NCBS/TIFR Microscopy Course 2011

NCBS - Microscopy Course
 
National Centre for biological Sciences
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
GKVK, Bellary Road,
Bangalore 560 065


The 3rd Bangalore Microscopy Course

September 18 - 25, 2011

Application Deadline: June 5, 2011

Venue: National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore

Application Procedure | Microscopy 2010 | Course Schedule 2011

The IIIrd Bangalore Microscopy Course will be organized at the National Center for Biological Sciences, NCBS, Bangalore. Taught by world leaders in biological microscopy, this course provides didactic and hands-on training in state-of-the-art optical microscopy techniques. A range of topics from basic microscopy to super-resolution imaging will be covered. Research seminars detailing applications of light microscopy to address specific biological questions will also be part of the program.

Lectures will be combined with hands-on training in a dedicated teaching laboratory equipped with many state-of-the-art microscopes. The final two days of the course will give the participants an opportunity to do independent work or a mini-project.

Faculty:

• Michael Davidson, Florida State University, USA
• Satyajit Mayor, NCBS, India (Organizer)
• Sudipta Maiti, TIFR, India
• Steve Ross, Nikon, USA
• Nico Stuurman, UCSF and HHMI, USA (Organizer)
• Jason Swedlow,   University of  Dundee, UK
• Kurt Thorn,  UCSF, USA
• Ron Vale,  UCSF and HHMI, USA (Organizer)
• Clare Waterman, National Institutes of Health, USA
• Sam Hess, University of Maine, USA

Course Overview:

Attendees will be selected from countries throughout Asia. Attendees from Europe, USA and elsewhere are also encouraged to apply. The course will be intense and will require full- time participation from morning to evening. Lectures will be combined with practical demonstrations and discussions with teachers. The major microscope companies (Olympus, Leica, Zeiss, Nikon) are attending and providing additional microscopes and support for this course. Other microscopy hardware vendors will participate as well.

The course will cover many aspects of modern biological microscopy including microscope optics, associated hardware, fluorophores and sample preparation techniques.

Eligibility: This course is primarily intended for senior graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, although exceptions can be made for junior faculty and talented undergraduates.

Housing and Fees : Housing will be provided in comfortable rooms on the NCBS campus. All meals will be provided during the course. 

The tuition fee for the course is USD 600 for participants applying from institutions outside India and INR 7000 for participants applying from institutions within India. The tuition fee includes all course materials, boarding and lodging.Limited number of scholarships or travel grants are available.

Application Procedure: All participants are requested to apply by submitting the following material to Nidhi Srivastava (microscopy2011@ncbs.res.in): 

1) A CV
2) A one page description of your research interest and reason for taking the course.
3) One or ideally two letters of recommendation (submitted separately by the referees)
We will select 25 students on a competitive basis and also keeping in mind geographic diversity. Selected candidates will be informed by 15th June 2011 with the tuition fee being payable upon acceptance.

Contact Information:

Nidhi Srivastava
NCBS - Microscopy Course
National Centre for biological Sciences
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
GKVK, Bellary Road,
Bangalore 560 065 INDIA
Tel: 91-80-2366 6337
Email: microscopy2011@ncbs.res.in

Travel:

Students will be responsible for their own transport to Bangalore. Travel between the airport and NCBS will be arranged by the meeting organizers.

Support and Attendance By (Tentative list)

Andor, Hamamatsu*, Leica*, Strand Life Sciences*,  Nikon*, Olympus*, Perkin Elmer*, Roper Scientific*, Carl Zeiss*, DSS Imagetech*, Towa Optics*, Laser Spectra Services, Labindia and Holmarc.

*Confirmed participation