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principles of fluorescence techniques 2009

april 8 - 10, chicago, il, usa

agenda

(subject to change)

wednesday, april 8

7:45 - 8:00Shuttle from Hotel to Course
8:00 - 8:30Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00Registration & Introduction
9:00 - 10:30Basic Fluorescence Principles I
Prof. David M. Jameson
10:30 - 10:45Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:15Basic Fluorescence Principles II
Prof. David M. Jameson
12:15 - 13:15Lunch
13:15 - 14:30FRET and In-vivo Probes
Prof. David M. Jameson
14:30 - 14:45Introduction to Instrumentation: Fluorometers
Dr. Ewald Terpetschnig
14:45 - 15:00Introduction to Instrumentation: Microscopes
Dr. Justin Jureller
15:00 - 15:15Coffee Break
15:15 - 18:30Laboratory: Hands-on Experiments
18:30Dinner Reception
20:00Shuttle from Course to Hotel

thursday, april 9

7:45 - 8:00Shuttle from Hotel to Course
8:00 - 8:30Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30Fluorescence Microscopy I
Prof. Peter So
9:30 - 10:45Fluorescence Microscopy II
Prof. Peter So
10:45 - 11:00Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30FCS, Autocorrelation; PCH, Cross-correlation
Prof. Enrico Gratton
12:30 - 13:15Lunch
13:15 - 14:45RICS and FLIM
Prof. Enrico Gratton
14:45 - 15:00Coffee Break
15:00 - 18:30Laboratory: Hands-on Experiments
19:00Shuttle from Course to Hotel

friday, april 10

7:45 - 8:00Shuttle from Hotel to Course
8:00 - 8:30Breakfast
8:30 - 11:30Laboratory: Hands-on Experiments
11:30 - 12:30Full Field Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
Prof. Robert Clegg
12:30 - 13:30Lunch
13:30 - 15:30Plasmonics
Prof. Zygmunt Gryczynski
15:30 - 15:45Coffee Break & Group Picture
15:45 - 16:45Fluorescence Probes and Labels for Biomedical Applications
Dr. Ewald Terpetschnig
16:45 - 17:45Engineering Fluorescent Proteins
Prof. Robert Keenan
17:45 - 18:15Closing Remarks/Award of Participation Diplomas
18:30Shuttle from Course to Hotel