From: Veli-Pekka Ronkainen <veli-pekka.ronkainen@oulu.fi>
Sent: Friday, April 4, 2025 9:56 AM
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Subject: Basic Course on Light and Electron Microscopy

Dear all,

Biocenter Oulu Light and Electron Microscopy Core Facilities are arranging a basic microscopy course between 21^st and 23^rd of May 2025 (DP00AS85-3001 Basic Course on Light and Electron Microscopy).

Registration is now open in Peppi (deadline May 1^st), please find the detailed program here as an attachment.

BASIC COURSE ON LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

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

Time                     May 21^st to 23^rd, 2025

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 ECTS

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 to Peppi by 1^st of May 2025. Selected applicants will be informed by May 5^th, 2025.

On behalf of the organizers,

Veli-Pekka Ronkainen

BCO LM Core Facility