Sample Preparation: attributes to the ways in which a sample is treated prior to its analysis. Preparation is a modeled step in most analytical techniques, because the techniques are often not responsive to the analyte in its in-situ form, or the results are distorted by interfering species.
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Revolutionary sequencing technologies are enabling whole transcriptome profiling of tens to hundreds of thousands of single cells in parallel, in a single experiment. This has led to an expl...
Target enrichment workflows for Next Generation Sequencing are well-established methods that enable labs to achieve relatively low sequencing costs by specifically sequencing regions of inte...
Date: March 31, 2022 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 2:00pm (EDT), 8:00pm (CET) Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues are the most widely used clinical sample types in histology and molecular...
Often overlooked but critical to most cannabis laboratory operations is sample workflow and sample preparation, having these areas figured out early in the start-up process is essential &nda...
Like any other agricultural crop, pesticides are applied to hemp plants to protect it from pests and improve growth yield. Chronic exposure to pesticides can lead to serious health risks and...
Date: March 22, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) DNA replication happens at the very early stage of cell development, at such early stages of development...
Date: November 7, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT) Analysis of SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells is important to understand their role during acute disease and in long-term protection...
Date: December 2, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT) Effective immunotherapy of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is hampered by the lack of suitable tumor-specific antigens. To ad...
Date: November 17, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT) From waste disposal to promising biomarkers and therapeutic agents, exosomes and other extracellular vesicles are valuable in resear...
Date: November 15, 2021 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT) Targeted sequencing of respiratory viruses’ genomes is important to identify novel viral variants. Compared to amplicon sequenc...
Date: November 4, 2021 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 1:00pm (CEST) The availability of spectral cell sorters has been highly anticipated by core directors and investigators alike. Howev...
Date: October 28, 2021 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT) Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) uses a stand-displacing DNA polymerase and four to six primers to rapidly amplify DNA a...
Date: October 27, 2021 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) The COVID-19 pandemic has brought global awareness to the dangers of emerging pathogens to human health and welfare. Common molecular...
One significant challenge with SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring is the lack of optimized and standardized sample processing steps, from sample collection to RNA detection. Viral concentratio...