Friday, November 10, 2006

 
The MI Centre 
81–103 Euston Street, 
London   NW1 2EZ 

This meeting will provide an introduction to new applications in flow cytometry. It will consist of a comprehensive overview of what is new in this field. The overall meeting objective will be to provide an update on new technology.

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Talks include

Multiparametric flow cytometry

Mr Ian Dimmick,Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle

Instrumentation has increased in it’s speed and capability, noteably the sensitivity levels at which we can work and the speed of analysis and sorting. I would like to start with the importance of good quality control and maintenance of flow cytometers, the importance of good colour compensation and the benefits of the detection of multiple parameters from cells situated in the same test tube.

 

A Multi-Laser Approach to Apoptosis

Gary Warnes, Flow Cytometry & Imaging Manager, Institute of Cell & Molecular Science, Queen Mary's College, London University

The advent of commercial multi-laser flow cytometers allows the combination of numerous flow cytometric apoptosis assays in a multi-functional manner. Multi-laser instrumentation not only permits the detection of phosphotidylserine flipping by annexin V and cell viability but can simultaneously measure superoxide generation and mitochondrial membrane potential changes occurring during apoptosis in a time-dependent manner. The simultaneous detection of numerous apoptotic events by use of multi-laser flow cytometers, allows the investigator to elucidate the order of events involved in apoptosis in a time-dependent manner.

 

Applications of novel developments from Beckman Coulter

Norman Maidment, Life Science Discovery & Laboratory Automation, Beckman Coulter UK Ltd

 

Additional speakers include

 

Prof Derek Davies , FACS Laboratory, London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK

 

Dr Lyle Armstrong, PhD, Centre for Stem Cell Biology & Developmental Genetics

University of Newcastle upon Tyne

 

Prof Paul J Smith, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, CardiffUniversity

 

New Applications for Flow Cytometry