Leica Scientific Forum Archive
LSF Germany - Prof. Dr. Wendy Bickmore
MRC Human Genetics Unit Western General Hospital Edinburgh, UK
"Relating the Spatial Organisation of the Genome in the Nucleus to Gene Expression"
Abstract
The human genome is packaged as a complex three-dimensional chromatin structure within the cell nucleus. This organisation is not random, and it is modulated during development. In recent...
LSF Germany - Prof. James B. Pawley
University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA
"Biological Light Microscopy in 2020: Counting photons"
Abstract
All microscopical techniques are characterized by two processes: localization and measurement.Recently, a number of new techniques have allowed us to break the Abbe-diffraction barrier and increase the precision of...
LSF Germany - Prof. Dr. Fritjof Helmchen
Brain Research Institute University of Zurich, Switzerland
“Brain Cells in the Spotlight: Imaging Neural Dynamicsin Vivo”
Abstract
Nonlinear optical microscopy tools such as two-photon laser-scanning microscopy offer entirely new and fascinating views on brain dynamics.
Using fluorescent indicators one can now record activity patterns in local...
LSF Germany - Prof. Dr. Jason Swedlow
Welcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation & Expression
College of Life Science, University of Dundee
"Life as a Voyeur of Cell Division"
Abstract
Development and characterization of light microscopy imaging systems for live cell analyis Application of live cell imaging to study the events of mitosis in cells and tissuesDevelopment of...
LSF Germany - Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
National Institute of HealthCell Biology and Metabolism Branch Bethesda, USA
"New Methodologies for Imaging Protein Transport, Turnover and Topology in Living Cells"
Abstract
The development of fluorescent proteins as molecular tags over the past decade has spurred a revolution by allowing complex biochemical processes to be correlated with the functioning of...