Today, highly-developed light-microscopical techniques are indispensable in conducting biomedical and natural science research. Being “enabling technologies”, they allow insight into biological processes which, till now, had only been possible through conventional cell biological and biochemical methods.
With the help of confocal microsocopy and immunocyto- and histological techniques involving fluorescent biomolecules and “tags”, highly-complex cellular relationships and structures can now be displayed as active, 3-dimensional reconstructions.
Speed and temporal resolution of signal detection as well as computer-based signal processing have greatly increased over the years, with the focus being on the conservation of living samples. Thus, even 4-dimensional analyses have become possible.
Moreover, applications such as FLIM, FRET and FRAP have reached incredible fidelity. The dynamics of biological processes in time and space are taken into account in all these developments.
Methods of superresolution in light microscopy have begun to blur the boundaries with electron microscopy. Light microscopical
imaging follows the development of biological detector-probes whose physical dimensions are in the lower nanometer scale. The detection of single biomolecules within their biological
surroundings has become a reality.
Through in vivo microscopy methods, cellular processes can be observed under natural circumstances. The key elements of in situ imaging are high penetration depth, tissue protection and miniaturisation of optical components. These technologies hold exciting possibilites for the future: pathological alterations can be detected over time or cellular activity involved in highly complex
behavioural patterns can be identified.
Information on participating / attending:
Workshop Registration
online www.nmi.de/microscopy/
Registration fees (including VAT) 70 €uros
Date:
09/18/2012 10:30 - 09/18/2012 17:30
Event venue:
NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute
Markwiesenstraße 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany
E-mail: workshop@nmi.de; www.nmi.de,
Phone: +49 7121 51530- 0
72770 Reutlingen
Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Target group:
Business and commerce, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Biology, Materials sciences, Medicine
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference, Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
09/11/2012
Sender/author:
Dr. Nadja Gugeler
Department:
Pressestelle
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event40851
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