Exopol invites you to the second edition of the EXOone qPCR kits training course, which will take place at our facilities in Zaragoza on May 15 and 16.

During this practical course, you will have the opportunity of learning and improving hands-on your skills for qPCR diagnosis (samples' pretreatment, extraction, amplification, and interpretation). All this in a professional environment and surrounded by other colleagues from different laboratories and countries.

The course will be conducted in English and will be aimed at both professionals who are new to the use of qPCR for veterinary diagnosis and more experienced users.

Wednesday, May 15th

09.30-10.00 Welcome coffee

10.00-12.30 Visit of our facilities and explanation of the workflow Dr. Gema Chacón Pérez, DVM PhD. - Head of the Diagnostic Department

12.30-13.30 Lunch and coffee

13.30-16.30 Pretreatment of samples and extraction of nucleic acids Dr. José Luis Arnal Bernal, MSc. and Sofía Lázaro Gaspar, MSc. - Department of Molecular & Cellular

20.00 Dinner

Thursday May 16th

09.15-11.00 Real-time PCR: amplification of nucleic acids Dr. José Luis Arnal Bernal, MSc. and Sofía Lázaro Gaspar, MSc. - Department of Molecular & Cellular

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.30-13.30 Interpretation of results Dr. José Luis Arnal Bernal, MSc. and Sofía Lázaro Gaspar, MSc. - Department of Molecular & Cellular

14.00-16.00 Lunch

17.30 Social event. Visit of Aljaferia Palace in Zaragoza.