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The International Quantitative Imaging Cytometry Centers
of Excellence (iQIC) program provides an educational resource for
scientists using laser-scanning cytometry in cell- and tissue-based
research, offering training programs and symposia to foster
cross-disciplinary collaborations employing quantitative imaging
cytometry. Located at the
National University of Singapore,
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,
and
Children’s Hospital Boston, the Centers
offer an annual International Symposium in Boston, Massachusetts as
well as regional lectures and training programs focusing on new QIC
techniques, at selected locations throughout the year. The QIC
Centers operate under the guidance of advisory committees, with
support from CompuCyte Corporation.
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2010 iQIC
Symposium - Boston
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We expect that the Center will help educate cell and
molecular biology researchers on the important role
that Quantitative Imaging Cytometry can play in
biomedical research. The ability to obtain detailed
quantitative data from biologic specimens, and at
the same time visually examine specimen morphology,
provides researchers with a major tool for advancing
our understanding of the molecular basis of disease
and identifying novel disease signatures which could
be potential diagnostic markers or targets for drug
design. We look forward to working with CompuCyte to
jointly host this workshop on the use of automated
laser scanning cytometry for both basic and clinical
research in Singapore and the ASEAN countries.
 Shazib
Pervaiz, M.D., Ph.D.,
Professor, Department of Physiology,
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Graduate School for
Integrative Sciences and Engineering National
University of Singapore
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The establishment of the
QIC Center at Children’s Hospital Boston is
the outgrowth of productive collaborations
between research teams in the Longwood
Medical Area and CompuCyte Corporation. We
anticipate
that the QIC
Center, and the annual symposium in
particular, will foster cross-disciplinary
collaborations employing quantitative image
cytometry in a multiplicity of cancer and
stem cell research programs.
 Dr.
Leslie Silberstein,
Director, Joint Program in Transfusion Medicine and
Center for Human Cell Therapy, Children's Hospital
Boston
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Quantitative Imaging Cytometry is
an emerging area with extraordinary potential for cancer
research.
As an NCI-designated Cancer Center, CSHL strives to
provide its researchers with the latest technologies to
facilitate their work. CSHL’s partnership [in the
Regional QIC Center] gives our scientists full advantage
of the power of this technology and will allow them to
develop new applications for its use.
 Nicholas
Tonks, Ph.D., FRS,
Director Of Shared Resources, CSHL Cancer
Center Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY
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