Lance Davidson, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Kerstin Feistel, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Malcom Fisher, Xenbase, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Matt Guille, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom*
Marko Horb, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA*
Douglas Houston, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Christina James-Zorn, Xenbase, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, Cincinnati, OH*
Jennifer Landino, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Roberto Mayor, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Thomas Naert, Ghent University, , Belgium
Hajime Ogino, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan*
Adam Session, Binghamton University, Vestal, NY
Marta Truchado-Garcia, University of California Berkeley, CA*
Andrea Wills, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Helen Willsey, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
John Young, Simmons University, Boston, MA
Coral Zhou, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Axolotl Neurulation - Nayeli Reyes-Nava
SUM memGFP St16 CNC Explant - Lara Busby
Neural Tube Closure - Lorena Agostini Maia
Support & Stipends:
Major support provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Stipends are available to offset tuition costs as follows:
Please indicate your eligibility for funding in your stipend request submitted when you apply to the course. Stipend requests do not affect selection decisions made by the instructors.
We would like to acknowledge the following companies that provide invaluable support:
Biolyst Scientific, BioVison Technologies, Bruker, Leica Microsystems, Molecular Devices, Narishige, Nikon Instruments, Sutter Instrument, Thorlabs, Zeiss Microscopy
Bitplane software licenses provided by:
Andor / Imaris
Many thanks to the CSHL Microscopy Shared Resource and its Director Erika Wee for significant contributions to the success of the course.
Cost (including board and lodging): $4,790 USD
No fees are due until you have completed the full application process and are accepted into the course.
Before applying, ensure you have (all due by January 16, 2026):
- Personal statement/essay;
- Two Letters of recommendation (required);
- Curriculum vitae/resume (required);
- Financial aid request (optional).
More details.
If you are not ready to fully apply but wish to express interest in applying, receive a reminder two weeks prior to the deadline, and tell us about your financial aid requirements, click below: