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Announcing a New Course/Workshop on
Biophotonics
Principles, Practice and Applications
The East-West Center
Manoa Valley, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
13th-16th January, 2003
Organized by
Gerard Marriott, UW-Madison
The field of Biophotonics is emerging from research being conducted
at the interface of the physical and biological sciences and engineering.
Researchers from Academic and Industry who are interested in developing
and/or applying photonic technologies in biotechnology and
medical sciences should therefore benefit from a 4-day intensive
course that covers the basic principles of optics, optical
spectroscopy and microscopy and the application of these methods in
basic and applied biosciences and medical diagnosis. A team of
internationally renowned researchers will teach the course.
The workshop will be divided into three sections.
The first part covers the basic principles and practice of photonics
including optics, optical design, optical spectroscopy and
optical microscopy.
The second section will focus on how biophotonics is being used to
address specific mechanisms that underlie biological function.
The third section overviews applications of biophotonics research in
genomics, proteomics, drug screening, bioengineering and medical diagnosis.
Objective and scope of the workshop:
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The course/workshop has three goals:
- To present state-of-the-art
Biophotonics Research through formal lectures on the following topics:
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The Principles of Optical Spectroscopy
- The photophysics of fluorescent probes
- Solution and tissue spectroscopy
- Fluorescence Polarization, fluorescence lifetimes, FRET, quenching
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The design, preparation and properties of Optical Probes
- Intrinsic fluorophore
- Synthetic fluorophores
- Genetically encodable proteins
- Caged compounds : light directed activation of caged compounds and
caged proteins
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Fluorescence Instrumentation:
The design, construction and performance of:
- Steady-state fluorometers
- Time-resolved fluorometers
- Fluorescent Plate-Readers
- Fiber-optic devices
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Biomolecular Spectroscopy
The application of fluorescence spectroscopy in the study of:
- Protein structure and dynamics
- Protein-protein, protein-ligand and protein-drug interactions
- Equilibrium and rate constants
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Optical Microscopy
The design, performance and applications of
- Conventional illumination methods
- 1- and 2-photon confocal microscopy
- FCS, FRET, FLIM, Fluorescence polarization image microscopy
- Single molecule imaging
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Cell and Tissue Spectroscopy
- Protein interactions in living cells
- Cell organization and dynamics
- Photon migration spectroscopy
- In vivo imaging microscopy
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Optical Screening Technologies
- High throughput optical screening techniques
- High content optical screening techniques
- Surface detection using optical waveguides
- Microfabrication of surfaces using light-directed activation of caged
probes
- Proteomics Research
- To present state-of-the-art Biophotonics research:
- To allow participants to present and discuss their own research projects
Participants are encouraged to present their research through posters, 15
minute talks and/or one-on-one consultations with the instructors.
POSTER BOARDS
The dimensions of the poster board have a height of 63 inches and a width
of 46 inches
Posters can be attached to the board using pin tacks.
For more information please contact gm@physiology.wisc.edu
Who should attend the lecture workshop -
"Biophotonics"
Academic
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Researchers in the fields of cell biology, biochemistry, biophysics
and chemistry
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Researchers in the fields of biomedical
imaging and medical diagnosis
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Researchers in the fields of proteomic and functional genomics
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Researchers in the fields of bio-engineering
and high throughput screening
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Undergraduate research students
Biotechnology Industry
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Research Scientists working on optical spectroscopy and microscopy
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Research Scientists involved in drug
discovery, drug development and diagnostics
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Research Scientists developing new optical
sensors and detectors
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Research Scientists engaged in proteomic
research and functional genomics
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Research scientists developing HTS and HCS assays
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Business Development Strategists
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Product Specialists
Registration:
(Click here to Register Online)
REGISTRATION PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (click here)
(Note - Registration deadline is Jan. 1, 2003)
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Industry Professionals
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$1000
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Academic Professionals
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$600
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Graduate students
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$350
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Registration fee includes:
(Please make checks payable to "The University of Hawaii")
(Click here to Register Online)
Accomodations:
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Waikiki Marriott Hotel
- Reserve under the group name "Biophotonics Workshop" for a rate of $140/night
- Biophotonics Workshop Room rate applies for the meeting dates and also
2 days before and 2 days after the meeting
- The deadline for this group rate is 12/12/2002
- Please request a Partial Ocean View Room.
- Full ocean view rooms are available at an additional cost of $30.
- You need to request your room view category well before you arrive.
- Please call the Waikiki Marriott hotel directly for reservations:
Tel : 800-367-5370 (M-F 6am~6pm; S-S 8am-4pm)
- We have reserved a block of 25 rooms for Workshop attendees but they are
going fast and it is first come, first serve!!!!!
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Queen Kapiolani Hotel
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There are also numerous
hotel and condominium style accomodations
within close proximity to the Waikiki Marriott shuttle
pick-up location
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There are only 5 remaining upgraded, single rooms at
Lincoln Hall, which is close to the East-West Center for only
$49 per night! These rooms are offered on a
first come first serve basis so register early!
Rooms at the Lincoln Hall residence ($49/night) will be available until Dec. 10, 2002
For more information, please contact Gerard Marriott at
gm@physiology.wisc.edu
2/18/2003
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