FEW SPOTS LEFT: Montreal Light Microscopy Course July 14-18 2014

[Claire Brown]

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We have extended our registration deadline to June 1, 2014 in order to fill the last couple of empty spots for the course. Apply today!

Montreal Light Microscopy Course: Measuring Dynamics can Interactions. July 14-18, 2014.

www.mlmc.ca

We have an exciting program and lots of great hands-on experiences on state-of-the-art equipment planned.

Hope to see you there!

Claire Brown

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


Sincerely,

Claire

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Montreal Light Microscopy Course (MLMC) Frontiers: Measuring Dynamics and Interactions
July 14-18, 2014, McGill University, www.mlmc.ca

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Claire M. Brown, PhD - McGill University - Assistant Professor, Physiology
Life Sciences Complex Advanced BioImaging Facility Director
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