Free Online Seminar August 19, 2009: Love or Hate Microscopy?

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

1:00 pm, Eastern (New York)

Microscopy is an essential technology for most life science researchers and they usually love to present and publish beautiful microscopy data. It is also true that despite a common feeling that microscopy is not very complicated; many scientists actually struggle with it. While modern microscopy systems are indeed sophisticated equipment, it is useful to first consider microscopy as being composed of three simple elements: operator, equipment and sample. Keeping such a vision in mind can help the process of acquiring robust data by microscopy.

This educational live webinar will provide attendees with:

• A brief overview of light microscopy modalities and guidelines to make the right choice (eg., transmitted light, widefield and confocal fluorescence microscopy)

• Some easy measures to take that can simplify microscopy projects

• More advanced, but essential points to consider when performing microscopy

Who should attend:

Novice/new microscopists, researchers beginning new microscopy projects, and anyone who is uncomfortable with microscopy will benefit from the information presented in this webinar. Microscopy goes beyond pretty pictures and provides strong, scientific answers when it is performed in an artifact-free, reproducible and quantitative manner.

Presenter:

Judith Lacoste, Ph.D., is a microscopy specialist at the McGill University Cell Imaging and Analysis Network http://www.biology.mcgill.ca/CIAN/, and also offers her expertise through MIA Cellavie Inc. http://miacellavie.com. She maintains and troubleshoots various microscopy systems, trains, educates and advises users. Over the last 20 years, she has used microscopy extensively when performing basic research projects in immunology, virology, oncology/cancer, cell motility, signaling and gene regulation.

Bring your questions to this live, interactive web-based seminar.