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Leica BioOptics webcast: The Present and Future of Super Resolution Technology

Dne 4. prosince 2009 se uskuteční v 19.00 h středoevropského času prezentace The Present and Future of Super Resolution Technology, kde budou Prof. Stefan Hell, Prof. Alberto Diaspro a Prof. Stephan Sigrist. Přihlásit se je možné tady:

The Present and Future of Super Resolution Technology

Date: December 4, 2009 Time: 6:00 PM GMT Length: Approximately one hour Speakers:
Prof. Stefan Hell, Director, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Prof. Alberto Diaspro, University Professor of Applied Physics, Italian Institute of Technology
Prof. Stephan Sigrist, Professor in Genetics, Institute for Biology, Freie Universitaet Berlin

Overview:
Super Resolution light microscopy is revolutionizing life science research with increasing speed. The ability to have direct visual results from an intact specimen in the sub-100nm range benefits scientists from virtually all fields of biomedical research. Tiny structures such as synapses, ensembles of small vesicles, and receptor arrangements are now accessible for fluorescence microscopy.

The adoption of Super Resolution methods used to be limited, as biophysicists and microscopy specialists developed solutions for individual research programs. Commercial solutions are now readily available that allow Super Resolution to become an indispensable addition to many life science research institute programs.

But what is Super Resolution microscopy, and what does it mean to biomedical research? In this live, interactive webcast, experts discuss the potential of Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) for current applications. We will present current and future concepts to break the diffraction limit, and reveal a vision on how to push the limits of STED imaging .

In addition to STED technology, we will present the application of Super Resolution imaging to neuronal investigations of molecular mechanisms of neurotransmission and synaptic plasticity. Emphasis will be given to rapid cell-to-cell communication mechanisms and information processing within the nervous system that makes use of chemical synapses. Using the STED microscope, molecular organization of presynaptic active zones is a focus of intense investigation and will be discussed.