12th NorMIC Workshop on Biological Optical Microscopy

The NorMIC series of workshops aims to teach biological researchers (PhD students, engineers, postdocs and young PIs) the principles of biological microscopes and image processing.

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Theory and Science in Biological Optical Imaging

We are placing special emphasis on scientific theory and concepts, rather than solely instructing on how to use specific microscopes or image processing software. We hope that this approach will enable the attendees to quickly develop an understanding of the framework of modern bioimaging sciences and improve their ability to navigate their specific bioimaging applications in the future. Additionally, we aspire to establish a local imaging community through these workshops.

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Highlight of this workshop:

 

  • As we have been organizing the BNMI symposium this spring, we did not hold the image acquisition NorMIC workshop. This upcoming workshop will be a hybrid, combining elements of both image acquisition and image processing. This means we will cover both topics in image acquisition and image processing in this workshop. 
  • The NorMIC Imaging Platform has recently acquired a state-of-the-art FLIM-STED microscope (Abberior, Facility Line), which is one of the most advanced STED microscopes in Scandinavian countries. During this workshop, we will spend time teach the optical principles and applications of FLIM and STED.
  • In the near future, the NorMIC Imaging Platform will join the new Life Science Building's Shared Microscopy Facility. We are in the process of acquiring new imaging modalities, such as a Light Sheet Microscope and a High Content Screening Microscope. We will also dedicate time to cover these topics to prepare the local research community for the new systems that will soon be available.

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The theory part of this course will cover: Super Resolutions Microscope Technology(SIM, Rescan, FLIM, STED, Array Detector), High Content Screening Imaging, CLEM , sample clearing, Image formation, processing workflow, segmentation, filters, de-convolution, rendering and visualization, classification.

As we also need to plan time to cover image acquisition topics in this course, the hands-on part will focus on teaching ImageJ, scripting ImageJ Macros, and performing deconvolution using software from the Heintzmann Lab. Both tools are freeware and open for academic use.

Past workshop schedule for your reference.

    Tentative Teaching staff:

    • Rainer Heintzmann (Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology in Jena, Germany)

    • Felix Margadant (UTMB, USA)

    • Kay Schink (IMB, UiO)

    • PC Cheng (State University of New York in Buffalo, USA)

    • Frode Skjeldal (IBV, University of Oslo, Norway)

    • Linda Haugen(IBV, University of Oslo, Norway)

    • Anna Lång (OUS, Norway)

    • Oddmund Bakke (IBV, University of Oslo, Norway)

    • Ingrid Kjos (Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Norway)

    • Dominik Frei(Interinstrument AS)

    • Edna, Xian Hu (Life Sciences Building Imaging Facility, UiO)

    Organizer

    NorMIC Imaging Platform

    Organizing Committee: Edna, Xian Hu; Oddmund Bakke ; Felix Margadant ; Kay Schink 

     

    The course is supported by the Digital Life Norway Research School and travel and accommodation are free for our members if you apply for a travel grant*.

    * A limited number of travel grants are available

     

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