ALA Scientific Intruments

December Scientist Challenge Winner!

Andrea Castaneda — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:39:23 +0000

Congratulations to James Demas (St. Olaf College) for being the winner of the 32" Toshiba LCD TV Scientist Challenge prize!

We appreciate all who replied to our Wireless Recording System challenge question and entered to win.

Question: What is the maximum sampling rate you can use, and at what resolution?

Answer: The maximum sampling rate is 20kHz simultaneously on 4 or 8 channels at a 16 bit resolution.

ALA at ARVO 2012

Andrea Castaneda — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:32:23 +0000

ARVO 2012 Annual Meeting

May 6-10, 2012
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Booth # 708

Sales Support Administrator Job Opening

Andrea Castaneda — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:18:39 +0000

Description:
This new sales support role will involve working closely with a sales specialist / engineer, reporting to the sales manager and providing office support for traveling salespeople.

Basic Duties and Responsibilities:
Create, modify, track, and follow up on price quotations
Answer inquiries about pricing and ordering
Prospect new leads from publications
Maintain new leads from tradeshows, online requests, and phone requests
Phone and email correspondence with sales opportunities
Update and present monthly sales pipelines
Manage CRM database
Make appointments and travel arrangements for sales calls
Other tasks as needed

Basic Qualifications:
Microsoft Office – Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Good communication skills, including proper phone and email etiquette
Self-motivation
Attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity with PubMed and other online journal databases
Basic knowledge of HTML and PhotoShop
Understanding of university labs

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to andyp@alascience.com.

npi Universal Amplifier, ELC-03XS, and Mini-headstage Used in Whole-cell Recordings in Freely Moving Animals

Andrea Castaneda — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:04:07 +0000

Breakthrough methods for in vivo electrophysiology now allow scientists to perform whole-cell recording of neurons in freely moving rats. Npi electronic’s ELC amplifier and mini-headstage have made it possible for this advanced research. The results from these recordings provide a better understanding into the mechanisms underlying neural activity during natural behaviors.

[Click here for abstract]

npi Differential Extracellular Amplifier, EXT 10-2F, Used to Record Mouse in vivo Epidural Electrocorticogram

Andrea Castaneda — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:01:14 +0000

Epidural cortical signals were detected with npi electronic’s EXT 10-2F differential amplifier to study relationships between calcium signals and electrical activity. Two-photon calcium imaging followed by optical fiber recordings make it possible to record global ‘up states’ of the epidural potentials.

[Click here for abstract]

npi Universal Amplifier, ELC-03XS, Combined with Imaging Technique Used in Study of in vivo Cortical Plasticity

Andrea Castaneda — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:56:25 +0000

Wide-field ratiometric fluorescence imaging combined with in vivo recordings of local field, using npi electronic’s ELC-03XS, allows for longitudinal studies that optical imaging methods limit. It is now possible to study the long term stability and plasticity of cortical sensory representations.

[Click here for abstract]

ALA at Biophysics 2012

Andrea Castaneda — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:36:58 +0000

Biophysical Society 56th Annual Meeting

February 25-29, 2012
San Diego, California

Booth # 417

Microelectrode and Multielectrode Recording Techniques Symposium at Neuroscience 2011

Jennifer Wang — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:39:25 +0000

Join us for our special satellite event at this year’s Society for Neuroscience meeting!
[Click here for event flyer]

Microelectrode and Multielectrode Recording Techniques Symposium

Monday, November 14, 2011
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Room 147A

Hosted by:
ALA Scientific Instruments (booth 2436)
Multi Channel Systems (booth 2437)
npi electronic (booth 2440)

Talks will include:

Single Neurons within Oscillating Networks: Different Approaches of Recording and Analysis
Dr. Martin Both, Department of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology, University of Heidelberg

Perforated Multielectrode Array Recordings Combined with Patch Clamp Recordings from Hippocampal Slices
Dr. Stefano Vicini, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Georgetown University

Whole-Cell Recordings in the Hippocampus of Freely Moving Rats
Dr. Albert Lee, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Farm Research Campus

Enhanced Neural Culture Recording from MEAs Using Microtunnels
Dr. Bruce Wheeler, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida

See abstracts from past satellite events:

Neuroscience 2009

Neuroscience 2008

Neuroscience 2005

Neuroscience 2004

Visit ALA at the upcoming Neuroscience, Scientific Sessions, and Epilepsy Meetings

Andrew Pomerantz — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:25:01 +0000

Society for Neuroscience 41st Annual Meeting

November 12-16, 2011
Washington, DC

Booth # 2436

American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2011

November 12-16, 2011
Orlando, Florida

Booth # 304

American Epilepsy Society 65th Annual Meeting

December 2-6, 2011
Baltimore, MD

Booth # 121

npi ELC-03XS Amplifier Used in Study of Neuronal Visual Cortex

Jennifer Wang — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:04:28 +0000

The network activities of neuronal excitatory and inhibitory populations during sensory processing are unclear. Using npi’s ELC-03XS universal amplifier for in vivo cell-attached recordings, combined with two-photon calcium imaging in vivo and intracellular recordings in vitro, investigators at University College London showed results that feed-forward and recurrent network influences determine the activity of excitatory and inhibitory ensembles in fundamentally different ways.

[Click here for abstract]