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CNWY40120 Advanced Biological Imaging
About the course
Designed for students who wish to understand and become critically aware of principles, practice and applications of rapidly developing imaging technologies
Credits ECTS 5
Dates September 15th to October 7th 2011
Schedule 9 x 2 hour lectures (9-11 am) over 4 weeks, plus 4 practical workshops (2-5 pm)
Module co-ordinator Dr Dimitri Scholz
Venue Various (UCD Conway Institute, Science Centre West & Health Sciences)
Registration Closed Deadline: September 13th 2011
Places available 40
Course structure
The module will be delivered over 4 weeks in 9 x 2 hour lectures/seminars (Thursday and Friday mornings, and one session on Friday afternoon in the final week) with 4 associated practical sessions (Thursday afternoon).
Credit requirements
You will have satisfactory attendance and will complete a presentation-based assignment.
What does it cover?
- Principles of microscopy
- Staining and contrasting of samples
- Histochemistry, immunohistochemistry
- Light sources, filters, objectives, detectors, etc
- Fluorescence in microscopy
- Confocal microscopy
- Structural illumination microscopy
- Automated microscopy
- FRET, FRAP, STED, FLIM and FCS
- Two-photon microscopy
Why enrol?
Particular focus is given to white and fluorescent light-based imaging approaches. A series of lectures will inform about the concepts of imaging and microscopy; application of histology, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence; basics of confocal microscopy, light sheet microscopy, super resolution microscopy, multi-photon microscopy, high content screening microscopy; techniques in light microscopy and live cell imaging; and also the relationship between light microscopy and electron microscopy.
Next steps
- Download the CNWY40120 Advanced Biological Imaging flyer (pdf)
- Download the CNWY40120 Advanced Biological Imaging descriptor (pdf)
- Download the Module Registration Form 2011/12 (pdf)
- Go back to the programme calendar