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BRCF staff work closely with postdocs on a daily basis and understand how important access to top-of-the-line equipment and technology is to your work. This session is a unique opportunity to learn from the best in biomedical research as the internationally recognized Core Directors discuss the latest innovations and techniques in Bioinformatics, DNA Sequencing, Metabolomics, Flow Cytometry, Transgenic Animal Models and more. FREE lunch, RSVP required.

Friday, September 21, 2012
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Danto Auditorium

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Each month, investigators come to the Biomedical Research Core Facilities for access to state-of-the-art resources, instruments and expertise in biomedical research. To better understand the needs and usage of researchers and Core users, the BRCF is asking its customers to take a brief online survey.

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*Note: Survey and contest open until Sept. 30. Winners will be announced and notified in October.

Researchpalooza Basket Bonanza Winners Announced!

The results are in! The 8 lucky winners of the BRCF Basket Bonanza are:

• Pramod Kumar Yadav
• Mary Malec
• Keith Cook
• Geeta Mehta
• Shabbir Hussain
• Yibai Hao
• Barbara Torretti
• Sally Eder

Congratulations to all the winners. For more information, visit the Researchpalooza website.

Katherine Walton, Ph.D. Research Fellow in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology studies cellular signaling pathways that direct development of the villi in the small intestine in Dr. Deborah Gumucio's lab.

"Specifically, I am interested in the cross-talk that occurs between the epithelium and mesenchyme in order to coordinate villus morphogenesis. One tool that has been extremely beneficial to the progress of our research is the 2-photon microscope with a specialized environmental chamber that allows us to perform time-lapse imaging of whole live tissues," Dr. Walton explained. "With time-lapse imaging, we are able to track the movement and interaction of cells as the villi develop."

The cost of purchasing and maintaining microscopes and imaging software packages is prohibitive for most labs and investigators on an individual basis, and that's where the services available at MIL come in.

"I often work through ideas of how to prepare samples for imaging with the MIL staff, get suggestions on reagents that might be useful, ask for their assistance in setting up the microscope to obtain the data we need, and utilize their expertise on how and what software to use to best present imaging data. The MIL is an invaluable resource that we are very fortunate to have!"