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In response to the evolving needs of scientific research in West Africa, a two-week training course has been developed to cater to group leaders, postdocs, and PhD students. The program covers a spectrum of topics ranging from fundamental fluorescence microscopy to advanced light-based methods, incorporating essential elements such as sample preparation, bio-image analysis, and hands-on sessions in confocal microscopy.

As participants from diverse organizations across West Africa come together, the course fosters a collaborative environment, encouraging networking and the exchange of ideas to contribute to the growth of a robust scientific community.

In this course you will:

1. Learn different sample preparation techniques for different cell types

2. Learn to design and execute an experiment scheme involving live cell imaging using mammalian cells and Plasmodium falciparum cells.

3. Learn to design and execute either direct or indirect immunofluorescent staining and imaging using the confocal microscopy platform.

Areas of training

• Sample preparation

• Immunofluorescence staining

• Live cell imaging

• Fluorescence microscopy & Confocal microscopy

• Bio-image analysis

Facilitators and trainers

Dr. Kurt Anderson - The Francis Crick Institute, London

Dr. Yaw Aniweh - WACCBIP, Accra

Prof. Dr. Gordon Awandare - WACCBIP, Accra

James Blawkamp - Indiana University

Dr. Peran Hayes - MDC, Berlin

Dr. Geoff Lambright

Dr. Alassane Mbengue - Institut Pasteur, Dakar

Dr. Elena Remacha - Charite Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin

Guest lecturers

Dr. Melissa Birol

Dr. Richard Bowman

Dr. Friedrich Frischknecht

Dr. Estíbaliz Gómez de Mariscal

Dr. Paul Guichard

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Sponsored by GSK