Tissue Analysis Course 2023

Tissue Analysis Course, HBS-DP, spring 2023

Time:  17.3. - 23.3.2023

Place: Kontinkangas Campus

Organizers: Biocenter Oulu, Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit and Biobank Borealis

Target group: Doctoral students in the fields of Health and Biosciences

Credits: 3 ECTS

Teaching language: English

Course enrolment: Registration via Peppi by 24th February 2023

Acceptance: 12 participants selected on account of a motivation letter

Learning outcomes: 

• Mouse dissection and sample collection for biomedical research
• Preparation of variety of biological samplesBasics in histological methods and image analysis
• Infrastructure available at the Kontinkangas campus for tissue analysis

The course covers the following topics:

• Mouse as an animal model
• Mouse dissection and sample collection
• Histological sample preparation
• Cryo sample preparation
• Whole mount sample preparation
• Principles in electron microscopy sample preparation
• Manual and automated staining and embedding of histological samples
• Principles in selected histological staining methods
• Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization
• Introduction to a pathology laboratory
• Possibilities in utilizing Biobank samples in research
• Primary tissue structures in histology/pathology
• Microscopy and scanning of histological slides
• Basics in image analysis
• Introduction to QuPath image analysis software and exercises
• Introduction to Visiopharm image analysis software and practice

Teaching methods:

• Lectures
• Demonstrations
• Practical work and exercises
• Independent learning

Study material: Online material provided in Moodle