Recent News:
Exact dates and details of the next workshops will be released soon:
Virtual Workshop- early March
Hybrid Workshop (with access to hands-on training for on-site participants)- early August
Background of the Workshops
After holding in-person workshops since 2003, the academic portion of the workshops was changed to a virtual format as a result of the Covid pandemic. The August 2020 Workshop was the first held as a virtual event. The change to a virtual format proved to be very popular as participants could remain active in the lab outside of actual session times and there are substantial savings of time and resources without having to travel to Chicago. However, there was still strong demand for a hybrid format where on-site participants could access hands-on training with advanced equipment and analyze their own samples.
As a result, beginning in 2025, Workshops are now offered in two separate components- a virtual academic portion consisting of didactic instruction (early March) and hybrid format (early August) consisting of an advanced, hands-on practical portion in addition to the didactic instruction. For the in-person participants of the hybrid sessions, the hands-on sessions are to be intensive, using state-of-the-art imaging systems provided by various vendors and using both prepared samples for instruction and participant’s own samples for assessment. Download the restructured syllabus for detailed information on the didactic portion of the Workshop.
See August 2020 virtual workshop Survey Monkey results
International Society for Stereology and Image Analysis Prof. Daniel Peterson, President of NeuroRenew, was recently elected to the Governing Board of the International Society for Stereology and Image Analysis at the recent annual meeting in Aarhus, Denmark https://www.issia.net
Registration for the Workshop will open soon. New Workshop topics this year include:
- Artificial Intelligence for Quantification
- High-Throughput Confocal Stereology
- Cleared Tissue and Light Sheet Microscopy and Stereology
The next Workshops are being finalized but will be offered in
early March 2025 (virtual format) and early August 2025 (hybrid format)
On-line registration open soon
Check back for final dates or email info@neurorenew.com to be added to the mailing list. Register early as workshop capacity will be limited
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About NeuroRenew
The use of multipotent stem or progenitor cells offers great hope for treating injury or disease in many organ systems, including the brain and spinal cord. The development of therapeutic strategies for use of neural stem cells may rely on the ability to recruit or reprogram endogenous neural stem cells within the adult brain or may be achieved through the transplantation of identified populations of neural stem cells into injured brain regions. Success in developing clinical treatments will depend upon basic research. NeuroRenew, Inc. offers expert consultation and training in the analysis of neural stem cells in animal models for academia or industry.
Mission Statement:
NeuroRenew, Inc. provides consultation and training for biomedical research into the use of stem cells for brain repair and in the regulation of neurogenesis in the adult brain. We are not involved in clinical trials at the present time.
NeuroRenew, Inc. also conducts intensive, multi-day, hands-on training workshops in the use of confocal microscopy and design-based stereology. These techniques are critical for cutting-edge qualitative and quantitative histological analysis for biomedical research. One day short courses may be offered in conjunction with major scientific meetings.