Training & Educational Opportunities for Researchers

Interdisciplinary research often requires new skills - beyond the previous experience of researchers working on such projects. NBTC Staff provide researcher training opportunities on topics relevant to the nanobiotechnology research community. Examples of such opportunities are listed below.

Workshops
Workshops consist of a 1-3 hour seminar discussion of a topic relevant to NBTC users. The purpose of these workshops is to quickly give researchers from a variety of disciplines a sense of the breadth of a topic of interest. Subjects covered in previous workshops include Mammalian Cell Culture and Fluorescence Imaging. To request a schedule of upcoming workshops or to suggest topics to be covered, contact Teresa Porri (tp252@cornell.edu)

Click here for slides from one section of the Mammalian Cell Culture workshop.

Minicourses
Minicourses are intensive, hands-on classes that allow researchers to develop practical lab skills in new fields over several days. Instruction takes place in groups of 6 of less to ensure individual attention.

Minicourse topics include:

• Mammalian Cell Culture
• Electronics Testing
• Chemical Surface Modification
• Fluorescent Cell Staining
• Surface Analytical Methods
• Microfluidic systems - design, fabrication & testing
  

These minicourses take place periodically during the year based on user demand. Attendees must be signed up as NBTC users (Registration page: http://www.nbtc.cornell.edu/facilities.htm). To request more information contact Teresa Porri (tp252@cornell.edu)