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Deerac Fluidics, Labcyte and Promega workshop at ELRIG/SBS

Deerac Fluidics™
2 Sept 2007

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Deerac Fluidics, Labcyte and Promega are joint sponsors of a special workshop that will take place at the ELRIG/SBS meeting. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, October 2nd at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham (UK) from 13:00pm – 15:30 pm. The Workshop title is Miniaturization of GPCR assays – a practical approach.

Agenda
13:00PM-13:30PM - Welcome Tea/Coffee
13:30PM-14:00PM - Bioluminescence for GPCR Studies
Sarah Shultz, MS, Promega
14:00PM-14:30PM - GPCR Agonists and Antagonists Screening Using Echo® Acoustic Liquid Handler
Joe Olechno, PhD, Labcyte
14:30PM-15:00PM - Low-Volume, High-Precision Dispensing for the HTS Environment
Aoife Gallagher, PhD, Deerac Fluidics
15:00PM-15:30PM - Round Table Discussion

The workshop will focus on an integrated solution for G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling studies in 1536-well plate format. Promega's cAMP-Glo™ Assay monitors cAMP levels in cells in response to the effect of ligands on GPCRs. Therefore, the assay can be used to screen for agonist or antagonist test compounds. The attendee will learn about the features of the cAMP-Glo™ assay and see representative data. The Labcyte® Echo® 555 acoustic nanoliter liquid handler, and the Deerac Fluidics™ Equator™ HTS reagent dispenser are also described for drug discovery applications.

To register for the workshop please go to www.sbsworkshop.com.

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