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Basic Research Workshops

Royan Education Department has the ability to hold various basic training courses, workshops, seminars, webinars, and summer schools in stem cell, genetic, embryology, and molecular fields in Iran or countries in the WANA region

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Basic Research Workshops

Basic Biology Workshops

Flow Cytometry
Western Blot
Research Laboratory Skills in Histology
ELISA
General Histology and Immunostaining Techniques
Writing an Original/Review Article
Research Tools
Fundamentals of Bioinformatics
Principles of Working with Laboratory Animals in Research
HPLC Chromatography
Principles of Immunological Methods of Identifying Antigens on The Surface of Cells or Target Tissues with The Help of Antibodies

Genetic Workshops

Basic Methods in Molecular Biology
Genetic Engineering & Molecular Cloning
Basic Methods in Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering
DNA Extraction, PCR, and Gel Electrophoresis
ARRAY CGH, Principles, Applications, and Clinical Genomic Data Interpretation
Real Time PCR
Sanger Sequencing and Data Analyzing

Embryology Workshops

Cell Culture and Cryopreservation
Cryopreservation Techniques and Analysis of Sperm Parameters
Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation by Slow Freezing and Vitrification
Follicle Isolation Following Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation by Slow Freezing and Vitrification Techniques
In Vitro Maturation and Fertilization of Immature Mouse Oocytes
Oocyte and Embryo Cryopreservation
Sperm Function Assessment Tests
Analysis and Preparation of Human Sperm for Intrauterine Insemination

Stem Cell Workshops

Cell Culture Techniques
Cultivation and Maintenance of Neural Stem Cell Line and Differentiation Toward Specific Neural Subtype
Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells to Cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CM)
Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Culture, Proliferation, and Maintenance
Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Culture, Proliferation, and Maintenance
Isolation and Culture of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cell
Isolation of Neonatal Mouse/Rat Cardiomyocytes for In Vitro Studies
Isolation and Culture of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) Derived from Bone Marrow, Adipose Tissue, and Dental Pulp Sources and their Differentiation Toward Osteocyte, Chondrocyte and Adipocyte Cells
Culturing Eye Cells
Introduction to Tissue Engineering
Cartilage and Bone Tissue Engineering
Comprehensive In Vitro Pro-Arrhythmia Analysis Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells-Derived Cardiomyocytes and Multielectrode Array System
Human Heart Microtissue Production
Expressional and Functional Analysis of microRNAs in Stem Cells
Principle of Cell Culture in Clinic Grade Condition, cGMP

Previous International Courses

The Spring School on Stem Cells
This two-day workshop was held on 19th & 20th of May 2021 in Hallab University, Hallab, Suria. The basics of stem cell was taught by Royan Institute researches for medical students.

International courses of Genetic, metabolism, and iPSC production
This course was held from 26th of August till 17th of December 2022 at Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran, for students from Venezuela.

These courses contained the below topics:
• Human embryonic stem cell culture and differentiation technology
• Transgenic zebrafish modeling for drug discovery and genetics
• Molecular medicine and diagnostics
• Alpha/Beta Thalassemia
• Hereditary thrombophilia
• AZF microdeletion
• Clean room facilities
• Cell therapy
• Transfection
• Colony pickup
• Colony expansion and banking