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Midlands Innovation Flow Cytometry Group Part of the @InnovationMids community Collaboration | Equipment Sharing | Knowledge Exchange | Research | Training midlandsinnovation.org.uk/Flow-Cytometry Midlands, England Joined October 2015-
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Lucy Fairclough kicking us off at this years @InnovationMids Flow Cytometry Meeting #miflow2025
📢Calling all PhD students, Post-Docs or Technicians the deadline for a late breaking abstract for oral or poster presentation has been extended to the 5th March. E-mail to David Onion or details here: buytickets.at/miflowcytometr…
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We're delighted to announce that we now have further training videos showing you how to use the BD Fortessa X-20 and Beckman Coulter CytoFLEX - shorturl.at/bhABT @miflowgroup
That's about all from #miflow2024 Thanks to everyone attended and contributed to what has been a wonderful event. See you next year!
Time to announce the prizes winners! #miflow2024 #flowcytometry
Fascinating talk from our keynote speaker Dr Peter Cook examining why fungi triggers inflammatory lung disease #miflow2024 #flowcytometry
Peter Cook delivering his excellent keynote talk at this year's MI Flow Cytometry Meeting #miflow2024 #flowcytometry @InnovationMids
What a great turnout for the MI Flow cytometry meeting 2024. #miflow2024 #flowcytometry
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Happy to be at the Midland Innovation Flow Cytometry Meeting ! #miflow2024 @miflowgroup
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Calling those working in Electron Microscopy in the #Midlands - join us for the launch of the MI Electron Microscopy network on 9th April @uniofleicester. The network will share best practice and coordinate research, training, and funding opportunities. buff.ly/43zTIwj
An early Easter treat for you... See the full line up for the @InnovationMids Flow Cytometry Meeting 2024 and register for free here: buytickets.at/miflowcytometr… #flowcytometry
Registration is open for Midlands Innovation Flow Cytometry Meeting 2024! - buytickets.at/miflowcytometr… 9th April, University of Leicester. @InnovationMids #flowcytometry
Save the date! Midlands Innovation Flow Cytometry Meeting. 9th April 2024.This year we return to the University of Leicester for this free to attend event. #flowcytomtry @InnovationMids
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@miflowgroup 🏆 #MIFlow23 prize winners for best presentations Oral presentations 1st Laura Bartlett - Nottingham 2nd Rasha Khader - Nottingham 2nd Philip Davies - Warwick Poster presentations 1st Sam Garforth -Warwick 2nd Natalie Gonzalez Martinez - Warwick 3rd Rachel Butler - Aston
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This time last week we were at @miflowgroup's annual conference #MIFlow2023 📽️ The long-standing research network launched new training videos buff.ly/44AQUzt 🗣️ We had some great feedback "The best one yet" 🏆 Congratulations to oral and poster preseantion winners
Congratulations to the 6 winners of the best oral and poster presentations yesterday at #MIFlow2023 Giving opportunities for ECRs to share their knowledge, gain presenting experience & #skills is a big part of what we do to support career progression #flowcytometry #MIpeople
It’s a wrap. Thank you to everyone who came along to our conference today #miflow2023
Today’s annual flow conference has been a great chance to catch up with new and familiar faces from the #flowcytometry community at #miflow2023 20+ talks, posters presentations and brand new training resources on how to use state of the art equipment 📹 #MidlandsResearch
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Dr John James presenting keynote talk at #miflow2023. Rockstar scientist... And also my lift home! @miflowgroup
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