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Hello Bob:

Good to see the course is up again.
 I am not teaching this fall and would enjoy very much being involved with
my old course. I have my Woods Hole house and plan to be there this summer.
I can of course stay at the house.

 I just finished teaching my confocal microscopy course here, which was
great fun.  I will retire at 72 next December if all goes well.

How is your family?

Barbara was here this week with her husband and miniNina ..who is one years
old and adorable.  Bob would have been pleased.
They came to the graduation dinners and stuff and I marched at the head of
the parade with the university mace.  This was in the big athletics center
with a jumbotron.  So when I appeared on the big screen ...Little Nina
recognized me and just shrieked.  So cute.

Best regards, Nina



Nina Stromgren Allen
Professor, Department of Plant Biology
Director, Cellular and Molecular Imaging Facility
Chair of the Faculty
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7612
919-515-3525, 5-8382,5-2279


On 5/15/07 2:46 PM, "Robert Hard" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Course Announcement
> 
> Title: Optical Microscopy and Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences
> 
> When:  October 9 - October 18, 2007
> 
> Where: Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA
> 
> Tuition: $2650 (Includes room and board, text, handouts, supplies)
> 
> Application Deadline: Applications accepted through Friday, June 29, 2007
> 
> Admission application and information:
>    Carol Hamel, Admissions Coordinator
>    Marine Biological Laboratory
>    7 MBL Street
>    Woods Hole, MA 02543-1015
>    (508) 289-7401
>    Internet: [log in to unmask]
>    WWW: http://www.mbl.edu/education/courses/special_topics/om.html
>    (Application forms available via Adobe Acrobat)
> 
> Course Directors: Robert Hard, University at Buffalo
> Phone: [716] 829-3521
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> 
> Colin S. Izzard, State University of New York @ Albany
> Phone: [518] 442 - 4367
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Course Description:
> 
> For Whom:
>     Designed primarily for research scientists, physicians, postdoctoral
> trainees and advanced graduate students in animal, plant, medical and
> material sciences. Non-biologists seeking a comprehensive introduction to
> microscopy and digital imaging will benefit greatly from this course as
> well.  There are no specific prerequisites, but an understanding of the
> basic  principles of optics is desirable. Limited to 24 students.
> 
> The nine day course consists of lectures, laboratory demonstrations,
> exercises and discussions that will enable the participant to obtain and
> interpret microscope images of high quality, to perform quantitative
> optical  measurements, and to produce digital records for documentation and
> analysis. For some structured exercises, students, as small groups, will
> acquire, analyze and discuss imaging data as they progress toward mastering
> microscopic/imaging skills.
> 
> Live and fixed specimens will be provided for use in laboratory exercises
> and demonstrations.
> 
> HOWEVER, STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING THEIR OWN BIOLOGICAL (PRIMARY
> CULTURES, CELL LINES, PREPARED SLIDES, ETC.) AND MATERIAL SPECIMENS AND TO
> USE THEM THROUGHOUT THE COURSE FOR EXERCISES, WHERE APPROPRIATE. Cell
> culture facilities are available. Students are highly encouraged to discuss
> individual research problems with the academic and commercial faculty.
> 
> Topics to be covered include:
> principles of microscope design and image formation
> bright field, dark field, phase contrast, polarized light, differential
>          interference contrast, interference reflection, and fluorescence
>          microscopy
> video/digital imaging, recording, enhancement, and intensification
> digital image processing and analysis
> advanced fluorescent techniques (e.g. FRAP, FRET, FLIM, fluorescence
>          polarization, multi-spectral and ratiometric imaging)
> confocal scanning microscopy, multiphoton excitation fluorescence
>          microscopy and structured illumination systems
> image deconvolution, digital image restoration and 3-D reconstruction
> live cell imaging
> laser microdissection and microcapture of tissues/cells for molecular
>     biology.
> 
> Applications to live cells will be emphasized; other specimens will be
> covered as well.
> 
> Students will have direct hands-on experience with state-of-the-art
> microscopes, video and digital cameras, photometers, and image
> acquisition/processing/analysis software provided by major optical,
> electronics, and software companies. Instruction will be provided by
> experienced staff from universities and industry.
> 
> 
> For faculty list and additional information, see:
> http://www.mbl.edu/education/courses/special_topics/om.html
>