We regret to announce that the following course has been cancelled
Liquid Handling Boot Camp
This course will be held with the RNAi & miRNA World Congress, Epigenetics World Congress and Genomics Automation Congress.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Robotic liquid handler technicians
- Robot maintenance personnel
- QA-QC personnel
- Laboratory automation engineers
- Laboratory managers
- Users interested in hands-on experience with liquid handling robots
- Anyone planning to purchase liquid handling equipment
HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT
- Master the terminology & methods of automated liquid handling
- Practice optimal pipetting techniques
- Understand reagent & chemical compatibility issues
- Become familiar with validation/QC testing techniques & options
- Learn proper decontamination techniques
- Operate real liquid handling robots with liquids of various viscosities & handling characteristics
BOOT CAMP COURSE TOPICS
Lecture
- Introduction to liquid handling robots
- Safety Issues
- Liquid handling terminology, issues and techniques
- Reagent and chemical compatibility and handling issues
- Validation and QC techniques and options
- Decontamination protocols
Lab Workshop
- Hands-on dispensing with the following robotic liquid handlers:
Perkin-Elmer Janus®
Hamilton Nimbus NVS®
Eppendorf epMotion
Tecan Freedom Evo®
Velocity11 VPrep and more...
- Liquids of varying viscosities
- Dispense height
- Dispense speed
- Air gaps
- Foamy head problems
- Mixing techniques
- Tip-by-tip performance measurement
Paper lab coats and gloves will be provided if desired. Please bring protective lab glasses or goggles.