SLAS2016 Short Course Program
The SLAS2016 Short Course Program provides in-depth instruction on topics, issues and techniques related to the laboratory science and technology community.
Please click the course title below to see further details regarding each SLAS2016 Short Course.
Short Course Only registration is available; you need not be registered for the SLAS2016 Conference and Exhibition to attend a short course, but must register for the individual course that you wish to attend.
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING COURSE MATERIALS:
- Courses below listed as 'Laptop Required' require registrants to bring their own computer. Internet and charging stations are provided free of charge in each course room. Software specifics are included within each individual course description. SLAS does not provide computers for course participants.
- Printed course materials (books, handouts, etc…) will not be available for SLAS2016 short courses. Registered participants will receive access to download materials for the individual course(s) for which they are registered in advance of SLAS2016 and should plan to either print these materials on their own or to bring their own laptop or tablet device to view and take notes within the electronic (PDF) materials during their SLAS2016 course. Charging stations will be available for student laptops/devices free of charge in all SLAS2016 course rooms.
Register Now for SLAS2016 Short Courses.
Course Title |
Course Hours |
Industry
Member |
Industry
Non-Member |
Academic /
Government
Member |
Academic /
Government
Non-Member |
Student |
Saturday, January 23, 2016 - One-Day Courses |
3D Cell-Based Assays for Drug De-Risking
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Introduction to Laboratory Automation
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Lab-on-a-Chip: From Technology to Bioanalysis on Chip
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Multiparametric Analysis of Scientific Image Data (Laptop Required; NEW!)
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Sunday, January 24, 2016 - One-Day Courses |
Establishing Cell-Based Assays for Screening
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Cross Functional Project Management for Technical Professionals
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Data Management in the Age of Big Data, Mobile, and the Cloud
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Derivation of iPS Cells and Maintenance Techniques of iPS-Derived Cells for Use in High-Throughput Screening and Disease Modeling
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Digital Image Processing and Analysis for the Laboratory Scientist: Theory and Application (Laptop Required)
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
High-Content Screening: An Introduction to Instrumentation, Assay Development, Screening, Image and Data Analysis (NEW!)
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Study Design and Statistical Analysis for High Throughput Screening (HTS) Experiments (NEW!)
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Affinity-Based, Biophysical Methods for Screening and Mechanistic Studies
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Lab-on-a-Chip: Case Studies in Diagnostics and Screening (NEW!)
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Liquid Handling Essentials (Interactive Course)
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$850 |
$950 |
$700 |
$800 |
N/A |
Next Generation Sequencing Technology Fundamentals and Applications
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Sample Management: Best Practice, Trends and Challenges
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$650 |
$750 |
$525 |
$625 |
$75 |
Sunday, January 24, 2016 - Half-Day Courses |
Screening Strategies for Drug Discovery: Matching Tools With Solutions (Half-Day; NEW!)
|
8:30 am - Noon |
$325 |
$375 |
$275 |
$315 |
$75 |
Gene Editing for Drug Discovery (Half-Day; NEW!)
|
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
$325 |
$375 |
$275 |
$315 |
$75 |
Saturday, January 23 & Sunday, January 24, 2016 - Two-Day Course |
Getting Started with Excel and VBA in the Laboratory (Laptop Required)
|
8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
$1,300 |
$1,500 |
$1,050 |
$1,250 |
$150 |
*Student registrants must provide copy of valid/current student ID during registration.
SLAS2016 Short Course Planning Committee
Sue Holland-Crimmin, GSK — Chair
Andrew Napper, Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research
Burkhard Schaefer, BSSN Software
Martin Valler, BoehringerIngelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Questions?
Amy McGorry, SLAS Manager, Events and Education
amcgorry@slas.org