The Science Advisory Board Hosts a Live Conversation with an Expert on Tissue Microarrays

The Science Advisory Board hosted a live teleconference that joined an in-house team of analysts and a member of The Science Advisory specializing in the field of tissue microarrays (TMAs).

ARLINGTON, VA (PRWEB) July 30, 2003 -- The Science Advisory Board hosted a live teleconference that joined an in-house team of analysts and a member of The Science Advisory specializing in the field of tissue microarrays (TMAs). The 30-minute teleconference also featured a brief online presentation of the results from a Science Advisory Board-sponsored study.

An MP3 of the discussion, along with a Power Point presentation can be accessed through The Science Advisory Boards webpage. Click on the link below to access the Snapshots Live page.

http://scienceboard.net/snapshotslive/

By listening to this Snapshots Live recording, you can learn more about the products and techniques most commonly employed by scientists conducting TMA research and the product attributes and suppliers with which they are most satisfied. Almost two-thirds of the participants in the study use TMAs to perform basic research on specific genes or proteins, with proteins being detected 65% of the time, followed by DNA and RNA being detected 51% and 46% of the time, respectively.

TMAs allow hundreds of tissue specimens to be examined on a single microscope slide, greatly streamlining the processes of drug discovery and clinical diagnosis. In contrast to traditional tissue analysis techniques, which use at least one slide for every tissue from each patient or test subject, TMAs are created with specialized instrumentation that can remove small, circular punches from tissue specimens and array up to 1,000 different samples on the same slide. Despite its powerful throughput capabilities, only 22% of the surveyed researchers utilize TMA for the high-throughput analysis of tissue samples. Fifty-four percent of the study participants work with frozen tissue, with fixed samples being more prevalent than unfixed samples.

Future Snapshots Live events include discussions on clinical proteomics and imaging technologies. If you are interested in listening in on one of these events and asking questions of scientists working in these fields, please contact Dr. Tamara Zemlo at 703.778.3080 x25 or at t.zemlo@scienceboard.net for more information.

ABOUT THE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD

The Science Advisory Board is an online panel of more than 15,700 scientists, physicians and other life science and medical professionals from 62 countries. By convening electronically, Science Advisory Board members participate in online studies to voice their opinions on issues that directly affect the evolution and development of the tools and techniques of their professions. Scientists can contribute their own views on the tools and techniques of their field by participating at http://www.scienceboard.net. The Science Advisory Board was organized in 1997 by BioInformatics, LLC (http://www.gene2drug.com), a research and consulting firm located in Arlington, VA.

CONTACT:
Dr. Tamara Zemlo
Director, Scientific & Medical Communications
The Science Advisory Board
2111 Wilson Blvd, Suite 250
Arlington, VA 22201
703.778.3080 x25 phone
t.zemlo@scienceboard.net
http://www.scienceboard.net

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