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Immunostaining and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) Workshop

A three-day workshop at the UKM Medical Centre taught researchers to stain cells and tissues and to image them on a confocal microscope, with demonstrations and hands-on sessions. Prima Nexus was a sponsor.

· Workshop · Sponsored by Prima Nexus

Workshop participants in blue laboratory gowns stand together in a laboratory at the Tissue Engineering Centre
Participants in the centre's laboratory on 19 August 2014.

About the workshop

The Tissue Engineering Centre at the UKM Medical Centre (UKMMC) in Kuala Lumpur ran the Immunostaining and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) Workshop from 19 to 21 August 2014. It was a basic course with demonstrations and hands-on work, and the participants came from universities including UM, UKM, UPM, USM and IMU.

Three days, from staining to imaging

Day one introduced immunostaining and gave hands-on practice in fluorescence staining of fixed cultured human cells and tissues, and of live human cells with time-lapse imaging. Day two covered the basic concepts and current uses of CLSM, and recent developments in super-resolution microscopy. On day three, the participants captured fluorescence images on the confocal microscope and analysed them. The photographs show the opening morning in the centre's meeting room, with the programme on the screen, and the participants in laboratory gowns in the centre's laboratory.

Prima Nexus as sponsor

Prima Nexus sponsored the workshop, and afterwards sent the participants a thank-you letter from the Tissue Engineering Centre and Prima Nexus. Researchers who need cell and tissue work for a study can see the platforms Prima Nexus coordinates on our research capabilities page.

More of our work with UKM.

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About Prima Nexus

Prima Nexus Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian research coordination group founded in 2014. It runs hands-on training for researchers across Malaysia and brings together eight scientific platforms: proteomics (including ELISA and Luminex multiplex immunoassays), genomics, flow cytometry, stem cell research, animal research, clinical trials, bioinformatics, and regulatory and grant support. More about Prima Nexus.

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