Cell Culture Contamination, Every Researcher's Nightmare! (Part I)
Thursday, September 10, 2009, 9:00 AM Eastern Time (ET)
Recent studies have shown that at least 20% of the animal cell cultures currently in use in the US are contaminated by either microorganisms or other cell lines! This three part live, on-line seminar series will review the scope of this major problem and examine some of its causes and techniques for avoiding it. It will also explore some key, easy to employ strategies for preventing these losses by careful culture management.
- Understanding the nature of biological and chemical culture contaminants, especially mycoplasma today's most serious and widespread culture contaminant.
- Consequences of contamination
- Understanding the major sources and causes of cell culture contamination.
Speaker: Mark Rothenberg, Ph.D.
Mark
Rothenberg, Ph.D., is an Application Scientist at Corning Life Sciences and has
over twenty years of experience in assay development. He received his doctorate
from Emory University in the area of Cell and Developmental Biology. Before
joining Corning, he worked as a senior scientist in two firms in the area
metabolic disease.
We hope you will join us for this exclusive event.