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Discovering Cell Biology: a Basic Course in Cell Culture Handling and Cell Viability Assays

Language: English

Period:
1st session: 14 – 17 July 2025
2nd session: 21 – 24 July 2025

Deadline:

30 April 2025

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

  • 1 March 2025 is the early bird application deadline for those interested in applying for the available scholarship.
  • Applications may be closed ahead of the scheduled application deadline in case of early reaching of the maximum number of students eligible for the two sessions.


Program Intensity: Full-time

ECTS: 3

Tuition fees: 500€

Other costs: 100€

This summer school is a full-immersion workshop on cell culture techniques for both adherent and suspension cell lines with particular emphasis on cell viability assays.

In the workshop, schematic theoretical lectures will be given to introduce to the assay protocols and to plan the experimental part that will be hosted in cell biology laboratories.

Students, divided in small groups, will directly execute the experiments under the supervision of a teacher.

This summer school will be repeated in two sessions: 14-17 July 2025 and 21-24 July 2025. In both cases the registration deadline is 30 April 2025. 

The Summer School will be held on campus in Pisa, at Polo Nobili, via Alessandro Volta, 4.

The aim of the Summer School is to introduce students to cell cultivation and basic assays for cell viability to be used in cell biology, pharmacology and toxicology fields. In particular, most assays will be carried out by means of flow cytometry, allowing the students to become familiar with this versatile technology.

Undergraduate and early graduated students in biological/pharmacological/veterinary discipline.

Postgraduate students as well as junior and senior researchers who intend to take their first steps in the field of manipulation and study of cell lines and/or flow cytometry.

This Summer School is not intended for researchers with consolidated experience in the manipulation of cell cultures and/or flow cytometry.

Admission Requirements

Respected the target outlined in the Who can apply paragraph, this Summer School has no formal prerequisites. Students will be fully trained for all the activities they experience.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

  • The Summer School will be activated with at least 6 students
  • The maximum number of participants is set to 8 students
  • Applications may be closed ahead of the scheduled application deadline in case of early reaching of the maximum number of students eligible for the two sessions

Required Documents

  • Identity Document (*PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student*)
  • Enrolment Form
  • Curriculum Vitae

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required.

Application has to be submitted via Alice portal following the instructions of the “How to apply” page.

Tuition fees: 500€

Other costs: 100€ (for didactic material)

Pay fees by Debit/Credit Card or PayPal online using the following: Payment Form 


NOTICE:

  • International students without Italian Tax Code: please tick the box ‘Anonymous’ in order to disable the field ‘Italian personal ID/VAT number’.
  • Please type your NAME and SURNAME next to the pre-filled text of the field ‘Reason’
  • Please pay only after receiving the admission letter


REFUND POLICY:

  • Within the 15 May 2025 fees will be refunded to foreign students who demonstrate that they have failed to obtain a visa by submitting the documentation issued to them by the embassy. The refund amount will be for the entire fee.
  • After the 15 May 2025 there will be no refund of the paid tution fees.


Fundings

One scholarship, covering the amount of the tuition fee, will be assigned on the basis of the country income group, the motivation letter and in case of a tie to the youngest student among those who apply to the Summer School by 1 March 2025 and request the scholarship writing an email to Prof. Leonardo Rossi leonardo.rossi@unipi.it 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: 1 March 2025 is the early bird application deadline for those interested in applying for the available scholarship.

Contacts

Coordinator
Prof. Leonardo Rossi leonardo.rossi@unipi.it 

Website http://discovering-cell-biology.med.unipi.it/    

Summer/Winter School Office support.summerschool@unipi.it 

 

  • Università di Pisa
  • Lungarno Pacinotti, 43
  • P.I. 00286820501 C.F. 80003670504
  • T. +39 050 221 2111
  • N. Verde Studenti 800018600​
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