EASL Basic School of Hepatology: Liver Cell Isolation and Characterisation

Programm (PDF)

Techniques for isolating non-parenchymal liver cells constitute a basic method for research in hepatology. The techniques to be practiced during the course have been developed and published by internationally renowned hepatologists and further modified or adapted by our group. In order to prepare for the workshop, we will provide a course book as well as relevant literature. Participants will get the opportunity to take part in three different hands-on groups. They will choose 2 hands-on courses themselves and a third hands-on course will be assigned for practical reasons. We will train participants in small groups of 6 persons, such that everyone gets to conduct the experiments him-/ herself.or the soft skills part of the course, participants will be asked to submit a short abstract of their own research. Prior to the course, the faculty will select some of these abstracts for 5-minute presentations. Furthermore, participants will be provided with recent literature and will be asked to prepare a short peer review of the selected publications (1 per participant). Editorial board members in the faculty will discuss these publications and give insight into the work of an editor and their perspective on publishing.