Applications CFU Assay Course-CA-Fall

Offered as a hands-on training program by STEMCELL Technologies, this California-based fall course teaches researchers how to perform and interpret colony forming unit (CFU) assays for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Participants work with methylcellulose-based culture media to enumerate erythroid, myeloid, and multilineage colonies such as BFU-E, CFU-GM, and CFU-GEMM, gaining practical experience in cell culture underlay techniques, plating at defined cell densities, and standardized scoring criteria used in research and preclinical transplantation studies. Instruction also covers assay controls, common sources of variability, and troubleshooting strategies for low colony yield or ambiguous morphology. The course is structured around a mix of lecture and laboratory time, making it appropriate for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, lab managers, and principal investigators who want to build confidence with functional hematopoiesis assays or refresh core techniques before launching new studies. As a research use only educational offering from STEMCELL Technologies, it pairs naturally with the company's MethoCult media and related reagents for sustained workflow continuity after the session concludes.