2nd edition! 3rd edition!
The zebrafish, Danio rerio, has emerged as a powerful model system for the study of vertebrate development but also disease, in particular cancer.
This intensive hands-on short course will focus on the technicalities of generating zebrafish xenografts using human cancer cell lines.
It will cover:
- Protocols for preparation of human cancer cells for injection
- Generation of zebrafish xenografts (microinjection in the perivitelline space)
- Metastatic assay
- Protocols for immunofluorescence
- Mounting xenografts for confocal imaging
- Confocal session
Where:
Champalimaud Center for the Unknown, Lisbon
Application:
Deadline: March 15;
Confirmation: March 20
Fees:
Academia: 1500€;
Industry: 4000€
Course materials; lunch and coffee-breaks; and closing dinner included.
Due to its strong practical component, this course has a limit of 8 participants. Applicants are requested to send a CV and motivation letter, for selection procedures.
Organization
Scientific Coordination – Rita Fior
Faculty
Rita Fior
Marta Estrada
Raquel Mendes
Vanda Póvoa
Cátia Almeida
Márcia Fontes
Organizing Committee
Rita Fior
Catarina Certal
João Cruz
Additional information
xenografts@congento.org
Sponsors
If you would like to sponsor this workshop, please contact us at xenografts@congento.org