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    Free qPCR training....Andy Moreno
    Posted by: andyzmoreno (IP Hidden, New member, 2)
    Date: December 25, 2005 03:02PM

    Free Cepheid User Group qPCR Training Meetings are scheduled for the following areas:

    Area, Day; Date, Location

    Intermountain, Wed., 1/11/06, Logan, UT

    Southern California, Wed., 1/18/06, Irvine, CA

    San Diego, Thurs, 1/19/06, San Diego, CA

    Colorado, Tuesday, 1/24/06, Loveland, CO

    Arizona, Thursday, 1/26/06, Tucson, AZ

    Northern California, Wed., 2/1/06, Sunnyvale, CA

    New Mexico Friday, 2/3/06, Albuquerque, NM


    Each of the User Groups has a Yahoo User Group Website:



    - Intermountain [groups.yahoo.com] = January 11, 2006
    - Southern California [groups.yahoo.com] = January 18, 2006
    - San Diego [groups.yahoo.com] = January 19, 2006
    - Colorado [groups.yahoo.com] = January 24 , 2006
    - Arizona [groups.yahoo.com] = January 26, 2006
    - Northern California [groups.yahoo.com] = February 1, 2006
    - New Mexico [groups.yahoo.com] = February 3, 2006


    The agenda at each training:



    8:00 a.m. Real Time PCR Beginner's Primer Training Session

    -PCR Basics “PCR Basic.ppt”

    9:30 a.m. Latest Cepheid Updates and Upgrades

    Hardware Upgrades: SmartCycler I to SmartCycler II

    Software Upgrades: v. 2.0c to 2.0d

    CD-ROM or printouts of latest assays

    Assays in development by Cepheid End Users


    10:00 a.m. Cepheid Technical Support Q&A

    -Submitted questions will be answered and addressed

    -Long Term issues

    11:00 a.m. Assay Optimization on SmartCycler

    -Review PowerPoint Presentation from

    -“Optimizing Smart Cycler II Protocols”

    -“Optimizing the Master Mix for Real Time PCR”

    - Reagents: OmniMix™ HS, The Competition and Other Master Mixes”


    12:00 noon Lunch as provided by Cepheid

    Catered snack tray or pizza from local vendor

    1:00 p.m. Hands-on Lab Session

    -SmartCycler II

    -Demonstration Run

    -GeneXpert

    -Demonstration Run


    Free Gifts:
    • Lunch
    • Cepheid SmartCycler Reaction Tubes
    • SmartCycler Training DVDs
    • Assay Optimizing Papers
    • OmniMix and SmartMix Reagents


    Thank you very much.
    Sincerely,


    Andy



    Andrew Moreno
    Sr. Life Science Consultant
    Cepheid, Inc.
    Office: 831-915-0111
    Cell: 831-917-5259
    FAX: 866-776-3746
    Tech Support:1-888-838-3222
    andy.moreno@cepheid.com




     

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