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George Mason University
School of Computational Sciences at Prince William
Manassas, VA

Practicum on In Vitro Cell Biology Workshop
October 9-12, 2001.

ATCC staff will be teaching an intensive course on cells in culture,
featuring lectures and demonstrations. Some hands-on activities will be
included but emphasis is on visual and verbal exposure to the
methodologies. 

An introduction to primary cell culture will cover the following: 

    Examples for differentiated populations 
    Media and substrates 
    Immortalization 
    Cell lines and hybridomas 
    Cryopreservation 

An in-depth look at quality control will include information on
microbial and viral testing as well as isoenzymology, flow cytometric
analyses, and STR fingerprinting for
identification of cell types and function. 

More advanced methodologies and reviews will include: 

    Growth factors 
    Cell cycling/signaling 
    Stem cells 
    Nuclear transplantation 

Participating ATCC scientific staff include Robert J. Hay, David Barnes,
Yvonne A. Reid and J. Denry Sato. 

For more information or to reserve space, contact Glenda Wilson at
703-993-8449 or gwilson1@gmu.edu.  

COST:  $1,295 for a four day lecture and laboratory course.
Registration fee includes continental breakfast and catered lunch and
all course material. Hotel accommodations are not included in the
registration fee. Multiple Attendance Discounts are available.
CEUs: TBD

Please visit our web site at:  http://www.scs-pw.gmu.edu/workshops or
directly contact Glenda Wilson, Professional Training and Education
Coordinator, George Mason University, School of Computational Sciences
at Prince William, MSN 4E3, Manassas, VA  20110 email:  gwilson1@gmu.edu