Laser Technologies Applications Group

"Carl Zeiss Microscopy Workshop" (video conferencing event held at two locations-ECU Brody School of Medicine & North Carolina Biotechnology Center)

• Kent Brown, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging: "Microscopy Basics"
• Jack Garner, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging: "Overview of Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM)'
• Bill Faught, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging: "Live Cell Imaging"
• Roundtable Discussion with Ginny Espina, Ph.D., George Mason University & Yelena Golubeva, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute

"LCM User Meeting"

• Yan Ouyang, Ph.D., QIAGEN: "Form "micro" Samples to "micro" RNAs: The Road Blocks and QIAGEN Solutions"
• Pedja Sekaric, Ph.D., Fluidigm Corporation: "The Power of Microfluidics: Enabling Genomics Research Down to a Single Cell"
• Jack Garner, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging: "LCM as a Microscopy Tool"
• Roundtable Discussion with Ginny Espina, Ph.D., George Mason University & Yelena Golubeva, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute

"LCM User Meeting:

• Monika Stich, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging: "Get on your Way to Microproteomics with Laser Microdissection"
• Anagha Malur, East Carolina University: "The Mysteries of the Human Granuloma"
• Dr. Ann Rice, Virginia Commonwealth University: "Laser Capture Microdissection - RNA applications"
• Roundtable Discussion: Yelena Golubeva, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute; Ginny Espina, Ph.D., George Mason University

"LCM Workshop" at the Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering

• Keynote Speaker: Lance Liotta, Ph.D., Co-Director, Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, George Mason University
• Ginny Espina, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, George Mason University
• Yelena Golubeva, Ph.D., Research Manager, Science Applications International Corporation, National Cancer Institute

June 1-2, 2011

(held at East Carolina University)

"LCM Wet Workshop"

• Yelena Golubeva / Pat Stockton: "Successful Genomic Sampling for LCM" and "LCM Sample Preparation: Staining"
• Ulrich Sauer: "LCM & RNA: Tips for Sample Handling & Extraction" and "LCM for Life Cell Applications."
• Ginny Espina:  "Reverse phase protein microarrays: Quantifying cell signaling proteins for clinical trial samples" and "Tissue is alive: A novel tissue fixative for enhanced cellular morphology and protein stabilization."

Event Attendee List