Transmission of Endoscopic Procedures from the Medical Sciences Campus to Four Institutions Simultaneously
From left:Ms. Diana Ramos, Technical Coordinator of the RCMI Flow Cytometry Facility; Ms. Nayra Rodríguez, Director of the Flow Cytometry Laboratory at Ponce School of Medicine
Flow Cytometry Annual Training Workshop
The Annual Flow Cytometry Training Workshop sponsored by the RCMI Program was offered on September 6-7, 2007. The workshop was held at the first floor amphitheater of the UPR, Medical Sciences Campus. The workshop included a series of conferences addressing the following topics: overview of the guidelines regarding the use of the facility, the basic theory of flow cytometry, the importance of using quality control standards and tips on the basic use of the flow cytometer. The conference session was followed by two practical sessions in which participants had a hands-on experience with the flow cytometer and learn to calibrate the instrument. In addition, they were able to use the program Cell Quest® to optimize the parameters for sample acquisition and conduct data analysis.
Invited speakers included: Ms. Diana Ramos, Technical Coordinator of the RCMI Flow Cytometry Facility, who welcomed faculty, graduate students, technical personnel, and visitors to the lecture session and presented the guidelines for using the facility; Ms. Nayra Rodríguez, Director of the Flow Cytometry Laboratory at Ponce School of Medicine, who explained the basic technical principles of flow cytometry and conducted the practical sessions.
