Lunch and Learn: Improve Reproducibility and Sample Quality with Automated Tissue Dissociation

Using the Miltenyi GentleMACS Octo with Heaters for Your Genomics Prep

The UMGC invites researchers to learn how automated tissue dissociation and sample preparation workflows can improve reproducibility, cell viability, and yields for downstream applications.

Manual tissue dissociation can introduce variability that impacts downstream analyses. The Miltenyi GentleMACS Octo Dissociator with Heaters addresses this challenge with a flexible, standardized approach to tissue processing. This platform automates sample preparation for up to eight samples in parallel, with eight individual heating units and a set of optimized, predefined programs—enabling the automated generation of viable single-cell or single-nucleus suspensions, as well as homogenates, from nearly any tissue sample.

Agenda:

• Introduction to GentleMACS technology
• Applications and uses compatible with the GentleMACS Octo with Heaters including: organ perfusion, nuclei extraction, and StraightFrom Spleen cell isolation
• Methods to improve your overall sample quality for flexible downstream processes
• Be the first to grab a spot in a hands-on instrument workshop hosted in the UMGC CoLab (workshop is on a future date)
• One-on-one project consultation available following the seminar

Date: Tuesday, July 21
Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: 1-125 Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building

Register

Hosted by the UMGC and our local Miltenyi rep, Christine Robinson ([email protected]). Registration is required for an accurate lunch count.