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16-20 April 2018
MPI-CBG
Europe/Berlin timezone

AIM OF THE COURSE: To introduce "Principles of light microscopy" to people who feel like beginners in the field of light microscopy. The course will be very practically oriented, suitable for people who never had any formal microscopy training before, experienced microscope users who know what button to press but not WHY, and those with good theoretical physics background but little hands on experience. Course might also help computer scientists and people who specialize on image analysis of light microscopy imaging data but never had "hands-on" experience with light microscopy.

Registration deadline: 31 January 2018

The number of participants is limited to 12. Despite preference being given to predocs participating in the PhD Program, we strongly encourage you all to register as free slots will be distributed to interested beginners in microscopy.

We will inform you after 31 January 2018 whether a slot in the LMF course could be assigned to you!

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Europe/Berlin
MPI-CBG
Galleria 2nd floor

TEACHERS: The first part of the course will be taught by Dr. Peter Evennett from the Royal Microscopical Society, UK. Peter Evennett is a well known teacher of light microscopy with dozens of years of experience, and his microscopy courses are very popular. He enjoys coming to Dresden and we believe that you will also enjoy his course. The course will be also supported by  experts from the light microscopy facilities of the Biopolis Dresden Imaging Platform (BioDIP). BioDIP consists of imaging facilities of: MPI-CBG, BIOTEC, CRTD, MTZ and DZNE. The second part of the course will be taught primarily by the Light Microscopy Facility team of the MPI-CBG.

CONTENT: Our course will cover basics of bright field microscopy, contrast techniques (phase contrast, DIC, dark field, polarised light, basics of fluorescence). Digital imaging using CCD cameras will be also covered, along with a very basic introduction to confocal microscopy and optical sectioning techniques. As the course content is "Principles of microscopy", we would like to point out that advanced imaging applications such as high performance confocal, 2-photon, FRAP, FRET, FLIM, TIRF or super resolution light microscopy will be addressed on Friday. Interested students can join the voluntary "hands-on" sessions on advanced optical setups on Monday 18 September 2017 from 13.00 - 18.00.

STRUCTURE: All participants will work together with teachers, forming one group, in a round table setting. Theoretical parts will be followed by practical "hands on" sessions at teaching microscopes. During practical parts we will form small subgroups of students who will work together with teachers.

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