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[FILM-Users 00272] FW: EU research budget - please sign the petition!
by Martin Spitaler 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

...forwarded, for your information, Martin -------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: EU research budget - please sign the petition! Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:45:43 +0200 From: Stefan Terjung <terjung(a)embl.de> Reply-To: <terjung(a)embl.de> Organisation: EMBL To: <elmi(a)embl.de> Dear ELMI members, please consider to participate in this petition, Best wishes, Stefan Terjung _____________________________ *Dr. Stefan Terjung* Advanced Light Microscopy Facility EMBL Heidelberg Meyerhofstr.1 D - 69117 Heidelberg Phone +49(0)6221 387-8467 www.embl.de/almf <http://www.embl.de/almf> www.embl.org/elmi <http://www.embl.org/elmi> *From: *Antje Keppler <keppler(a)embl.de <mailto:keppler@embl.de>> Dear all, the following online petition is of interest for every scientist in Europe - please take 3 minutes of your time and consider it: http://www.no-cuts-on-research.eu And please forward it to every scientist you know! This has impact on the European research budget until 2020! Thank you very much, Antje ________________________________________ From: Maria Leptin [maria.leptin(a)embo.org <mailto:maria.leptin@embo.org>] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 9:04 AM Subject: EU research budget: sign the petition Important: Please act immediately and sign the petition Dear EMBO Fellows, The discussions at the next summit of the European Union heads of state or government, which is scheduled for 22 and 23 November, will be decisive in determining the EU research budget for the next seven years. Several Member States are demanding severe cuts on the total EU budget and research will have to compete with other policy priorities. This is a time when we, the scientific community, should act together and make our case to protect research funding, including that of the European Research Council (ERC), from cuts. Decisions will be prepared in discussions among politicians at the national level. All of us must look for opportunities to affect these decisions and send a strong signal to the heads of state or government. An open letter signed by European Nobel laureates has been published in top European newspapers this week. The impact of this letter will be increased if it is followed by a mobilization of the national scientific communities. To keep the momentum going, an online petition has been launched: http://www.no-cuts-on-research.eu I would like to ask you to sign it and to encourage all your colleagues to do likewise. Note that in the past, less than 30 000 scientists signed the largest petition for a European scientific cause compared to the hundreds of thousands of signatures on petitions from other groups of society. We must do better than that. This action is coordinated by the Initiative for Science in Europe (ise(a)i-se.org <mailto:ise@i-se.org>; www.initiative-science-europe.org <http://www.initiative-science-europe.org>), of which EMBO is a member. Please contact Wolfgang Eppenschwandtner, Executive Coordinator of the ISE if you have any questions or suggestions. Best regards, Maria Leptin Director EMBO - excellence in life sciences Meyerhofstr. 1 69117 Heidelberg, Germany tel +49-6221-8891-102 fax +49-6221-8891-202 maria.leptin(a)embo.org <mailto:maria.leptin@embo.org> Antje Keppler, PhD Euro-BioImaging Manager EMBL Meyerhofstr. 1, DE-69117 Heidelberg Tel. +49 6221 387 8847 www.eurobioimaging.eu <http://www.eurobioimaging.eu>

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[FILM-Users 00270] Improvements to FILM service
by Martin Spitaler 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

Dear microscopists, in a major drive to improve the service of FILM, we have reviewed the workflow within the facility, taken into account feedback from users, tested various solution, and are now introducing some major improvements to the way we communicate with our users, speed up processing of equipment issues and keep users better informed. In detail, we are introducing the following innovations NEW EMAIL ADDRESS <film-service(a)imperial.ac.uk>: With this email address you reach all FILM staff, whoever has time first will get back to you. This can be used for all requests like training requests, equipment problems, support or anything else NEW ISSUE TRACKING system <https://share.imperial.ac.uk/fom/NHLI/Facilities/FILM/Lists/FILM Service Issues>: Under this Sharepoint link, you can get up-to-date information about all microscope problems and similar issues. The list will be constantly updated with all action taken by FILM staff or service engineers, so you know what's going on, when issues are likely to be fixed, so you can better plan your experiments and work around problems. You can sort and search the list by equipment, status, issue, date and more. And as with every Sharepoint list, you can also set an ALERT for this list, so you get an automated email whenever something happens. On each microscope page, there is now also a link, specifically filtered for that equipment. NEW 'KNOWN ISSUES' LIST ON FILM WIKI <https://wiki.imperial.ac.uk/display/film/Home>: Some might already have discovered this, but on the bottom of each microscope's FILM WIKI page, there is now a list of KNOWN ISSUES, with self-help tips and workarounds for recurring minor problems. Experienced users might find quick solutions to frequent problems, like a button forgotten to switch on, plugging a licence dongle into a different USB port and the like, little things you don't need our help for if you. However, please always ask FILM staff for help if not needed or not sure! This tool is here to help experienced users to get the best out of their microscope time, but we are always happy to help whenever we are needed! I hope these tools will help make best use of our equipment, minimise downtimes and user frustration and streamline the communication. We hope you will like them, and we are very interested in your feedback - please let us know what you think, and if you have any ideas for further improvements. Good imaging, Martin -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Martin Spitaler, PhD* *FILM - Facility for Imaging by Light Microscopy* - Facility Manager - Sir Alexander Fleming Building, desk 401 Imperial College London / South Kensington Exhibition Road London SW7 2AZ UK Tel. +44-(0)20-759-42023 E-mail m.spitaler(a)imperial.ac.uk <mailto:m.spitaler@imperial.ac.uk> Website: http://imperial.ac.uk/imagingfacility

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[FILM-Users 00269] Fwd: Reminder - Free virtual biotechniques symposium - today!
by Martin Spitaler 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

...forwarded, for your information: Microscopy is centre stage, Martin *From:*Rosivatz, Erika *Sent:* 16 October 2012 14:50 *To:* ICB, All Members; ppi-net(a)imperial.ac.uk *Subject:* Free virtual biotechniques symposium 24th October Dear All, Biotechniques Virtual Symposia are free, typically attract a global audience of 3000-4000 and are followed by a Q&A session. The 2012 virtual symposium is on 24^th October and is on the subject of The Cell Landscape: From Genotype to Phenotype and includes a session on the results of the ENCODE project. *Symposium Overview: * In recent years, new methods and techniques aimed at deciphering the inner workings of cells have provided unique insights, and changed the way we think about, as well as approach, modern cell biology research. With these advances in mind, the 2012 /BioTechniques/ Virtual Symposium will focus directly on the latest approaches being used to characterize cell function and phenotype. From the genetic mechanisms controlling basic cellular processes to understanding how protein production and interactions shape cell structure and function -- this one-day symposium will highlight techniques for teasing apart the genetic, proteomic, and metabolite landscapes of the cell. Further information can be found at http://www.biotechniques.com/symposium/ <http://www.biotechniques.com/symposium/> Professor David R. Klug Chair of the Institute of Chemical Biology Department of Chemistry Imperial College London SW7 2AZ Tel: 44 0207 5945806

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[FILM-Users 00267] Fwd: Invitation to LIVIm on November 26th
by Martin Spitaler 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

...forwarded, for your information, Martin -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Invitation to LIVIm on November 26th Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:51:44 +0100 From: LIVIm <LIVIm(a)cancer.org.uk> To: LIVIm <LIVIm(a)cancer.org.uk> Dear friends and collegues, This is my pleasure to invite you to the second LRI /In Vivo/ Imaging (LIVIm) club to be held on *Monday 26th November* Please see program attached Date: Monday 26th November Time: 17.00 – 19.00pm Room: G37A&B Location: Cancer Research UK 44 Lincolns Inn Fields London, WC2A 3LY * 17.00 – 17.50 Prof. Kevin Brindle: Watching tumours gasp and die with MRI (Molecular Imaging & Pre-clinical imaging) o Early detection of treatment response – Why and how o Imaging tumour metabolism with hyperpolarised 13Clabelled cell substrates o Detecting drug response o Imaging tumour microenvironment * 17.50 – 18.20 Dr Gilbert Fruhwirth: Novel multi-modal and multi-scale imaging approaches for cancer research (Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre KCL&UCL) o Introduction to multi-modal & multi-scale imaging o Nanoscopic intravital molecular interaction imaging (FRET) o Tracking cancer cell metastasis using multi-modal imaging Drinks and munchies are provided after the talks to follow the conversations in an informal atmosphere Registration is FREE but REQUIRED; if you would like to attend, or even better, to contribute, you just need to register to LIVIm(a)cancer.org.uk If you have not registered in advance you will be refused entry Note: Registration is required* * The nearest station to us is Holborn, please see below the link with directions + attached documents http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=WC2A+3LY&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1… --------------------------------------------------------------------- LIVIm LRI In Vivo Imaging Club In Vivo Imaging Facility London Research Institute Cancer Research UK (RCN 1089464) Email : livim(a)cancer.org.uk <mailto:francois.lassailly@cancer.org.uk> LIVIm club: http://www.london-research-institute.org.uk/news-and-events/special-interes… Website: http://www.london-research-institute.org.uk/technologies/in-vivo-imaging --------------------------------------------------------------------- *To register to the LIVIm mailing list please send SUBSCRIBE to livim(a)cancer.org.uk <mailto:francois.lassailly@cancer.org.uk>* *If you no longer wish to receive messages from LIVIm please send UNSUBSCRIBE to livim(a)cancer.org.uk <mailto:francois.lassailly@cancer.org.uk>* NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER This e-mail (including any attachments) is intended for the above-named person(s). If you are not the intended recipient, notify the sender immediately, delete this email from your system and do not disclose or use for any purpose. We may monitor all incoming and outgoing emails in line with current legislation. We have taken steps to ensure that this email and attachments are free from any virus, but it remains your responsibility to ensure that viruses do not adversely affect you. Cancer Research UK Registered charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666) and the Isle of Man (1103) A company limited by guarantee. Registered company in England and Wales (4325234) and the Isle of Man (5713F). Registered Office Address: Angel Building, 407 St John Street, London EC1V 4AD.

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[FILM-Users 00266] Fwd: [CISBIC-RA] Journal Club announcement Monday Oct. 22nd 1PM Dr Vahid Shehrazaei
by Martin Spitaler 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

...forwarded for your information, Martin -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [CISBIC-RA] Journal Club announcement Monday Oct. 22nd 1PM Dr Vahid Shehrazaei Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:37:10 +0100 From: Gerardo Aquino <g.aquino(a)imperial.ac.uk> Reply-To: <aquigerardo(a)gmail.com> To: <cisbio(a)imperial.ac.uk>, <cisbic-ra(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Bioinformatics <bioinformatics(a)imperial.ac.uk> Dear all we are pleased to announce the reprise of our Journal Club for for this term starting next Monday, October 22nd at 1PM in room G47B Flowers Building We want to thank all the people who have already signed up to give presentations, We are confident that thanks to your contribution the Journal Club will be a great opportunity for stimulating discussions. We have almost filled up this term , there are a few slots available and we are still looking for people for next term (attached you find the schedule for this term). For our first Journal Club we are pleased to have _ Dr. Vahid Shahrezaei_ Lecturer in Biomathematics presenting the paper: How Cells Know the Size of Their Organelles <http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6099/1186.long> 1. Yee-Hung M. Chan <http://www.sciencemag.org/search?author1=Yee-Hung+M.+Chan&sortspec=date&sub…>, 2. Wallace F. Marshall <http://www.sciencemag.org/search?author1=Wallace+F.+Marshall&sortspec=date&…> http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6099/1186.long see you all next Monday 1PM Flowers G47B. Sincerely Gerardo and Robert

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[FILM-Users 00265] Fwd: Recent Advances in Cytometry Meeting
by Martin Spitaler 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

...forwarded for your information, Martin *Subject:* Recent Advances in Cytometry Meeting *From:* Victoria Masters <victoria(a)RMS.ORG.UK> *Date:* Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:33:34 -0500 *Content-Type:* text/plain Recent Advances in Cytometry Meeting Organiser: Derek Davies (CRUK) 14 November 2012 Charles Darwin House, London, UK This meeting aims to bring together the recent advances in hardware, software and newly developed fluorochromes, probes and fluorescent proteins. There will be a commercial exhibition and, as well as a number of academic presentations, there will be commercial talks illustrating the uses of recently introduced cytometric technology and markers. This one-day meeting will be of interest to all flow and imaging cytometrists and will also promote networking. Invited speakers include: Darren Sexton (UEA) Peter O'Toole (York) Gary Warnes (QMUL) Martin Leeb (Cambridge) Kevin Chalut (Cambridge) Susanne Heck (Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, London) David Jamieson (Newcastle) Benedict Seddon (NIMR,MRC) For more information and to register, please visit http://www.rms.org.uk/recentadvances. This meeting is being organised by the Royal Microscopical Society.

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[FILM-Users 00264] Fwd: CISBIO seminar, Mo, 4pm, October 15
by Martin Spitaler 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

...forwarded for your information; should be interesting to many microscopists working on the analysis of cell tracking and movement, Martin -------- Original Message -------- Subject: CISBIO seminar, Mo, 4pm, October 15 Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 10:56:42 +0100 From: Endres, Robert G <r.endres(a)imperial.ac.uk> To: Krishnan, J <j.krishnan(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Briggs, Tania J <t.briggs(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Skene, Barbara <b.skene(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Buck, Dorothy E <d.buck(a)imperial.ac.uk>, Marenzana, Massimo <m.marenzana(a)imperial.ac.uk>, De Simone, Alfonso <a.de-simon(a)imperial.ac.uk>, melda.tozluoglu(a)cancer.org.uk <melda.tozluoglu(a)cancer.org.uk>, Spitaler, Martin <m.spitaler(a)imperial.ac.uk> Can you please advertise this excellent talk in your area? Many thanks, Robert ------------------ Dear All, Prof. Robert Insall from the Beatson Institute of Cancer Research in Glasgow will give a CISBIO seminar on Monday, 15th October, in G47B Flowers from 4-5pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you would like to meet the speaker, please let me know. Title and abstract: "Multiple approaches to control of cell movement and chemotaxis: SCAR/WAVE regulation, computational analysis of cell movement, and efficient simulation of chemotaxis by a simple algorithm" Eukaryotic cells mainly move using actin structures collectively known as pseudopods. While many authors describe pseudopods as the end result of a signalling pathway, our data suggest a different picture - that pseudopods are autonomous structures that propagate themselves through feedback loops. In this, "pseudopod-centred" model, chemotactic signals steer cells by modulating pseudopod behaviour. I will describe evidence from different sources, including: (1) the pathways that regulate SCAR/WAVE, the principal regulator of pseudopod actin, and myosin II, which provides contractile force; (2) quantitative analyses of real cells chemotaxing under different conditions; (3) computation modelling of cell migration and chemotaxis using a conceptually simple, pseudopod-centred algorithm and its predictions for real cell migration. Hope to see you there! Best wishes, Robert ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Robert Endres Reader in Systems Biology Imperial College London Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9537 r.endres(a)imperial.ac.uk Personal: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/r.endres Group: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/biologicalphysics

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[FILM-Users 00263] Fwd: INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGING | 1st ESMI Study Group
by Martin Spitaler 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

...forwarded for your information, Martin -------- Original Message -------- Subject: INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGING | 1st ESMI Study Group Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 15:00:29 +0200 From: ESMI <office(a)e-smi.eu> To: <m.spitaler(a)imperial.ac.uk> Dear colleagues, it is with great pleasure to announce the foundation of the first ESMI Study Group on "INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGING". The group is chaired by Vasilis Ntziachristos from Munich and Gooitzen van Dam from Groningen. Further founding members are Silvio Aime (Torino), Kevin Brindle (Cambridge), and Alexander Vahrmeijer (Leiden) -- see also www.e-smi.eu/index.php?id=2518 <http://www.e-smi.eu/index.php?id=2518>. *The scope of the study group *is to promote the field of intra-operative imaging by * paving the way for an interdisciplinary dialogue to identify common issues and limitations in the field * bringing together scientists, industry representatives and regulatory representatives * facilitating understanding of regulatory processes and represent the community to regulatory bodies * organising lectures, sessions, and workshops to raise awareness and promote knowledge exchange *Interested in joining this group?* On behalf of the chair persons and the founding members I would like to invite all scientists working in this field to be part of the Study Group, address your crucial questions; start, follow and contribute to discussions on certain topics or publications; stay informed about ongoing activities [...] Just become an ESMI member <http://www.e-smi.eu/index.php?id=1990> and then send an email to office(a)e-smi.eu <mailto:office@e-smi.eu> with the subject "I want to join the Intra-Operative Imaging Study Group". ESMI Study Groups shall be established to satisfy a scientific community of interest. Study Group topics are reflecting the interdisciplinary aims of the society and shall be committed to high scientific relevance. Do not hesitate to contact me for any further information. Best regards, Doris ** ** *Doris Kracht* ESMI -- European Society for Molecular Imaging Executive Director** www.e-smi.eu <http://www.e-smi.eu/>__ office(a)e-smi.eu <mailto:office@e-smi.eu>__ phone ++49 221 28206832 fax ++49 221 28206868 Eupener Str. 57-59 50933 Köln *Molecular****Imaging****Meetings****2013*** *2013, Jan. 20-25 **TOPIM* <http://www.topim.eu/>* "Imaging Hallmarks of Cancer" in Les Houches, France*** *2013, May 26-28 **EMIM* <http://www.emim.eu/>*European Molecular Imaging Meeting in Torino, Italy*

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[FILM-Users 00262] trial licence Definiens Tissue Studio
by Martin Spitaler 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Dear microscopists, on initiative of Thomas Hopkins (Sarah Blagden lab), we have a trial licence for DEFINIENS TISSUE STUDIO available for a few weeks on the Definiens licence server. This is a tool specifically designed to make analysis of histology samples easier, so could be interesting to many people working with clinical samples. (http://tissuestudio.definiens.com/) You are all very welcome to test the trial licence. If you haven't used Definiens yet, please get in touch for a quick introduction and access. If it works well and is useful to various people, the idea would be to join forces and look for funding through grant application. And just a general note, we have already used Definiens very successfully in the past to analyse a large range of samples, including various tissue stainings, if you have a challenging image analysis task, please get in touch with the FILM crew. Good imaging, Martin -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Martin Spitaler, PhD* *FILM - Facility for Imaging by Light Microscopy* - Facility Manager - Sir Alexander Fleming Building, desk 401 Imperial College London / South Kensington Exhibition Road London SW7 2AZ UK Tel. +44-(0)20-759-42023 E-mail m.spitaler(a)imperial.ac.uk <mailto:m.spitaler@imperial.ac.uk> Website: http://imperial.ac.uk/imagingfacility

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[FILM-Users 00261] Fwd: Imaging Webinar: Fast and Sensitive Camera Technologies for Microscopy
by Martin Spitaler 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

...forwarded for your information; in FILM, we have all different camera types (CCD on WF1, EM-CCD on WF2, back-thinned EM-CCD on WF3 and sCMOS on HWF1), maybe this can help you to understand which is best suited for demanding applications; and by the way, there is also a lot more information about cameras and more on the FILM website (e.g. under LINKS / GENERAL IMAGING INFORMATION) Martin -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Imaging Webinar: Fast and Sensitive Camera Technologies for Microscopy Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:45:02 +1000 From: Andor Technology <info(a)andor.com> Reply-To: <info(a)andor.com> To: m.spitaler(a)imperial.ac.uk <m.spitaler(a)imperial.ac.uk> Fast and Sensitive Camera Technologies for Microscopy - Choosing the Best Solution You can also read this as a web version <http://andortechnology-row.createsend4.com/t/r-e-ktlrdyl-yulilkitdj-i/>. Fast and Sensitive Camera Technologies for Microscopy <http://andortechnology-row.createsend4.com/t/r-l-ktlrdyl-yulilkitdj-r/> *Fast and Sensitive Camera Technologies for Microscopy - Choosing the best solution* During this event Dr Colin Coates will examine and contrast state-of-the-art, ultrasensitive, high speed camera technologies for low light microscopy applications, including dynamic live cell imaging, single molecule detection and super-resolution microscopy. *Find out more by clicking here» <http://andortechnology-row.createsend4.com/t/r-l-ktlrdyl-yulilkitdj-y/>* ** *Key Learning Objectives:* * CCD, EMCCD and sCMOS technology comparison * Technology recommendations for specific application *Who should attend:* * Researchers interested in Light Microscopy and Imaging * Engineers interested in camera integration into larger systems and instruments *When is the event:* * 4^th October * 7:00am PDT | 10:00am EDT | 15:00 BST | 16:00 EST *Click here to Register for this event» <http://andortechnology-row.createsend4.com/t/r-l-ktlrdyl-yulilkitdj-j/>* *About the hosts* Colin Coates *Colin Coates* Imaging Product Manager Senior Scientist Andor Technology Colin Coates *Colin Schwarz* Publishing Director Life Sciences *Click here to Register for this event» <http://andortechnology-row.createsend4.com/t/r-l-ktlrdyl-yulilkitdj-t/>* Andor Technology plc. 7 Millenium Way, Springvale Business Park, Northern Ireland, UK, BT12 7AL You can forward this newsletter to a colleague <http://andortechnology-row.forwardtomyfriend.com/r-yulilkitdj-D48CACF4-ktlr…> or unsubscribe <http://andortechnology-row.createsend4.com/t/r-u-ktlrdyl-yulilkitdj-h/> to no longer receive notifications.

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