Allergy School Report
The place of "omics" in the diagnostic lab: Update on Allergy & Clinical Immunology laboratory methods7 - 11 October 2013,
Greifswald, Germany
From 7–11 October, 18 young researchers from all around the globe wanting to apply functional genomics to their projects met in the lovely university town of Greifswald, in Germany, for an allergy school on ‘The place of ‘omics’ in the diagnostic lab: update on allergy & clinical immunology laboratory methods’.
The school took the format of a 1/1 lecture to laboratory ratio. In the morning sessions international and local experts described on the application of omics to clinical research, covering areas such as epigenetics, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and next generation sequencing. Afternoon sessions were dedicated to hands-on laboratory work, with various proteomics workflows explored from start to finish, including 2D-gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting. Participants were able to work with their own samples, providing them with an opportunity to perform preliminary analyses.
The combination of thought-provoking lectures, poster presentations, group laboratory work and an excellent social programme enabled extensive discussions between the participants and speakers. Special thanks are due to the Chair of the meeting, Dr Christian Scharf, and to the local laboratory helpers, Katrin Darm, Laura Rethschulte and Dr Simone Venz.
Last updated 20 October 2014