Course on Optical Microscopy Imaging for Biosciences, 20-24 March 2023, i3S Porto, Portugal

Course on Optical Microscopy Imaging for Biosciences | 14th edition

20-24 March 2023 | 9:30h to 18:30h | i3S, Porto

The 14th edition of the Course on Optical Microscopy Imaging for Biosciences offers the participants a comprehensive light microscopy course that explores the fundamentals and introduces the state-of-art of advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques. The course will flow from sample preparation to quantitative image analysis. It will include theoretical lectures taught by specialists in the field and hands-on practical modules supported by major microscopy companies where the participants will have the opportunity to work with high-end microscopy technology.

Target audience: The course is designed for Ph.D. students, early career researchers plus all researchers interested in acquiring skills in optical microscopy.

Course Contents:

• Specimen preparation; 
• Light proprieties and image formation; 
• Optical contrast techniques in transmission light microscopy; 
• Widefield Fluorescence microscopy
• Optical sectioning methods: Deconvolution, Laser scanning confocal, two-photon, TIRF and Lightsheet microscopy; 
• Live cell imaging; 
• Analyzing biomolecular interactions and dynamics: FRET, FLIM, FRAP, etc…; 
• Super-resolution microscopy; 
• Artificial Intelligence in microscopy;
• Quantitative image analysis. 

For more information and registration: https://www.i3s.up.pt/training-detail.php?v=253   Early Bird Registration | Until 6th February 2023