Workshop: Quantification and characterization of microorganisms by flow cytometry Place: ISAC Meeting Date: Monday May 24th, 2004 Time: 2PM to 4PM Co-chairs : Gerald Gregori and Philippe Lebaron The goal of this workshop is to introduce people to the kinds of qualitative and quantitative measurements that can be readily assessed by flow Cytometry with particular reference to microorganisms. Because of their wide biodiversity including (algae, protozoa, bacteria, and virus), their high abundances, and their large variety of metabolic activities which makes them ubiquitous, microorganisms represent a key component in various fields such as biotechnologies, food science, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, human health, and environmental studies (both aquatic and terrestrial). To enhance our understanding of the heterogeneity and complexity of the microbial populations, their direct analysis must be done at the single cell level and requires a non-invasive interrogation of the cells. The development of analytical flow cytometry, together with advances in the field of fluorescent probes have enabled this rapid and semi-automatic technique to provide a powerful means of measurement of a wide range of cell characteristics. This workshop will concentrate on how to study organisms by flow cytometry at the single cell level using scatter and various probes such as fluorochromes in order to gain accurate data representation of populations identified within heterogeneous natural samples. In this workshop too there will only be short presentations followed by open discussions. If you are interested and would like to talk about some of your data, please feel free to bring them with you. We wish you a safe trip to Montpellier. Best regards Gerald and Philippe. -- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Dr. GÉRALD GRÉGORI Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories Hansen Life Sciences Research Building, B050 201 S. University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2064,USA Ph : +1(765) 494-0757 Fax: +1(765) 494-0517 e-mail: gregori@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu http://www.cyto.purdue.edu --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------Received on Thu May 20 13:18:00 2004
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