Hands-on Confocal Couse - April 2017

[Peter O'Toole]

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Please see information about our highly successful international 4-Day Intensive Hands-On Course 

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. 

100% recommended from over 300 previous delegates to date (comments at bottom of email) 

4-7 September 2017, in the Bioscience Technology Facility, University of York which is based in the friendly and historic city of York, which is one of the UK's best tourist hot-spots.  

Instructors will include 

Peter O'Toole, University of York 
Joanne Marrison, University of York 
Chris Power, Carl Zeiss 
Andrew Hubbard, Andor 

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: Further advances. More samples to explore 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 (CFP, GFP and YFP) and classic antibody labels. Over the four days, at least four confocal microscopes (Zeiss LSM 510/710/780/880 Airyscan FAST on both an invert and upright microscopes, Andor Revolution XD or 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/ 

or contact Marie Hughes 01904 328821, [hidden email] 

Previous delegate comments:

"I really appreciated very much what all of you did last week.  It was probably the best course I've ever been to."  September 2015

"This was an awesome course covering all the basics and advanced confocal techniques" March 2015

"I will definitely recommend all our confocal users to do this course" March 2015

"Well delivered - fantastic course - helped me understand techniques and theoretical principles which had previously given me a headache! Thank you" March 2015

"Tutors were excellent.  Very nice, helpful and knowledgeable.  One of the most enjoyable courses I have been on" September 2014

"Small group work meant I had an opportunity to ask specific questions and get a detailed answer" September 2014

"Most brilliant time I have had on a course!" September 2014

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