Monthly Meeting
30 June 2009
11:30am - 12:30pm
Sumner Auditorium
Use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in the (in situ)
analysis of marine plankton
Ger van den Engh, VP
Advanced Cytometery, Beckton Dickinson, Cell Analysis
Flow cytometry has been developed mainly for applications in medical
research. The technology has also been proven to be very useful for
the analysis of marine plankton. For some time, van den Engh has
been building special instruments that are optimized for marine
studies. These instruments offer increased sensitivity and the
possibility to measure special optical properties that improve the
detection and classification of pico plankton. One such instrument
is suitable for unattended operation in the field. Results will be
presented that were obtained in field trials and from a recent
arctic cruise studying the spring plankton bloom around Spitsbergen.
Personal history:
PhD Biophysics Leiden University. Assistant Professor Radiobiology,
Erasmus University Rotterdam. Director of the Flow cytometry
facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Professor of
Molecular Biotechnology University of Washington. Developed the
MoFlo cell sorter that is used by several marine institutions.
Co-founder of the Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA.
Founder of Cytopeia, home of the inFlux Cell Sorter. Professor
Oceanography, University of Washington. Currently Vice President
Advanced Cytometry, Becton Dickinson, Cell Analysis.
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