Dear microscopists, on FRIDAY 29 JUNE we will have the FILM MICROSCOPY DAY 2012 - as in previous years, a day full of talks on all aspects of light microscopy, from the very basics to very advanced technologies (in vivo imaging, super-resolution, non-linear techniques). The presentations will be by FILM staff (Steve, Mark and myself) supported by two experts in their field, VALENTINA CAORSI (NHLI) on non-linear fluorescence techniques (fluorescence lifetime imaging and its various applications) and LUIS PIZARRO (COMPUTING) on image analysis. We also have a special novelty: To make people aware what's going on around them and stimulate new collaborations, we will have a MICROSCOPY MATCH MAKER, where you FILM users are all invited to present your exciting research projects in a short snapshot oral presentation and / or a poster. Oral presentations are strictly limited to a MAXIMUM OF 2 MINUTES / 2 POWERPOINT SLIDES - longer discussions will be possible at the posters over lunchtime. An excellent opportunity to initiate new collaborations, don't miss out - PIs, please encourage your students and postdocs to participate. Please REGISTER BY FRIDAY 1 JUNE by email to Ruth O'Donnell <r.odonnell@imperial.ac.uk>, including your MATCHMAKER OPTIONS (presentation, poster, none).

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10.00- 10.10 Welcome by Prof Tony Magee, head of FILM GENERAL MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES 10.10-10.55 Basics of microscopy - magnification, properties of light, resolution, transmitted light contrast (PH, DIC, darkfield), epifluorescence, confocal microscopy (Martin Spitaler, FILM) 10.55-11.40 Live imaging techniques - Multiphoton, live imaging and second harmonic generation (SHG) (Mark Scott, FILM) 11.40-12.00 coffee & tea break 12.000-13.00 MICROSCOPY MATCHMAKER: FILM users giving a snapshot of their work in 2-minute presentations 13.00-14.15 Poster session with sandwich lunch (kindly sponsored by CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY) SPECIAL TECHNIQUES 14.15-15.00 Fluorophores as sensors - colocalisation, fluorescence lifetime (FLIM) and resonant energy transfer (FRET) (Valentina Caorsi, NHLI) 15.00-15.45 Super-resolution microscopy - TIRF, PALM, STORM (Steve Rothery, FILM) 15.45-16.05 coffee & tea break UNDERSTANDING IMAGES 16.05-16.50 Understanding and visualisation of image data: data formats, pixel and metadata, image visualisation and presentation, OMERO database (Martin Spitaler, FILM) 16.50-17.35 Image analysis: noise removal, deconvolution, segmentation, tracking, registration (Luis Pizarro, Computing) 17.35-17.40 Wrap-up, feedback, outlook For more and up-to-date information, please check <http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/page/portallive/imagingfacility/news>. A flyer is also available <https://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/imagingfacility/Public/FILM%20Microcopy%20Day%202012.pdf> See you all there. Good imaging, Martin -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Martin Spitaler, PhD* *FILM - Facility for Imaging by Light Microscopy* - Facility Manager - Sir Alexander Fleming Building, desk 401 Imperial College London / South Kensington Exhibition Road London SW7 2AZ UK Tel. +44-(0)20-759-42023 E-mail m.spitaler@imperial.ac.uk <mailto:m.spitaler@imperial.ac.uk> Website: http://imperial.ac.uk/imagingfacility