principles of fluorescence techniques

april 8-10, 2009 | chicago, il, usa

(tentative agenda)

April 8, 2009
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Shuttle from Hotel to Course
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration & Introduction
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Basic Fluorescence Principles I
Prof. David M. Jameson
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Basic Fluorescence Principles II
Prof. David M. Jameson
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM FRET and In-vivo Probes
Prof. David M. Jameson
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Introduction to Instrumentation: Fluorometers
Dr. Ewald Terpetschnig
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Introduction to Instrumentation: Microscopes
Dr. Justin Jureller
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 6:30 PM Laboratory: Hands-on Experiments
6:30 PM Dinner Reception
8:00 PM Shuttle from Course to Hotel
April 9, 2009
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Shuttle from Hotel to Course
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM - 10:45 AM Fluorescence Microscopy I & II
Prof. Peter So
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM FCS, Autocorrelation; PCH, Cross-correlation
Prof. Enrico Gratton
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM RICS and FLIM
Prof. Enrico Gratton
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 6:30 PM Laboratory: Hands-on Experiments
7:00 PM Shuttle from Course to Hotel
April 10, 2009
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Shuttle from Hotel to Course
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Laboratory: Hands-on Experiments
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Full Field Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
Prof. Robert Clegg
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Plasmonics
Prof. Zygmunt Gryczynski
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Coffee Break & Group Picture
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Fluorescence Probes and Labels for Biomedical Applications
Dr. Ewald Terpetschnig
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Engineering Fluorescent Proteins
Prof. Robert Keenan
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM Closing Remarks/Award of Participation Diplomas
6:30 PM Shuttle from Course to Hotel