University of Pisa Summer - Winter Schools & Foundation Course
Summer School Discovering Cell Biology: a Basic Course in Cell Culture Handling and Cell Viability Assays
Pisa, Italy
Summer Course
DURATION
4 days
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
13 Jul 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 500 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* + 100 euro for didactic material
Key Summary
This summer school is a full-immersion workshop on cell culture techniques for both adherent and suspension cell lines with particular emphasis on cell viability assays.
In the workshop, schematic theoretical lectures will be given to introduce to the assay protocols and to plan the experimental part that will be hosted in cell biology laboratories.
Students, divided in small groups, will directly execute the experiments under the supervision of a teacher.
The Summer School will be activated with at least 6 students. The maximum number of participants is set to 10 students.
The Summer School will be held on campus in Pisa, at Polo Nobili, via Alessandro Volta, 4.
The aim of the Summer School is to introduce students to cell cultivation and basic assays for cell viability to be used in cell biology, pharmacology and toxicology fields. In particular, most assays will be carried out by means of flow cytometry, allowing the students to become familiar with this versatile technology.
Undergraduate and early graduated students in biological/pharmacological/veterinary discipline.
Postgraduate students as well as junior and senior researchers who intend to take their first steps in the field of manipulation and study of cell lines and/or flow cytometry.
This Summer School is not intended for researchers with consolidated experience in the manipulation of cell cultures and/or flow cytometry.
ECTS: 3