Laser microdissection tool for cellular/molecular research: basics and applications

Hosted by the Microscopy and Cytometry Facility, and sponsored by Carl Zeiss MicroImaging

Event details
When Tue Feb 14, 2012
01:00 pm 02:00 pm
Where Millennium Science Complex N-050 Copper
Contact Person John Cantolina
814-863-0294
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The Microscopy and Cytometry Facility will be hosting a lecture and a series of equipment demonstrations by Jack Garner, Systems Specialist at Carl Zeiss MicroImaging.

Lecture

The lecture is entitled "Laser microdissection tool for cellular/molecular research: basics and applications."

Equipment demo

The equipment for demo is the Zeiss PALM MicroBeam Laser Microdissection System — used for isolating groups of cells, single cells and cell components for molecular/cell biology, genomics and proteomics, forensics, cancer and stem cell research.

The first equipment demo will be held in MSC N-032 (basement) immediately following the lecture.

Additional demos

Additional demos will be conducted in MSC N-032, as follows:

Potential users are encouraged to attend and perform hands-on test of the system with their own samples.

Contacts

To schedule

Please contact John Cantolina (jjc16@psu.edu or 863-0294) to schedule a session for demo and/or prepare samples for test.

For information

For more information about the demo and this technique, please contact Greg Ning, Director of the Microscopy and Cytometry Facility.