43rd ANNUAL DROSOPHILA RESEARCH CONFERENCE
April 10-14, 2002

PROGRAM AND ABSTRACT VOLUME
Exhibitors

As exhibitors at the 43rd Annual Drosophila Research Conference, the following companies have contributed to the support of this Conference. Registrants are encouraged to visit the exhibits in the Exhibition Hall and to take advantage of this opportunity to see new products, publications and services available from these companies.


 BARNSTEAD INTERNATIONAL

Booth 102

2555 Kerper Boulevard
Dubuque, IA 52001
Tel: (800) 446-6060    Fax: (563) 589-0516
E-mail: mkt@barnstead.com
Web site: http://www.barnstead.com
 

We are an ISO registered manufacturer and supplier of: Barnstead high purity water purification systems; constant temperature equipment by Thermolyne, Lab-Line, PMC consisting of environmental chambers, shakers, and incubators (cycling incubators for "gene expression" in the Drosophila research community). Other products include cryogenic vessels, hot plate/stirrers, sterilizers, dispensers.


 CARL ZEISS, MICROIMAGING, INC.

Booth 108

One Zeiss Drive
Thornwood, NY 10594
Tel: (800) 233-2343    Fax: (914) 681-7446
E-mail: micro@zeiss.com
Web site: http://www.zeiss.com/micro
 

Visit the Carl Zeiss booth to see M2Bio for high performance stereo macro and high-resolution micro observation using GFP, YFP, BFP or other fluorescent proteins, Stemi 2000C compact, high performance stereomicroscope, and the Axioplan 2 MOT research microscope equipped with the AxioCam high-resolution digital camera and the most advanced 3D deconvolution and 3D rendering (Inside 4D) software. Please see our advertisement, facing the inside back cover.


 COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY PRESS

Booth 211

500 Sunnyside Boulevard
Woodbury, NY 11797
Tel: (516) 422-4100    Fax: (516) 422-4097
E-mail: cshpress@cshl.org
Web site: http://www.cshl.org
 

The following publications will be featured: At the Helm: A Laboratory Navigator, by Barker; A History of Genetics, by Sturtevant; Bioinformatics: Sequence and Genome Analysis, by Mount. Also available at discounted prices are Drosophila Protocols, Fly Pushing, and Biology of Drosophila.


 DOC FRUGAL SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

Booth 104

9865 Mesa Rim Road, Suite 206
San Diego, CA 92121
Tel: (858) 453-9966    Fax: (858) 453-9963
E-mail: jmorris@docfrugal.com
 

Doc Frugal Scientific offers a comprehensive list of quality products for the Drosophila research laboratory including consumable products and apparatus. As a stocking distributor, Doc Frugal Scientific provides quick delivery to the entire United States and expert customer service from a staff of knowledgeable, friendly people.


 FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.

Booth 205

2000 Park Lane
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Tel: (412) 490-8300    Fax: (412) 490-8635
E-mail: steve.magrogan@fishersci.com
Web site: http://www.fishersci.com
 

Fisher Scientific, one of the world's largest manu-facturers and distributors of laboratory products for research and industry, offers the latest innovative tools for life science research including cutting-edge HTS and bio molecular technologies. All are available through the Fisher Web Site, the leading e-commerce solution for life science.


 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF GENETICS 2003

Booth 215

Department of Genetics
University of Melbourne
Parkville, Victoria 3010
Australia
Tel: 61-3-83445137    Fax: 61-3-83445139
E-mail: p.batterham@unimelb.edu.au
Web site: http://www.geneticscongress2003.com
 


 LEICA MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Booth 106

410 Eagleview Blvd., Suite 107
Exton, PA 19341
Tel: (610) 321-0460    Fax: (610) 321-0426
E-mail: confocal@leica-microsystems.com
Web site: http://www.leica-microsystems.com
 

Leica Microsystems will display the Ultra Spectral Confocal: TCS SP2-AOBS. This revolutionary, filterless scanhead greatly improves system efficiency; yielding less damage to living cells and allowing visualization of dimmer samples. The spectral specificity and high speed switching of the tunable beam splitter makes it possible, for the first time, to quickly visualize several overlapping fluorescent dyes without crosstalk. This makes it practical to image such dye combinations as CFP-GFP-YFP-DS Red. In addition, the tunable beam splitter can be used to simultaneously excite specimens with up to eight wavelengths, greatly expanding experimental freedom and allowing the practical integration of many more laser lines into the system. The system is ideally suited for FRET and other molecular interaction imaging techniques. The technology incorporated into the TCS SP2-AOBS is uniquely available from Leica.


 NIKON INSTRUMENTS, INC.

Booth 114

1300 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747
Tel: (631) 547-8500    Fax: (631) 547-4033
Web site: http://www.nikonusa.com
 

Nikon will present the SMZ-1500EF, a high resolution GFP stereo zoom microscope, with unique OCC base and imaging camera; the fully versatile E800 upright research microscope with CFI 60 optics.


 NOLDUS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Booth 201

751 Miller Drive, Suite E-5
Leesburg, VA 20175
Tel: (703) 771-0440    Fax: (703) 771-0441
E-mail: info@noldus.com
Web site: http://www.noldus.com
 

Noldus Information Technology offers computer software and integrated systems for recording and analyzing the behavior of insects. Our products include EthoVision, an automatic video tracking, motion analysis and behavior recognition system and The Observer, a package for collection and analysis of observational data, live or from videotape.


 OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.

Booth 203

Two Corporate Center Drive
Melville, NY 11747
Tel: (800) 446-5967 Fax: (631) 844-5112
E-mail: micro@olympus.com
Web site: http://www.olympus.com
 

Olympus will display the latest in research microscopes and new digital cameras. Special fluorescence scope with new features ideal for research as well as inverted, upright and stereo microscopes will also be displayed.


 PARTER MEDICAL PRODUCTS

Booth 207-209

17115 Kingsview Avenue
Carson, CA 90746
Tel: (800) 666-8282    Fax: (310) 327-8601
 

Parter Medical is the leading manufacturer of high quality disposable and reusable plastic Drosophila bottles and vials. Our products are offered in a variety of packaging choices to meet your need for convenience and economy. For ease of ordering our products are now available through a choice of major distributors. Stop by, check out the many different products we offer. Pick up a brochure and discuss how we can best meet your needs.


 PERCIVAL SCIENTIFIC

Booth 116

505 Research Drive
Perry, IA 50220
Tel: (515) 465-9367    Fax: (515) 465-9464
Web site: http://www.percivalscientific.com
E-mail: psichel@percival-scientific.com
 


 SPECTRUMEDIX CORP.

Booth 213

2124 Old Gatesburg Road
State College, PA 16803
Tel: (814) 867-8600    Fax: (814) 867-4513
E-mail: jcudnik@spectrumedix.com
Web site: http://www.spectrumedix
 

SpectruMedix is an innovative manufacturer of high throughput capillary electrophoresis genetic analysis instrumentation. We are introducing our newest product, Reveal, which is the first commercially available, fully automated, DNA mutation detection system. The Reveal system is a member of the SpectruMedix family of genetic analysis systems, which offers microsatellite/fragment analysis, PCR QC, forensic, and sequencing applications and are available in 24, 96 and 192 capillary cartridge configurations.


 UNION BIOMETRICA, INC.

Booth 110-112

35 Medford Street
Somerville, MA 02143
Tel: (617) 591-1211    Fax: (617) 591-8388
E-mail: sales@unionbio.com
Web site: http://www.unionbio.com
 

Union Biometrica, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBIO), offers technology that automates rapid analysis and sorting of live multi-cellular organisms, including D. melanogaster, for drug discovery and functional genomics. Drosophila embryos and larvae can be analyzed and sorted, based on morphological and fluorescence expression parameters, at rates of up to 75,000 embryos per hour. For more information, please visit our Web site http://www.unionbio.com or contact us at sales@unionbio.com.