Improving Immunohistochemistry

Friday 20 April 2007

Imperial College Charing Cross, London, United Kingdom 

Meeting's Chair Dr Tony Warford - Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

 

Talks include:

 The use of glycol methracylate embedding for immunohistochemistry Dr. Susan Wilson, Head of the Histochemistry Research Unit, Southampton General Hospital
Advanced Training in Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry Barbara A. Totty, Histopathology Manager, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge

Bright lights on dark background: developments in immunofluorescence Dr Will Howat, Head of Histopathology, Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Research Institute

 The role of immunohistochemistry in drug discovery Dr. Chris Womack, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield

Getting the best from non-radioactive in situ hybridisation Dr. Anja Kolb-Kokocinski, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge

Development of Standardised Control Materials for 

Immunocytochemistry Dr. Anthony Rhodes, Senior Lecturer in Cellular Pathology, Centre for Research in Biomedicine, UWE Bristol

 A high-throughput strategy for validation of antibodies towards unknown proteins Dr Kenneth Wester, Depts. of Surgical Sciences and Genetics & Pathology, Uppsala University, Sweden


The Deadline for abstract submissions is February 10th 2007Abstract guidelines can be found at http://www.euroscicon.com/absguidlines.html


The Deadline for early registration is February 20th 2007

For further information or to register click here

  

Improving Immunohistochemistry

 

 

Immunohistochemistry for GMA Resin Embedded Tissues

A practical course with supporting lectures

23-27 April 2007

 

Histochemistry Research Unit

Infection, Inflammation and Repair

School of Medicine

Southampton University Hospital

                                                                          

Detailing the use of immunohistochemistry in research concentrating on the use of GMA resin embedded tissues. Participants will gain practical experience in the main topics detailed below.

 

Main topics:

· tissue sampling

· tissue processing and embedding

· section preparation

· immunohistochemistry

· interpretation and analysis of results

 

Lecture topics:

· electron microscopy

· confocal microscopy

· in situ hybridisation

· FACS

· PCR

· seminars of current research

 

Course organiser: Dr Susan Wilson

For further information and application forms contact course organiser at:

Histochemistry Research Unit, Mailpoint 894, South Block, Level B, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, UK. SO16 6YD. Telephone 02380 796316,

Fax 02380 701771, email S.J.Wilson@soton.ac.uk, www.hru.soton.ac.uk

 

Cost including lunch & coffee £375

Deadline for registration 4th April 2007