Collage of microscopy images
© Thomas Zobel

Microscopy seminars

Microscopy image
© Ali Gheisari - CMCB light microscopy facility/TU Dresden

FLIM videos on Youtube

Find a collection of videos recorded during the symposium “Beginners guide to fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)”. The playlist includes more than 20 hours of introductory lectures and interactive demonstrations at the microscope. The symposium was organised by our Imaging Network together with many partners.

Seminar series “fluorescence microscopy”

We provide an introduction into different instruments and methods for fluorescence microscopy – starting with the preparation of samples as well as basic functions and instrument settings up to characteristics in the technical design of special microscopes. The techniques covered include fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM), super-resolution methods such as stimulated emission depletion (STED) and single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM), and single particle tracking. Everyone working at Münster University, and especially master and doctoral students, are welcome to participate!

Topics and dates

On Thursdays, 12:00 to 13:00 p.m.
Speaker: Thomas Zobel, Coordinator Microscopy – Imaging Network

Our meetings are currently held online via Zoom. The log-in information below is valid for all upcoming events of this seminar series.

https://wwu.zoom.us/j/69977678482?pwd=eHgwdmNacFI3bzV0RU1IUGU2TkNXQT09
Meeting-ID: 699 7767 8482
Kenncode: 145159

Date Topics
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  • Previous topics and dates

    Date, time and place Topics
    19.05.2022
    12:00-13:00
    Online seminar    		 Super-resolution microscopy II
    Single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM, e.g. STORM, PALM, DNA-PAINT), single particle tracking
    12.05.2022
    12:00-13:00
    Online seminar    		 Super-resolution microscopy I
    SIM, STED, MINFLUX, sample preparation
    05.05.2022
    12:00-13:00
    Online seminar    		 Advanced fluorescence microscopy II
    Deconvolution (Huygens), Airyscan (Zeiss), Lightning (Leica), deep learning approaches (N2V / CARE)
    07.04.2022
    12:00-13:00
    Online seminar    		 Advanced fluorescence microscopy I
    FRAP, FRET, FLIM, spectral unmixing
    24.03.2022
    12:00-13:00
    Online seminar    		 Research data management for microscopy data
    OMERO, data storage, analysis server
    17.03.2022
    12:00-13:00
    Online seminar    		 Basics of fluorescence microscopy II
    Confocal laser scanning microscopes, beampath, detectors (PMT, HyD, GaAsp), signal to noise ratio, tips for live cell imaging, sample preparation
    10.03.2022
    12:00-13:00
    Online seminar    		 Basics of fluorescence microscopy I
    Wild field systems, point spread function, numerical aperture of an objective, resolution (raylight, FWHM, Abbe diffraction limit), different kinds of fluorophores
    03.03.2022
    12:00-13:00
    Online seminar    		 Münster Imaging Network – Services & Microscopy Systems
    Overview about the services of the Imaging Network and the available microscopy systems (database & data storage, analysis server, image analysis and more)
    12.03.2021
    12:00-12:45
    Online seminar    		 RDM4Mic
    Research data management for microscopy, OMERO, data storage, analysis server
    26.02.2021
    12:00-12:45
    Online seminar    		 Super-resolution microscopy II
    Single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM, e.g. STORM, PALM, DNA-PAINT), single particle tracking
    12.02.2021
    12:00-12:45
    Online seminar    		 Super-resolution microscopy I
    SIM, STED, MINFLUX, sample preparation
    29.01.2021
    12:00-12:45
    Online seminar    		 Advanced fluorescence microscopy II
    Deconvolution (Huygens), Airyscan (Zeiss), Lightning (Leica), deep learning approaches (N2V / CARE)
    15.01.2021
    12:00-12:45
    Online seminar    		 Advanced fluorescence microscopy I
    FRAP, FRET, FLIM, spectral unmixing
    04.12.2020
    12:00-12:45
    Online seminar    		 Basics of fluorescence microscopy II
    Confocal laser scanning microscopes, beampath, detectors (PMT, HyD, GaAsp), signal to noise ratio, tips for live cell imaging, sample preparation
    06.11.2020
    12:00-12:45
    Online seminar    		 Basics of fluorescence microscopy I
    Wild field systems, point spread function, numerical aperture of an objective, resolution (raylight, FWHM, Abbe diffraction limit), different kinds of fluorophores
    23.10.2020
    12:00-12:45
    Online seminar    		 Microscopy – what’s at hand at Münster University?
    Different microscopy systems, services (OMERO/analysis server), image analysis, provided software, examples of methods from different groups

     

Workshops “Image Processing”

Trainer: Thomas Zobel, Coordinator Microscopy – Imaging Network

The number of participants is limited to ten people per workshop. Please send your registration request to cim@uni-muenster.de indicating your name and institution.

Our workshops will be held online via Zoom. We will work remotely on our analysis server and ideally you work with one large or two monitors. No further technical preparations are necessary in advance.

Date, time and place Topics
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    Date, time and place Topics
    01.-02.03.2022
    9:00-16:00
    Online workshop    		 Image processing with advanced image analysis software & tools

    Topics: overview and short introductions to advanced Fiji plugins, open source software (Ilastik/Cellprofiler) as well as purchased software available at Münster University like Imaris (3D Analysis) and Huygens Professional (deconvolution & general image restoration)

    No prerequisites for participation.
    22.-23.02.2022
    9:00-16:00
    Online workshop    		 Image processing with Fiji/ImageJ – Advanced course (macro programming)

    Topics: detailed lecture about ImageJ macro language, step-by-step programming tutorial, open to discuss and write own macros
    Important: Participation in our Fiji/ImageJ beginner course or the Biovoxxel ImageJ/Fiji course, or detailed knowledge of Fiji/first experiences with macros or other programming languages is required.
    15.-16.02.2022
    9:00-16:00
    Online workshop    		 Image processing with Fiji/ImageJ – Course for beginners

    For all scientists who work with microscopes and microscopic images! At the end of the course, you will be able to analyse your images in an automated and unbiased way and to prepare your images for scientific figure creation.

    Topics: basic image acquisition and image processing, image histogram and bit depth, image enhancements (background subtraction/using filters for further analysis), image segmentation (e.g. counts of nuclei, creation of regions of interest), (ROI) etc., automated object counting, measurements (e.g. signal quantifications), create figures (split channels, projections, scale bar, annotations), macro recorder and batch processing
    08.-09.02.2022
    9:00-16:00
    Online workshop

    Image processing with Fiji/ImageJ – Course for beginners

    For all scientists who work with microscopes and microscopic images! At the end of the course, you will be able to analyse your images in an automated and unbiased way and to prepare your images for scientific figure creation.

    Topics: basic image acquisition and image processing, image histogram and bit depth, image enhancements (background subtraction/using filters for further analysis), image segmentation (e.g. counts of nuclei, creation of regions of interest), (ROI) etc., automated object counting, measurements (e.g. signal quantifications), create figures (split channels, projections, scale bar, annotations), macro recorder and batch processing