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CRISPR Unleashed: New Tools and Applications in Live-Cell Imaging
29 November 2017
Drs David Grunwald (University of Massachusetts), Ahmet Yildiz (UC Berkeley), and Marcin Barszczewski (Andor Technology)
AFM PeakForce TUNA Training
17 November 2017
Cryo Microscopy Group 2017 Meeting
15 November 2017
The Department of Materials and Metallurgy - University of Birmingham – Birmingham – United Kingdom
Meeting on Focused Ion Beams in Berlin - FIBiB 2017
06 and 07 November 2017
Berlin – Germany
FIBiB2017 is an upcoming workshop on focused ion beam based technologies for applications in sample preparation, sample investigation and nanopatterning.
The deadline for abstract submission is June 30,2017.
Electron Microscopy PhD course
15 to 20 October 2017
Core Facility for Integrated Microscopy – Copenhagen – Denmark
The course provides an essential grounding in the basic principles of electron microscopy, including electron optics, electromagnetic lenses, principles of transmission and scanning electron microscopy, electron sources, vacuum systems, specimen-electron interactions and diffraction. Biological specimen preparation will constitute a major part of the course, including methods of chemical fixation and cryo-preservation. Finally, advanced electron microscope techniques such as Cryo-techniques, immunogold labeling, electron tomography, and data analysis/visualization will be introduced towards the end of the course. The state-of-the-art facilities available at CFIM allow for a strong practical element, with time for each student to gain hands-on experience of both transmission and scanning electron microscopes. The course will be run by experienced microscopists in a relaxed atmosphere with the aim of promoting discussion and exchange of ideas between students and tutors.

Registration deadline is the 15^th of September.
Autumn school on electron microscopy in materials science 2017
09 to 12 October 2017
Harnack House – Berlin – Germany
From October 9 through October 12, the autumn school on electron microscopy in materials science will take place at the Harnack House in Berlin. This school offers both practical courses at different elecron microscopy laboratories in Berlin, as well as lectures on different aspects of modern electron microscopy.
International Symposium "In situ microscopy with electrons, X-rays and scanning probes"
09 October 2017
University of Erlangen – Nürnberg – Germany
Registration deadline: 31st August 2017
21st EFUG meeting during ESREF : semiconductor and device applications of FIB
25 to 29 September 2017
Bordeaux – France
13th Multinational Congress on Microscopy
24 to 29 September 2017
Hotel Lone – Rovinj – Croatia
EMS lectures at Rovinj
- Elvio Carlino (Rome, Italy)
- Eric Stach (Upton, NY, USA)
The abstract submission deadline has been extended to: May 26, 2017.

Please note that, reduced prices such as registration (only 80 €) and accommodation possibilities down to 28 € per night are offered to PhD students!
Combining electrons with X-rays for integrated in-operando experiments (COEX)
23 and 24 September 2017
Grignano – Trieste – Italy

8th Glienicke Workshop on Electron Microscopy in Infectious Diseases - Diagnostics and Research

21 and 22 September 2017
Robert Koch Institute – Berlin – Germany

The Glienicke meeting assembles people which are interested in diagnostic electron microscopy (EM) and research of pathogens for discussions, exchange of ideas and knowledge.
Major topics of the meeting are: Diagnostic EM - Principles, methods and organisation. Case studies of infectious diseases and zoonoses. EM in pathogen research. Perspectives of imaging in diagnostics and research.
The program is open for oral and poster contributions by participants. Please register and send us a title of the intended presentation and a brief outline of the content (a few sentences are sufficient).

Registration:
glienicke2017@rki.de

For more information, please contact: Dr. Michael Laue, Robert Koch Institute, http://www.rki.de 
e-mail:LaueM@rki.de

Sources, Interaction with Matter, Detection and Analysis of Low Energy Electrons 2017 (SIMDALEE2017)
18 to 22 September 2017
Pula – Sardenia – Italy
Microscopy and Microspectroscopy of Nanomaterials in Liquids
18 September 2017
York – United Kingdom
This one day workshop will cover the fundamental techniques such as optical microscopy, TEM, SEM, AFM, Raman and FTIR for a wide range of possible applications, from microbiology and chemistry to materials and optical engineering. The workshop will also include hands-on demonstrations and will offer the opportunity to test participants’ samples on-site.
Poster Abstract Submission is now open.
Registration is free for students and £25 for standard registration.
RMS International Flow Cytometry Course
12 to 16 September 2017
University of York – United Kingdom
12th European Congress for Stereology and Image Analysis (ECSIA)
11 to 14 September 2017
Kaiserslautern – Germany
Abercrombie Meeting
11 to 14 September 2017
University of Oxford – Oxford – United Kingdom
The 8^th Abercrombie meeting will be held from 11-14 September 2017 in Oxford and will address the key, exciting new findings and emerging approaches in the study of cell migration across a range of biological contexts, both in vitro and in vivo. As well as providing an excellent platform for open and constructive discussions between researchers from world-leading labs.
Abstract Submission and Registration are now open.
RMS Flow Cytometry Course
10 to 15 September 2017
York – United Kingdom
The RMS flow cytometry course is aimed at both life science and clinical science fields, with the common fundamentals covered on day 1 and 2.
The course then splits into life science and clinical orientated modules, from practical demonstrations to lectures highlighting not just the applications, but best practise as well.
The course is constructed as a set of three modules. You can elect to attend the Course from between two to five days, depending on the Modules selected. The Modules consist of lectures interspersed with sessions in the laboratory. It is anticipated that instruments from three manufacturers will be available for practical work.
15th Methods and Applications in Fluorescence (MAF15)
10 to 13 September 2017
Bruges – Belgium
XVI International Conference on Electron Microscopy EM2017
10 to 13 September 2017
Warsaw – Jachranka – Poland
The conference will be focused on modern electron microscopy methods applied mainly to materials science, physics, chemistry, earth and life sciences. The scientific program will cover a broad spectrum of topics and contains the following sessions: analytical electron microscopy, SEM/STEM imaging, HRTEM, 3D imaging, in-situ microscopy, orientation mapping, electron crystallography, electron microscopy in materials science, electron microscopy in chemistry and life sciences. There will also be a special session for young scientists.
School on Advanced Analytical Electron Microscopy (SAAM) 2017
07 and 08 September 2017
Forschungszentrum Jülich – Germany
MICROSCOPY AT THE FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE 2017
06 to 08 September 2017
Zaragoza – Spain
ToScA 2017
06 to 08 September 2017
University of Portsmouth – United Kingdom
This will be the 5th annual ToScA symposium addressing hard and soft tissue imaging, understanding materials in 3D, recent advances in hardware and software, and a broad range of applications in tomography. This international symposium will consist of keynote speakers, student talks, student poster presentations and an image competition. The symposium provides opportunity for open discussions, networking with researchers and commercial industry as well as a platform to engage in collaborations.
Call for abstracts: MFS-2017 Conference
05 to 08 September 2017
Zaragoza – Spain
Confocal microscopy course
05 to 08 September 2017
University of York – York – United Kingdom
An intensive, hands-on, four-day training course in the rapidly developing techniques of confocal microscopy. The course will initially cover basic confocal but then swiftly move on to the more advanced techniques such as FRAP, FRET and spectral unmixing. Over the four days, all participants will have used four different confocal set-ups; Zeiss LSM880 and LSM780 on inverted microscopes, a Zeiss LSM710 on an upright microscope, and an Andor Revolution XD spinning disk confocal. To demonstrate each technique, a wide range of both samples (plants to cell culture) and labels (antibody to fluorescent proteins) will be used. Participants are welcome to bring their own samples.
The 11TH ZURICH SUMMER SCHOOL ON BIOMEDICAL IMAGING
04 to 15 September 2017
ZURICH – Switzerland
The school is dedicated to teaching the basics and
wider context necessary to understand recent advances and current
challenges in biological and medical imaging. Cutting-edge techniques
using a wide range of image-formation mechanisms — including
magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, infrared and
optical microscopy, electron microscopy and X-ray imaging — will be
discussed, with a focus on multimodal and multiscale imaging methods,
together with supporting technologies such as computer-aided image
analysis and modeling.

Admission will be decided based on the applicant’s curriculum vitae,
a statement of purpose and applicant’s references. Students who have
not yet started a PhD program may apply for a stipend. Interested
students should send in addition to the documents mentioned above
copies of their university grades and arrange a letter of
recommendation to be sent directly to Dr. Beat Schuler
(schuler@biomed.ee.ethz.ch).
Advanced Methods in Biomedical Image Analysis (AMBIA)
03 to 09 September 2017
Brno – Czech Republic
The summer school consists of 5 days of lectures and exercises.
The application deadline is March 31st.
CINEMAXIII PhD Summer school
28 August to 01 September 2017
Lolland – Denmark
Microscopy Conference 2017
21 to 25 August 2017
SwissTech Convention Center – Lausanne – Switzerland
Microscopy conference jointly organised by: SSOM – Swiss Society for Optics and Microscopy ASEM – Austrian Society for Electron Microscopy DGE – German Society for Electron Microscopy e.V.
CenErgy II: International PhD Summer School on Advanced transmission and scanning electron microscopy in Materials Science
14 to 25 August 2017
Denmark
CenErgy introduces students to four concepts of advanced electron microscopy applied to advanced functional materials: environmental transmission electron microscopy (TEM), spectrum imaging of elemental and chemical information, high performance scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and 3D SEM. CenErgy commences with two days of theory covering the four topics and students can select two of these to perform a total of four full days of hands-on microscopy experiments. The remainder of the school then focuses on advanced data analysis based on the experimental sessions. CenErgy participants completing the school are also entitled to 5 ECTS points.

Registration deadline: 1st July 2017

Limited number of “early bird” places: 800 €. Standard fee: 900 €

Registration includes: transport between venues, lunches and refreshments, and social events. Accommodation is not included - a list of some accommodation oprions will be made available after the 2nd announcement.
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017 Meeting
06 to 10 August 2017
St. Louis – Missouri – USA
ESRIC Super-Resolution Summer School 2017
31 July to 04 August 2017
United Kingdom
The ESRIC super-resolution summer school is designed to give participants a thorough grounding in super-resolution microscopy in an informal and intimate setting. It brings together leading academics and the major suppliers of super-resolution microscopes to provide expertise and guidance in the theory and practise of structured illumination microscopy (SIM), stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED), AiryScan Microscopy and single molecule localization microscopies (PALM, sptPALM and dSTORM).
RMS Getting the Most from your Confocal Course
20 and 21 July 2017
York – United Kingdom
This 2 day RMS annual confocal course utilises many different sample types and fluorescent probes (DNA stains, classic antibody labels and fluorescent proteins) which are chosen to best demonstrate particular problems and techniques. Focus is always on the techniques they enable and the problems they generate, which will be applicable to any sample types. The 2-days consist of short tutorials followed by hands-on practice.
Day 1 takes participants through the basic principles of confocal microscopy and then trains through hands-on practice how to configure and image multicolour, multidimensional samples using a confocal microscope.
Day 2 builds on the experiences of day 1 and enables participants to try FRAP and spectral profiling.
RMS Light Microscopy Summer School
16 to 19 July 2017
York – United Kingdom
The RMS Light Microscopy summer school is an annual, residential three day course held at the University of York covering the principles of light microscopy. Participants are also trained in practical issues surrounding light microscopy. After introductory presentations, the course is taught predominantly through hands-on practical sessions.

The course is suitable for both novices and more experienced users wanting to gain a greater understanding of the microscope and feedback every year is always fantastic.
Crick Electron Microscopy Opening Symposium
12 and 13 July 2017
Francis Crick Institute – London – United Kingdom
The Francis Crick Institute in London will host a symposium to celebrate the opening of the new Electron Microscopy Science Technology Platforms, with national and international invited speakers presenting the cutting edge in application of imaging technology to answer critical research questions, from molecules to whole organisms. The symposium will include presentations on new frontiers in imaging and big data analysis and will be accompanied by an interactive exhibition. The symposium will be followed by a day of hands-on workshops and demonstrations, using a wide range of the techniques and technologies housed in the new facilities.
Crick Electron Microscopy symposium
12 to 14 July 2017
The Francis Crick Institute in London – London – United Kingdom
Closing date for registrations is 21st June 2017.
Super-resolution Workshop 2017
07 July 2017
University of Leeds – United Kingdom
Designed to talk about the current challenges in developing and using super-resolution microscopy with lots of time for discussion, this year the workshop will focus on the topic of labelling. Thoughts and ideas are encouraged to help define what is good/best practice around these challenging techniques, and give an insight into future potential developments.
1st EUFN workshop (Former DACH Workshop) : general FIB and FIB applications
04 and 05 July 2017
Graz – Austria
Abstract application deadline: 30 April 2017
Microscience Microscopy Congress 2017
03 to 06 July 2017
Manchester – United Kingdom

The Microscience Microscopy Congress, incorporating EMAG is returning to Manchester in the Summer of 2017.

mmc2017 will provide something for everyone with an interest in microscopy and imaging.

With an international 3 day conference consisting of six parallel sessions, a huge exhibition of over 100 companies plus a range of free training opportunities and extra satellite events and drop-in workshops, you can be sure that mmc2017 will enable you to return to the workplace with new skills, knowledge and expertise.

Growing on the success of previous mmc-series events, mmc2017 will include the annual meetings of the EMAG, Frontiers in Bioimaging, SPM, the Microscopy Society of Ireland and the Scottish Microscopy Group.

Abstract Submission and Registration is now open.

Submit your abstract at www.mmc-series.org.uk/abstracts
Advanced course Correlative Light Electron Microscopy
22 to 27 June 2017
Utrecht – Netherlands
In the workshop we offer a balanced “mix” of lectures and practical sessions. The entire workflow from specimen to fluorescent image to immune-labeled ultrathin section will be dealt with. Under guidance of the skilled staff of the Utrecht Cell Microscopy Core Life cell CLEM and Section CLEM including the complete Tokuyasu technique will be practiced and explained to the finest detail. Biological samples and immuno-reagents will be available. The program is meant for people that already have experience in cryosectioning and immunolabeling and want to extend their expertise into CLEM. We provide an excellent learning environment. When manual skills like ultrathin cryo-sectioning are being trained the participants will have their own ultra-cryo microtome (often equipped with a camera) to practice on. The number of participants is limited to 10 people. We will provide you with a practical manual covering the topics of the course.
3rd International TEM Spectroscopy Workshop in Materials Science
19 to 22 June 2017
Uppsala – Sweden
It is designed for researchers from all branches of the materials sciences who are interested in how the TEM spectroscopy techniques, Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX) and Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) can be employed in their understanding of the nanoscale.

The workshop starts at 14:00 on 19^th June 2017 and consists of two days of lectures and a third day of laboratory sessions. Registration for the entire workshop costs 150 EUR for students and 200 EUR for researchers and includes the workshop dinner. Travel grants for students may be available.
EMAT Workshop on Transmission Electron Microscopy
12 to 23 June 2017
University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium
A complete training on HRTEM and TEM spectroscopy focused on hands-on experience.

A state-of-the-art training in Transmission Electron Microscopy at the highest level is provided. Lectures will be given by staff members of the EMAT research group and special topics are covered by guest lecturers. The main focus of the workshop is to provide practical experience with a broad range of TEM instruments. We offer the choice between 2 different modules, “High resolution TEM” and “TEM Spectroscopy”, preceded by a workshop on “Basic TEM”.
'The reciprocal reality: electron diffraction in the new age' - Advanced TEM workshop
12 to 14 June 2017
NTNU – Trondheim – Norway
Summer School in Advanced Light Microscopy 2017
12 to 16 June 2017
Ghent – Zwijnaarde – Belgium
FEBS Advanced Course "Functional imaging of cellular signals"
11 to 16 June 2017
Amsterdam – Netherlands
The ability of cells to perceive and correctly respond to their environment is the basis of development, tissue repair and immunity as well as normal tissue homeostasis Errors in cell signalling are responsible for many diseases. In order to understand cell signalling, microscopic techniques can be used to elucidate signal complex composition, organization and dynamics. This practical advanced course will provide participants the theoretical background and give hands-on experience of state-of-the-art microscopy techniques under guidance of experts in the field.
Techniques: Confocal, TIRF and spinning-disk microscopy, FRAP, FLIM, biosensor FRET & FCS.
Participants: 20 PhD students & postdocs with microscope experience

Webpage: http://www.microscopycourse.nl
Contact: Dr. M.A. Hink (m.a.hink@uva.nl)
Royal Society Publishing photography competition 2017
07 June 2017
London – United Kingdom

For your chance to win, simply submit a photograph that depicts aninteresting scientific phenomenon in one of the following categories:

Astronomy

Behaviour

Earth science and climatology

Ecology and environmental science

Micro-imaging......

Submit your entry via photocompetition.royalsociety.org
CCEM Summer School on Electron Microscopy
05 to 09 June 2017
McMaster University – Canada
The Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy would like to announce its 2017 Summer School on Electron Microscopy.

Each year the Centre welcomes participants from around the world to the McMaster University campus in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for an advanced school on electron microscopy.

The course runs over five days and aims to provide students with advice in solving characterization problems using advanced electron microscopy techniques. With the help of experts, users with experience in electron microscopy learn about the fundamentals of aberration-corrected imaging, electron energy loss spectroscopy, electron tomography, ultimate physical limits (beam damage and resolution) and the use of aberration-corrected electron microscopes.

There are many opportunities for hands-on training on the alignment and operation of the electron microscopes with experts from the microscope and spectrometer companies. Several hands-on data processing sessions are also organised.

For more information please go to: ccem.mcmaster.ca/outreach-courses
SCANDEM 2017 Annual Conference of the Nordic Microscopy Society
05 to 09 June 2017
Reykjavik – Iceland
ImageJ workshop 'Writing macros in ImageJ'
02 June 2017
University of Leicester – Leicester – United Kingdom
ImageJ workshop 'Introduction to ImageJ/Fiji'
01 June 2017
University of Leicester – Leicester – United Kingdom
Electron Microscopy with High Temporal Resolution EMHTR 2017
29 to 31 May 2017
Strasbourg – France

Past Events

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8th Glienicke Workshop on Electron Microscopy in Infectious Diseases - Diagnostics and Research

A complete training on HRTEM and TEM spectroscopy focused on hands-on experience.