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GE Healthcare offers basic courses in titration and scanning calorimetry.

The basic courses are designed for new users who have purchased a MicroCal iTC₂₀₀, Auto-iTC₂₀₀, or VP-ITC system or recently moved to a lab performing calorimetry.  New users will get a jump start on their research by attending the training course.

Course instruction includes a combination of lectures, interactive sessions, hands-on experimentation, and individual instruction based upon the background and application of each student. Each student will receive a training manual with all training materials.

The basic ITC training course offers instruction in titration calorimetry theory and practical use on the iTC₂₀₀.  This course includes discussions on the history of calorimetry, binding theory and traditional binding studies, theory of titration calorimetry and applications, and the use of ITC data to determine binding parameters.  In addition to these classroom discussions, each participant will benefit from hands-on instruction in instrument setup, maintenance and cleaning, basic ITC experimentation and data analysis, assessing the quality of ITC data, and advanced ITC experimentation including unknown samples and troubleshooting.   ITC training will be conducted on MicroCal iTC₂₀₀ instruments but will cover information needed for MicroCal VP-ITC users.

The basic DSC training course offers instruction in scanning calorimetry theory and practical use of the MicroCal VP-DSC and MicroCal VP-Capillary DSC platforms.  This course includes discussions on the history of calorimetry and MicroCal, theory and traditional stability studies, theory of scanning calorimetry and applications, and the use of DSC data to determine stability parameters.  In addition to these classroom discussions, each participant will be trained in instrument setup, maintenance and cleaning, basic DSC experimentation and data analysis, assessing the quality of DSC data, and advanced DSC experimentation including unknown samples and troubleshooting.  The DSC course will be conducted on both the MicroCal VP-DSC and VP-Capillary DSC instruments.