Fast-track cell culture course

ECACC has provided cell culture training to industry, academia and government institutes since 1990. We are currently taking a break from training courses whilst we focus on assisting the UK Health Security Agency in the ongoing COVID-19 response. Please get in touch if you are interested in registering for future courses.

The Fast Track cell culture course is a two day introductory course has the overall aim of ensuring scientific reproducibility through standardised cell culture. Delivered by ECACC at Durham University's state of the art laboratory facilities it has a mix of lectures and hands-on practical activities.

Summary of course content

• safety

• documentation

• history and introduction of cell culture

• resuscitating cells from frozen

• subculture

• cryopreservation and cell banking

• essential quality control of cell banks

• technologies for advanced 3D cell culture, with subject expert Professor Stefan Przyborski

• advanced cell culture imaging

The course includes a session devoted to troubleshooting cell culture problems, and includes a comprehensive training manual.

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