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As a scientist, your skill sets, goals, and focus evolve during your career. Thermo Fisher Scientific wants to help you with your life sciences journey by providing a centralized source for educational services and training resources. Specialized application scientists with extensive knowledge in experimental design best practices, workflow training, and instrument troubleshooting provide an innovative and interactive educational experience.
We offer courses in these technology and application areas:
Ion Torrent next-generation sequencing
Ion Torrent technology combines massively parallel semiconductor chip sequencing with natural chemistry to directly translate chemical information into digital data. Course topics include library construction, template preparation, sequence generation, and data analysis.
Sanger sequencing & fragment analysis
Applied Biosystems genetic analyzers for DNA sequencing and fragment analysis applications feature proven capillary electrophoresis technology and utilize our high-quality capillaries, polymers, and BigDye Terminator chemistry. Course topics include workflow setup and optimization, instrument familiarization, preparing and running samples and standards, data analysis software, and troubleshooting.
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PCR | Real-time PCR
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PCR-based applications are essential to many laboratory workflows and techniques including gene expression analysis, cloning, absolute quantification, genotyping, DNA sequencing, pathogen detection and quantification, protein analysis and pharmacogenomics. Training courses are available for endpoint PCR, real-time PCR (qPCR), and digital PCR (dPCR), and address a range of topics including experimental design and execution, assay and primer design, sample preparation, nucleic acid purification, data analysis, complete workflow applications, and troubleshooting methods.
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Learn the fundamentals of mammalian cell engineering using high efficiency gene editing systems like CRISPR-Cas9. Course topics include experimental design, selection and synthesis of target-specific molecules (guide RNA, TALENs), optimizing transfection, analysis of editing efficiency, and troubleshooting.
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Cell analysis | Cell culture
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Cell culture
Optimize your techniques for culturing tissue-derived cells with best practices and troubleshooting tips for maintaining healthy cell lines and obtaining the most accurate and reproducible results in downstream applications.
Flow cytometry
Flow cytometry is a powerful tool that can be used in a significant number of cell analysis applications ranging from phenotyping to cell health and viability. Courses cover basics of flow cytometry, fluidics, optics and electronics overview, workspace setup, performance tracking, and data acquisition and analysis.
High-content screening
Gain advanced understanding of high-content analysis instruments, applications and Thermo Scientific HCS Studio Cell Analysis Software. Courses cover tools and best practices for assay development including scanning plates, analyzing images, and viewing data in a variety of hands-on scenarios.
Laser capture microdissection
Laser capture microdissection (LCM) is an automated sample preparation technique that enables isolation of specific cells from a mixed population under microscopic visualization. Courses cover tissue sample preparation, LCM, RNA isolation from captured cells, and RNA amplification from nanogram quantities.
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Microarray analysis
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Microarray technology enables an opportunity to perform high resolution whole genome analyses in large study sizes with complex samples. The genetics of complex traits, discovery of biomarkers, and determination DNA variation are some of the application areas that can be advanced with microarray analysis. Course topics range from experimental design and assays and laboratory workflows through to data analysis pipelines.
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Stay up-to-date on the latest techniques in protein expression, purification, and analysis. Course topics include maximizing protein expression through best practices in mammalian and insect cell culturing, gene delivery, protein harvest, selecting the most compatible protein isolation and characterization methods, and identifying steps where optimization can have the most impact to improve results.
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Stem cell research
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Gain confidence with stem cell techniques and optimizing results in stem cell research workflows. Course topics include culturing and characterization of pluripotent stem cells, reprogramming to create induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and methods for directed differentiation.
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We offer various learning environments to suit your busy schedule, budget, and educational needs:
Training center
Get away from the day-to-day responsibilities of the lab and dedicate time to focus on your education needs. Courses are hosted at Thermo Fisher Scientific Training Center sites to provide professional, interactive education that includes classroom instruction and hands-on training in the laboratory. Training Center courses include laboratory reagents, consumables, and course materials. Travel and other incidental expenses relating to the training are the responsibility of the attendee.
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Customer site
Hands-on—Benefit by having training on your instrument in your lab. Courses are offered at your location by a Field Application Scientist (FAS) to provide professional, interactive education that includes hands-on instruction in your laboratory.
Lecture-based—Benefit by having training in your lab. Courses are offered at your location by a Field Application Scientist (FAS) to provide professional, interactive education that includes classroom lectures and discussion.
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LabCoat Live
Learn a specific application in as little as 1 week. Courses provide interactive education via online lectures and a self-paced hands-on experiment using provided protocols and reagents that we ship to your lab.
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eLearning
Discover new areas of interest and learn about life science topics at your own pace. Courses provide education via on-demand, pre-recorded webinars.
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See our library of educational tools on a range of application areas including cell analysis, protein biology, flow cytometry, stem cell research, antibodies, and more.
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