1- Methods of Molecular Identification of Filamentous Fungi
 
Getting to know the importance and principles of molecular identification in systematic studies of fungi
Principles of fungal genome extraction methods 
Practical training on DNA extraction
Theoretical and practical principles of PCR and electrophoresis
 
2- Principles of Isolation, Phenotypic Identification and Cultivation of Filamentous Fungi
 
Principles of phenotypic identification of fungi using macromorphology and micromorphology
Training fungi cultivation
Purification of fungi using single spore
Practical training on slide culture preparation, preparation of wet mount and staining fungi
Training on preparation of spore suspension with a certain spore population
 
3- Methods for Short-Term and Long-Term Preservation of Filamentous Fungi
Principles of short-term preservation of fungi up to several month in 4ºC 
Principles of long-term preservation of fungi for more than 1 year using cryopreservation method in -80 ºC
Principles of quality control process before, after and during preservation of fungi
Principles of reviving fungi after preservation
Calculating the efficiency of the preservation process in maintaining the viability of cells
 
4- Training Course on Isolation and Purification of Photosynthesizers Including Diatoms, Cyanobacteria and Microalgae
 
An introduction to microalgae
Methods of preparing culture media for photosynthetic microalgae 
Methods of purification and preservation of microalgae
An introduction to morphological identification of microalgae
 
5- Principles of DNA Extraction and PCR Protocols of Microalgae (Algae, Diatoms and Cyanobacteria)
An introduction to microalgae and optimum methods of DNA extraction 
Principles of identification and PCR of microalgae
PCR (Practical)
Gel electrophoresis and PCR troubleshooting 
 
6- Workshop on Hematococcus and Extraction of Astaxanthin
An overview of Hematococcus morphology
Preparing culture media and cultivation of Hematococcus microalgae
An overview of methods of creating physiological changes in Hematococcus microalgae
Preliminary introduction to principles of extracting astaxanthin and determination of pigment content using spectrophotometric method
 
7- An introduction to Dunaliella and its Cultivation in Laboratory Scale 
Morphology of Dunaliella
Methods of cultivation in laboratory scale
 
8- An Introduction to Spirulina Cyanobacterium and Determination of its Phycocyanin Content
An overview of Spirulina and its pigments
Principles of extraction and methods of measurement 
Measurement of phycocyanins with spectrophotometric methods
 
9- Evaluation of Probiotic Products/Strains According to the National Standard 19459
An introduction to probiotic microorganisms 
Isolation of acid lactic bacteria
Examination of probiotic properties (all the items mentioned in national standard 19459)
Practical tests: catalase, haemolysis activity, acid resistance, bile resistance, resistance to gastric enzymes
10- Food Microbiology: Evaluation of Contaminating and Pathogenic Microorganisms in Food and Cosmetic Industries
An introduction to contaminating microorganisms in food products
Methods of search, identification and counting microorganisms
Investigation of microbial contamination in meat, diary, confectionary and chocolate product samples
Practical workshop on isolation of contaminating and pathogenic microorganisms from a food product sample and a diary sample, identification, counting microorganisms using colony count and MPN method with confirmation tests
 
11- Microbial Culture Collections: Methods for Long-Term Preservation of Microorganisms (Theory)
The principles of developing microbial culture collections, racking and data storage systems
The principles and different methods for preservation and quality control of microorganisms including bacteria, archaea and fungi
 
12- Microbial Culture Collections: Methods for Long-Term Preservation of Microorganisms (Theory and Practical): 
 
The principles of developing microbial culture collections, racking and data storage systems
An introduction to different preservation methods (short-term and long-term)
Long-term cryopreservation of microorganisms in deep-freezing temperatures: sample in practical section: bacterial strain 
Long-term preservation of microorganisms using Lyophilization/ Freeze-drying method: sample in practical section: bacterial strain 
Quality control of the stored strains: Evaluation of the storage method and recovery potential after storage
Recovery of a lyophilized ampoule containing a microbial strain
 
13- Long-Term Cryopreservation of Bacteria in Deep-Freezing Temperatures (Theory and Practical): 
The principles of developing microbial culture collections, racking and data storage systems
The principles of long-term preservation of microorganisms
Long-term preservation of extremophile and non-extremophile bacteria in deep-freezing temperatures (Cryopreservation) 
Quality control of the stored strains: Evaluation of the storage method and recovery potential after storage
 
14- Long-Term Cryopreservation of Fungi (Theory and Practical)
The principles of developing microbial culture collections, racking and data storage systems
The principles of long-term preservation of microorganisms
Long-term cryopreservation of molds and yeasts in deep-freezing temperatures: sample in practical section: filamentous fungus strain 
Quality control of the stored strains: Evaluation of the storage method and recovery potential after storage
 
15- Long-Term Preservation of Microorganisms Using Lyophilization/ Freeze-Drying Method (Theory and Practical)
 
The principles of long-term preservation of microorganisms
Long-term preservation of microorganisms using Lyophilization/ Freeze-drying method: sample in practical section: bacterial strain 
Quality control of the stored strains: Evaluation of the storage method and recovery potential after storage
Recovery of a lyophilized ampoule containing a microbial strain