Modern Biotechnologies
29 – 31 October 2018
Biological and medical sciences in the last decades have made great progress. New technologies are at the heart of this revolution, with technical advances pushing the science forward. It has become possible to perform imaging in the living cells (imaging technologies), analysing genes and gene expression (genomics) while obtaining a complete protein profiling (proteomics), to name a few. Understanding these technologies and their applications are crucial for modern scientists.
Aim of the course
To give an overview of the core technologies in biomedical research with the focus on the ones available at the GIGA and to teach the application of these technologies with their pros and cons
By the end of the course, the participants should be able to:
- Describe the main technologies in biomedical science
- Name the platforms that are present at the GIGA
- Discuss the applications of the technologies
Target group
PhD candidates, group is limited to 15 participants
Prerequisites
Working knowledge of English
Duration of the course and workload
3 days, 8 hours per day = 24 hours
Location
GIGA B34 +5
Educators
Christina Franssen (GIGA-Platforms), Wouter Coppieters (GIGA-Medical Genomics), Andre Luxen (GIGA-CRC in vivo imaging), Sandra Ormenese (GIGA-Platforms Flow Cytometry and Imaging), Stephen Freeman (GIGA-Platforms Imaging), Emmanuel Di Valentin (GIGA-Platforms Viral Vectors), Chantal Humblet (GIGA-Platforms Immunohistology), Nathalie Jacobs (GIGA-I3), Marc Muller (GIGA-I3), Fabien Ectors (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ULiege).
Course program
Day 1
9:00- 9:30 Lecture. Overview of the technological platforms at the GIGA (Christina Franssen)
9:30–10:30 Lecture. Imaging and Flow cytometry (Stephen Freeman and Sandra Ormenese)
10:30-11:30 Lecture. CRC in vivo imaging platform (Andre Luxen)
11:30 -12:00 Self study
12:00 -13:00 Lunch break
13:00–18:00 Self study. Article reading
14:00 - 15:00 Visit to the imaging platform (Stephen Freeman)
Day 2
9:00 – 10:00 Lecture. Genomics platform (Wouter Coppieters)
10:00- 11:00 Lecture. Immunohistology (Chantal Humblet, Nathalie Jacobs)
11:00- 12:00 Lecture. Viral Vectors (Emmanuel Di Valentin)
12:00 -13:00 Lunch break
13:00 - 15:00 Self study. Article reading
15:00 - 15:30 Visit to the genomic platform (Wouter Coppieters)
15:30 –17:00 Self study. Article reading
Day 3
9:00- 10:00 Lecture. Proteomics platform (lecture is postponed)
10:00- 11:00 Lecture. Zebrafish facility (Marc Muller)
11:00-12:00 Lecture. Mouse facility (Fabien Ectors)
12:00 -13:00 Lunch break
13:00 –15:00 Self study. Article reading
14:30 - 15:00 Visit to the zebrafish facility (Marc Muller)
15:00 – 17:00 Presentations by the participants
