The (pre-semester) microscopy course is organized by the Imaging & Optics Facility (IOF) and aims to generate the understanding of how to design your experiments using matching imaging techniques. As a red line we raise awareness of the importance of proper data acquisition and the timely image analysis assessments during essay establishment: timely assay-evaluation is critical to determine if the fundamental ‘properties of process of interest’ can be resolved and quantified by the used imaging approach. To this aim, participants will be introduced to contemporary microscopy techniques, with a focus on the methods that are available at ISTA campus. Lectures will cover microscopy-related principles of optics, principles of fluorescence, anatomy of the microscope, sample preparation, methods of optical sectioning, image acquisition methods, super-resolution technologies, basics of electron microscopy and the basics of data analysis.
We use the online Moodle Platform for the course handling, that can be reached via the following direct link:
‘Students’ join for 2 ECTS credits and will have mandatory participation in all lectures, on-system demonstrations (100% attendance required) and require to complete an exam at the end of the course (max 12 students)
‘Audit Students’ can join lectures and we will fill up vacant hands-on spots by order of registration (Zoom links will be shared to registered participants)
All lectures can be followed in hybrid: credit-students attendance required!
