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 Meet the Professor Paddy Ross  
        Osteoclast culture - techniques and applications  Topics to be covered Methods for isolation of osteoclast precursors and use 
        thereof to generate osteoclasts in vitro.  Methods for analysis of cytokine-stimulated osteoclast 
        signaling.  Approaches to meaningful assay in vitro of osteoclast 
        differentiation, morphology and function. Use of retro- lenti- and adenoviral approaches to introduce 
        proteins into osteoclasts and/or their precursors.
  Educational Goals  At the end of the discussion attendees will: 
        Understand the cellular and molecular basis of osteoclast differentiation.Have detailed protocols for generating osteoclasts, performing signal 
          transduction studies and analyzing osteoclast function.
 Target audience Basic scientists interested in performing experiments in 
        osteoclast biology.
 Teaching methods Discussion of studies performed in the laboratories of 
        leading osteoclast researchers. |