Surface Treatments for Fastidious Cells
Thursday, December 17, 2009, 9:00 AM Eastern Time (ET)

Many variables can influence the cell culture environment and need to be addressed for proper optimization. In this seminar, some of these variables will be discussed with a focus on cell culture surfaces. The vast majority of attachment-dependent mammalian cell culture is performed on polystyrene. Therefore, a general overview of different surface treatments will lead into a discussion of why cells attach to some surfaces better than others and how this can influence cellular functionality. Lastly, tips and suggestions will be provided for working with fastidious cells.

Speaker:

John So, M.S.

John So, M.S., is a Field Applications Scientist at Corning Life Sciences and has over ten years of experience in cell culture. He has a Master's degree in Biology and used human hybrid cell lines to construct a physical map of the centromeric region of human chromosome 21. Before joining Corning, he worked at Northwestern University Medical School where he spent several years identifying early detection biomarkers involved in the metastasis of epithelial ovarian cancer.

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