Applications CFU Assay Course-CA-Spring

A hands-on training program from STEMCELL Technologies focused on the Colony-Forming Unit (CFU) assay, an in vitro cell culture method used to enumerate hematopoietic progenitor cells. The spring California session combines lecture-based instruction with wet-lab practice in methylcellulose-based culture systems, where participants plate mononuclear cell suspensions and identify erythroid, granulocytic, and multilineage colonies after approximately 14 days of incubation.

Topics include media preparation, plating density optimization, standardized scoring criteria, and troubleshooting artifacts such as clumping or contamination. Attendees receive a course manual, reagents for the wet-lab portion, and a certificate of completion at the end of the multi-day session.