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Principles of Fluorescence Techniques Course
Date: June 04, 2012
Location: Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The course is designed for students who utilize fluorescence instrumentation and techniques and for researchers and industrial scientists who intend to deepen their knowledge of fluorescence techniques and applications.

The theoretical lectures delivered by key scientists in the field are complemented by the direct utilization of steady state and lifetime fluorescence instrumentation and confocal microscopy for FLIM and FRET applications provided by leading companies. Topics addressed in this course include:

Basic Definitions and Principles of Fluorescence

Fluorescence Polarization

Time-Resolved Fluorescence

Instrumentation

Data Manipulation and Data Analysis

Confocal and Multiphoton Fluorescence Microscopy

FLIM, Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging

FCS, Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy

Single Molecule Imaging

Image processing and Deconvolution Approaches

It is recommended that participants have at least a bachelor’s degree in the life sciences, physical sciences or engineering before attending this course.

The hands-on experimental section has limited space available.

For more information on the course please visit www.fluorescence-foundation.org

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