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ULS Newsletter (Spring 2019)

The first issue of the ULS newsletter has been issued and can be viewed online. The ULS newsletter aims at introducing the latest technologies and innovations in life science, promoting new and existing equipment managed by the ULS, as well as encouraging users and principal investigators to connect with us. We welcome readers to give us comments and suggestions as we strive to make our contents timely, relevant and interesting.

Updates on the ULS Equipment Charging Scheme (2019)

The University Research Facility in Life Sciences (ULS) will be updating our Equipment Charging Scheme with effect from 1 January, 2019. In the meantime, we are pleased to offer discounts to internal research groups with monthly usage exceeding HK$5000 (10% discount) or HK$10000 (20% discount). If you have any queries about our new charging scheme, please do not hesitate to contact our staff.

ULS real-time PCR promotional offer

The ULS is now offering 20 sets of 96-well plate with sealing foil at NO COST! To get this offer, simply make a booking of LC480 via the ULS online booking system and forward the booking confirmation email to Dr. Ryan Chow. Ryan will contact you to get the 96-well plate with seal on the date (or the date before) of usage. Act now, the promotion is on a First-Come-First-Served basis. For more real-time PCR technical information, please do not hesitate to contact Ryan.

ULS Technology Seminar "Culture Under Perusion vs. Static Conditions - ibidi Pump System and Applications"

You are cordially invited to a technology seminar on how shear stress caused by liquid flow affects cell morphology and behaviour. For more details of the technology, please refer to the following links: https://ibidi.com/content/303-why-cell-culture-under-flow https://ibidi.com/content/139-mv-10 Details of the seminar are as follows: Date: Oct 29, 2018 (Monday) Time: 3:00 - 4:00pm Venue: Y716, Lee Shau Kee Building (Block Y) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Speaker: Dr. Christian Leibold (Director Global Sales, ibidi GmbH) Online registration: Click here For enquiries, please contact Clara Hung (clara.hung@polyu.edu.hk; Tel: 3400 8056) All are welcome!

ULS Seminar: Revolutionary Holotomographic Microscopy Opens New Era for Label-free Live-cell Imaging

The University Research Facility in Life Sciences (ULS) is co-organising a seminar on holotomographic microscopy with Chinetek Scientific. Details are as follows: • Date: 30th August, 2018 (Thursday) • Time: 2:30 to 3:30 pm • Venue: Y817, Lee Shau Kee Building (Block Y) • Speaker: Dr. Eliot Park (VP of Tomocube) Tomocube’s holotomography series utilizes optical diffraction tomography (ODT) to enable users to quantitatively and noninvasively investigate biological cells and thin tissues. ODT can be used to reconstruct live cells to provide structural and chemical information about the cell, including dry mass, morphology, as well as dynamics of the cellular membrane. Registration is not required for this seminar, but seating will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Please contact Dr Michael Yuen if you have any queries about the seminar. Thank you for your attention.

Service Day 2018 by Thermo Fisher Scientific

The University Research Facility in Life Sciences (ULS) is co-organising a "Service Day" with Thermo Fisher Scientific. Details are as follows: • Date: 22nd August, 2018 (Wednesday) • Time: 10:30 am to 4:30 pm • Venue: Y715-Y716, Lee Shau Kee Building (Block Y) There will be workshops on the operation and maintenance of freezers, CO2 incubators and centrifuges, as well as free functional check for these instrument (the latter requires prior registration). Please refer to the attached poster for the rundown of the Service Day, and register via https://goo.gl/forms/fpJXSL5Mt4wD77vt1. Please contact Dr Michael Yuen if you have any queries. Thank you for your attention.

ULS Seminar - Total Solution for Chiral Analysis

The University Research Facility in Life Sciences (ULS) is organizing a seminar on “Total Solution for Chiral Analysis” presented by Mr. Derek Hung who is the sales manager from Sunway Scientific Corp. Details are as follows: • Date: 26th July 2018 (Thursday) • Time: 14:00–15:00 • Venue: Y715, Lee Shau Kee Building (Block Y) In the seminar, theory and instrumentation of different analytical techniques for chiral analysis including circular dichroism (CD), circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) and vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) will be introduced. Application examples in biological and material science will also be given, which can help users to get familiar with the capabilities of these techniques. For any enquires on the seminar, please contact Dr. Carol Tsang (Email: carol.cs.tsang@polyu.edu.hk; Tel: 3400 8057).

Equipment Demonstration - Nikon Eclipse Ti2 Live Cell Imaging System

The University Research Facility in Life Sciences (ULS) is holding a demonstration of the Nikon Eclipse Ti2 live cell imaging system. The main features of the Ti2 system include: • Motorised stage – semi-automatic image stitching for large tissue sections, multi-well plate acquisition, 3D image reconstruction • 25-mm field of view (FOV) – enhancing efficiency by 2 times • Dual cameras –imaging of faint fluorescent signals and true colours • Perfect focus system to offset fluctuations in axial focus during live-cell imaging • Real-time deconvolution and deblurring • High-content screening and batch analysis software module Three identitical demonstration sessions have been arranged on 17 July 2018 (Tue) in Y708a, Lee Shau Kee Building (Core Y): • Session 1: 10:30 to 11:30 • Session 2: 14:00 to 15:00 • Session 3: 16:00 to 17:00 If you are interested in the demonstration, please email Dr Michael Yuen (michael.yf.yuen@polyu.edu.hk) and provide your name, department, contact number and preferred session. Registrants will receive a confirmation email no later than 16 July 2018.

ULS Training Workshop "Cell Metabolism Revealed - A New Aspect to Explore Diseases"

You are cordially invited to a training workshop on the applications of the Seahorse XFe24 extracellular flux analyzer. Details of the workshop are as follows: Date: April 19, 2018 (Thursday) Time: 09:30 am - 10:30 am: Introduction on Seahorse XF technology 10:30 am - 5:00 pm: Training Workshop (i) Hands-on practical session (ii) Key to success for XF assays (iii) Data analysis and Troubleshooting (iv) Discussion on advanced experiments Venue: Y715, Lee Shau Kee Building (Core Y), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Speaker: Dr. Edmund Tung (Assistant Technical Manager, Bio-Gene Technology Ltd.) **Registration is required** Please register via the following link: Registration For enquiries, please contact Clara Hung (clara.hung@polyu.edu.hk / 3400 8056) or Ryan Chow (hoyin.chow@polyu.edu.hk / 3400 8057). All are welcome!

ULS training session: Waters ACQUITY UPLC H-Class System

The University Research Facility in Life Sciences (ULS) is pleased to announce that the Waters ACQUITY UPLC H-Class System is now available for online booking. It is a high resolution LC system which supports both HPLC and UPLC methods to improve the efficiency in scaling from HPLC to UPLC. For more details and specifications of the equipment, please check through the ULS website. You are now cordially invited to a training session on the Waters ACQUITY UPLC H-Class System. Details are as follows: Date and time: 16/4/2018 (10:30-11:30); 16/4/2018 (14:30-15:30); 18/4/2018 (10:30-11:30) or 18/4/2018 (14:30-15:30); 4 sessions are identical, please attend either one Venue: Y729 Please register via the following link: Registration For enquiry, please contact Dr. Carol Tsang (carol.cs.tsang@polyu.edu.hk) or Dr. Ryan Chow (bcchy@polyu.edu.hk). All are welcome!