qPCR NEWS 11-2008 - Event Calendar Winter 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear researcher, dear Gene Quantification page reader, Our newsletter informs about the latest news in quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR and qRT-PCR), which are compiled and summarised on the Gene Quantification homepage. The focus of this newsletter issue is: - Event calendar Winter 2008/2009 - Inauguration of gene expression profiling facility in Prague - 3rd announcement =3D> qPCR 2009 Event =3D> http://www.qPCR2009.net - It is a pleasure to announce the Nobel Prize Laureate Kary Mullis in an own session =9325th Anniversary of PCR=94 - European wide qPCR application workshops =3D> register now ! - Online translation service =3D> http://translation.gene-quantification.in= fo/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- qPCR 2009 EVENT - 9 - 13 March 2009 more news here =3D> http://www.qPCR2009.net download event FLYER =3D> http://www.bioeps.com/qpcr2009/qPCR-2009-3rd-an= nouncement.pdf It is a pleasure to announce the Nobel Prize Laureate Kary Mullis at the qPCR 2009 event in an own session =9325th Anniversary of PCR=94 List of confirmed speakers =3D> http://speakers.qpcr2009.net/ An industrial exhibition with the 30 world leading companies will be held during the qPCR Symposium March 9-11 =3D> http://exhibition.qpcr2009= ..net/ Our sponsors =3D> http://sponsors.qpcr2009.net/ Please register =3D> http://registration.qpcr2009.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Keynote lectures Kary B. Mullis The Pioneer in PCR; 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 25th Anniversary of PCR Stephen A. Bustin Professor of Molecular Science, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, UK A new qPCR assay for the detection of Clostridium difficile MIQE- guidelines for publication of qPCR data Ken Livak Senior Scientific Fellow, Fluidigm Corporation,San Francisco, CA, US Moving from qPCR Assays to qPCR Arrays. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Invited talk Mikael Kubista Professor of Biotechnology, TATAA Biocenter Sweden, MultiD Analyses AB, G=F6teborg, Sweden Gene Expression Profiling with qPCR. Jo Vandesompele Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium Multi-gene signature for cancer patient survival. Normalization of miRNA data. Michael W. Pfaffl Reader in Physiology, Center of Life Science, Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany mRNA & microRNA integrity - the key to success. Andreas Nitsche Robert Koch Institut ZBS 1, Berlin, Germany Real-time PCR based Diagnostic of highly pathogenic Viruses. Anders Stahlberg Stem Cell Center, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Technical aspects of mRNA quantification in single cells using RT- qPCR. Greg Shipley Director, Quantitative Genomics Core, Laboratory, The University of Texas Health Science Centre- Houston, TX, US A Multi-assay Approach to the Study of Cellular Toxicity. Jan Helemanns Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Biogazelle NV, Kruishoutemstraat 57, Zulte, Belgium Accurate and objective copy number profiling. Dimitrios Frangoulidis Institut f=FCr Mikrobiologie der Bundeswehr, Munich, Germany. Real-time PCR of bioterrorism agents. Olfert Landt TIB MOLBIOL Syntheselabor GmbH, Eresburgstrasse, Berlin, Germany. Probe Based Detection of Genetic Variations - Screening and in-vitro Diagnostics. Birgit Liss AG Molekulare Neurophysiologie, Neubau f=FCr biomedizinische Grundlagenforschung, Ulm , Germany. qPCR of indicidual dopamine neurons form mouse models and human post mortem brain sections. Jim Huggett Centre for Infectious Diseases & International Health, University College London, UK. Nucleic Acid Amplification methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in the developing world. Christian Thirion Managing Director, SIRION GmbH, Planegg/Martinsried, Germany. An inflammatory microRNA signature in muscle cells - a comparative study of cellular models and technological platforms. Udo Reischl Institut f=FCr Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene - Universit=E4t Regensburg, Germany. Current applications of real-time PCR technology in diagnostic bacteriology. Filip Patyn Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. New RTPrimerDB. Pamela Pinzani Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. Circulating nucleic acids in melanoma diagnosis. Mirco Castoldi EMBL Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. miQPCR - a novel approach for expression profiling of mature microRNAs. Hans Nitschko Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Department of Virology, Germany. Multiplex-PCR in clinical virology - benefits and limitations. and more talks are coming soon.............................. =3D> http://speakers.qpcr2009.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Online Translation Service Since October 2008 we provide an online translation service of the Gene Quantification pages to several languages. 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It should help to understand the "rough" content of the Gene Quantification pages, but still the original is the ENGLISH version: http://translation.gene-quantification.info/ http://www.gene-quantification.asia http://chinese.gene-quantification.asia/ http://dutch.gene-quantification.info/ http://french.gene-quantification.info/ http://german.gene-quantification.info/ http://greek.gene-quantification.info/ http://italian.gene-quantification.info/ http://japanese.gene-quantification.asia/ http://korean.gene-quantification.asia/ http://portuguese.gene-quantification.info/ http://russian.gene-quantification.asia/ http://spanish.gene-quantification.info/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- With the new qPCR INFO PORTAL and all the presented tools we will help you with to find the right information about qPCR and related topics in Molecular Biology in the literature and in the World Wide Web. =3D> Papers / Protocols / Methods / Databases / Alets / Feeds / Books / Forums / E-mail / Directory http://infoportal.gene-quantification.info/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Upcoming Events World-wide academic and commercial qPCR Events http://events.gene-quantification.info/ Symposia, Meetings, Conferences, Workshops, Seminars, Online-Seminars, qPCR Education Program, etc. Please submit your qPCR event here =3D> events@gene- quantification.info ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- qPCR WORKSHOP BioEPS GmbH / TATAA Biocenter Germany - qPCR Application workshops At the TATAA Biocenter Germany we offer qPCR application workshops, a 3-day qPCR Core Module and a 2-day qPCR Biostatistics Module. All courses are held regularly in G=F6teborg, Sweden, in English and in Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany, in German and English, and in Prague, Czech Republic in English and Czech. Depending on the occasion the workshop language and the different prices may apply. Further customized workshops and specialized trainings will be held as well across Europe and world-wide. TATAA Biocenter Germany workshops are held in cooperation with BioEPS GmbH, located at the campus of the Technical University of Munich, in Freising-Weihenstephan, very close to the Munich Airport (MUC). For more information and registration, please see our web page: =3D> http://TATAA.gene-quantification.info/ Course Occasions 2008/2009: 3-day qPCR Core Module (Mon. - Wed.) 2-day BioStatistics Module (Thu. - Fri.) single-cell qPCR Module (Mon. - Wed.) microRNA qPCR Module (Mon. - Wed.) 8 - 10 December 2008 (E) NEW singel-cell qPCR Application Workshop 15 - 19 December Prague (E) RNA Isolation + Expression Profiling and Data Analysis 26 - 30th January 2009 (E) in Freising, Germany, English language 26 - 30th January 2009 (E) in Freising, Germany, English language 16 - 18 February 2009 (E) in Freising, NEW microRNA & qPCR 12 - 13 March 2009 (E) various 2-day courses at the qPCR 2009 Event =3D> http://workshops.qpcr2009.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Forward Please send the qPCR NEWS to further scientists and friends who are interested in qPCR ! Best regards, Michael W. 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