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Cell Storage Best Practices:Techniques to Ensure Greater Research Results

AllCells Exclusive Webinar Event 9/17/2015 12pm PST

Featuring Mike George, Cryopreservation Specialist

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Outline

•Introduction•Life science storage methods•Comparison of equipment•What not to do (common mistakes/misconceptions)•Discussion with James Lee – Storage of Primary Cells•Q&A

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Introduction

•Mike George, Cryopreservation Specialist• Owner of MG Lab Solutions Inc• 17 years experience specifying, selling and

servicing cryogenic equipment• Other equipment to meet laboratory and storage

needs

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Background on storage methods•Material can be stored in -80c, liquid nitrogen vapor or liquid nitrogen liquid•Determine your temperature requirements based on the material to be stored•Will this be short term or long term storage?•Glass Transition Temperature

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Comparison of storage equipment

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Comparison of storage equipment

•Select your storage vessel and inventory system•Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)•Ultra-Low (-80c) Storage•Liquid Nitrogen Storage – Liquid Phase•Liquid Nitrogen Storage – Vapor Phase•How to prepare your samples for storage•Cost of Equipment

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What not to do

•Ignore maintenance •Do not plan ahead for inventory safeguards i.e., data tracking, temperature monitoring, storage tools and safety training•Assume all is fine – check temperatures, viability and content

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Storage of human primary cells•James Lee, Associate Director Production, AllCells• 16 years primary cells experience• Specializing in cell isolation, culture

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Storage of human primary cells•Special considerations for storage of human primary cells vs cell lines, etc? •Collection•Processing•Freezing down at control rate•Work quickly

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Storage of human primary cells

•Process and equipment setup at AllCells lab•Presentation of AllCells tank data

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Storage of human primary cells

•Cryo media discussion•Different solutions•AllCells VitalCellsTM

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Transportation of human primary cells•Transport vessel options for shipment of cells:• Dry ice/liquid nitrogen dry shippers

•International, long distance shipments•Timing considerations • Domestic• International

•Courier options

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Q&A Please use the prompt on the right of your

screen to send a question to the organizer

Questions will be read and answered

Any offline questions may be sent to [email protected]

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Mike George

Cryopreservation Specialist, MG Lab Solutions

Please direct offline questions to [email protected]

510-610-3656

James Lee

Associate Director of Production, AllCells

Please direct offline questions to [email protected] or [email protected]

www.allcells.com/technical-support/

www.allcells.com/support/webinars/

Contact Information

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Email to follow with information on how to obtain:•a free sample bottle of AllCells VitalCells™ Cryo Media solution•a free vial of our high quality Frozen PBMC product•an exclusive 10% discount coupon eligible for a future purchase of any of our popular Frozen PBMC products: PB003F, PB004F, PB005F, PB006F