Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy 2011, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA

[Jason Swedlow-2]

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Dear All-

Here's the official announcement for AQLM 2011-- for more info, see
http://www.mbl.edu/education/courses/special_topics/aqlm.html

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For over twenty-five years the Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy
(AQLM) has offered a comprehensive and intensive program  in light
microscopy for researchers in biology, medicine, and material sciences.  The
course provides a systematic and in-depth examination of the theory of image
formation and application of video and digital methods for exploring subtle
interactions between light and the specimen. AQLM emphasizes the
quantitative issues that are critical to the proper interpretation of images
obtained with modern wide-field and confocal microscopes, and provides
students with both a background in the theory of the microscope, an
understanding of the major modes of modern microscopy, and an introduction
to new cutting edge techniques.

Laboratory exercises, demonstrations, and discussions include: (1)
geometrical and physical optics of microscope image formation including
Abbe’s theory of the microscope and Fourier optics; (2) interaction of light
and matter; (3) phase contrast polarization and interference microscopy for
the nondestructive analysis of molecular and fine-structural organization in
living cells; (4) fluorescence microscopy, quantification of fluorescence,
and GFP; (5) principles and application of digital video imaging, recording,
analysis, and display; (6) digital image processing and quantitative digital
image deconvolution; (7) ratiometric measurement of intracellular ion
concentrations; (8) confocal microscopy; (9) measurement of molecular
interactions using FLIM and FRET; (10) resolution extension using TIRF,
3DSIM, PALM/STORM, and STED.

The program is designed primarily for: (1) university faculty, professional
researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and advanced graduate students in the
life sciences who wish to expand their experience in microscopy and to
understand the quantitative issues associated with analysis of data obtained
with optical microscopes; (2) individuals well-grounded in the physical
sciences, who wish to exploit microscopy techniques for analyzing dynamic
fine-structural and chemical changes; and (3) industrial scientists and
engineers interested in advancing the design of equipment and techniques
involving video and digital microscopy.

The emphasis is on obtaining a level of understanding that can only be
achieved through hands-on experience.  Lectures are followed by small-group
laboratory sessions and demonstrations. As a result, students will have
opportunities for extensive hands-on experience with state-of-the-art
optical, electronic, and digital imaging equipment guided by an experienced
staff from universities and industry.  Lectures and hands-on laboratories
are run by a team of roughly 15 academic faculty and 40 commercial
representatives who have substantial theoretical and practical experience.

AQLM is part of the Educational Program at the Marine Biological
Laboratory<http://www.mbl.edu/education/courses/special_topics/aqlm.html>,
Woods Hole, USA, in the newly renovated Loeb Laboratories, and is directed
by Drs. Kip Sluder
<http://www.umassmed.edu/cellbio/faculty/sluder.cfm> (University
of Massachusetts), Jason
Swedlow<http://www.lifesci.dundee.ac.uk/groups/jason_swedlow/>(University
of Dundee), and David Wolf <http://www.rmdinc.com/research/optics2.html> (
RMD).  AQLM 2011 runs from May 4 – May 13, 2011.  Admission is competitive
and limited to 32 students.  Applications for admission are available
on-line <http://ws2.mbl.edu/studentapp/studentapp.asp?courseID=AQLM> and are
due by January 10, 2011.

Partial support is provided by
Howard Hughes Medical Institute <http://www.hhmi.org>

2010 Course Faculty & Lecturers:
Richard Cardullo, University of California, Riverside
Graham Dempsey, Harvard University
Rainer Heintzmann, Institute of Photonic Technology
Emma Hill, The Rockefeller University Press
Edward Hinchcliffe, University of Minnesota
Shinya Inoué, Marine Biological Laboratory
Khuloud Jaqaman, Harvard Medical School
Butch Moomaw, Hamamatsu Photonics
John Murray, University of Pennsylvania
Mary-Ann Mycek, University of Michigan
Edward (Ted) Salmon, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sidney Shaw, Indiana University
Joshua Vaughan, Harvard University
Jennifer Waters, Harvard Medical School