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CMBI meetings December 2009
Duke's Center for Molecular and
Biomolecular Imaging is partnering with Coherent, Inc. for two meetings at Duke:
New Directions in Microscopy: Sharper, Deeper, Smarter
December 14-15, 2009 |
Southeast Regional Ultrafast Meeting
December 15-16, 2009 |
Optical microscopy has been an essential tool in biology and medical
practice for centuries. As imaging technologies evolve from monitors
of structure to monitors of function, optical microscopies have also
evolved dramatically, driven largely by innovations in laser technology.
This symposium will focus on new optical imaging methods which can
- Improve
resolution by an order of magnitude or more past the traditional
diffraction limit
- Overcome scattering and absorption in tissue to produce high resolution
images far deeper in tissue than previously possible
- Create entirely new contrast in images, which correlates better with the
intrinsic cellular biochemistry (for example, of cancer)
Invited presentations will address multiple new methods in superresolution
microscopy, nonlinear imaging (two-photon microscopy, with and without
fluorescence signatures), and effects of spatial and polarization shaping
on the laser to reduce scattering and improve penetration depth. Both
in vivo and in vitro applications will be presented. The meeting will
include laboratory tours of the University shared Light Microscopy
Core Facility in French Science, and various laser laboratories. The
Plenary speaker will
be Michael Fayer (Stanford); invited speakers include Jerome Mertz
(Boston University), David Smith (Duke), Joseph Izatt (Duke), Michael
Levene (Yale), Warren Zipfel (Cornell), and Volker Westphal (Gottingen).
This year, our meeting will dovetail with the Southeast Regional Ultrafast
Laser meeting, sponsored by Coherent. CMBI speakers will present on
Monday and Tuesday; the Ultrafast meeting will begin Tuesday afternoon
and continue on Wednesday, with dinner and an after-dinner speaker
on Tuesday night.
Conference
Registration |
Conference
Flyer | Location: French Family Science Center
Olymous Confocal Imaging Demonstration
- FV10i
Confocal – Self-contained confocal with
4 LD lasers, 2 spectral-based PMTs, oil objectives,
motorized stage, and self-contained anti-vibration system
for
use by individuals or as
a workhorse system for standard
confocal imaging.
- Fluoview
FV1000 Confocal – Spectral confocal with
SIM scanner.
- Olympus
DSU (Disk Scanning Unit) – The Olympus
DSU comes with 5 disks with various slit openings for
use with
a variety of objectives
from 10x to 100X. Well suited for developmental
biology samples.
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BX61 - Upright Microscope for High Resolution DIC and Fluorescence.
Motorized X/Y/Z
Tuesday December 15th, 2009
- 8am – 12pm – FV1000 Confocal and Olympus DSU
Open House
- 1pm – 5pm – FV10i Open House
- 1pm – 5pm – Personalized demonstrations
on the Olympus DSU
Wednesday December 16th through Friday December 18th
Personalized demonstrations of all equipment.
To arrange time on the systems . . .
Please
contact Rob Peterson to book time to run some of your samples
robert.peterson@olympus.com
Cell (919) 619-9902
Location: C241 LSRC (thanks to the Means lab for the loan of the space)
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