Practical course on nanobody discovery technology
A five-day practical course for early-stage researchers on how to discover and engineer nanobodies – single domain antibodies derived from the heavy chain only immunoglobulins of camelids (llamas, alpacas and camels):
When: 26-30 October 2026.
Where: Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire UK (link to map)
What you will learn about:
- Phage display and selection of nanobodies
- Expression, purification and characterisation of nanobodies
- Data management and machine learning applied to nanobodies
Course overview:
Monday 26th October: Nanobody fundamentals
Tuesday 27th October: Nanobody screening
Wednesday 28th October: Hit selection, expression & purification
Thursday 29th October: Nanobody binding & characterisation
Friday 30th October: Nanobody engineering
Who should apply:
The course is open to early career post-doctoral researchers and PhD students with at least one years’ laboratory experience and a background in biochemistry, molecular biology or related fields.
The number of places on the course is limited to ten and participants will be selected based on their motivation statement and all applicants are required to provide a letter of support from their support letters from their supervisor/PI. During the course, participants will have the opportunity to give a 10-minute short presentation on their research projects.
Registration fee:
The registration fee for the course is £250 for participants from academic institutions and includes all course materials, meals and four nights’ accommodation (26th – 29th October) in the on-site guest house (link to Ridgeway House website).
Payment:
Participants will be able to pay via bank transfer on receipt of a sales invoice from the Rosalind Franklin Institute. The invoice and instructions for payment will be communicated via email on acceptance.
Application deadline:
11:59pm Tuesday 30th June
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