Cell Culture Lab Compact Course

Content & Learning Objective

This course introduces you to the basic techniques of cell culture work. Most of the time, beginners in the cell culture field can only acquire the basic knowledge they need by reproducing what their colleagues do. General lab standards, which are vital for the comparability of test results, are frequently missing. This course gives you an overview over the most important aspects of cell culture and helps you to standardize crucial protocols to ensure the reliability of your results.

The theoretical part includes:

• Sterile working techniques
• Cell culture routine techniques
• Cell counts and vitality stains

The practical part includes:

• Thawing of cells
• Subcultivation of cells
• Freezing of cells

Target Group

Technical and scientific staff members with limited cell culture experience who would like to intensify or refresh their knowledge.

Teacher

Dr. Nicole Kühl studied Biology at the Technical University of Karlsruhe and the University of Bremen. 19999 she completed her Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology studying the cell cycle and heat shock proteins. Dr. Kühl then began her post-doctorate work at the Academic Hospital Groningen in the Netherlands, where she specialized in research related to multiple sclerosis and worked with primary glial cells. In 2005, she continued her work at the Jacobs University Bremen, where she led a research group and lectured in biochemistry and cell biology. From 2008 to 2011, Dr. Kühl was the head of the PromoCell Academy and taught cell culture courses. Since 2012, she is a freelance trainer and consultant in the area of cell culture quality control and runs the cell culture website InCelligence.de.

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Sterile Working Techniques, Cell Culture Trouble Shooting, Quality Management in Cell Culture Labs