Certified Junior Scientist Training Program            September 21, 2015 - May 23, 2016

Biotechnology Training Courses at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)  

 

Register Now!Payment plan available to cover the cost of the course.  If you select the payment plan option, an initial deposit of $1000 is due at the time of registration.  You must complete and return the payment plan agreement to confirm your use of this payment option.

 

Hands-On Laboratory Training for Developing Scientist

This program provides hands-on laboratory training along with web-based lectures geared towards learning techniques in the life sciences.  This intense eight month program is designed to prepare those in the sciences who need to strengthen their laboratory skill set.  Participants acquire knowledge, technical skills and experience neccessary for the next step in their academic or research career. 

Program Description: 

The program is held September 21, 2015 through May 23, 2016, encompassing 15 practical laboratory sessions covering the latest relevant techniques in the life sciences. Participants meet weekly on Monday, either online through web-based lectures or in person at the National Institutes of Health for a lab session.  

Topics covered include:

Conventional, Real-Time and Quantitative PCR; Cell Culture; Tissue Culture Techniques: Culturing and Maintaining Mamalian Cell Lines; Cell Counting; Isolation of Nucleic Acids (Genomic and Plasmid DNA & RNA); Immuniassays: ELISA, Western Analysis, Immunofluorescence (IFA); Cloning and bacterial Transformation; Hybridization techniques (Southern and In Situ); Gene Engineering; Gene Expression Analysis: Micro RNAs; Stem Cells; Bioinformatics; and more. 

 
Ideal Participants:

Life science majors, AA science degree holders, international science students, college graduates who had limited exposure to wet lab training, or those working in the sciences who need to strengthen their laboratory skill set.

Method:
Using FAES's training resources at the NIH, selected students will attend a eight month workshop encompassing 15 hands-on laboratory sessions (75 contact hours) covering the latest relevant laboratory techniques in molecular biology. These selected methods have been identified by NIH scientists and private industry representatives to be techniques that research technicians would implement on a day-to-day basis.

Participants would also be required to view selected lectures online (approximately 30 hours) that are part of the current FAES biotechnology curriculum.  These lectures, which are taught at a graduate level by local researchers, will cover many areas of biotechnology that will introduce and reinforce the subject matter given in the laboratory. NOTE: Participating researchers will be available to serve as mentors for interns who participate in the program.

Results:
Students will gain extensive experience in laboratory techniques that are necessary to excel in the sciences once completed. Upon conclusion of the program, participants would receive six graduate credits; will increase their competitive value for research positions and strengthen their graduate school or internship application if pursuing graduate studies.

 

Refund Policy
100% tuition refund or 100% full workshop credit is available for registrations cancelled 14 or more days prior to the start of the workshop. 
50% tuition refund or 100% full workshop credit is available for registrations cancelled between 4 to 13 days prior to the start of the workshop. 
0% refund, 100% full workshop credit is available for registrations cancelled 3 days or less prior to the start of the workshop.  

Notification
1.  All cancellations must be received in writing via email to Ms. Carline Coote at ccoote@mail.nih.gov.
2.  Cancellations received after hours are time marked for the following day.  
3.  In regards to a full or partial refund or a full workshop credit, you must indicate which option you are selecting at the time of your written cancellation. 
4.  All refund payments will be processed by the start of the initial workshop.

 

 

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