Location:

Keble College, Oxford

Date:

15 July 2009 - 17 July 2009

Contact:

Clare Oxenbury

Tel:

01865 248768

Fax:

01865 791237

Email:

clare@rms.org.uk

Website:

http://www.flowcytometryuk.org

Link to Booking form

Event Description

Keble CollegeFollowing the success of the inaugural scientific meeting which was held in Cambridge in 2007 flowcytometryUK holds its second National meeting between 15th and 17th July 2009 at Keble College, Oxford. The conference will highlight advances in flow and image instrumentation, high content screening, cancer and stem cell biology, applications of clinical cytometry and the development of novel probes and approaches in many areas of biomedical research. Confirmed plenary speakers include Ger van den Engh (Seattle, USA), Paul Smith (Cardiff, UK), Bill Telford (NIH, USA) and Austin Smith (Cambridge, UK). Delegates from clinical, research and industrial fields are invited to submit both oral and poster abstracts for presentation at the meeting that will attract more than 200 delegates. There will be a large commercial exhibition as well a session devoted to commercial tutorials where delegates can be updated on recent advances in the field. 
 
This meeting should prove an exciting event and an excellent opportunity for all to interact and share work with colleagues in related fields as well as gain awareness of other technologies and methodologies.  
A conference banquet will be held in Keble College’s Great Hall which will enable delegates to mix informally outside the scientific sessions. Accommodation will be available onsite to all delegates. 

Call for Papers

We invite abstracts for oral or poster presentation. There will be 6 focused sessions which will consist of an invited keynote lecture and then 4-5 submitted abstracts. All abstracts will be reviewed and assigned to sessions. If you submit an oral presentation abstract, it may be accepted as a poster. 
 
INFORMATION FOR SUBMISSION 
 
Abstracts should be sent as Word documents electronically to clare@rms.org.uk
 
Abstracts should be no longer than 400 words. The title should be less than 255 characters. For each author please include full name and affiliation. Accuracy of the abstract is the responsibility of the author(s). Abstracts should be primarily based on new, unpublished research. Abstracts may be submitted before all analyses and conclusions are made but authors should report at least preliminary results. Vague statement such as “data will be presented’ will result in abstract rejection. Before submission, authors should be confident that they can attend the meeting. 
 
Deadline for oral submissions is 1st March 2009. 
Deadline for poster submissions is 1st April 2009.

flowcytometryUK was formed in June 2006 as a way of 
providing a central access point for all those working in the 
field of flow cytometry. flowcytometryUK organises local 
meetings at the London Flow Club, the Northern Flow Group 
and the Mid-Anglian Cytometry Club and has also established 
interest groups such as that for Core Facility Managers. 
Membership is free and open to anyone working in the 
cytometry field. 
 
To join email: admin@flowcytometryuk.org 

Student Investigator Award

 
The Committee of flowcytometryUK invite applications for a meeting bursary from post-graduate students based in a UK-based laboratory where cytometry is a primary focus of their work. Applicants should provide a short abstract (1 page A4) of their work and how it benefits the UK cytometry community. The successful applicant will receive complimentary registration for the meeting. All applications should be sent to admin@flowcytometryuk.org by 31st January 2009. The Committee of flowcytometryUK will review applications and award the bursary by 14th February 2009. 

Event Programme

 
 
The meeting will open at midday on 15th July and close after lunch on 17th July.  
 
 
 
Confirmed Speakers: 
 
David Hedley (University Health Network, Ontario, Canada) 
 
William Telford (NIH) 
Laser scanning cytometry: Where does it "fit in" with modern biomedical imaging? 
 
Ger van den Engh (Becton Dickinson Biosciences) 
Use of flow cytometry in marine microbiology 
 
Paul Smith (Cardiff University)