The course held by PicoQuant offers an in-depth introduction into time-resolved microscopy techniques through lectures and practical sessions.
Berlin (Germany), 05 October 2018 – The 11th annual short course on “Time-resolved Microscopy and Correlation Spectroscopy”, organized by PicoQuant GmbH, provides an in-depth introduction to the principles of fluorescence microscopy and its applications to Life Science. It will be held from February 19-21, 2019 in Berlin, the capital city of Germany.
The course is aimed both at professionals and beginners who are either using or intend to use fluorescence microscopy in their research. In addition to lectures, the course offers practical training on instrumentation and software. The lectures will be held by Jan Willem Borst (Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands), Chris Dunsby (Imperial College London, United Kingdom), Jörg Enderlein (University of Göttingen, Germany), Mark Hink (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Fred Wouters (University of Göttingen, Germany), and Andreas Bülter (PicoQuant GmbH, Germany). The practical sessions will include measurements as well as data analysis, performed on various instruments provided by Nikon, Olympus, Scientifica, Zeiss, and PicoQuant.
Topics covered:
- Instrumentation and data analysis
- Correlation methods: FCS, FCCS, FLCS, …
- Imaging methods: FLIM, rapidFLIM, FRET, FLIM-FRET, …
- 2Photon-FLIM
- STED super-resolution microscopy
- Single molecule microscopy
Course 11th European Short Course on “Time-resolved Microscopy and Correlation Spectroscopy”
Date: February 19-21, 2019
Location: WISTA Campus, Berlin, Germany
Contact: PicoQuant GmbH, Kerstin Wicht
http://www.picoquant.com/microscopy-course [email protected]
About PicoQuant
PicoQuant is a leading research and development company specializing in optoelectronics, which was founded in 1996. The company, based in the science and technology park of Berlin-Adlershof, Germany, is a worldwide leader in the field of single photon counting applications. The product portfolio encompasses picosecond pulsed diode lasers and LEDs, photon counting instrumentation, fluorescence lifetime spectrometers, FLIM and FCS upgrade kits for laser scanning microscopes as well as time-resolved confocal and super-resolution microscopes. Since April 2008 Sales and Support in North America is handled by PicoQuant Photonics North America Inc. The PicoQuant group employs currently around 80 people.