High-Content Analysis 2009

PerkinElmer Inc - Breakfast Talk
January 08, 2009

In high content screening, is too much information almost enough?
David W.Andrews, McMaster University

"We are exploring the use of novel techniques to extract more information from high content screens.  This includes the use of fluorescence proteins for both genetic and chemical screens in live cells as well as novel imaging modalities such as fluorescence lifetime imaging."

Please read Dr. Andrew's full abstract.

PerkinElmer Inc -User's Group Meeting
January 08, 2009

PerkinElmer Inc. cordially invites you to hear how top ranking scientists from industry and academia use our instruments and software for their HCS applications and how they integrate those into their screening and data interpretation processes. You will also hear about new HCS hardware and software available from PerkinElmer, specifically how the Columbus data management product can assist you managing your imaging data on an enterprise level.

Please read the full abstracts for the speakers.

Meeting Agenda

Registration User Group Meeting, HCA 2009

2:00pm Welcome: Robert Fleming-Jones, PerkinElmer Product Specialist HCS

2:10pm  Dana Nojima, PerkinElmer Senior Applications Scientist – “New Developments in High Content Screening”

2:45pm  Tony Collins, McMaster University – “Development of a FLIM-FRET assay for screening inhibitors of the oncogenic Myc-TRAAP interaction”

3:20pm  Emmanuel Gustin, Tibotec - "Weak Signals and Strong Artifacts: HCS in Antiviral Drug Discovery"

3:55 Bonnie Howell, Merck – “Opera Imagination: Novel uses of the Opera System for siRNA applications”

4:30pm  Coffee Break and Networking

5:00pm  Meina Liang, AstraZeneca-Medimmune – “Measurement of Receptor Internalization with the Opera”

5:35pm  Jason Swedlow, University of Dundee – “The Open Microscopy Environment: Open Image Informatics for Biological Microscopy”

6:10pm  Wei-Lin Tiger Bee, GlaxoSmithKline – "Image-based 7TM Binding Assays: Spots and Membranes with the Opera"

6:45pm  Meeting Close: Robert Fleming-Jones, PerkinElmer Product Specialist HCS

PerkinElmer Inc - Exhibition

Come and see us at our booth and we will be pleased to discuss your current and future HCS requirements.  You can also see our latest developments, including Columbus, our new easy to use, high volume data management system for all your HCS images and results!

For further information about HCA 2009 please contact lisa.lamb@perkinelmer.com or visit http://www.highcontentanalysis.com