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2010 RESBIO Short Course
Register online at http://www.regonline.com/resbio or Click here to download the registration form Cells on Polymeric Biomaterials – A short course offered by RESBIO, Technology Resource for Polymeric Biomaterials, October 26 and 29, 2010  Profs. Prabhas Moghe (left) and Pallassana Narayanan (front) with attendees of the Cells on Polymeric Biomaterials short course, October 29, 2009. This year the short course is being scheduled in conjunction with the 10th New Jersey Symposium on Biomaterials Science, which will take place on Oct 27 – 28, 2010. The Course Overview Cells on Polymeric Biomaterials is an in-depth 2-day short course designed for scientists and engineers to gain an understanding of how cells and proteins interact with materials. Scientific personnel and managers of interdisciplinary teams involved in tissue engineering or regenerative medicine, and anyone whose research touches on cell-material interactions, can benefit from instruction in novel approaches to accelerate the pace of discovery. The anticipated outcomes are better design of new medical implants and improved performance of existing devices. Significant emphasis will be placed on hands-on training so that participants can evaluate the available RESBIO resources and continue to use these resources for their needs even after the course. This is the second time this course is being offered. Based on feedback from the attendees of last year’s course, we are emphasizing the hands-on part of scaffold fabrication on Day-1 (Oct 26) when participants will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with three of the most commonly used scaffolds fabrication methods. The methods to be covered are electrospinning, hydrogel preparation and porous scaffold fabrication by salt leaching. On Day-1, attendees will also learn several biological tools for screening of biomaterials using luciferase assays and quantitative PCR techniques to elucidate the effect of biomaterials on gene expression by cells. Thus the attendees will spend the major part of the day in the laboratory. On Day-2 (Oct 29) the participants will learn how to use the Biomaterials StoreTM, a molecular modeling tool that enables researchers to predict bioresponses of materials such as protein adsorption, cell attachment and cell proliferation. There will be a hands-on session when the users will work through a tutorial on the software. The course attendance will be limited to 25 attendees. Course Outline Oct 26 Substrate Fabrication and Biological Screening of Biomaterials, 8:30AM – 5PM Morning: 3D Substrate Fabrication Electrospun porous mesh Salt-leached porous substrates Soft gel substrates and cell encapsulation Afternoon: Modulation of Gene Expression by Biomaterials Luciferase assays qPCR techniques 3D Substrate Fabrication (Repeat of Morning Session) Parallel Session to Gene Expression Techniques Oct 29 Semi-empirical Modeling of Bioresponse using Biomaterials StoreTM, 9AM – 5PM Morning: Overview Theory of semi-empirical modeling Biomaterials StoreTM Part I: MySQL Biomaterials StoreTM Part II: WEKA Afternoon: Computer Lab – Hands-on training in modeling Registration, Fees and Cancellation Policy (Course limited to 25 Attendees) Register online at http://www.regonline.com/resbio or Download registration form here Industrial Participants: $400 for the entire course $200, daily rate Academic Participants: $300 for the entire course $150, daily rate A 25% discount will be offered to those who register for the 10th New Jersey Symposium on Biomaterials Science. Cancellation Policy: The full amount paid minus a $50 processing fee will be refunded for cancellations received prior to October 12, 2010. No refund will be issued for cancellations received after October 12, 2010. Late requests for refunds due to an emergency only will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All cancellations and requests for refunds MUST be submitted in writing via e-mail, fax, or mail by October 12, 2010. Telephone requests will not be honored. For more information, please contact Pallassana Narayanan PhD NJ Center for Biomaterials, Rutgers University, Chief Operating Officer, RESBIO 145 Bevier Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 Ph: 732-445-0488 ext 40021 Fax: 732-445-5006 Email: pnarayan@biology.rutgers.edu Workshop Location NJ Center for Biomaterials 145 Bevier Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 Accommodation Hyatt, New Brunswick Heldrich New Brunswick 2 Albany Street 10 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Phone: (732) 873-1234 Phone: (866) 609-4700 Fax: (732) 932-6952 www.theheldrich.com www.NewBrunswick.Hyatt.com Website Link http://www.njbiomaterials.org/web/index.php?p=resbio |
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