University of Pisa Summer - Winter Schools & Foundation Course
Winter School Theory and Practice in Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy
Pisa, Italy
Summer Course
DURATION
9 days
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 750
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Winter School Theory and Practice in Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy at The University of Pisa is a full‑immersion course on ultrastructural techniques for cells, tissues and organisms. It combines lectures on transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with hands‑on lab sessions where participants design and run experimental protocols. The aim is to provide practice in cell biology, cytochemistry, molecular biology and ultrastructural imaging.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can enter roles like research technician, electron microscopist, imaging specialist or biomedical scientist, working in universities, hospitals, biotech, materials labs and conservation, using TEM/SEM, cytochemistry and protocol design.
Our Winter School is a practical, full-immersion course covering ultrastructural techniques that can be applied to the study of several biological subjects (cells, tissues, organisms).
The course will be divided into two parts:
- a theoretical part organized in lectures covering basic and advanced techniques in transmission and scanning electron microscopy;
- a practical part in which participants will be hosted in the laboratories and will be directly involved in the design and execution of experimental protocols regarding the main topics object of the lectures.
The detailed program is available for download at the bottom of the Theory and practice in transmission and scanning electron microscopy webpage.
Aim
The aim of our winter school is to introduce students to get information and practice on modern approaches concerning cell biology, cytochemistry, molecular biology, and ultrastructure.
ECTS: 3
The school is open to all postgraduate students, especially to PhD students, post-doctoral researchers and senior researchers from Universities, research institutes, clinics and industries.
Undergraduate students will be also welcome.