ISAC is working hard to advocate for an increased amount of funding for science. In the US at least, we are very much dependent upon the NIH and NSF to fund the research and provide funding for large instruments such as flow cytometers and confocal microscopes.

Because of ISAC's close links with AIMBE (American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering), as a member of the Council of Societies of AIMBE, we have access to the halls of power in Washington to ensure that the needs of the scientific community are foremost in the minds of legislators. J. Paul Robinson will be representing ISAC on Feb 28-29 in a number of congressional visits.

Advanced Microscopy and Digital Imaging Workshop

April 24-28, 2006
University of California, Santa Barbara

Registration Deadline is April 3, 2006

A seminar / workshop series offered by the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB), the Neuroscience Research Institute (NRI) and Purdue University.

Click here for details, or contact Brian Matsumoto for additional information.

Guava Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of cost-effective and accessible cell-analysis systems for life science research, drug discovery, development and clinical diagnostics, today announced the introduction of Express Cell Surface Antibodies, a new line of antibody reagents designed to identify subsets of hematopoetic-derived cells by their patterns of protein expression. This is the first of several new reagent lines that Guava intends to introduce this year for use by life sciences researchers.

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AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Luminex Corporation (Nasdaq: LMNX), a leading multiplex solution developer, has signed a licensing agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for non- exclusive intellectual property rights necessary to develop and commercialize microRNA assays and related products. MicroRNAs are a group of small non- coding single stranded portions of RNA molecules that have been implicated as playing a critical role as regulators of developmental timing, neuronal differentiation, cell proliferation, programmed cell death and fat metabolism. The rights and potential applications cover both the life science research and clinical diagnostics markets.

RFP for Full Time Executive Director/Management – July 15^th Deadline

The International Society for Analytical Cytology seeks a full-time Executive Director (CAE, certified association executive, preferred) or equivalent association management service to provide executive services and leadership for all Society business. The modified RFP can be downloaded from here (PDF). Applications will be accepted until July 15, 2006.