Urban myths of microplate readers

Exploring misconceptions and understanding the technologies

In this unique new five-part weekly webinar series, running every Thursday throughout October 2020, we’ll introduce you to various aspects of microplate reader technology in an educational and entertaining way!

Starting with some basic concepts, we’ll explain a number of ‘urban myths’ or misconceptions each week - as well as introducing a variety of theories and technologies  – ultimately enabling you to fully understand the choices you make when writing protocols, choosing a new plate reader or optimizing an existing assay. 

WEEK 1: OD, RFU or RLU - What exactly are they and why bigger is not always better! 

Date: Thursday, October 1, 2020
Time: 10:00 British Summer Time | 11:00 European Summer Time
Duration: 45 minutes

In this first webinar, we’ll introduce you to the presenters who hope to educate (and entertain) you over the next five weeks. Starting with a brief discussion of the 3 main read modes of absorbance, fluorescence and luminescence, we will also:

• Demystify the truth around signal size and sensitivity
• Discuss the differences between readouts from different Molecular Devices microplate readers
• Help navigate the minefield of comparing reader specifications ‘on paper’

Presenter:
Simon Lydford - Application Scientist Manager, Molecular Devices

View the other webinars in this series

Week 2 (October 8): Which microplate reader? Decisions, decisions and how to be less confused!
Week 3 (October 15): “Optimization? But the manual says I need to be excited at 490nm!”
Week 4 (October 22): Beyond the basics - real time, resolving time and transferring energy
Week 5 (October 29): Read-Copy-Paste-Analyze. Repeat... Sound familiar?