October 15-16, 2025
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
October 15-16, 2025
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Do you want to excel at your first job in a laboratory and shorten your learning curve?
Laboratory managers: Do you want to enhance the liquid handling skills of your lab personnel and fast-track their understanding of lab automation?
Enroll in the SLAS Applied Liquid Handling Boot Camp to learn from expert instructors about manual and automated liquid handling, operating automated liquid handling equipment, and drug discovery processes.
This course is essential for scientists at any career stage who have limited or no experience using automated liquid handling equipment.
What you'll gain from this course:
Academia (post-doc and higher): $2,000
Student (Undergrad or graduate)/Unemployed: $500 -- Limited seats available!
Hear more about the course from former SLAS Scientific Director, Lesley Granberg, Ph.D., on a special episode of the New Matter podcast.
This comprehensive course will prepare you for an entry-level position in the growing lab automation and liquid handling field. The course allows for hands-on training on a variety of lab equipment, as well as gold-standard classroom instruction and significant peer group interaction.
This comprehensive course will prepare participants for an entry-level position in the growing lab automation and liquid handling field. The course allows for hands-on training on a variety of lab equipment, as well as gold-standard classroom instruction and significant peer group interaction.
Hotel Options
Carnegie Mellon University has compiled a selection of nearby hotels to assist participants of the Liquid Handling Boot Camp. Some hotels included in this list offer a discounted rate to CMU visitors. Rates may vary.
Airport and Ground Transportation
From Carnegie Mellon’s website:
Pittsburgh International Airport is serviced by 14 airlines and offers nonstop service to more than 50 U.S. cities. You can then rent a car or use one of the available bus or car service options to get to campus or your hotel. The airport is an approximate 45-minute drive to campus.
Tip: Pittsburgh has many tunnels, bridges and construction zones that may slow travel to and from the airport. If you are visiting campus in the morning, you are encouraged to fly to Pittsburgh the day before your visit.
Parking
East Campus Garage
5040 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213
East Campus Garage is the most conveniently located campus parking option for course attendees.
If you are taking a rideshare or taxi, the drop-off is at Gates Hillman Complex, 4902 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213.