BASIC COURSE ON LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

”Imaging across the scales, from electron microscopy to mesoscopic imaging”

Time              Feb 1^st to Feb 3^rd, 2023

Place             BCO Light Microscopy (LM) and Electron Microscopy (EM) Core Facility Laboratories, the Main Building of the Medical Campus, University of Oulu, Aapistie 5A, 90220 Oulu, Finland

Credits          1 ETCS

Organisers    Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme and Oulu BioImaging, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, https://www.oulu.fi/en/university/faculties-and-units/biocenter-oulu

Aim               To get acquainted with light and electron microscopy imaging methods of living and fixed specimens of different sizes. Learn how to apply suitable techniques for image analysis. LM introduction includes widefield and confocal fluorescence microscopy and examples of multiphoton techniques. EM part focuses on sample preparation and transmission and scanning electron microscopy. The course consists of lectures, microscopy demonstrations and computer-based image analysis workshops.

Information  Veli-Pekka Ronkainen / Ilkka Miinalainen, Biocenter Oulu, tel: +358 294 486114 / +358 294 486145, e-mail: veli-pekka.ronkainen(at)oulu.fi / ilkka.miinalainen(at)oulu.fi

Registration Lectures are open for all without registration. Registration for the demonstrations is obligatory and preference will be given to Ph.D. students and researchers whose project benefits the topics carried out during the course. Due to space limitations only 18 participants can be accepted. The application with a short description of the applicant’s project should be submitted via Webropol link by 25^th of January 2023. Selected applicants will be informed by Jan 26^th.        

PROGRAMME

Wednesday, Feb 1^st, 2023. Lecture hall P107 (Pathology) 

Lectures:

9.00-9.05           Opening words and introduction

9.05-10.00        Basics in light/fluorescence microscopy

Veli-Pekka Ronkainen, BCO

10.00-10.15      Coffee break

10.15-11.15      Basics in electron microscopy

Ilkka Miinalainen, BCO

11.15-12.15      Lunch break

12.15-13.15      Principles of advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques

Veli-Pekka Ronkainen

13.15-13.30      Break

13.30-14.30      Methods for preparing biological samples for electron microscopy analysis

Ilkka Miinalainen

14.30-14.45      Introduction to demonstrations

Veli-Pekka Ronkainen

Thursday, Feb 2^nd, 2023

8.45                    Gathering in meeting room 487B (Kieppi Building 4^th floor, Aapistie 5A) for demonstrations.

9.00-16.00        Demonstrations, 3 groups

Demo 1.             Laser scanning confocal and multiphoton microscopy, Room 423A and 492B

Imaging of cells and 3D imaging of thick mesoscopic samples, Veli-Pekka Ronkainen

Demo 2.             Transmission electron microscopy and sample preparation, Room 467B and 488B

Imaging of tissue samples and negative staining and imaging of macromolecules,

Mika Kaakinen

Demo 3.             Scanning electron microscopy and sample preparation, Room 320A and 488B

Imaging of tissue and cell samples using different detectors and preparing samples for sputter coating, Ilkka Miinalainen

Hours	1^st group	2^nd group	3^rd group
9.00-11.00	Demonstration 1	Demonstration 2	Demonstration 3
11.00-12.00	Lunch break	Lunch break	Lunch break
12.00-14.00	Demonstration 2	Demonstration 3	Demonstration 1
14.00-16.00	Demonstration 3	Demonstration 1	Demonstration 2

Friday, Feb 3^rd, 2023. Room 289B and Computer Class KT285

9.00-10.00        Introduction to computer-based image processing and analysis, Room 289B,

Mika Kaakinen, BCO

10.00-10.15      Coffee break

10.15-11.45      Computer-based processing and analysis of light microscopy images, Computer Class KT285

Veli-Pekka Ronkainen, Antti Viklund, Mika Kaakinen

11.45-12.45      Lunch break

12.45-14.15      Computer-based processing and analysis of electron microscopy images, Computer Class KT285, Ilkka Miinalainen, Antti Viklund, Mika Kaakinen

14.15                 Concluding remarks

Best wishes,

Mirja

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Mirja Peltola, PhD, BSc (Tech.)

Koordinaattori | Coordinator

Oulun yliopisto | University of Oulu

Terveys- ja biotieteiden tohtoriohjelma | Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme

Tel.  0294 48 5447

PO Box 5000, FI-90014 OULUN YLIOPISTO

(Aapistie 5A, Room 476B)

www.oulu.fi

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