This intensive lecture and laboratory course is designed for scientists, typically at the early principal investigator, postdoctoral or graduate stages, interested in using mouse models to study mammalian development, stem cells and cancer. The lecture portion of the course, taught by leaders in the field, provides the conceptual basis for contemporary research in embryogenesis, organogenesis in development and disease, embryonic, adult and induced pluripotent stem cells and cancer biology.

The laboratory and workshop portions of the course provide hands-on introduction to engineering of mouse models, stem cell technologies and tissue analyses. 

Support & Stipends:

Major support provided by: National Cancer Institute.

We would like to acknowledge the following companies that provided invaluable support:
Microscopes: BioTek Instruments, Leica Microsystems Inc, Nikon  Instruments, Inc, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Equipment: Electron Microscopy Sciences, Leica Biosystems, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Sutter Instrument Company, Eppendorf North America, Narishige International USA
Animal Donations: Charles River Laboratories, Taconic Bioscience, Inc, The Jackson Laboratory
Donations: Biolegend, Cosmo Bio Co, Ltd

Stipends are available to offset tuition costs as follows:

• US applicants (National Cancer Institute).


• Interdisciplinary Fellowships (transitioning from outside biology) & Scholarships (transitioning from other biological disciplines) (Helmsley Charitable Trust).


• International applicants (Howard Hughes Medical Institute).

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.