Dear microscopists, as some kind of accidental follow-up on todays FILM Club, below is an interesting proposal from Sian Harding to test an Optical Transfection system. If interested, please get in contact with her. Could indeed be intersting to many of you. Good imaging, Martin -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Optical transfection of resistant cells Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:53:37 +0000 From: Harding, Sian E <sian.harding@imperial.ac.uk> To: Spitaler, Martin <m.spitaler@imperial.ac.uk> Dear Martin I wonder if I might circulate this appeal through your FILM list, if you think its appropriate Best regards Sian Kishan Dholakia, who was at Imperial but is now at St Andrews, has developed a new method for transfection of cells using optical injection http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/7/47/863.long We were hoping he could bring his set-up down here to try some cardiomyocytes. However, it would make his journey more worthwhile if there were other cell types he might also attempt. If you have cells which are difficult to transfect and would like to take advantage of the trip, please let me know Best regards Sian SianE. Harding, Professor of Cardiac Pharmacology NHLI, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London FlowersBuilding 4th Floor, LondonSW7 2AZ tel: +44 207 594 3009; mobile: +44 7850 587 924 email sian.harding@imperial.ac.uk