42nd Meeting of the Danish Society for Flow Cytometry

Monday, 5 May 2008


Organizers:
Carl-Henrik Brogen, Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK.
Graham Leslie, Inst. of Medical Biology - Immunology and Microbiology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DK.
Hans Jürgen Hoffmann, Dept. of Respiratory Diseases, Inst. of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DK.

Dam Auditorium, Panum Building, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, DK-2200 Copenhagen N (map).

10:00-12:00. Session 1:
20 years of flow cytometry with the DSFCM
Chair: Hans Jürgen Hoffmann and Carl-Henrik Brogren.

• 10:00-10:15. Welcome.
  Hans Jürgen Hoffmann, president of DSFCM.
• 10:15-10:45. Birth of the Society from a hematologic point of view.
  Peter Hokland, Dept. of Hematology R, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DK.
• 10.45-11.15. Recent history of DSFCM in a broad perspective. Abstract
  Jørgen K. Larsen, Finsen Laboratory & Experimental Pathology Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Biocenter, Copenhagen, DK.
• 11:15-12:00. Cytometry: Getting from the Past to the Future. Abstract
  Howard M. Shapiro, Center for Microbial Cytometry and Howard M. Shapiro, West Newton, MA, U.S.A.

12:00-13:00
Posters viewing and Corporate Exhibitions with a buffet lunch

13:00-15:00. Session 2:
Flow Cytometry Core Facilities
Chair: Graham Leslie, and Alexander Schmitz, Inst. of Molecular Biology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DK.

• 13:00-13:45. Does size matter? Defining a critical mass for a Core Facility? Abstract
  Derek Davies, London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, London, U.K.
• 13:45-14:10. Clinical vs. research flow cytometry: can one core facility serve two masters? Abstract
  Willem E. Corver, Dept. of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
• 14:10-14:35. The core facility as an informational/educational resource. Abstract
  Andrew Riddell, Flow Cytometry Core Facility at EMBL Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
• 14:35-15:00. Core facilities serving smaller research communities: flow and imaging cohabitation. Abstract
  Jan Grawe, Rudbeck Laboratories, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden.
  

15:00-15:40. Parallel A
Posters viewing and Corporate Exhibitions with a coffee break

15:10-15:40. Parallel B
Generalforsamling (Annual General Meeting of DSFCM, in Danish)

Dagsorden: Valg af dirigent, formandsberetning, indkomne forslag*, valg til bestyrelsen**, revideret regnskab, budget, kontingent, kvalitetskontrol, planer for kommende møder, eventuelt.
*Vedtægtsændring, foreslået af bestyrelsen: Medlemsskab af bestyrelsen skal begrænses til 3 valgperioder af 2 år, idet der dog bliver mulighed for forlængelse, hvis der ikke kan opstilles andre kandidater til bestyrelsesvalget. Afgående bestyrelsesmedlemmer kan dog kandidere ved valg af suppleanter. Kun medlemmer, der ikke er i restance for kontingent, er valgbare.
**På valg er posterne for 3 bestyrelsesmedlemmer (Jørgen K. Larsen, Hans Jürgen Hoffmann og Carl-Henrik Brogren), 1 suppleant (Erik Kjærsgaard) og 1 revisor (Jacob Larsen). Hans Jürgen Hoffmann, Carl-Henrik Brogren, Erik Kjærsgaard og Jacob Larsen er villige til genvalg. Jørgen K. Larsen er ikke villig til genvalg til bestyrelsen, men er villig til at fortsætte som hjemmesideredaktør. Bjarne Møller ønsker ekstraordinært at træde ud af bestyrelsen. Alexander Schmitz, Inst. for Molekylær Biologi, Aarhus Universitet, og Thomas Hviid, Afd. for Klinisk Biokemi, Roskilde Sygehus, er villige til at stille op som kandidater til bestyrelsen.

15:40-16:30
Panel discussion on Flow Cytometry Core Facilities
Participants: Derek Davies, Willem E. Corver, Andrew Riddell, Jan Grawe, Alexander Schmitz, Lars Ryder (Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DK), and Graham Leslie (Chairman).

Suggested Topics: Measuring the success of a Flow Cytometry Core Facility; coping with diverse demands (e.g. research vs. clinical); the communicative role of a Flow Cytometry Core Facility; Flow Cytometry Core Facilities in the service of small research communities (the Danish perspective).

16:30-17:00
Poster presentations
Chair: Carl-Henrik Brogren.

• Use of flow cytometry for detection of vaccine-induced antigen-specific T cells in chickens. Abstract
  Tina Dalgaard et al.
• Treg enumerated as CD4dimCD25bright cells above a standardised gating threshold are similar in asthmatics and controls. Abstract
  Hans Jürgen Hoffmann et al.
• Activation of Natural Killer cells in HIV-1 infection before and after HAART. Abstract
  Matthias Zaccarin et al.
• Pancreatic beta-cell expression of a metabolically regulated autoantigen targeted by the unique beta-cell surface specific monoclonal autoantibody IC2, analysed by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. Abstract
  Amarnadh Nalla et al.

The prize is a Shapiro signed Shapiro book (Practical Flow Cytometry, 4th edition).
Poster election committee is Howard M. Shapiro, Peter Hokland & Jørgen K. Larsen.

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17:30-
Dinner Party

Restaurant Front Page, Sortedam Dossering 21, 2200 København N.

All are welcome, members of the Danish Medical Society and everyone else who might be interested. If you intend to participate, please complete the registration form and submit it by e-mail as attached Word document to Jørgen K. Larsen before 21 April 2008.
There is no fee for attending the various sessions at 10:00-17:30. However, for the dinner party we require a contribution of 200 DKK from DSFCM members and 300 DKK from non-members to be transferred to our bank account before 21 April 2008.

Deadline for submission of poster abstracts is 21 April 2008. Please, fill in the abstract form and submit it by e-mail as attached Word document to Jørgen K. Larsen.
Your abstract will subsequently be displayed on this website.
If you have questions, please contact the poster session organizer, Carl-Henrik Brogren.

AH diagnostics; BD; Invitrogen; Nordic BioSite; Ramcon; Reactionlab.
Exhibition organizer: Hans Jürgen Hoffmann.