Hi!

I'm doing that for 5/6 six years ;)

Ecclesiastes 1:9

Nuno Moreno, PhD
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Equipment Management Unit, Head
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
phone   +351 214464606
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On 20-01-2010 15:33, Patrizia Ferretti wrote:
> Hi Bertrand,
>
> We need to get the Image J course on the map before somebody else thinks
> of it!
>
> Best,
>
> Patrizia
>
>> CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY
>>
>> 4-Day Intensive Hands-On Course
>>
>> Website: www.york.ac.uk/depts/biol/tf/imaging_course.htm
>>
>> Basics, Live-cell imaging, FRET, FRAP and Spectral Unmixing
>>
>> 20-23 April 2010
>> Technology Facility, Dept. Biology
>> University of York, UK
>>
>> Instructors will include
>>
>> Peter O'Toole, University of York
>> Jo Marrison, University of York
>> Les Borland, Carl Zeiss
>> Colin Hornby, Perkin Elmer
>> and special guest lecture and practical session with Daniel Zicha (CRUK).
>>
>> Tutorials and practical sessions will cover both basic and advanced
>> confocal microscopy. The course will enable participants to realise
>> the potential behind many developing confocal techniques and realise
>> the simplicity of applying the techniques to a broad range of sample
>> types and fluorescent labels. Both novice and more experienced users
>> welcome.
>>
>> Preliminary Programme
>> DAY AIMS
>> Day 1: Basics, Familiarisation, x,y,z and multicolour imaging.
>> Day 2: Live-cell imaging with spinning disk confocal microscopy, FRAP
>> on laser scanning confocal.
>> Day 3: Advanced Techniques covering spectral unmixing and FRET with
>> fluorescent proteins.
>> Day 4: Further advances. More samples to explore confocal limits, and
>> time for participants own samples.
>>
>> Thursday evening will include a special guest speaker and course meal.
>>
>> The course will utilise many different sample types ranging from
>> cultured monolayers to plant cells. A diverse range of fluorescent
>> labels will also be used, which will include various fluorescent
>> proteins (CFP, GFP and YFP) and classic antibody labels. Over the four
>> days, at least four confocal microscopes (2x Zeiss LSM 710 and 2x LSM
>> 510 META on both an invert and upright microscopes, PerkinElmer
>> UltraVIEW LCI or VoX) will be utilised.
>>
>> Accommodation (en-suite), breakfast and lunches will be provided for
>> the length of the course. Evening meals will be provided on both
>> Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
>>
>> Places are limited to 12 participants to permit full hands-on
>> practice, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
>> For further information, please visit the course website at:
>> www.york.ac.uk/depts/biol/tf/imaging-cytometry/imaging_course.htm
>>
>> or contact Margaret Newton 01904 328821, [log in to unmask]
>>
>> --
>> Dr Peter O'Toole
>> Head of Imaging and Cytometry
>> Technology Facility
>> Department of Biology (Area 15)
>> University of York
>> PO Box 373
>> YORK
>> YO10 5YW
>>
>> Tel : +44 (0)1904 328722
>> Fax : +44 (0)1904 328804
>> email : [log in to unmask]
>> www.york.ac.uk/biology/tf
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