Hands on: Free Floating IHC-Technique and Confocal Microscopy

Practical Workshop

Course description:
This course deals with the method of Free Floating-immunohistochemical stainings for tissue sections. Already prepared brain sections of mice will be used for staining and subsequently analyzed by Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy (LSM). Content-related, participants will get insights into the process of "adult neurogenesis" in the brain of mammals.  

The aim of the course is to learn new techniques which can be easily adopted to other research fields than neurobiology.   

Remark: Basic pipetting skills are mandatory.

Trainers: PD Dr. rer. nat. Julia Leschik, Prof. Dr. Beat Lutz,  Institute of Physiological Chemistry, JGU Mainz

Target audience: early career researchers 

Maximum number of participants: 4

Minimum number of participants: 2

Next workshop: September 14-16, 2026

• September 14: 11.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.
• September 15 + 16: 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.

Venue: BFZ (JGU-Campus, building #2422), 3rd floor, Duesbergweg 6, Mainz
               
For the workshop, 1 CP for scientific skills training can be credited.