Medical Biofilm Techniques 2010

The course is focused on medical biofilms with examples from urinary tract infections to cystic fibrosis lung infections. The techniques include setup and running of biofilm flow cell systems, fluorescence in situ hybridization, various advanced imaging techniques, image analysis, flow cytometry and demonstration of biofilm techniques in experimental animal research. There will be morning and late afternoon lectures, the rest of the day will be laboratory demonstrations and work.