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Human iPSC Platforms for 2D and 3D Disease Modeling: Brain Disorders and Beyond

Get hands on experience in handling induced pluripotent stem and differentiating these

into neural and glial cells. Learn how to repair or knock in single nucleotides using

CRISPR-Cas9 in practice and theory and gain experience with growing 3D retinal

organoids.

On top of the practical skills, you will learn the theoretical background and have keynote

lectures by experts in the field.

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Monday 21 September 2026, at 09:00 - Friday 25 September 2026, at 16:00

We are excited to announce that the registration for our PhD Course on ” Human iPSC Platforms for 2D and 3D Disease Modelling: Brain Disorders and Beyond” at the University of Copenhagen is now open. The course is taking place September 21-25, 2026, at Frederiksberg Campus. Application deadline August 24, 2026. There are 18 available seats on the course.

KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED AFTER THE COURSE:
-Understanding of pluripotent stem cell derivation
-Knowledge of pluripotency states
-Insight into early neural development and patterning cues
-Overview of iPSC-to-neural, astrocyte, and microglia
differentiation protocols
-Knowledge of state-of-the-art PSC culture methods
-Techniques for 2D/3D neural and astrocyte differentiation
-Methods for generating microglia from PSCs
-Application of 2D/3D cultures in research and translation
-Expertise in how to use and apply CRISPR guides in
gene-editing of PSC
-Knowledge of AI applications in research