Customized consultation for Academic, Industry, or Regulatory Research Units
NeuroRenew, Inc. offers virtual workshops providing training in confocal microscopy and quantitative histology. Recognizing there are circumstances when individualized consultation on research objectives and training provides a better value to research units, NeuroRenew, Inc. also offers the option to arrange customized consultation and training addressing the host institution’s own research resources. This consultation and training could be virtual, remote access, or on-site (when in-person meetings are possible).
Research unit consultation and training is subject to Dr. Peterson’s availability and can be customized to meet specific needs. Standardized curriculum choices and their content are detailed below. For more information or to request a customized quotation, please email info@neurorenew.com.
Course Descriptions
These descriptions outline general curriculum. It is possible to customize course content to meet your specific research requirements.
Confocal Microscopy- Basic (2 Days)
| Day 1 | 09:00 – 09:55 | Lecture 1- Principles of Microscopy |
| 10:00 – 10:55 | Lecture 2- Principles of Fluorescence Detection | |
| 11:00 – 11:55 | Lecture 3- Principles of Image Acquisition | |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:30 – 17:00 | Directed group tutorial at the confocal microscope | |
| Day 2 | 09:00 – 17:00 | Specific Project Group Tutorials |
Confocal Microscopy- Expanded (3 Days)
| Day 1 | 09:00 – 10:00 | Overview of Course; Participant Presentations |
| 10:10 – 11:30 | Systematic Sampling in Experimental Design | |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:00 – 14:10 | Specimen Preparation and Staining of Tissue for Multiple Label Detection |
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| 14:20 – 15:35 | Optical Design and Microscopic Resolution | |
| 15:45 – 17:00 | Principles of Fluorescence Microscopy | |
| Day 2 | 09:00 – 10:15 | Confocal Microscopy and Digital Imaging |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Design and Operation of the Institution’s Confocal Microscope |
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| 12:00 – 14:00 | Confocal Tutorial- Group A | |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Confocal Tutorial- Group B | |
| Day 3 | 09:00 – 09:30 | Post-Acquisition Processing and Image Analysis |
| 09:30 – 12:00 | Tutorial in Photoshop for Scientific Presentation | |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Confocal Tutorial- Group C | |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Confocal Tutorial- Group D |
Stereology Theory (1 Day)
| Day 1 | 09:00 – 10:15 | Introduction to Design-Based Stereology |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Estimation of Cell Number | |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Estimation of Volume and Length | |
| 14:30 – 15:20 | Sampling, Efficiency, Variation, and Pitfalls | |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Practicum on the Optical Fractionator |
Integration of Confocal Stereology (1 Day)
| Day 1 | 09:00 – 10:15 | Designing a Stereological Study |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Computer-Assisted and Confocal Stereology | |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:00 – 17:00 | Practical Issues in Confocal Stereology (modified to address the Institutional resources) |
NeuroRenew, Inc. and Dan Peterson are not affiliated with the short courses offered by Peter Mouton