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Advanced Microscopy: Fundamentals and Applications Spring 2009 BMEN E6420 Mon 4.10-6.40pm Microscopy has become a vital tool for many areas of research, with cutting-edge techniques now commonplace in modern biomedical experimental protocols. A thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of these methods is essential for optimal use and development of these tools, and for accurate interpretation of results. This course will review a range of techniques including confocal and two-photon, atomic force and electron microscopy. The course will include lab sessions and applications-based literature case-studies as well as primers on modern microscopy image analysis and presentation. Instructor: Elizabeth Hillman PhD, [email protected] . 3pts course. Graduate students preferred (all tracks!). Undergraduates with permission of instructor. 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 0 2 ex p p p a c h f NA P n λ τ π σ =
