Dear EMBRIOphytes:

In observance of Labor Day, we won't be meeting this coming Monday - Everyone enjoy the holiday. We are planning a two-part hands-on series led by Dr. Linlin Li, Sr. Research Scientist in the Umulis Lab, titled "Solving ODE/PDEs on Google Colab" on September 11^th and 18^th held during our regular 3-4pm ET time over zoom. Details will be shared next week.

Our Products/Achievements Tracking checklist received updates:

https://app.box.com/s/noitt8vl5rvrt6p2dnoe8zsexnw7z526

Please add your comments and/or suggested changes.

Faculty Investigators: How many of you are interested in mentoring a high school student from under-represented populations in your lab with a biology focus? Complete this 30 second survey.

Please see the NSF Dear Colleague letter opportunity that will fund RA's (up to $6K per student) for high school students: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23145/nsf23145.jsp?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

If we have enough investigators interested, we can leverage our BII for a Supplement, and may want to coordinate an urban reach in Indy with Brandon Sorge, Assoc. Prof, and Associate Director of STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute @ Purdue in Indy, who is interested in pursuing this opportunity (bsorge@iupui.edu).

Temp Imaging Workstation w/ Imaris available in HANS rm B032B

We anticipate our own dedicated EMBRIO image analysis workstation running Imaris being operational and available in DLR in October. Until then, EMBRIO members can access a workstation running Imaris in the Bindley satellite facility in the basement of Hanson (HANS). This is being overseen by Xiaoguang (Shawn) Zhu, Purdue Imaging Facility Director, zhu410@purdue.edu. Please get in touch with Shawn if you are interested in using/training on the Imaris software.

From Shawn: Hello all,

I've set up a desktop computer in the Hansen light-sheet room and have installed Imaris on it. The computer has 32GB of RAM and a 6TB hard drive. If you're interested, you're welcome to come and give it a try. Here are some important points to consider:

While the PC is internet-connected, it doesn't have a direct link with the acquisition computer. To transfer data, you can either upload it to cloud storage (Onedrive, Box,...) and then download it to the Imaris PC or bring a portable drive for large data transfer.
You can access this PC remotely using TeamViewer. However, please note that the Imaris software is not currently managed by iLab. To avoid conflicts, please inform me in advance if you plan to use Imaris.
Due to the large size of light-sheet data, this PC is not suitable for long-term data storage. When the hard drive begins to fill up, older data will be deleted to accommodate new analyses. Always ensure you maintain a copy of your data after using the software.
I'll arrange for the Bruker support technician to install the Luxendo Control software on this PC. Once this is done, you'll have the option to run image processing on this machine.
The use of Imaris software is entirely free of charge, and this aligns with our existing policy of providing users with free access to analysis software.
I'm also relatively new to this software, so I'd be more than happy to collaborate with you in learning how to use it effectively.

We'll continually update the workflow to ensure a seamless transition when the actual workstation computer arrives. Don't hesitate to reach out with any suggestions or questions. Feel free to share this information with anyone interested in Imaris.

Thank you for your attention and cooperation.

Shawn

Xiaoguang (Shawn) Zhu, PhD

Purdue Imaging Facility Director

Biomedical Engineering Confocal Manager

BIND B071A / HANS B032B

Purdue University

(765) 496-3148

zhu410@purdue.edu

Purdue Imaging Facility website

Brent T. Ladd, Senior Research Program Manager, EMBRIO Institute

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University

Office: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Ste. 203
207 S. Martin Jischke Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907

laddb@purdue.edu