Experiment

An Experiment (capital "E") in Empiria Studio is a "package" that contains the images, quantification steps, charts, and data from an analysis workflow.

A Project is needed to create an Experiment.

Experiment list details

The Experiment List contains the following details for each Experiment.

Name and description

These columns show the Name and Description given to the Experiment on the Name page of the Experiment.

Assay

This is the type of Assay being analyzed in the Experiment. Assays include Membrane, Gel, Slide, In-Cell Western, Absorbance Assay, and Cell Analysis.

Category

This is a category of the Assay type. For In-Cell Western assays, for example, categories include Antibody Titration, Blocker Evaluation, Fixation and Permeabilzation Evaluation, Cell Stain Linearity, and Z'-Factor Determination.

Rate Experiment

Rate the Experiment for your records. This is an opportunity to record if the Experiment went "well" or not, depending on the specific requirements for your research.

Your rating will appear in the Experiment list for the Project.

Dates

The date the Experiment was created and the last date the Experiment was edited are included.

Status

  • Done: A check mark in the Status column indicates that all steps in the Experiment workflow have been completed.

    Click Done on the Review and report page of an Experiment to mark the Experiment as complete.

    Only Experiments that are marked complete will be available for use in Replicate Analyses and Publication Packs.

  • Replicate Analysis: The Replicate Analysis indicator Empiria Studio replicate group analysis icon means that the Experiment is included in a Replicate Analysis.

  • Publication Pack: The Publication Pack indicator means that the Experiment is part of a Publication Pack. See Publication Pack for more information.

Actions

  • Recycle: Click the Recycle action Empiria Studio recycle action icon to move the Experiment to the Recycle Project.

    If the Recycle action is unavailable, the Experiment is part of a Replicate Analysis or a Publication Pack and cannot be recycled.

  • Copy: Click the Copy action to create a copy of the Experiment within the current Project.

    Antibody Validations are saved in the Antibody Validation Library and linked within Projects, so they cannot be copied within a Project. But you can create a copy of the Antibody Validation in the Antibody Validation Library.

  • Unlink: For Antibody Validations, click the Unlink action Empiria Studio unlink Experiment icon to remove the Antibody Validation from the Project. The Antibody Validation will still be available in the Antibody Validation Library.

Customize Experiment List

You can choose which information is displayed in the Experiment List and the order in which the information is displayed.

Rearrange columns

You can click and drag column headers to rearrange the order.

Sort

Click a column header to sort the data in the table by the values in that column.

  • Click a column a second time to reverse the sort order.

  • You can sort by more than one column. Hold SHIFT while clicking a second column header to sort by the second column. The column with the first sort priority will be indicated with a triangle and circle icon with a single circle (e.g. Empiria Studio sort icon indicating first level of sorting). The column with the second sort priority will be indicated with a triangle and circle icon with two circles (e.g. Empiria Studio sort icon indicating second level of sorting).

    Empiria Studio two level sort experiment list
    This image shows a sorted Experiment List. The list has been sorted first by the Assay column and then by the Name column.

  • More than two sort levels are possible.

Add or remove columns

Click to add or remove table columns.