2008 Confocal Microscopy and Digital Imaging Workshop

[Bob Price-3]

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Dear List Members,

Appended below is information about our fourth Basic Confocal
Microscopy and Digital Imaging Workshop that will be held at the
University of South Carolina School of Medicine from June 16-20, 2008.

Workshop on Basic Confocal Microscopy and Digital Imaging: Brief
Synopsis

The South Carolina EPSCoR/IDeA Program and the USC School of Medicine
Instrumentation Resource Facility are pleased to announce the 4th annual
workshop on Basic Confocal Microscopy and Digital Imaging.  The hands-on
workshop will target beginning and intermediate users of confocal
microscopes and will provide lectures from experts in the field of
confocal microscopy and the use of Adobe Photoshop and 3-D software for
processing of confocal images. Lecture material will provide information
on the basics of fluorescence and fluorescent probes, biological
specimen preparation (fixation, staining, optical properties and
mounting materials), strategies and protocols for selection of antibody
labeling, the basic components of a confocal microscope (lasers,
dichroic mirrors, microscope objectives, photomultiplier tubes, etc.)
and an overview of some applications of confocal microscopy.  

During the laboratory portion of the workshop specimens will be
processed for double and triple labeling and proper selection of user
adjustable parameters to optimize image collection will be addressed and
demonstrated.  Participants are welcome to process their own samples or
to use samples that will be provided. Several point scanning and
spinning disk confocal systems from various manufacturers will be
available for use so participants will have ample time for hands on use
of the instruments during the workshop.

Faculty scheduled to participate include:

Dr. Bob Price, Research Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology and
Anatomy, and Director, Instrumentation Resource Facility, University of
South Carolina School of Medicine
(http://dba.med.sc.edu/price/irf/irf.htm)
Dr. Jay Jerome, Associate Professor, Pathology and Cancer Biology,
Vanderbilt University
(https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/facultydata/php_files/show_faculty.php?id3=1032)
Dr. Ralph Albrecht, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(http://www.ansci.wisc.edu/facstaff/Faculty/pages/albrecht/index.htm)
Dr. John Mackenzie, Professor, Microbiology, North Carolina State
University (http://www.ncsu.edu/cem/index.html)
Dr. Tom Trusk, Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and
Anatomy, Medical University of South Carolina
(http://cba.musc.edu/faculty/TruskT.htm)


Past workshops have been very successful with over 50 attendees at
each. For further information contact Bob Price ([hidden email]) or
visit the workshop website: http://dba.med.sc.edu/price/irf/irf.htm 

Robert L. Price, PhD
Research Professor and
Director, Instrumentation Resource Facility
School of Medicine, USC
Bldg 1 Room B60
6439 Garner's Ferry Road
Columbia, SC 29208

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