12th - 22nd June 2000
Electron Microscopy and Stereology in Molecular Cell Biology
- Location
- University of Oslo, Norway
- Course Organizers:
- Norbert Roos, Norway
- Gareth Griffiths, Germany
The first part of the course will provide practical experience and lectures in immunoelectron microscopy techniques such as freeze substitution and embedding in Lowicryl resins, cryoultramicrotomy (Tokuyasu technique), preparation of gold probes, immunolabelling, preembedding labelling and silver enhancement.
The last three days will focus on quantitative aspects and provide an introduction to basic stereology.
Speakers/Instructors:
- G. Griffiths (Heidelberg),
- H. Hagler (Dallas),
- H. Hohenberg (Hamburg),
- J. Lucocq (Dundee),
- T. Mayhew (Nottingham),
- R. Olsen (Tromsų),
- N. Roos (Oslo),
- H. Schwarz (Tuebingen),
- P. Webster (Los Angeles).
Applications should contain a short curriculum vitae, one letter of recommendation, a one- to two-pages summary of research interests, emphasizing in particular why this course would be useful to the future work of the applicant. The course is primarily aimed at postdoctoral fellows and Ph.D. students who wish to learn state of the art, quantitative electron microscopy and immunoelectron microscopy. In exceptional cases, more experienced people may be accepted.
Applications or enquiries should be sent to:
- Professor N. Roos
- Electronmicroscopical Unit for Biological Sciences
- University of Oslo
- P.O.Box 1062, Blindern
- N-0316 Oslo, Norway
- Tel.: +47-22856191
- Fax.: +47-22854726