About the Course
This Workshop takes place in the Laboratory of the Marine Biological Association. This will be an intensive practical workshop with the aim of teaching the technical basis of advanced optical imaging methods applied in the fields of cell physiology and developmental biology. For postgraduate students and postdoctoral workers. |
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There will be 2- 3 lectures each day throughout. The first 3 days will be spent setting up microscopes for brightfield and epifluorescence microscopy, including polarisation and interference contrast methods.
The final 6 days will be organised in rotations around the 9 experiments listed below. The experiments will be in the large classroom at the MBA and in rooms nearby.
Use will be made of marine specimens where possible and student may have an opportunity to trawl for benthos and plankton, depending on weather and availability of the collecting boat. |
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Developmental Biology 1,2 two experiments with confocal imaging Cell Physiology 10 Multiphoton imaging with both LaVision and single-spot Zeiss systems
Imaging Optics - Quantitative interference microscopy - Use of an optical bench for basic experiments on scanning and apertures - Spectroscopy and filters - Abbe’s experiments on the role of diffraction in microscope image formation with absorption and phase objects. - Demonstration of plasmon resonance imaging of live cells
Special demonstrations and hands-on exercises |
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We look forward to seeing you in Plymouth! The Organisers |
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