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10th Course on
Optical Microscopy Imaging for Biosciences

9-13 April 2018 | i3S, Porto, Portugal
i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação | Rua Alfredo Allen, 208 | 4200-135 Porto, Portugal

 

The 10th edition of the Course on Optical Microscopy Imaging for Biosciences offers to the participants a comprehensive and intensive light microscopy course, that 
explores the fundamentals of light microscopy including the optical contrast techniques and fluorescence microscopy. Additionally, it also focuses in advanced light microscopy techniques such as laser scanning confocal microscopy, TIRFM, super-resolution methods, live cell imaging, molecular analysis and quantitative applications and  will include an introduction to digital image analysis. 
Lectures will be taught by specialists in microscopy and practical sessions supported by the major microscopy companies.

 

Target Audience 
The course is designed to post-graduate students, early career researchers and all people interested in acquire skills in optical microscopy.

 

Poster download [PDF]

Program

Course Duration:

40h | Monday to Friday | Full Time from 9:30 to 19:00

 

 

Speakers

Adrienn Németh

Femtonics, Hungary

 

António Pereira  

i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação, Porto, Portugal

 

Carla Carmelo Rosa

Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto e INESC-TEC / Center for Applied Photonics, Porto, Portugal

 

Carlos Pitães 

IZASA Scientific, Portugal

 

Cristina Madureira

i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação, Porto, Portugal

 

Gerry Sexton

Carl Zeiss Microscopy, Germany

 

Javier Pazos

Leica Microsystems, Spain

 

Jordi Recasens

IZASA Scientific, Portugal

 

Laura Machado

LusoPalex, Portugal

 

Maria Azevedo

i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação, Porto, Portugal

 

Máté Marosi

Femtonics, Hungary

 

Nuno Martins

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal

 

Paula Sampaio

i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação, Porto, Portugal

 

Paulo de Castro Aguiar

i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação, Porto, Portugal

 

Ricardo Correia

Dundee University, Dundee, UK

 

Ricardo Nunes Bastos

Oxford Nanoimaging, UK

 

Rossana Correia

i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação, Porto, Portugal

 

Soren Prag

Carl Zeiss Microscopy, Germany

 

Tiago Laundos

i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação, Portugal

 

Course Coordination:

Paula Sampaio | sampaio@ibmc.up.pt

Registration

Registration fee includes coffee breaks, lunches, and course materials

Limited number of participants: 20

 

Extended Early Bird | Until 16th March 

Payment deadline: 22nd March 2018 

 

i3S members - 200€

External Participants - 270€

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Standard | 17th March until 23rd March

Payment deadline: 30th March 2018 

 

i3S members - 250€

External Participants - 320€

 

 

 

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