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Opening bell for JPK
School - enthusiastic response for the first session
— February 21, 2006
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February 13 was the opening day of the first JPK Instruments School
for atomic force microscopy (AFM). Under the banner "AFM user
training for biological applications", researchers and scientists
from among JPK clients gathered at the company's headquarters in
Berlin's Bouchéstrasse for the school's first session.
Over the course of two days, the international group focused
on AFM application and operation. A broad spectrum of uses was
covered in the dense program, ranging from the imaging of cells,
bacteria and lipids, through specialized techniques such as force
spectroscopy applications and nanomanipulation, up to practical
tips for handling this advanced instrument platform. Included
in the curriculum were the preparation of biological specimens
such as DNA and lipids, as well as hardware and software. The
JPK application engineers made sure there was plenty of time for
the participants to ask questions related to their specializations.
JPK had already created one of the most important AFM events
in the international life sciences with its annual workshop "Scanning
Probe Microscopy in Life Sciences". The new JPK School means
that the manufacturer of the world's foremost BioAFM is reasserting
its expertise in nano life sciences while providing clients with
a special service. "There are many potential applications
in the life sciences that have not yet been discovered. We want
to boost our clients' knowledge by letting them share our application
and technical know-how." This is how Dr. Gabriela Bagordo,
communication manager at JPK, describes the school's goal. And
success has proved the company right. The combination of lectures
and practical work on the instruments themselves has earned a
great deal of applause. "A fantastic confirmation for our
idea, and of course an encouragement to continue," says Dr.
Bagordo. "To be continued" is written all over it. With
future topics such as life cell imaging on the curriculum, participants
will be brought even closer to life in the nano-cosmos.
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