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Please note: the current programme is provisional and subject to changes:
Thursday 8 January
13:00 – 13:20
Welcome and Introduction to Meeting with Alex and Glyn - Chair: Alex Laude
Welcome and Close
13:20 – 13:40
Host overview: Newcastle Bioimaging & Newcastle Facilities - Glyn and Alex
Session One: Facilities and Infrastructure
13:40 – 13:50
Saimir Luli - ImagiNE: Integrating imaging across the North East.
Session One: Facilities and Infrastructure
13:58 – 14:06
Crib Talk 2: University of Liverpool. Shared Research Facilities - Marco Marcello
Crib Talk
14:06 – 14:14
Crib Talks 3: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX - Lawrence Griffing
Crib Talk
14:50 – 14:55
Alex Corbett - Cairn Research : The Cairn MultiScope: Imaging at scale
Techno Bite
14:55 – 15:00
Jonathan Shewring - ZEISS : Exploring A New Perspective: ZEISS LSM Lightfield 4D
Techno Bite
15:00 – 15:05
Niall Mahon - Nikon UK : Nikon Ji Confocal - High Throughput Imaging and Analysis with Ease
Techno Bite
15:05 – 15:10
Paul McCormick - Leica Microsystems : Explore the latest innovations from Leica Microsystems
Techno Bite
15:45 – 16:05
The problems of FAIR imaging data management: The Newcastle Solution - Glyn Nelson
Session Two: Data management & image analysis in facilities
16:05 – 16:20
Data / Image analysis - Andrew Collins, University of Liverpool
Session Two: Data management & image analysis in facilities
16:20 – 16:30
Todd Fallesen - The Francis Crick Insititute
Session Two: Data management & image analysis in facilities
16:30 – 16:45
OMERO update - Jean-Marie Burel
Session Two: Data management & image analysis in facilities
17:05 – 17:10
Renaud Ginet - ARGOLIGHT : Enhancing comprehension of your microscopes’ performance in under an hour
Techno Bite
17:10 – 17:15
Antony Edwards - Telight : A fast and secure data solution for imaging facilities
Techno Bite
17:15 – 17:20
Jasper van der Rijst - SVI Huygens : Educating your users in deconvolution and image processing
Techno Bite
17:20 – 17:25
Elango - Infinity X powered by Idea Elan LLC : Talk to Infinity X AI to manage your cores!
Techno Bite
17:30 – 17:35
Roy Edward - BioStatus : Single channel cell tracking and death reporting
Techno Bite
Friday 9 January
09:50 – 10:10
UK Bioimaging / EuroBioimaging update - Claudia Pfander
Session Three: State of the Nation
10:30 – 10:35
Robert Field - Prior Scientific Instruments Limited : Mix, Match, Microscope: Modular Imaging for the Modern Lab
Techno Bite
10:35 – 10:40
Martyn Reynolds - Photon Lines Ltd : Making the most of every photon
Techno Bite
10:40 – 10:45
Karen McGeachy - Laser 2000 (UK) Limited : Luminosa Comes to the UK: Product and Partnership Updates from Laser 2000
Techno Bite
10:45 – 10:50
Michael Bale - Bruker : Enhancing sample visibility through depth and coverage
Techno Bite
10:50 – 10:55
Jak Grimes - Miltenyi Biotec : Light-sheet guided histology: A multimodal imaging workflow to combine whole-organ light sheet with high-plex spatial proteomics
Techno Bite
11:30 – 11:35
Quality management in light microscopy: QUAREP-LiMi update - Glyn Nelson
Session four: Quality management in facilities
11:35 – 11:45
Emma Faulkner - University of Birmingham
Session four: Quality management in facilities
11:45 – 12:00
Quality management in LM facilities: Newcastle - Emma Foster
Session four: Quality management in facilities
12:00 – 12:15
Setting up a microscope QC framework - Nick Barry
Session four: Quality management in facilities
12:25 – 12:35
Grant writing skills/ opportunities - Tim Hawkins
Session Five: The imaging scientist: career options and opportunities
12:35 – 12:45
Career opportunities: RMS update - Georgina Fletcher
Session Five: The imaging scientist: career options and opportunities
13:00 – 13:10
Wrap Up & Close - Glyn
Session Five: The imaging scientist: career options and opportunities
14:00 – 14:30
Facility tours for 35 attendees who have previously registered via the RMS website.
Facility Tours