ISAC's CYTO 2012

CYTO supports the International Society for the Advancement of Cytometry`s mission to advance the development of cytometry biological applications and technologies by presenting a variety of educational and scientific activities to serve the increasing demands of the Cytometry community.

CYTO Sessions include:

• Cytometry Education and Training - PreCongress Courses
• Core Facility Management and Operation
• State of the Art in Cytometry Technology and Applications
• Cytometry Education and Training - Scientific Tutorials
• CYTO Symposium

Key Topics

• Cytometry Technology
  Suspension image cytometry, Adherent cell cytometry, Standards and calibration, New probes and assays, Cytometry databases/respositories, Data analysis, Subcellular pattern recognition, Image acquisition, Image processing and analysis for cytometry, Cell morphology and protein localization, Advanced cytometry technology, Bioinformatics/computational biology, Cytometry software – advances and enhancements, Cytometry instrumentation and hardware advances, Flow spectroscopy, Microelectro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and microfluidics, High throughput screening, Spectral imaging, Time-lapse imaging and automated cell tracking, Tissue cytometry/morphometry, Multi-dimensional imaging & cytometry, Live cell imaging, Flow cytometry and sorting, Dynamic modeling of biological processes, Novel engineering principles and advances, Image cytometry/automated microscopy, Quantum dots and Facility management
• Cytometry Applications
  Cell death, Signal transduction, Cell cycle, DNA damage and repair, Immunology and immune monitoring, Cell proliferation & differentiation, Therapeutic biomarkers, Antigen specific immune responses, Biopharmaceutical applications and drug discovery, Microbiology and aquatic sciences, Disease progression monitoring, Plant sciences, Translational & clinical applications, Rare event detection, Solid tumors, Hematological disorders, Discovery pathways: chemical probes and fluorescent proteins, Stem cells, Time-lapse imaging and automated cell tracking, Tissue cytometry/morphometry, Multi-dimensional imaging & cytometry, Live cell imaging, Other biological applications and Dynamic modeling of biological processes