu