On behalf of the Organizing Committee for the INDO-US Flow Cytometry Workshop, I welcome you to our Hybrid 23rd Flow cytometry workshop, 27th Jan – 31st Feb 2022 (Online) and 8th -11th Feb 2022 (Onsite).

The Cytometry Workshops (cytometryworkshops.in/2022/past-workshops) were started in 2002 with the express purpose of interfacing visiting experts in flow Cytometry for teaching applications of flow cytometry in bio-medical research. We have used the Indian model to conduct flow cytometry workshops in various cities of Egypt, India and China and in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Riyadh, Glasgow, Prague, Warsaw and Miami.

We are thankful to the TETC Trustees (Dr. Rekha Gour, Dr. P. N. Razdan and Dr. Arvinder Singh) and the organizing committee of the INDO-US workshops (Drs. Rekha Gour, Hemant Agrawal, H. Krishnamurthy and Vivek Tanavde), to have organized an excellent virtual program of lectures and wet labs using latest protocols and instruments.

We are thankful to our supporting institutes and technology partners for their continuous support for our workshops with funds, instruments and technical staff.

I hope you enjoy positive interactions with the faculty and continue your association with the INDO-US cytometry workshops in the future.

Yours truly,

Emeritus Professor,
Pathology Department, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Patron, Trust for Education and Training in Cytometry (TETC)
Co-Chair, Live Education Task Force, International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC)

It is my great honor to be the chairperson for the Hybrid 23rd INDO-US Flow Cytometry Workshop which is happening online from 27th Jan to 1st Feb and Onsite from 8th 01 11th Feb 2022.

In last few years, flow cytometry has rapidly changed both in its dimension and direction. With the advancement of the technology, it’s very important to get updated with the current knowledge available in the field. This workshop will provide an excellent platform for all the participants to learn the technology and its applications directly from the experts.

As I have been involved in the Indo-US flow cytometry workshops and conferences in India from more than a decade, I have seen the continuous development of this state-of-the-art technology in our country. The revolutionary initiative towards imparting the knowledge of flow cytometry to the Indian scientists was take by Dr. Awtar Krishan in collaboration with Dr. Ranbir Sobti and Dr. Arvinder Singh in 2002, which gave the birth to the “Indo-US flow cytometry workshops”. These workshops were started with a vision of bringing experts from India, USA or abroad to a same platform, where their expertise can be utilized by the participants to understand the basics and advanced concepts in flow cytometry and to apply this insight to their clinical or non-clinical research interests.

To take forward the vision of the founders of the “Indo-US Cytometry workshops”, we have registered a non-profit Trust known as Trust for Education and Training in Cytometry (TETC) and started an initiative to propagate the knowledge of flow cytometry to the students of colleges, research institutes, and universities in India. On the same line, this current hybrid workshop is our earnest move in this direction.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our enthusiastic participants, our elite faculty and our sponsors for making this event happen. Also, I like to thank whole Team of TETC for their foresight and earnest efforts in making this virtual workshop a great platform for learning.

Yours truly,

Dr. Rekha Gour

Organizing Chairperson, Hybrid 23rd INDO-US Flow Cytometry Workshop, 2022

Co-founder and Managing Trustee-TETC

I am glad to be a part of the organizing committee for the Hybrid 23^rd INDO-US Flow Cytometry workshops 2022, organized by the Trust for Education and Training in Cytometry (TETC) in collaboration with Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur on “Flow Cytometry and its Applications in Biological Research and Clinical Diagnostics”, which is going to be held from 27^th Jan – 1^st Feb 2022 (Online) and 8^th -11^th Feb (Onsite) at Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

Flow Cytometry is a very useful tool in both biological sciences and clinical diagnostics. It is indeed a matter of honor and pride for University of Rajasthan to host the onsite segment of his hybrid workshop where experts from USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, France, Czech Republic, Singapore and India will participate and deliver talks on various aspects of flow cytometry and its applications. This workshop is designed with relevant and interesting topics and I am sure the takeaway for all the delegates is going to be greatly helpful in their current and future work.

My heartfelt gratitude to our ever-encouraging honorable vice chancellor and my colleagues in the department who have left no stones unturned in organizing the workshop. I am confident the delegates attending this workshop will benefit from the rich experience of the esteemed faculty and it will help them to use the latest technology in the advancements of their research work.

Yours truly,

Prof. P. J. John

Co-Chairperson, Hybrid 23rd INDO-US Flow Cytometry Workshop, 2022

Head, Department of Zoology,

Honor. Director, P. G. School of Life Sciences,

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur- 302004

It is my great pleasure to be the part of the Hybrid 23rd INDO-US Flow Cytometry Workshop from 27th Jan- 1st Feb 2022 (online) and 8th -11th Feb 2022 (Onsite), which is organized by Trust for Education and Training in Cytometry (TETC) in collaboration with University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

Flow cytometry is a rapidly growing state of the art technique, and to harness the real power of this complex and rapidly evolving technique, formal organized training plays a major role. Correct formal training is not only important but also critical to avoid poor experimental design, inaccurate data analysis, wrong presentations and incorrect conclusions.

Keeping this in mind, INDO-US Flow Cytometry meetings has been started, which promotes the flow cytometry education in India and neighboring countries. The aim of these workshops is to promote and facilitate the formal training for the scientists who are using or intending to use flow cytometry in their research. This year because of Coronavirus pandemic precautions and restrictions, we have decided to go with a hybrid mode for the INDO-US Flow Cytometry Workshop.

In last few years, the number of parameters (colors) simultaneously used in flow cytometry experiments has increased, which has added even more complexity to the researchers and made formal training of paramount importance. The goal is to provide correct insight about the core concepts of flow cytometry, which will help researchers to generate accurate and meaningful results that can further be utilized in research or clinics.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our participants, our elite faculty, our scientific partners and our sponsors for making this event happen. Also, I like to thank the Team TETC for their hard work and earnest efforts in making this workshop a great platform for learning.

Yours truly,

Dr. Hemant Agrawal

Organizing Secretary, Hybrid 23rd INDO-US Flow Cytometry Workshop, 2022

Managing Officer-TETC

Director-Flowcytometry Solutions Pvt Ltd, India