Hands-on Workshop on High-Throughput Microscopy 2017

Workshop Overview
Participants will learn the basic principles of High-Throughput Microscopy (HTM) applied to RNAi and drug screening. The workshop takes the form of a small HTM project: participants will be introduced to the theory of HTM, involved in disussions on how to design a RNAi/drug screen, perform an actual HTM experiment (including a bioassay and automated image acquisition), perform image analysis and statistical data analysis. Some applications of HTM will be highlighted on research seminars.

Why apply?
Systems biology based approaches are powerful tools to understand complex cellular processes. These approaches rely on the acquisition of extensive datasets in order to characterize a given biological system. Automated high-throughput microscopy technologies allow direct visualization of phenotypes that arise from the treatment of cells/tissues with a large number of siRNAs/compounds/experimental conditions.
This workshop will provide participants with hands-on knowledge on the design, implementation, optimization, image acquisition and analysis of high-throughput microscopy-based screens.

Who should apply?
The workshop is directed at PhD Students, Post-Docs, Microscopy Technicians and Independent Researchers.
Participants are expected to be acquainted with the basics of widefield fluorescence microscopy. No prior experience with high throughput techniques is required.