Lunch & Learn: Laboratory Water Quality

MilliporeSigma team specialists will walk through practical, application-specific guidance to help your lab eliminate a hidden source of variability and improve reproducibility across your workflows.

Agenda:

• 12:50 PM: Doors Open · Food Available
• 1:00 – 1:05 PM: WELCOME — Introduction to MilliporeSigma: Understanding your research goals and connecting you with the right solutions and expertise. By Merci Falcon, Field Account Manager.
•  1:05 – 1:10 PM: LAB WATER — How to Select the Right Water Purification System: Review water quality grades, water contaminants and water quality monitoring. By Jade Latkovich. Lab Water Solutions Specialist. 
• 1:10 – 1:15 PM: BIOLOGY — Nucleic Acid Applications & Water Quality: How water contaminants impact gel electrophoresis, PCR and NGS — and why nuclease-free ultrapure water is essential for reproducible results. By Heather Darby, Protein & Cell Biology Specialist. 
• 1:15 – 1:20 PM: ANALYTICAL — Water in Analytical Chemistry: Clean water, clean signals — the impact of water purity on organic analyses (HPLC, LC-MS) and elemental analyses (ICP-MS, ICP-OES, AAS). By Cole Williams, Analytical Workflow Specialist 
• 1:20 – 1:45 PM: INTERACTIVE Q&A — Open Discussion: Bring your questions — all specialists are on hand to address your specific lab challenges.
• 1:45 – 2:00 PM: NETWORKING — Group Mingle & Meet & Greet: Connect one-on-one with the specialists and your MilliporeSigma account team.

SEATING IS LIMITED — RSVP HERE TODAY 

This is a complimentary event open to UT Austin researchers, graduate students, lab managers and faculty. Lunch is provided! Please contact Merci Falcon with any dietary restrictions or questions at mercedes.falcon@milliporesigma.com.