Delivering precision in anaerobic microbiome research with smart automation
July 30, 2025, 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST / 11:00 EDT / 08:00 PDT
In human health, microbiome research is opening doors to novel diagnostics, personalized medicine, and next-generation therapeutics. Having access to high-precision tools can have a drastic impact on accuracy, throughput and even user comfort.
In this upcoming webinar, hear an in-depth discussion as Molecular Devices experts, Dr. Sheela Muley, Product Manager in Biopharma and Dr. Sushmita Sudarshan, Application Scientist in Assay Development, introduce the QPix® FLEX™ microbial colony picker. A compact, automated and multifunctional system designed to streamline complex anaerobic workflows by performing precise colony picking, plating, streaking, and liquid handling both on the benchtop, and within hypoxic chambers.
Dr. Muley and Dr. Sudarshan will also share real-world applications, beta test results, and integration insights demonstrating the platform’s ability to isolate previously unculturable strains and accelerate the advancement of next-generation live biotherapeutics.
Key learning objectives
- Understand the challenges of culturing and isolating anaerobic microbes and how automation can solve them
- Discover how the QPix FLEX enables precise colony picking, plating, and liquid handling inside hypoxic chambers
- Learn how automated workflows improve reproducibility, reduce manual strain, and increase throughput in microbiome R&D
- Explore real-world use cases, including MALDI-TOF sample prep and beta test results from probiotic discovery labs
Who should attend?
- Researchers and scientists advancing microbiome science via anaerobic or fastidious strain work, probiotic discovery, gut-brain axis studies, and live biotherapeutic development.
- Lab managers and technical teams focused on increasing throughput and reproducibility with culturomics, MALDI-TOF workflows, automation, and anaerobic culturing techniques.
Certificate of attendance
If you attend the live webinar, you will automatically receive a certificate of attendance, including a learning outcomes summary, for continuing education purposes.
If you view the on-demand webinar, you can request a certificate of attendance by emailing editor@selectscience.net.
Speakers
Dr. Sheela Muley is a biopharma product leader with over 20 years of experience in analytical platform development, high-throughput screening, and commercialization of life sciences technologies. She currently leads the Biopharma product portfolio at Molecular Devices, where she has driven new product initiatives on microbial and mammalian clone screening solutions.
Dr. Sushmita Sudarshan is an Applications Scientist in Assay Development at Molecular Devices. With a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Texas at Dallas, she brings over a decade of expertise in microbial research, assay development, and lab automation. Her work spans academic and industry settings, including roles at Isolation Bio and Molecular Devices, where she advances bioanalytical instrumentation and supports automation in microbial and mammalian workflows. Dr. Sudarshan specializes in integrating and validating complex assays, driving product innovation, and collaborating with scientists to accelerate discovery through optimized, high-throughput solutions.
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