I am writing to share with you the attached announcement for the Regenerative Medicine Summer School that I am organizing at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The program is designed to provide a week-long didactic and experiential learning experience addressing the science and engineering related to the multidisciplinary field of regenerative medicine. The target audience are undergraduates, enrolled in a science or engineering program that will have completed their 3rd year of study; exceptional candidates who will have completed their 2nd year of undergraduate study will be considered.
Please share the attached with students who may be interested in this program.
Bryan Brown, PhD
Assistant Professor
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Department of Bioengineering,
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Email: brownb@upmc.edu<mailto:brownb@upmc.edu>
McGowan Institute - Regenerative Medicine Summer
School 2014
July 14-18, 2014
Announcing the 1st Annual
Regenerative Medicine Summer School
Objective:
• To provide national and
regional students with a week-long didactic and experiential learning
experience addressing science and engineering related to the multidisciplinary
field of regenerative medicine.
Target Audience:
• Undergraduates, enrolled in a
science or engineering program that will have
completed their 3rd year of study;
exceptional candidates who will have completed their 2nd year of
undergraduate study will be considered.
Venue:
• McGowan Institute-Pittsburgh,
PA
• July 14-18, 2014 o Students will be provided accommodations in a
University of Pittsburgh dormitory for the week (shared student suites)
o Please plan to arrive on July 13th and depart on
July 19th
Tuition: $695 includes room,
board, and select social and networking events
Program Outline:
Combination of lecture and
hands-on laboratory activities, including:
• Review of Laboratory Basics o Review – Chemical Hygiene
o Cell culture basics
o Sterile environments: procedures and precautions
• Tissue Engineering o Overview of Tissue Engineering
o Biologically derived scaffolds
o Immune response
o Synthesized scaffolds
• Cell-Based Therapies o Overview of Cellular Therapies
o Adipose derived cells and applications
o Muscle derived cells and applications
o Ectopic organogenesis
o Whole organ tissue engineering
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