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Dear All,
there are 20 more seats available thanks to the generosity of the  
Ettore Majorana Center that will be assigned on a FIFO rule (first in   
first out), for

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BIOPHYSICS «ANTONIO BORSELLINO» 36th Course:  
“MULTIDIMENSIONAL OPTICAL FLUORESCENCE
MICROSCOPY TOWARDS NANOSCOPY”, that will be held in ERICE, SICILY,  
ITALY on 19- 29
APRIL 2008. Prof. A. ZICHICHI is the PRESIDENT OF CCSEM AND DIRECTOR  
OF THE CENTRE,
and Prof. A. DIASPRO (UNIVERSITY OF GENOA) and Prof. V.TORRE (SISSA,  
TRIESTE), are
DIRECTORS OF THE COURSE (http://www.ccsem.infn.it/). Download poster  
in the News at www.lambs.it.


PURPOSE OF THE COURSE
A bright new future has appeared, as the nano-era has taken and placed  
a whole new array of tools in the
hands of biophysicists, who are keen to go deeper into the intricacies  
of how biological systems work.
Forever pushing the boundaries, biophysicists are sliding the research  
focus from the micro- towards the
nano- and even sub-nano scale. Now, Biophysics is a molecular science,  
rapidly moving to the nanoscale,
demanding for an interdisciplinary approach more than in the past, as  
in the Antonio Borsellino’s
expectations. It seeks to explain biological function in terms of the  
molecular structures and properties of
specific molecules. As part of this effort, some biophysicists are  
involved in inventing new methods and
building new instruments for monitoring these structures. Many of the  
exciting new developments in
microscopy and more specifically in optical microscopy, in terms of  
imaging and manipulation, spectroscopy
and visualization, are a segment and necessity of this trend. The  
recent advances to the “nano” level, both as
complement to electron and scanning probe microscopy and as  
development of the so-called optical
nanoscopy, witnesses the relevance of the field.

TOPICS and LECTURERS
In vivo imaging, SHG *; P. BIANCHINI, University of Genoa, IT
Fluorescence Spectroscopy, GFP Photophysics *; R. BIZZARRI, NESTINFM,  
SNS, Pisa, IT;
Optics, Confocal Microscopy, THG *; F. BRAKENHOFF, University of  
Amsterdam, NL; FRAP, Single
particle tracking *; K. BRAECKMANS, Ghent University, BE;
Single molecule force spectroscopy *; J. BRUJIC, New York University,  
USA – EBSA lecturer;
Fluctuation Microscopies for biological tissues G. CHIRICO, University  
of Milan-Bicocca, IT;
Micro-particle manipulation *; D. COJOC, TASC, INFM, Trieste, IT;
SHG, CARS, 2PE *; C. COMBS, NIH, Bethesda, USA;
2PE, 3D imaging *; A. DIASPRO, University of Genoa,IT – EBSA President  
Elect, BJ EBM;
Micro/Nano Optical Manipulation *; E. Di FABRIZIO, University of  
Catanzaro Magna Graecia, IT;
Raster Image Correlation Spectroscopy, Photon Counting *; M. DIGMAN,  
UC Irvine, USA;
High-content screening *; M. FARETTA, IFOM-IEO, Milan, IT;
Correlative Microscopy *; U. FASCIO, University of Milan, IT;
Fluorescence Lifetime, FRET *; H.C. GERRITSEN, Utrecht University, NL;
FCS, Global Data Analysis *; E. GRATTON, UC Irvine, USA – BJ EBM;
Time lapse imaging *; S. GUIDO, University of Naples, IT;
Fluorescente Optical Nanoscopy *; S. HELL, MPI, Goettingen, DE;
Scanning Microscopy, Optical aberrations *; M. MARTINEZ CORRAL, Univ.  
of Valencia, ES;
Optical systems, Scanning Microscopy *; F. QUERCIOLI, CNR-ISC,  
Florence, IT;
2PE imaging in vivo *; GIMMI RATTO, Institute of Neuroscience, CNR,  
Pisa, IT;
2PE, Fast scanning methods *; P. SAGGAU, Baylor College of Med.  
Houston, Texas,USA; Correlative
Microscopy at cryo-Temperatures *; A. SARTORI, Institut Pasteur,  
Paris, FR;
Light Scattering, FCS applications *; P.L. SAN BIAGIO, CNR-IBF,  
Palermo, IT – SIBPA President;
Molecular landscapes by means of AFM *; G. SCOLES, Princeton  
University, USA;
Linear and Non linear Optical Microscopy *; C. SHEPPARD, Ntl Univ. of  
Singapore, Singapore;
Laser Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy  *; P. KELLER, EMBL,  
Heidelberg, DE;
Laser scissors and tweezers in cell biology *; I. TOLIC-NORRELYKKE,  
MPI, Dresden, DE – SIBPA Lecturer;
Fluorescence imaging in Neuroscience *; V. TORRE, SISSA, Trieste, IT;
Quantitative colocalization *; C. USAI, CNR-IBF, Genoa, IT;
Confocal Microscopy, Structured light methods *; T. WILSON, University  
of Oxford, UK;
Photoswitch-activatable fluorescent proteins, Lifetime *; F.WOUTERS,  
Univ. of Goettingen, DE.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Deadline: April 15th, 2008
Send an e-mail, asap, to: [log in to unmask]

Cost: 1000 Euros, it includes scientific material, lodging and meals  
for the whole period (can be paid on site or by bank transfer - ask  
for coordinates) and transportation from/to the Palermo/Trapani airport.
Participants are supposed to arrive in Erice on April 19th, possibly  
not later than 5 p.m. Please, provide asap your travel details.
The course starts on April 20th 8:30 a.m. and ends on April 28th ,  
2008, 8:00 p.m.

Lessons scheduling, the Program is built on the topics reported in  
this message: 8,30-9,15; 9,30-10,15; break;
10,45-11,30; 11,45-12,30; LUNCH; 14,45-15,15 Companies and Students  
time; 15,30-16,15; 16,30-17,15;
break; 17,45-18,30; 18,45-19,30; 21-23 Free time in the Canteen. There  
will be time for Students presentations (10-20 minutes slots)
There will be the possibility of submitting an article for the  
Springer related book.

There are 20 more seats available thanks to the generosity of the  
Ettore Majorana Center that will be assigned on a FIFO rule (first in   
first out)

ALL the BEST
ALBY




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Department of Physics, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146  
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