Focus on Microscopy 2009

From Sunday April 5 to Wednesday April 8, 2009 the Focus on Microscopy (FOM) conference will take place in Krakow, Poland. It is the continuation of a yearly conference series presenting the latest innovations in optical microscopy and its application in biology, medicine and the material sciences. Key subjects are the theory and practice of 3D optical imaging, related 3D image processing, and reporting especially on developments in resolution and imaging modalities. The FOM conference also covers the rapidly advancing fluorescence labeling techniques for the confocal and multiphoton 3D imaging of live- biological-specimens. A technical exhibition will be a special feature of this year’s conference in Krakow.

Upcoming topics will cover:
– Confocal and multiphoton-excitation microscopy
– Novel illumination and detection strategies
– Fluorescence: new labels, fluorescent proteins, quantum dots, single molecule
– Time-resolved fluorescence: FRET, FRAP, FLIM, FCS
– Coherent non-linear microscopy: SHG, THG, SFG, CARS
– Raman, light scattering microscopy
– Multi-dimensional imaging
– Sub-wavelength resolution: near field microscopy, STED, PALM
– Laser manipulation, ablation and microdissection, photoactivation
– Optical tools in genomics, proteomics, phenomics, cytometry
– Magnetic resonance and X-ray microscopy
– Image processing and visualization
– Live cell and whole tissue imaging

The conference will take place at the Jagiellonian University Auditorium Maximum, ul. Krupnicza 35, in the center of Krakow.

Details for registration, abstract submission, deadlines, etc. will soon be available on:
www.focusonmicroscopy.org

Krakow, Poland (source: pixelio.de)