Application Deadline is Approaching: Montreal Light Microscopy Course: July 14-18 2014

[Claire Brown]

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A few spaces still remain for the July 14-18, 2014 MLMC Frontiers Course, and we encourage you to apply.
The "MLMC Frontiers: Measuring Dynamics and Interactions" Program is below.

Application Deadline: Friday, May 16, 2014.

The July 2014 MLMC will provide advanced instruction in optical microscopy to students, fellows, technical staff and research scientists. Lectures will be presented in the morning, while the afternoons will be devoted towards hands-on sessions with a variety of optical microscopy techniques.
Fees: $1,500 ($1,724.6 with PST and GST included)

The complete week's course includes: course materials, morning lectures, Lunch-N-Learn sessions, afternoon hands-on workshops, opening mixer, Keynote lecture and reception, lunches, coffee breaks, and closing dinner.

For more information, please visit the MLMC website: www.mlmc.ca

We look forward to reviewing your application and to seeing you this July!

All the very best,

Claire Brown, PhD
Pina Colarusso, PhD
Paul Maddox, PhD


Monday, July 14, 2014: Imaging Biology in Action Rm N2/2, 2nd Floor Stewart Biology Building, Chair: Paul Maddox

  8:00- 9:00       Registration
  8:45- 9:00       Welcome and Course Introduction
  9:00-10:00      PLENARY LECTURE: Rapid Imaging of Cardiac Cells and Tissues
    Gil Bub, Cardiovascular Science, Oxford University
10:00-10:30      Live Cell Imaging - Tips and Tools
        Claire Brown, Advanced BioImaging Facility (ABIF), McGill University
10:30-11:00      Coffee Break
11:00-11:45      Imaging Living Organisms - Practical Guidelines
  Paul Maddox, Biology Department, University of North Carolina
11:45-12:30      Particle Tracking from Molecules to Cells
    Pina Colarusso, Live Cell Imaging Core, University of Calgary
12:30-14:00      Lunch Break
14:00-16:00      Laboratory Activities
17:00-19:00      Opening Mixer

Tuesday, July 15, 2014: Visualizing Molecular Interactions Rm N2/2, 2nd Floor Stewart Biology Building, Chair Thomas Stroh

  8:00- 9:00       Registration
  8:30- 9:00       Review and Discussion of Day 1 Laboratory Activities
  9:00- 9:30       Introduction to Nanoscopy
      Thomas Stroh, Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University
  9:30-10:15      PLENARY LECTURE:  From Microscopy to Nanoscopy with Conical Diffraction: Be careful what you wish for then think outside the box...
      Spencer Shorte, Imagopole, Institut Pasteur
10:15-10:45      Structured illumination microscopy (SIM)
      Paul Goodwin, GE Healthcare
10:45-11:15      Coffee Break
11:15-11:45      Sample Preparation for Nanoscopy: Tips and Tricks
        Maria Ioannou, Montreal Neurological Institute
11:45-12:30      Discoveries in Intracellular Dynamics using Live-Cell Super-Resolution Microscopy
        Cathy Galbraith - Oregon Health Sciences University
12:30-14:00      Lunch Break
14:00-18:00      Laboratory Activities
           
Wednesday, July 16, 2014: In Vivo Imaging Rm N2/2, 2nd Floor Stewart Biology Building Chair: Pina Colarusso

  8:00- 9:00       Registration
  8:30- 9:00       Review and Discussion of Day 2 Laboratory Activities
  9:00-10:00      Intra-Vital Microscopy - What is it all about?
      Jeff Mewburn, Cancer Research Institute, Queen's University
10:00-10:30      Case Study - Imaging Vascular Immunity
      Kasia Stevens, Live Cell Imaging Core, University of Calgary
10:30-11:00      Coffee Break
11:00-12:00      PLENARY TALK: Multi-dimensional Imaging from 3D Models to Animals
        Kevin Eliceiri, University of Wisconsin
12:00-12:30      Open Discussion of In Vivo Imaging
12:30-14:00      Lunch Break
14:00-18:00      Laboratory Activities
19:00-20:00      Keynote Lecture
        Microscopic Dissection of Tumor Invasion and Metastasis using Biophotonics.
        John Condeelis
           
20:00-22:00      Wine and Cheese Reception

Thursday, July 17, 2014: Measuring Dynamics & Interactions #1 Rm N2/2, 2nd Floor Stewart Biology Building, Chair Claire Brown

  8:00- 9:00       Registration
  8:30- 9:00       Review and Discussion of Day 3 Laboratory Activities
  9:00- 9:45       Förster (Fluorescence) Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) Microscopy
        Claire Brown, Advanced BioImaging Facility (ABIF), McGill University
  9:45-10:30      PLENARY TALK: To FRET or not to FRET. Why not FLIM-FRET?
        Etienne Gagnon -Microbiology & Immunology, Université de Montréal
10:30-11:00      Coffee Break
11:00-11:30      FLIM Imaging of Metabolism 2D to 3D to Animals
        Kevin Eliceiri, University of Wisconsin
11:30-12:30      PLENARY TALK: Image Correlation Microscopy (ICM): Measuring Sub-resolution Dynamics and Interactions.
        Michelle Digman, University of California, Irvine
12:30-14:00      Lunch Break
14:00-18:00      Laboratory Activities
           
Friday, July 18, 2014: Measuring Dynamics & Interactions #2 Rm N2/2, 2nd Floor Stewart Biology Building, Chair Lisa Cameron

  8:00- 9:00       Registration
  8:30- 9:00       Review and Discussion of Day 4 Laboratory Activities
  9:00- 9:45       Measuring dynamic protein interactions in 2D and 3D.
      Michelle Digman, University of California, Irvine
  9:45-10:30      Measuring Chromosome Structural Dynamics with Light Microscopy
        Paul Maddox, Biology Department, University of North Carolina
10:30-11:00      Coffee Break
11:00-12:00      PLENARY LECTURE: Methods for Ultra-fast 3D Volumetric Microscopy In-Vivo
      Elizabeth Hillman, Columbia University
12:00-12:30      Interactive Case Scenarios
12:30-14:00      Lunch Break
14:00-18:00      Laboratory Activities

Closing Dinner