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Congratulations Gisele.  This is so very important!

At the risk of being a little self-promoting, I'd suggest that you 
get at least one copy of "Optimizing Light Microscopy."  It has lots 
of little experiments that would be a big help in developing your lab 
program.  Also, a set of Fluor-Ref slides for teaching the students 
how to calibrate their PMTs, etc.

Information is on our web-site: www.MicroscopyEducation.com, and Ken 
Piel, here in the MME office, can help you with the details.

Best regards and, again, congratulations!!!
Barbara Foster, President

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MME is now scheduling customized, on-site courses through 
September.  Call us today for details.

P. S.
Need a good general reference or light microscopy text for next 
semester? Call us today to learn more about "Optimizing LIght 
Microscopy".  Copies still available through MME... even for 
class-room lots ... and we give quantity discounts. Call Ken Piel at 
(972)954-8011.


At 02:37 PM 6/6/2007, you wrote:
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>
>Hello!  I'd like to introduce myself to the list, since  I am 
>starting a Microscopy Technician Program at Merritt College in 
>Oakland, CA.  We're very excited about this program.  We just had a 
>focus group with a variety of core directors, sales reps, and 
>industry reps to help craft our curriculum.  At first we're going to 
>focus on setting up a one year certificate in fluorescence 
>microscopy, including confocal.  Our curriculum will include general 
>optics, epifluoresence, use of confocal scopes,  specimen prep, 
>tissue culture and sterile technique, good lab practices, 
>experimental design, adobe photoshop, nih image and other software, 
>business practices, scientific ethics, and an emphasis on good 
>written and oral communication skills, plus a summer internship.  In 
>about a year we will expand to include EM and SEM training, with the 
>help of Judy Murphy (who ran the SJDC microscopy program for many years).
>
>I welcome any and all feedback that you'd like to give me, online or offline!
>
>In particular, right now, I'm in the midst of purchasing equipment, 
>and I would love to hear your experience with various scopes and the 
>level of service (in the Bay Area).  We'll purchase one confocal 
>(low or mid-end, inverted), and several fluorescence scopes (both 
>inverted and upright).
>
>thanks,
>Gisele Giorgi, PhD
>Biology, Merritt College
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