Spring 2008 Webinar Series
All webinars will be presented from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT.
Please check the box(es) for the webinar(s) for which you want to register, then click the link at the bottom of the page to register for all selected webinars.
May 6, 2008
Sandra Prietz, MDS Analytical Technologies
This webinar will cover the principles behind some aspects of microarray image analysis:
1. Digital Imaging
2. Hardware Setup and Scanning
3. Image Segmentation (Gridding)
4. Background Subtraction
5. Microarray quality control
May 13, 2008
Steve Bolton, Labtronics, and Craig Tin, MDS Analytical Technologies
A brief overview of LimsLink, Labtronics’ configurable software for creating instrument to LIMS interfaces, will be presented. This presentation will highlight the LimsLink XML interface with SoftMax Pro. A live demonstration of the LimsLink interface will show how LimsLink can automatically populate a plate layout in SoftMax Pro with sample information from LIMS and report sample results from SoftMax Pro to LIMS.
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Intermediate SoftMax Pro: Beyond pressing the green Read button |
May 20, 2008 — Registration closed for this seminar
David Hayes, MDS Analytical Technologies
Topics to be covered:
1. Review of basic concepts.
2. Template setup.
3. Spectrum and Kinetic data.
4. Reductions and data visualization.
5. Introduction to formula writing.
May 23, 2008
Sandra Prietz, MDS Analytical Technologies
This webinar will enable users of GenePix Pro to understand and perform advanced techniques for microarray image analysis like Auto-PMT, background subtraction, normalization and queries.
Topics will include the following principles of microarray image analysis:
1. Optimal Settings for Image Acquisition
2. Balancing the Channels and Auto-PMT
3. Background Subtraction
4. Normalization with GenePix Pro
5. Queries for Filtering Data
May 30, 2008
Sean Carreido, MDS Analytical Technologies
The focus of this webinar will be an introduction to Acuity and will cover the following areas:
1. The basic components of Acuity (Acuity client, network dongle, database structure) and their functionality.
2. Moving GenePix Pro Result (GPR) files into Acuity
3. Using Acuity to store other microarray-related information
4. Organizing microarray data in Acuity
5. The Acuity user interface
6. Normalization in Acuity (Ratiometric and Lowess normalization techniques).
7. How to input Substance Annotation and Microarray Parameter information into Acuity
8. Dataset creation
June 26, 2008
Cathy Olsen, MDS Analytical Technologies
This webinar will cover a variety of applications focusing on our ‘Powered by SpectraMax™’ Assay Partners. Cisbio HTRF®, Clontech Ready-To-Glow™ and ZsGreen Proteasome Sensor, and Invitrogen LanthaScreen™, GeneBLAzer®, and Quant-iT™ assays will be featured. This presentation will include guidance on selecting instrumentation, as well as assay setup and data analysis tips.
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