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Advanced gene expression workshop co-organized with Roche Diagnostics (Hong Kong) Limited

Visit by Prof. Liu Hong (Yuegong-1 Chief Designer)

ULS Seminar: Introduction to Agena MassArray Nucleotide Mass Spectrometer

The ULS is co-organising a seminar with Agena Bioscience to introduce the Agena MassArray nucleotide mass spectrometer and its applications. It will focus on the basic principles, applications and data analysis for the MassArray Analyzer 4 system in the ULS. Details of the seminar are as follows: Title: Introduction to Agena MassArray Nucleotide Mass Spectrometer and its Applications Date: 14th July, 2017 (Friday) Time: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Venue: Room Y715, Core Y

Launch of the online booking system phase 2

The following phase 2 equipment will be available for online booking from 1st July, 2017: Agena Bioscience MassARRAY Analyzer 4 System Roche LightCycler 480 II Real-time PCR System Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 7 Flex Real-time PCR System Zeiss Lightsheet Z.1 Microscope Perkin-Elmer IVIS Lumina Series III Pre-clinical In Vivo Animal Imaging Systems Nikon N-SIM/N-STORM Super-resolution Microscope FUJIFILM VisualSonics Vevo LAZR Multi-modality Imaging Platform Seahorse XFe24 Extracellular Flux Analyzer Malvern MicroCal PEAQ-ITC Automated Ultrasensitive Isothermal Titration Calorimeter Bio-Rad Bio-Plex 200 System Existing users may access the ULS online booking system to book for these equipment from 1st July, 2017. Prospective users should contact the equipment-in-charge for the procedure to apply for access to the equipment.

Charging rate to be revised on 1 July 2017

The revised charging scheme will take effect on 1st July, 2017. Please contact the equipment-in-charge if you have any queries.

Visit by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong

ULS Seminar: Recent Advancement in Cell Analysis

The ULS is co-organising a seminar with Invitrogen to introduce the recent advancement in cellular analysis. Details of the seminar are as follows: Title: Recent Advancement in Cell Analysis Speaker: Dr Raquel Magalhães, Product Manager, Biosciences, Asia Pacific, Invitrogen Date: 13th June, 2017 (Tuesday) Time: 3:00 – 4:45 pm Venue: Y716, Lee Shau Kee Building (Core Y)

Visit by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China

ULS Seminar: Gentle 3D Imaging of Large Biological Specimen Lightsheet Z.1

The ULS is co-organising a seminar with Zeiss to introduce the principles of lightsheet microscopy and how you can utilise the Lightsheet Z.1 system in your research. Details of the seminar are as follows: Title: Gentle 3D Imaging of Large Biological Specimen – Lightsheet Z.1 Speaker: Mike Lau, Sales and Application Specialist – Microscopes, Carl Zeiss Far East Co., Ltd Date: 15th May, 2017 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am Venue: Y716, Lee Shau Kee Building (Core Y)

Equipment charging to begin on 1 May 2017

A charging system for equipment usage will be implemented from 1 May 2017. Please refer to the ULS Charging Scheme and Section 7 of the ULS General User Policy for details.