MMI Course: Techniques & Strategies in Molecular Medicine

Title: MMI Course: Techniques & Strategies in Molecular Medicine

Date(s): 8-9 December 2009

Main Venue:
Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research
University College Dublin, Dublin 4

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This course, running over 2 full days, 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: Tue 8 Dec; 0930-1620

Session 1 Chair: Dr Claire Twomey (MMI)
0930	RNA detection and quantitation Dr Shane Duggan, TCD
1010	Differential gene expression: overview of relevant methods Dr Karen Power, UCD
1050	Coffee/Tea
1120	Polymorphism association with disease Prof. Denis Shields, UCD
1200	Model organisms Dr Yolanda Alvarez, UCD
1240	Lunch
Session 2 Chair: Dr Ross McManus, TCD
1320	DNA cloning strategies Dr Ross McManus, TCD
1400	Transgenics and knockouts Dr Rosemary Kane, UCD
1440	Coffee/Tea
1500	RNA interference  Prof. Jane Farrar, TCD
1540	Determining protein:protein interactions in biology  Prof. Niamh Moran, RCSI
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Day 2: Wed 9 Dec; 0930-1700

Session 3 Chair: Prof. William Watson, UCD
0930	Protein expression and purification Dr Henry Windle, TCD
1010	Mass Spectrometry Dr Giuliano Elia, UCD
1040	Coffee/Tea
1110	Expression proteomics: biomedical applications Prof. Steve Pennington, UCD
1150	Immunodetection methods on cell and tissue extracts Dr Leonie Young, RCSI
1230	Cell imaging and sorting – flow cytometry Prof. William Watson, UCD
1310	Lunch
Session 4 Chair: Dr Mark Watson (MMI)
1350	Imaging using Fluorescent/Confocal Microscopy Dr Orla Hanrahan, TCD
1430	High Content Screening and Analysis Platform technologies Dr Anthony Davies,TCD
1510	Coffee/Tea
1530	Stem Cells - Biology and Applications Dr Linda Howard, NUI Galway
1610	Keynote Public Lecture: Structure-based systems biology of insulin and IGF-I receptors signalling (Sponsored by novo nordisk) Prof Pierre de Meyts, Hagedorn Research Institute, Denmark Should you wish only to attend this keynote lecture, please contact education@molecularmedicineireland.ie
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1700	Wine reception (Sponsored by novo nordisk)

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Dr Shane Duggan (Institute of Molecular Medicine & TCD)
Dr Karen Power (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Dr Yolanda Alvarez (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Dr Jane Farrar (TCIN & TCD)
Dr Rosemary Kane (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Dr Ross McManus (Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's Hospital & TCD)
Prof. Steve Pennington (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Dr Karen Power (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Prof. Denis Shields (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Prof William Watson (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Dr Henry Windle (Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's Hospital & TCD) 
Prof. Giuliano Elia (UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research)
Dr Leonie Young (RCSI)
Dr Orla Hanrahan (TCD)
Dr Anthony Davies (Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's Hospital, TCD)
Dr Linda Howard (NUI Galway)
Prof Pierre de Meyts (Hagedorn Research Institute, Denmark)

 Course Sponsors
Founded in 1923 out of a passion to help people with diabetes, our aspiration is to defeat diabetes by improving: awareness, access, prevention, detection and treatment.  We have the broadest diabetes product portfolio in the industry and leading positions in haemostasis management, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy.  Novo Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services that make a significant difference to patients, the medical profession and society.
 

 

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