Advanced Aerobiology course

Advanced Aerobiology Course 2011

Measuring allergens and other aerobiological material

The National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit at the University of Worcester hosted the AAC in August 2011.

  

20 students from all over Europe and the States attended the 5 day course which combined a variety of lectures and practical sessions with the aim of introducing participants to a range of cutting-edge techniques used in sampling and analysing aerobiological material including

  • What are allergens?
  • Allergens and human health
  • The use of immunoanalysis in agriculture
  • The use of Low Volume and High Volume sampling systems
  • Immuno-fluorescent techniques in aerobiology
  • ELISA analysis
  • Lateral Flow devices
  • Molecular techniques in aerobiology
  • Data analysis and interpretation

  

  

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