Theme Microscopy
Target audience OOA PhD students. All other interested PhD students, postdocs and technicians with their own research project can also attend when places are available.
Language English

General

This course teaches you the application of a range of imaging possibilities within the Centre for Microscopy at the Amsterdam UMC (location AMC & VUmc) and the NKI-AvL. They are presented in lectures, discussions and hands-on demonstrations. The individual research projects of the attending participants will be discussed in relation to the demonstrated techniques, allowing exchange of ideas with fellow participants and microscopy experts and operators. The course is a guide to implement cellular imaging in your own research project. A part of the participants could bring their sample for analysis after consulting with the organization first.

Topics covered include
– Basic principles of microscopy
– Specimen preparation, staining methods and assay systems
– Quantitative analysis of microscopic images  
– Confocal laser scanning microscopy
– Electron microscopy techniques
– Imaging flow cytometry
– Wide field microscopy
– Ultramicroscoop and 2-photon
– Live cell imaging 

Date and Location

Start date Monday, May 8, 2023
Location Target audience: Price: ECTS: Organization: Information: Registration deadline: May 8 – 12, 2023 AMC, NKI-AvL and VUmc

Costs and registration

Costs: free of charge

Registration: register here at the OOA website.

Registration deadline: April 7, 2023

Contact

Esther Ruhé (e.ruhe@amsterdamumc.nl)