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Who is invited?
We cordially invite secondary school students interested in natural and medical sciences to participate in a practical microbiology course that will help them to make important decisions in terms of further career path and self-development.
Are you wondering how the work of a biotechnologist/laboratory diagnostician/biologist/chemist looks like in practice? Would you like to meet your own microorganisms? Do you want to conduct your own laboratory experiments under the watchful eye of specialists from the field? The course we propose is just for YOU 🙂
Programme
During the course, you will get familiarized with practical aspects of working in a microbiological laboratory, but also with your personal microbes – you will observe how bacteria grow in liquid cultures and on plates, how their cells look like under the microscope, you will learn how to use laboratory equipment, prepare reagents, media and samples for microscopic visualisations. Furthermore, you will conduct a research experiment under supervision of specialists in order to propose a method of combating a given microorganism and you will analyze the obtained results.
Day I
- Theoretical introduction enriched with multimedia presentations and films
- Basic laboratory equipment available in the microbiological laboratory. How to handle scales, pipettes, pH meters, loops, spreaders, autoclaves?
- Good Laboratory Practices
- How to culture and store bacteria and fungi (nutrients, temperature requirements)
- How to prepare the necessary chemical reagents?
- How to kill bacteria and whether we are effective at it? (physical, chemical methods, antibiotics)
During the course, you will on your own: prepare laboratory equipment, media and reagents for the cultivation of microorganisms, set up cultures of bacteria and fungi, conduct an experiment estimating what approaches can be used to kill a given bacterial strain.
Day II
- Theoretical introduction enriched with multimedia presentations and films
- How does a microscope work?
- How the bacteria and fungi look like under a microscope and grown on a plate?
- Different methods of preparation and staining of microbiological samples for microscopic observations
- How diverse are bacteria and where do they live?
- Do bacteria only harm humans or whether they also provide notable benefits for them?
- Which bacteria and fungi accompany us in everyday life? Observation of your own microflora
During the course you will conduct the experiments on your own: you will meet the microbiological companions of your life – you will observe how bacteria and fungi grow on plates and how their cells look like under a microscope, you will learn how to use a microscope, prepare samples for microscopic observations in addition you will interpret the research results collected during the previous day and suggest which of the analyzed antibacterial approaches would be the best to combat the given bacterial strain.
General Information
The training will be conducted in small groups (up to 8 people) in the Research & Development Laboratory of IFB UG & MUG (20 Podwale Przedmiejskie street, 80-824 Gdańsk, Poland). Each participant will conduct all the experiments on his own in order to obtain the necessary laboratory practice. The courses will be conducted by experienced academia teachers, specialists and practitions in the field. The participants will receive certificates confirming acquisition of the listed practical skills.
If you need a specialized course from the field of science popularisation, molecular biology, microbiology, ISO standards, bioinformatics or chemistry feel free to contact our team. We collaborate with specialists from various fields and may prepare an individual offer for your group. Contact details:
dr Agata Motyka-Pomagruk (agata.motyka-pomagruk@ug.edu.pl; +48 606 406 058)
dr Wojciech Śledź (wojciech.sledz@biotech.ug.edu.pl; +48 603 297 737)
*VAT exemption
In the case of participation in the training of an employee raising professional qualifications and financing from public funds, it is possible to obtain a tax exemption after providing an appropriate statement. The statement should be signed by an authorized person. The scanned statement should be sent during registration for the course; the original can be delivered on the start date.