Confocal Microscopy+ 4-Day Hands-On course March 2020

[Peter O'Toole-2]

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Our highly successful international 4-Day Intensive Hands-On Course will
run again on 24-27 March 2020.

Running for over 15 years, with over 400 delegates to date and with 100%
recommended feedback, the course is run in the Bioscience Technology
Facility, University of York which is based in the welcoming, friendly and
historic city of York.  York itself is  one of the UK's best tourist places
due to its Roman, Viking, Medieval and current importance with buildings,
streets and museums to match.

Website:
www.york.ac.uk/biology/technology-facility/imaging-cytometry/ic-courses/confocal-course/

The course includes many varied sample types that are used to best
illustrate various practical aspects of confocal microscopy whilst
also demonstrating
a range of applications.

Tutorials and practical sessions will cover both basic and advanced
confocal microscopy.
The course will enable participants to realise the potential behind many
developing confocal techniques and realise the simplicity of applying the
techniques to a broad range of sample types and fluorescent labels. Both
novice and more experienced users welcome. This course is 100% recommended
from previous course delegates and comments can be seen below.

Preliminary Programme
DAY AIMS
Day 1: Basics, Familiarisation, x,y,z and multicolour imaging.
Day 2: Live-cell imaging with spinning disk confocal microscopy,
FRAP on laser scanning confocal.
Day 3: Advanced Techniques covering spectral unmixing and FRET with
fluorescent proteins.
Day 4: Super-resolution and other advances in confocal and associated
microscopy approaches. More samples to explore airy scanning approaches and
confocal limits, and time for participants own samples.

Thursday evening will include a highlights talk on new developments and
course meal.

The course will utilise many different sample types ranging from cultured
monolayers to plant cells. A diverse range of fluorescent labels will also
be used, which will include various fluorescent proteins and classic
antibody labels. Over the four days, at least four confocal microscopes (Zeiss
LSM 710/780/880/980 Airyscan FAST on both an invert and
upright microscopes, and the Andor Dragonfly) will be utilised.

Accommodation (en-suite), breakfast and lunches will be provided for the
length of the course.  Evening meals will be provided on both Tuesday and
Thursday evenings.

Places are limited to 12 participants to permit full hands-on practice, so
please book early to avoid disappointment.
For further information, please visit the course website at:
*www.york.ac.uk/biology/technology-facility/imaging-cytometry/ic-courses/confocal-course/
<http://www.york.ac.uk/biology/technology-facility/imaging-cytometry/ic-courses/confocal-course/>*

or contact Marie Hughes [phone] <+44%201904%20328821>,
[hidden email]


*Previous delegate comments:*

'Thank you again for hosting me at your Confocal Course last month. I was
extremely impressed with the amount of content we got through in 4 days,
and I really enjoyed the social events you and your team had setup for us.
This course has already helped me conceptualize some additions to my work
imaging skeletal muscle. I have been sharing my experiences with colleagues
and students here in California, and hopefully some of my friends will join
you at upcoming events.' Jimmy Bagley, San Francisco State University

"This was an awesome course covering all the basics and advanced confocal
 techniques"

"I really appreciated very much what all of you did last week.  It was
probably the best course I've ever been to."

"Well delivered - fantastic course - helped me understand techniques and
theoretical principles which had previously given me a headache! Thank you"

"Small group work meant I had an opportunity to ask specific questions and
get a detailed answer"

"Tutors were excellent.  Very nice, helpful and knowledgeable.  One of the
most enjoyable courses I have been on"

"I will definitely recommend all our confocal users to do this course"

"Most brilliant time I have had on a course!"

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Latest Publications:
Chemically induced neurite-like outgrowth reveals a multicellular network
function in patient-derived glioblastoma cells - JCS 2019
<https://jcs.biologists.org/content/132/19/jcs228452>

Voltage-dependent activation of Rac1 by Nav1.5 channels promotes cell
migration - Journal Cellular Physiology 2019
<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jcp.29290>


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Dr Peter O'Toole
Director of the Bioscience Technology Facility
Head of Imaging and Cytometry
Bioscience Technology Facility
Department of Biology (Area 15)
University of York
YORK
YO10 5DD

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