Hei, 

tässä lyhyt yhteenveto kokouksen asioista. Brief summary in English below.


Soluviljelijöiden kokous ti 18.11. CRC:n kahvihuone

 
 
Cell culture meeting Tue 18 Nov CRC coffee room
 
1. New staff members will start working in cell culture in the neurology team at the beginning of next year and later in the spring. Laura will familiarize them with the work.
 
2. The larger cell culture lab (341B) is constantly too busy, and it is difficult to find free working time in the laminar hoods, especially on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, which are the most important days for cell culture. We are considering how to organize the division of groups into different cell culture rooms so that everyone can flexibly culture cells within their working hours. The smaller 342B lab could accommodate one more research group, as long as we could arrange for more storage space. After the meeting, we went to check the situation and are making plans to purchase additional cabinets/shelves.
 
3. We also discussed the need for a new incubator to alleviate the lack of space in room 341B. Such an incubator could be accommodated in terms of space and carbon dioxide connection if the necessary funding could be arranged.
 
4. The lack of space in nitrogen tanks was also discussed. An inventory has been made and old cells have been discarded. Nevertheless, most groups have very limited space, only a couple of boxes. In order to make room for new cells, old ones must be discarded. Antti will pass on the message to the laboratory managers and find out whether it would be possible to arrange a shared storage tank on the second floor of Kieppi for cell vials that are not in active use.
 
5.    A blackout curtain will be installed in the IPS cell lab entrance room on November 26. After that, a new microscope will be installed in the room (more detailed information can be obtained from Salla), and the old one will be brought into temporary use in lab 341B, whose permanent microscope is undergoing a prolonged and multi-stage repair.
 
6.    Ways to test UV lamps were discussed. Paavo suggested UV test cards, the availability of which will be investigated.
 
7.    Anja will perform a mycoplasma test on November 25. Samples brought to Anja by 9 a.m. on that day will be included in the test.
 
8.    The lab coats will be sent for washing on Monday, December 15, in the afternoon before the Christmas break.
 
9.    A more detailed schedule for washing the incubators before and after the holidays will be agreed upon with the cell culture technicians and equipment maintenance staff.
 
10.    The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 21, at 9 a.m. in the CRC coffee room.
 
 
Mukavaa päivää,
Reetta

 

Reetta Hinttala, PhD

Professor, Molecular Biology in Medicine

Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Coordinator of Transgenic and Tissue Phenotyping Core Facility

Biocenter Oulu, INFRAFRONTIER (ESFRI)

University of Oulu

Finland