November 4-7, 2019 in Berlin, Germany
This course is held in cooperation with Prof. J.R. Lakowicz from the Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Aim and purpose
The course is intended for individuals wishing an in-depth introduction to the principles of fluorescence spectroscopy and its applications to the Materials and Life Sciences. Attendees are typically professionals who are using or intend to use fluorescence in their research. Most attendees have some knowledge of fluorescence, typically in a specialized area. However, individuals from totally different research areas and from industry get the opportunity to enter this exciting field in a very effective way and will especially benefit from the experimental section.
Course organization
The course consists of lectures and practical hands-on sessions include steady-state and time-resolved experiments as well as data analysis, performed on various instruments provided by market leading companies.
The lectures on Monday and Tuesday will deal with basics of steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, instrumentation and data analysis. They cover time-domain and frequency-domain measurements, anisotropy, solvent effects, quenching and Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET). Moreover, applications of time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy in biophysics and in the materials science will be discussed.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the lectures cover advanced time-resolved fluorescence topics and data analysis. Plasmon controlled fluorescence or material science along with an introduction to fluorescence microscopy will be presented.
The practical sessions including steady-state and time-resolved experimentation as well as data analysis are offered on various instruments provided by market leading companies.
Practical sessions
Practical sessions on various instruments will be offered.
The following companies will offer practical sessions:
- Cary Eclipse - a steady-state fluorescence spectrophotometer
- Cary 3500 - a steady-state UV-Vis spectrophotometer
- FluoTime 250 - a compact and modular fluorescence lifetime spectrometer
- FluoTime 300 - an automated fluorescence lifetime spectrometer
- EasyTau 2 - a global fluorescence decay data analysis software
- MicroTime 100 - a compact confocal microscope for FLIM, time-resolved photoluminescence and screening
- MicroTime 200 - a flexible time-resolved confocal fluorescence microscope with unique single molecule sensitivity
Important dates
- Final deadline for course registration: September 24, 2019
Information and correspondence
Course coordinator: Andrea Usison
Tel: +49-30-1208820-87
Fax: +49-30-1208820-90
Email: trf@picoquant.com
