Spit Camp provides an open forum environment, scientific lectures, and carefully constructed hands-on lab experiments, in which you will learn both basic and advanced strategies for incorporating saliva into your research. Gain practical knowledge/experience in salivary bioscience, while building relationships, collaborations, sharing ideas and getting valuable feedback.
This two-day, fee-based workshop, led by Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research Core Faculty, was designed for faculty, post-doctoral scholars and fellows. The lecture component covers theoretical perspectives; use of oral fluid as biological specimen; practical aspects of sample handing, collection, and study design; basics of immunoassay used for assaying saliva; and strategies for writing papers, presentations, and proposals. The laboratory component includes hands-on, supervised training on sample processing, salivary immunoassay and kinetic reaction assays. Samples will be collected and assayed, then data will be generated for group discussion and analysis.
