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COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
Carolina Workshop on: LIGHT MICROSCOPY FOR THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
June 1-6, 1997
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Instructors: John J. Lemasters
Edward D. Salmon
Brian Herman
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LIGHT MICROSCOPY FOR THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES is an introduction
to applications of light microscopy. Students will have
opportunities for extensive hands-on experience with
state-of-the-art equipment for optical imaging, digital imaging
processing, fluorescence microscopy and confocal microscopy guided
by experienced academic and commercial staff. The course is
divided into three major sections with lectures and laboratory
exercises on: 1) geometric and wave optics of image formation,
microscope alignment, phase contrast and reflection interference
contrast microscopy; 2) video imaging, including contrast
enhancement by analog and digital image processing, fluorescence
microscopy, image detectors, fluorescent probes, ion imaging,
and green fluorescent protein; and 3) laser scanning confocal
microscopy emphasizing live cell imaging and 3-dimensional image
reconstruction. Students are encouraged to bring their own
specimens for analysis.
The workshop on LIGHT MICROSCOPY FOR THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
will cover basic concepts of light microscopy and introduce
several advanced techniques relevant to modern cell and molecular
biology. A commercial staff representing leading microscopic
manufacturers will make available for student use the latest and
most advanced instrumentation for light microscopy, image
detection and computerized image analysis.
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APPLICATION FORM
Carolina Workshop on LIGHT MICROSCOPY FOR THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Name:
Position:
Address:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Please return this form along with a brief letter describing your
research interests and a curriculum vitae. Applicants
should contact the program as soon as possible. Full
consideration will be given to applications received by
April 18, 1997.
Send application to:
Dr. Wayne Litaker, Director of Workshops
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Program in Molecular Biology &
Biotechnology
CB# 7100, 442 Taylor Hall
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7100
Tel: (919) 966-1730
Fax: (919) 966-6821
e-mail: litaker at unc.med.edu
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About Carolina Workshops:
CAROLINA WORKSHOPS are intensive hands-on laboratory
courses designed to teach cutting edge methods in molecular
biology and biotechnology. Several courses on different topics in
molecular biology and biotechnology are offered each year by the
Program in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Most participants in the Carolina
Workshops already hold M.D. or Ph.D. degrees or are advanced
pre-doctoral students. The courses are designed for novice
students as well as for individuals with prior experience. All
students benefit from in-depth interaction with instructors.
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About the Instructors:
John J. Lemasters, M.D., Ph.D. (Course Director): Dr. Lemasters
is Professor and Director of Confocal Imaging in the Department
of Cell Biology & Anatomy. Dr. Lemasters' research interests
center on toxic and hypoxic injury, liver preservation for
transplantation and mitochondrial calcium homeostasis, using
confocal microscopy to monitor ions, membrane potentials, cell
volumes, oxygen radicals and other parameters in single living
cells.
Brian Herman, Ph.D: Dr. Herman is Professor and Co-Director of
the Digitized Video Microscopy Facility in the Department of
Cell Biology & Anatomy. Dr. Herman's research addresses the role
of calcium, tumor suppressor genes, and anti-apoptotic proteins
on regulation of cell growth and cell death using techniques of
digital ion imaging, resonance energy transfer, confocal
microscopy and fluorescence life time imaging.
Edward (Ted) D. Salmon, Ph.D: Dr. Salmon is a Professor in the
Department of Biology whose interests are cell biology, cell
motility, microtubules and mechanisms of mitosis and cell
division. Dr. Salmon's research applies high resolution video
and digital imaging microscopy towards understanding the
molecular mechanisms governing the assembly of spindle
microtubules and the segregation of chromosomes during mitosis.
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Carolina Workshop on: LIGHT MICROSCOPY FOR THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
June 1-6, 1997
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Instructors: John J. Lemasters
Edward D. Salmon
Brian Herman
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