Course Information
MMI Course: TECHNIQUES & STRATEGIES IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Date(s): 11,12, 15 & 16 Dec 2008 (0930-1300 each day)
Main Venue:
Trinity College Dublin (Main Campus)
College Green, Dublin 2
Online Application Period: 3-28 November 2008
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This course, running over four mornings, is designed to give bioscientists and clinicians a broad overview of research techniques and their application. Basic molecular biology laboratory experience is assumed, but you should not need prior knowledge of the techniques covered in the course.
The objective for postgraduate teaching is to give students a broad basic knowledge of bioscience research techniques and technologies, including those not currently used in their own project/laboratory that may be of future use. We recommend that postgraduate students attend the whole course (MMI Course Attendance Certificates are only provided for complete attendance).
Day 1: Thu 11 Dec; 0930-1300
Session Chair: Dr Ross McManus (TCD)
0930
RNA Detection and quantitation
Dr Shane Duggan (TCD)
1015
Differential gene expression: overview of relevant methods
Prof William Gallagher (UCD)
1100
Coffee/Tea
1130
Polymorphism association with disease
Prof. Denis Shields (UCD)
1215
DNA cloning strategies
Dr Ross McManus (TCD)
Click here to read an abstract of each lecture
Day 2 : Fri 12 Dec; 0930-1300
Session Chair: Dr Niamh Moran (RCSI)
| 0930 | Model organisms Dr Breandán Kennedy (UCD) |
| 1015 | RNA interference Dr Jane Farrar (TCD) |
| 1100 | Coffee/Tea |
| 1130 | Protein expression and purification Dr Henry Windle (TCD) |
| 1215 | Determining protein: protein interactions in biology Dr Niamh Moran (RCSI) |
| Click here to read an abstract of each lecture |
Day 3: Mon 15 Dec; 0930-1315
Session Chair: Dr Leonie Young (RCSI)
| 0930 | Cell imaging and sorting – flow cytometry Prof William Watson (UCD) |
| 1015 | Introduction to Mass Spectrometry Dr Giuliano Elia (UCD) |
| 1045 | Coffee/Tea |
| 1100 | Expression proteomics: biomedical applications Prof. Steve Pennington (UCD) |
| 1145 | Immunodetection methods on cell and tissue extracts DrLeonie Young, RCSI |
| 1230 | Transgenics and knockouts Dr Rosemary Kane (UCD) |
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Day 4: Tue 16 Dec; 0930-1300
Session Chair: Dr Mark Watson (MMI)
| 0930 | Laser Capture Microdissection and in situ hybridisation Prof Orla Sheils (TCD) |
| 1015 | High Content Analysis of nanoparticle/cell interactions Prof Yuri Volkov (TCD) |
| 1100 | Coffee/Tea |
| 1130 | Stem Cells - Biology and Applications Dr Linda Howard (NUI Galway) |
| 1215 | Medical Systems Biology - The case of the cancer cell not able to die Prof Jochen Prehn (RCSI) |
| Click here to read an abstract of each lecture |
Course Instructors
Dr Shane Duggan (Institute of Molecular Medicine & TCD)
Dr Giuliano Elia (UCD Conway Institute)
Dr Jane Farrar (TCIN & TCD)
Prof. William Gallagher (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Dr Linda Howard (REMEDI & NUI Galway)
Dr Rosemary Kane (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Dr Breandán Kennedy (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Dr Ross McManus (Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's Hospital & TCD)
Prof Niamh Moran (Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, RCSI)
Prof. Steve Pennington (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Prof Jochen Prehn (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)
Prof Orla Sheils (Institute of Molecular Medicine, TCD)
Prof. Denis Shields (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Prof Yuri Volkov (Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's Hospital & TCD)
Prof William Watson (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Dr Henry Windle (Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's Hospital & TCD)
Dr Leonie Young (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & Beaumont Hospital)
