IMPRS Microscopy Course
Science course
- Start: Feb 26, 2024 09:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
- End: Mar 1, 2024 01:00 PM
- Speaker: Veit Grabe, Tobias Engl
- Head of Microscopic Imaging Service Group, Head of Research Group Chemistry of Insect Microbe Interactions
- Location: MPI-CE
- Room: A1.041
Registration date: January 29, 2024, 11am. An email will be sent with a registration link.
Course description
This 1-week course (half-day) aims to provide
you with a basis for general microscopic work, be it transmitted light or
fluorescence microscopy. It covers the basics of sample preparation, experimental
design and an introduction to FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) by Dr.
Tobias Engl from the Department of Insect Symbiosis. Demonstration of other
advanced techniques available at the MPI for Chemical Ecology are also included,
such as multiphoton microscopy, super-resolution microscopy and X-ray micro tomography.
The theoretical parts will be combined with several practical exercises on the
different experimental setups where you can also visualize your own samples, besides
the FISH.
You
are welcome to provide us with your own samples, but please inform us in
advance so we can include them in the practical parts.
Monday (February 26th)
9:00 – 10:30
Lecture
on transmitted light microscopy and general microscopy basics (Veit Grabe)
11:00 – 13:00
Instruction
for upright and inverse microscopy, Köhler illumination, contrast methods,
white balance, aperture, EDOF & camera types (split groups with Tobias Engl
& Veit Grabe)
Tuesday (February 27th)
9:00 – 10:30
Lecture
on basics of reflected light microscopy and sources of fluorescence (Veit
Grabe)
11:00 – 12:00
Lecture
on FISH methodology and preparation of FISH samples (Tobias Engl)
12:00 – 13:00
Start
of preparation of FISH samples (Tobias Engl)
Wednesday (February 28th)
9:00 – 10:30
Lecture
on advanced techniques like STED, FLIM, µCT & 2Photon (Veit Grabe)
11:00 – 13:00
Further
processing of FISH samples from the day before (Tobias Engl)
Microscopy
of FISH samples (split groups with Tobias Engl & Veit Grabe)
Thursday (February 29th)
9:00 – 10:30
Practical
group 1 @ µCT (Veit Grabe)
Practical
group 2 @ Stereo microscopy (Tobias Engl)
11:00 – 13:00
Practical
group 2 @ µCT (Veit Grabe)
Practical
group 1 @ Stereo microscopy (Tobias Engl)
Friday (March 1st)
9:00 – 10:30
Practical
group 1 @ 2Photon microscope (Veit Grabe)
Practical
group 2 @ cLSM with STED (Tobias Engl)
11:00 – 13:00
Practical
group 2 @ 2Photon microscope (Veit Grabe)
Practical
group 1 @ cLSM with STED (Tobias Engl)