You are invited to attend a live, interactive, web-based instructional seminar:
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Title: Advancements in Fluorescence Proteins, Probes, and Biosensors
Presenter: Michael W. Davidson, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
and Department of Biological Science, Florida State University
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When: Monday, August 24, 2009
1:00pm Eastern Time
Duration: About 1 hour, plus questions and answers
Pre-register (required) at:
http://www.photomet.com/resources/webinars/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=55
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Details:
Current fluorescent protein (FP) development strategies are focused on
fine-tuning the photophysical properties of blue to yellow variants, derived
from the Aequorea victoria jellyfish green fluorescent protein (GFP) and on
the development of monomeric FPs from other organisms that emit in the
yellow-orange to far-red regions of the visible light spectrum.
Progress toward these goals has been substantial, and near-infrared emitting
FPs may loom over the horizon. The latest efforts in jellyfish variants
have resulted in new and improved monomeric BFP, CFP, GFP, and YFP variants,
and the relentless search for a bright, monomeric and fast-maturing red FP
has yielded a host of excellent candidates, though none is yet optimal for
all applications. Meanwhile, photoactivatable FPs are emerging as a
powerful class of probes for intracellular dynamics and, unexpectedly, as
useful tools for the development of super-resolution microscopy applications.
At this live, interactive webinar, you will learn how to optimize your imaging:
Major flz proteins and performance issues of these proteins as they relate
to microscopy
State-of-the-art optical highlighter FPs and indicator dyes
The FP Color Palette: New FPs
Photo-activatable and photo-reversible dyes and their super-resolution
imaging applications (e.g., PALM)
Who should attend:
The advanced live-cell researcher who is in the process of designing their
experiments or scientists facing challenges in their current work that could
benefit from optimized imaging.
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About The Presenter:
Michael Davidson is Director of Optical Microscopy Division of the National
High Magnetic Field Laboratory, a joint venture of The Florida State
University, the University of Florida, and the Los Alamos National
Laboratory. Davidson's scientific interests include the packaging of DNA
into virus heads, liquid crystallinity in biological systems, and the
adsorption of small liquid crystal molecules onto surfaces. He has published
many scientific articles in these fields. His photomicrographs have appeared
on the covers of over 600 scientific, industrial, and popular periodicals
and books (including such prestigious titles as: Nature, Science, Physics
World, and Physics Today and he has written or been the subject of more than
75 articles on the subject of Art in Science in popular scientific and
photography magazines through the world including Popular Science,
Scientific American, Popular Photography, National Geographic, and Discover.
In addition, Davidson's photomicrography has won more than 40 awards in
scientific and industrial photography competitions, and he is the only
two-time grand prize winner of the Polaroid International Photomicrography
Competition.
Mr. Davidsons Molecular Expressions Website, located at
http://www.micro.magnet.fsu.edu, offers a wealth of information about
imaging and microscopy.
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This free Web Seminar is sponsored by Photometrics. For over 40 years,
researchers across the globe have relied on Photometrics state-of-the-art
life science imaging instrumentation, including the CoolSNAP, Cascade®,
QuantEM® and new Intelligent Evolve cameras.
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For questions regarding registration, please contact:
Elaine Rasmussen
Sr Mgr, Marketing Communications
Photometrics
520.547.2532
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www.photomet.com
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