2012 principles of fluorescence techniques
jun 4 - 6, 2012 | 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
May 31
Dr. Beniamino Barbieri
Prof. David M. Jameson
Prof. David M. Jameson
Prof. Dr. Martin vandeVen
Prof. Enrico Gratton
June 1
Dr. Susana Sánchez Donoso
Prof. Enrico Gratton
Dr. Christian Hellriegel
Dr. Valeria Caiolfa
Prof. Enrico Gratton
June 2
Prof. Enrico Gratton
Dr. Moreno Zamai
Dr. Susana Sánchez Donoso
June 3
June 4
Instructors
Dr. Beniamino Barbieri
ISS, Inc. | President | 1602 Newton Dr. | Champaign, IL 61822 | Tel: 217-359-8681
Dr. Valeria Caiolfa
CNIC | Microscopy and Dynamic Imaging | Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3 | E-28029 Madrid | Spain | Tel: +34 (91) 4531323/9; ext:2206-2207
Dr. Susana Sánchez Donoso
Facultad de Ciencias Químicas | Departmento de Polimeros | Universidad de Concepción | Concepción, Chile
Prof. Enrico Gratton
University of California, Irvine | Department of Biomedical Engineering | Irvine, CA 92697-2715 | USA | Tel: 949-824-2674
Dr. Christian Hellriegel
CNIC | Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3 | E-28029 Madrid | Spain
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
Dr. Moreno Zamai
CNIC | Microscopy and Dynamic Imaging | Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3 | E-28029 Madrid | Spain | Tel: +34 (91) 4531323/9; ext:2206-2207
Prof. Dr. Martin vandeVen
Hasselt University and School of Life Sciences | Transnationale Universiteit Limburg | Biomedical Research Institute | Agoralaan, Bldg. C., | B-3590-Diepenbeek | Belgium | Tel: +31-(0)11-269233/martin.vandeven@uhasselt.be
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.