UC Davis Flow Cytometry Course Vendor Registration 2019

This comprehensive flow cytometry course is enhanced with interactive laboratory sessions using many of our UC Davis cytometers as well as new instrumentation and software to teach you to a variety of established and new approaches in cytometry. Special guest speakers will introduce new trends in flow cytometry and explain the physical and electronic concepts in light collection and signal processing. Thanks to many generous sponsors, lunches and coffee breaks are provided to promote opportunities for interaction with the instructors and cytometry specialists. Please make plans to join us this summer for another fun week of flow education.

Course objectives:

·      Learn the fundamental concepts of how flow cytometers work

·      Discuss best practices in sample preparation for flow cytometry

·      Describe standard assays and techniques

·      Introduce new cutting edge technologies and applications for single cell analysis and genomics

·      Demystify multicolor cell staining, compensation and analysis

Laboratory sessions include:

·      UC Davis LSRII: Software setup for successful multicolor acquisition and analysis

·      UC Davis Astrios Cell Sorter: Cell sorting fundamentals using the Beckman Coulter Astrios

·      Titration setup and analysis with the Miltenyi MacsQuant cytometer

·      Cytometer setup and quality control for consistent performance

·      Principles and Advantages of Spectral Cytometry on the Cytek Aurora

·      Exosome and small particle detection using CCD detectors on the Amnis cellStream Cytometer

·      Multicolor Panel Design workshop with BD Biosciences, don’t miss this!

·      FlowJo basic and advanced flow cytometry data analysis and panel design wizard

·      And more!

Special guest speakers:

·      Holden Maecker, Ph.D., Director, Stanford University Human Immune Monitoring Core

·      Jolene Bradford, Associate Director Flow Cytometry Systems, Molecular Probes, a Division of Invitrogen with ThermoFisher Scientific

Vendor Invitation and Sponsorship Information:

I would like to invite you to participate in supporting this excellent training course. Your sponsorship is greatly appreciated and allows you time to interact with the students in an informal setting. If you can assist with a laboratory session, please let me know.

 

EVENT PARTNER ($2,000)

·      1 Vendor Show within the 6 months following the course week at UC Davis– publicity included

·      **2 breaks (morning, afternoon, or lunch) of your choosing (first-come-first-served)

·      Partner level listed on UC Davis Bioinformatics Core and Genome Center’s website

·      Partnership highlighted in daily Facebook course blog along with breaks sponsored

·      1 industry representative allowed to attend all lectures (not labs)

·      Partnership highlighted in daily Facebook course blog along with breaks sponsored

 

PLATINUM PARTNER ($1,600)

·      **2 breaks (morning, afternoon, or lunch) of your choosing (first-come-first-served)

·      2 page (double-sided) color informational spread in course book

·      Partner level listed on UC Davis Bioinformatics Core and Genome Center’s website

·      Partnership highlighted in daily Facebook course blog along with breaks sponsored

 

GOLD SPONSOR ($1,000)

·      **1 break (morning, afternoon, or lunch) of your choosing (first-come-first-served)

·      1 page (double-sided) color informational spread in course book

·      Partner level listed on UC Davis Bioinformatics Core and Genome Center’s website

·      Partnership highlighted in daily Facebook course blog along with breaks sponsored

 

 

*Vendor show includes 2-hour space reservation at UC Davis (either Davis or Sacramento campus) during the six months after the course, with publicity going out to entire campus.  The Flow Cytometry Shared Resource Facility will act as the vendor’s sponsor as required by campus.

 

**Breaks include table provided for promotional materials and catered refreshments.

 

Please respond by email (bmclaughlin@ucdavis.edu) as soon as possible if your company would like to be one of our sponsors. We hope that you value this class as much as we do and will respond with your support. If you would like to secure your sponsorship spot, please visit our vendor registration page at:https://registration.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu/events/flow_cytometry_vendors_2019/