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Relating to Barbara's comments about new equipment, I saw an HT-Confocal
Microscopy setup that Atto is producing that looks quite nice and can scan
several different kinds of plates. Looks interesting...
Mike
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>Hi, Carol,
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>Actually, confocal has been very well adapted to reading microarrays in
>which a number of "spots" of reactive material have been deposited on a
>slide (Affymetrix does slides with up to 10,000 test spots). The sample is
>very different than most of us are used to seeing.
>
>Also, in addition to the more traditional microarrays, there are now arrays
>(typically 10-15 sites) onto which either cells or tissue have been
deposited.
>
>In the SPM arena, they using silicon disks (3" blank wafers) and laying
>down arrays of about 16-36 "spots" of materials.
>
>Scanning microscopy is taking on a whole new meaning!
>
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>At 02:51 PM 1/16/04 -0800, Carol Heckman wrote:
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>>Scott-
>>Just on theoretical grounds, any of the scanning technologies would
>>be difficult to adapt to high-throughput. For one thing, rastering
>>takes time. Even with piezo technologies of moving the probe, a
>>finite and largish amount of time is required to make up the "scene"
>>for viewing. Collecting the whole image simultaneously is a much
>>superior approach, if you want to view a lot of samples
>>fast.
>>
>>Just a thought,
>>Carol
>>
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>>>We don't run courses on "high throughput microscopy" as
>>>such - do you really mean "high throughput"?
>>>
>>>we have run several graduate courses for many years at
>>>Purdue. We are in our 11 consecutive year of offering these
>>>courses. The Engineering courses were introduced 3 years
>>>ago and we teach several courses that are designed
>>>specifically for engineering students going into our
>>>biomedical engineering program, many of whom don't have
>>>strong bio backgrounds.
>>>
>>>BMS 524: Introduction to Confocal Microscopy and Image
>>>analysis (1CR)
>>>BMS 527: Practical component of above course (1CR)
>>>BMS 633: Confocal microscopy and Image analysis for
>>>Engineering students (2CR) ( includes practical)
>>>
>>>You can have all my lectures in PPT format if you want. I
>>>have openly shared them for many years.
>>>
>>>Paul Robinson
>>>Purdue
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On 15 Jan 2004 at 13:07, Scott Snyder wrote:
>>>
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>>> I am trying to find out just how many courses covering hands on high
>>> throughput microscopy are available to students as part of their
>>> coursework.
>>> Does anyone know of one of these, where and when it is held? I
>>>know these are
>>> pretty rare, I just want to find out how rare.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> D. Scott Snyder, Ph.D.
>>> Lab Manager, Integrated Microscopy Core
>>> Baylor College of Medicine
>>> (713) 798-4952
>>>
>>>
>>>J.Paul Robinson, PhD PH:(765)4940757
>>>Professor of Immunopharmacology
>>>Professor of Biomedical Engineering
>>>Purdue University FAX:(765)4940517
>>>EMAIL:[log in to unmask]
>>>WEB: http://www.cyto.purdue.edu
>>
>>--
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>>Carol A. Heckman, Ph.D.
>>Professor of Biological Sciences
>>Director, Center for Microscopy & Microanalysis
>>Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403
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Michael C. Adams
Microscopy & Imaging Manager for Dr. Clare Waterman-Storer
Laboratory of Cell Motility Studies
Department of Cell Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
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