2024 principles of fluorescence techniques
apr 15 - 18, 2024 | urbana-champaign, ilFluorescence techniques are being used and applied increasingly in academics and industry. The Principles of Fluorescence Techniques workshop will outline the basic concepts of fluorescence techniques and the successful utilization of the currently available commercial instrumentation.
The workshop is designed for students who utilize fluorescence techniques and instrumentation and for researchers and industrial scientists who wish to deepen their knowledge of fluorescence applications. Key scientists in the field will deliver theoretical lectures. The lectures will be complemented by the direct utilization of steady-state and lifetime fluorescence instrumentation and confocal microscopy for FLIM and FFS applications.
Participants are recommended to have at least a bachelor’s degree in the life sciences, physical sciences or engineering before attending. Interactions between participants and lecturers will be fostered. Students will have ample opportunity to personally explain their research programs and ask questions about the applicability of specific fluorescence techniques to their workshop lecturers. Topics addressed in this workshop include:
- Basic Definitions and Principles of Fluorescence
- Steady-state Fluorescence (spectra, kinetics, polarization)
- Time-resolved Fluorescence (lifetime, anisotropy, time-resolved spectra)
- Fluorescence Probes
- Instrumentation
- Data Manipulation and Data Analysis
- Confocal and Multiphoton Fluorescence Microscopy
- FFS, Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy
- FLIM, Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
- Particle Tracking
- Single Molecule Imaging
- Super-resolution techniques, STED
The number of participants to the course is limited:
Lectures: Limited to a total of 70 participants (auditorium size).
Practicals: Limited to a total of 30 participants (interactive, small-group sessions).
Participation is granted on a first-registered, first-served basis.
Sponsored by:
Tentative Agenda
April 4
Prof. Stephen A. Boppart
Dr. Beniamino Barbieri
Overview, Excitation and Emission Spectra, Quantum Yields, Polarization
Prof. David M. Jameson
Time-Resolved Fluorescence and Quenching
Prof. David M. Jameson
April 5
FRET: In Vitro and In Vivo Fluorescence Probes
Prof. David M. Jameson
Prof. David M. Jameson
Dr. Beniamino Barbieri
April 6
Prof. Silviya Zustiak
Prof. Parijat Sengupta
Prof. Richard Day
April 7
Prof. Stephen A. Boppart
Prof. Catherine Royer
Prof. Martin Gruebele
Instructors
Dr. Beniamino Barbieri
ISS, Inc. | President | 1602 Newton Dr. | Champaign, IL 61822 | Tel: 217-359-8681
Prof. Stephen A. Boppart
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 405 North Mathews Avenue | Urbana, IL 61801 | Tel: (217) 333-8598
Prof. Richard Day
Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology | Indiana University School of Medicine | 635 Barnhill Drive, Room 333 | Indianapolis, IN 46202-5120 | USA
Prof. Martin Gruebele
James R. Eiszner Chair in Chemistry, | Professor of Physics, and Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology
Prof. David M. Jameson
University of Hawaii at Manoa | Department of Cell and Molecular Biology | John A. Burns School of Medicine | Honolulu, HI 96822 | USA | Tel: 808-956-5034 | Website
Prof. Catherine Royer
CNRS | Centre de Biochimie Structurale | 29, route de Navacelles | 34090 Montpellier CEDEX | France | Tel: +33-04 67 41 79 02
Prof. Parijat Sengupta
Department of Bioengineering and Beckman Institute | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Website
Prof. Silviya Zustiak
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, SLU | Adjunct Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, MST | Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology | 3507 Lindell Blvd, St Louis, MO 63103 | phone: 314-977-8331
Travel
Location
The Principles of Fluorescence Techniques workshop will be held at:
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyThe University of Illinois
405 North Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Airports
The airport code for Champaign is CMI. Other close airports are Chicago Midway (MDW), Chicago O'Hare (ORD), Indianapolis (IND) and Bloomington-Normal (BMI).
Directions from CMI
Directions from BMI
Directions from IND
Directions from ORD
Directions from MDW
Trains
Amtrak offers a line from Chicago (CHI) to Champaign (CHM).
Bus/Shuttle
There is a shuttle service from Chicago to Champaign with Peoria Charter Coach Company.
Hotel
Hampton Inn
1200 W University Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-337-1100
Click on the Hampton Inn link above to reserve your room with the Fluorescence Foundation block, called Fluorescence.
Illini Union Hotel
1401 W Green St
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-333-1241
Parking
University parking passes are available for $13/day. These are good at any university metered parking space. If you would like to purchase these passes please contact the workshop coordinator for assistance, and we will have it available at registration for you. There are metered parking spaces nearby on Wright street, the Beckman circle drive and the campus parking garage east of the Beckman Institute.
Register
Registration is closed for this event.