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Previous FIG Seminars and Workshops

16th Feb. 2000

Jim Pawley, Wisconsin Uni, Invited

Inaugural Meeting - Comparison of the 3 methods of 3D microscopy

11th May, 2000

Stephen Cody,  Ludwig Inst., Invited

Optimising confocal microscopy – An overview of several investigations

26th July 2000

David Williams, Melbourne Uni, Invited

Fluorescence Imaging of Calcium – Old and New Developments

7th Sept. 2000

Ken Ghiggino, Melbourne Uni, Invited

The How and Why of Fluorescence - An introduction

1st Nov. 2000

Gavin Symonds, Commercial Presentation

Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy - Technique and Applications with ConfoCor 2

Jag Rao, Commercial Presentation

Application of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy for Ligand-Receptor Interactions


Feb. 19-20, 2001

Mark Cannell, Auckland Uni. Invited

Deconvolution of two-photon and confocal images and extraction of subresolution morphological data in the t-system of cardiac muscle.

Jason Swedlow, Dundee Uni. Invited

Image restoration microscopy: why bother.

Sept.19th 2001

David Bowser, Melbourne Uni. Invited

Green eggs and Calmodulin based reporters: 101 uses of Green Fluorescent Protein

 

LIVE CELL & IMAGE PROCESSING WORKSHOP - MDM-2001

Nov. 25, 2001

Alan Hibbs – BIOCON,  Invited

Confocal microscopy – just pretty images, or insightful results?

Stephen Cody, Ludwig, Invited

The Correct lens for live cell imaging

Steve Potter, Caltech,  Invited

Tissue imaging – how deep can you go?

Peter Lipp Cambridge,  Invited

High speed imaging – what are the limitations.

Damian Myers, Melbourne. Uni., Invited

GFP in live tissue samples.

Andres Kriete, Commercial Presentation

An Introduction to Fluorescence Image Processing

Ian Harper, Monash Uni.,  Invited

Workshop Chairperson and practical session demonstrator

Mark Lam, Monash Uni. Invited

Practical session demonstrator

Mark Prescott, Monash Uni. Invited

 

Hanry Yu. Singapore National Uni. Invited

 


Feb. 28th 2002

Ramesh C. Ahuja, Commercial Presenter

Time-Resolved Imaging, Spectroscopy and Microscopy using ultrafast gated Intensified CCD cameras

Aug. 16th 2002

Alistair Evans. Monash Uni. Invited

Confocal Imaging, Visualization and Measurement of small mammalian teeth


March 7th. 2003 Dr. Solveig Hehl, Commercial Presentation New photoactivatable GFP & photoconvertible Kaede probes for protein trafficking.
June 11th. 2003 Trevor Smith, Melbourne Uni, Invited Time Resolved Fluorescence Imaging

May 1st. 2003

Keith Nugent, Melbourne Uni. Invited

Phase microscopy: What is it and how does it work?

Stephen Cody, Ludwig Inst., Invited

DIC on Your Confocal - Made Easy

8 May, 2003

Kazushi Hyakumura. Commercial Presentor

Principles and Optics for TIRFM.

Warwick Nesbitt, Monash Uni., Invited

Preliminary observations of TIRFM for Platelet Signalling.

21st May, 2003

Ian Harper, Monash Uni., Invited

Kidney Growth in 4D & Platelet Attachment under Flow Conditions.

Alan R Hibbs, Biocon, Invited.

Water Immersion or Oil Immersion Lens – does it matter?

Nick Klonis, La Trobe Uni. Invited

Photobleaching Techniques in Confocal Microscopy

Solveig Hehl, Commercial Presentation

Advanced Multi-photon imaging with the LSM 510 META, a work in progress

Sept. 2nd. 2003

Stephen Cody, Ludwig Inst. Invited

Optimizing your confocal microscope

Alan Hibbs, Biocon. Invited

The Leica TCS SP2 confocal microscope and the benefits of AOBS

Carola Thoni, Commercial Presentation

Spectral separation and applications with AOBS

Sept. 8th 2003

Will Casavan, Commercial Presentation

Image-Pro Plus Software Workshop

Sept 10th. 2003

Ben Frieberg. Commercial Presentation

SlideBook Software Workshop

Sept. 24th, 2003 Andrew Clayton, Ludwig Inst.,  Invited How to Image Protein-Protein Interactions in Cells
Bert (L.K.) van Geest, Commercial Presentation LIFA attachment for FLIM on a wide field fluorescence microscope
Nov. 19th 2003 Stephen Cody, Ludwig Inst., Invited Basic Principles of Confocal and Multiphoton Imaging
John Zhu, Commercial Presentation Nikon “C1” Confocal Microscope
John MacKay, Commercial Presentation Ultrafast Lasers for Multiphoton Imaging

March 26th, 2004 Guy Cox, Invited Speaker "The New Frontiers: Where is Fluorescence Imaging Heading?"
April 23rd., 2004 Katashi Ishihara, Commercial Presentation A Novel Approach to Live Cell Imaging Using Simultaneous Stimulation on the Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope FV1000
May 28th, 2004. David Williams, Invited Speaker Biosensors for Physiology: A case in point
Chris Reid, Invited Speaker Imaging neuronal function at the level of the single synapse

July 14th, 2004

Alan Hibbs, Invited Speaker Spectral Imaging – opening up new possibilities
Mark Prescott, Invited Speaker ‘Molecular voyerism’ – using FRET and FLIM to monitor social interactions of proteins
Solveig Hehl, Commercial Presenter Advanced spectral imaging of live cells with FRET and FRAP
Nick Klonis, Invited Speaker Spectral imaging of environment-sensitive fluorescent probes

July 28, 2004

John Bertram, Invited Speaker Imaging studies on the developing kidney

Fluorescent Technology

August 4, 2004

Carissa French, Commercial Presenter

Advances in Fluorescence for FLOW Cytometry and Imaging

Benno Radt, Invited Speaker

Imaging with q-dots, rare earth and surface plasmon resonance based particles

Michael Abdo, Invited Speaker

Competing fluorescent based technology for high throughput screening

Deborah Shapira, Invited Speaker

ISAC: a brief overview on what's new in scanning cytometers, lasers and colours

Sept. 10, 2004

Uwe Ortmann, Commercial Presenter

"Latest developments in Time-resolved Fluorescence Microscopy
for Single Molecule Detection"

Oct. 27, 2004 Ian Gibbins, Ivited Speaker Making something out of not much; neuropeptides and synaptic transmission
Nov. 25, 2004 Brian Wilson, Invited Speaker

"Preclinical and clinical studies of photodynamic therapy and optical imaging /spectroscopies for cancer treatment and diagnosis"

Dec. 1, 2004 Ewa Goldys, Invited Speaker

“Fluorescence Applications in Biotechnology and Life Sciences”

Sept. 26, 2005 Amit Chattopadhyay, Invited speaker Wavelength-Selective Fluorescence: A Novel Approach to Monitor Organization and Dynamics of Membranes and Proteins

April 7, 2006 James Pawley, Invited Speaker What Can 3D Microscopy Do for You Now?
April 7, 2006 Michael Wussow, Commercial Presenter 3D and 4D Image Visualization and Analysis
June 8, 2006 Steve Hunter, Commercial Presenter Sick of photobleacing? Are your live cells looking pale? Washed out from too much light? Solution: EMCCD & Spinning Disk confocal
July 4, 2006 Simon Watkins, Invited Speaker Imaging connectivity: a novel system of cellular intercommunication in the immune system
June 8, 2006 Steve Hunter,Commercial Presentation

Sick of photobleacing? Are your live cells looking pale? Washed out from too much light? Solution: EMCCD & Spinning Disk confocal

Aug 31, 2006 Ewa M. Goldys, Invited Speaker

Fluorescence spectroscopy and  microscopy to characterize yeast strains by autofluorescence

Sept. 6, 2006
 

Quantum Dots and Particles Mini-Symposium

Patricia Whaley "QDot Nanocrystals for Biological Applications"
Emma Lees, Student Speaker “Probing Receptor Association States with Quantum Dots”
Paul Mulvaney, Invited Speaker “Nanocrystals for Biolabeling - Who gives a Fig?”
Eva Tomaskovic-Crook, Student Speaker “Internalisation of Targeted Particles in Colorectal Cancer Cells.”
Frank Caruso, Invited Speaker “Bio-Inspired Colloidal Systems for Nanobiotechnology”
Oct. 11, 2006 Ken Jacobsen, Invited Speaker "Membrane flow/lipid rafts and cell movement using video DIC, confocal, optical tweezers, CALI"

Mar. 20, 2007 Dana Nojima & Robert Rodewald, Commercial Presention Advanced Automated Fluorescence Imaging for High Content and High Throughput Cellular Analysis
May 16-18, 2007

Ludwig Scientific Imaging Workshop - Microscope to Publication

Glen MacDonald, Invited Speaker Physiology and Bias of the Human Visual System
John Bertram, Invited Speaker Stereological Principles
Glen MacDonald, Invited Speaker Nyquist, examples of colour reassignment, Image Perception
Stephen Cody, Invited Speaker Microscope Imaging Platforms I, BF, Phase, DIC, fluorescence.
Stephen Cody, Invited Speaker

Prac. Microscope Setups  Nyquist demo, DIC?, Phase? Demo?

David Vaux, Invited Speaker What’s legitimate and what’s not in image manipulation.
Pierre Smith, Invited Speaker The CCD Camera. Bayer vs B&W, Cooled
Pierre Smith, Felix Margadant, Invited Speakers The Digital Image, Grey scale, Bit depth, Pseudo-colour, RGB, CMYK, 8 vs12 bit, DPI vs Pixel No.
Stephen Cody, Invited Speaker Microscope Imaging Platforms II. Confocal, Multiphoton.
Felix Margadant, Invited Speaker

Beginner’s guide to deconvolution

Sarah Ellis, Invited Speaker Image Analysis

Sarah Ellis, Glen MacDonald, Invited Speakers

Prac. Image Analysis, MetaMorph, ImageJ

Andrew Runting, Pierre Smith, Invited Speakers Data Storage Media Formats Security, JPEG
Mike Rossner, Invited Speaker What's in a picture? The temptation of image manipulation
Felix Margadant, Invited Speaker PowerPoint-Data Representation vs. Image Presentation
Pierre Smith & Janna Taylor, Invited Speakers Preparing Images for Publication-Layout, Ethics, Journal Specifications
Pierre Smith & Andrew Runting, Invited Speakers Image Displays Storage & Printing. Managing colours through to publication
Pierre Smith & Andrew Runting, Invited Speakers Image Editing Compression Resampling Projection Publication
17 Oct., 2007 Beyond Imaging....Fluorescence and Microscopy-Based approaches for Examining Macromolecular Interactions in Living Cells

Michael Bailey, Invited Speaker

"Fluorescence Detection of Macromolecules During Analytical Ultracentrifugation"

Sarah Ellis, Invited Speaker

"Practical FRET in microscopy"

Nick Klonis, Invited Speaker

"Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy"

Andrew Clayton, Invited Speaker

"Image Correlation Spectroscopy as a probe of clustering and dynamics"

8 Nov., 2007 Katharina Gaus, Invited Speaker Membrane order in T cells - microscopy approaches to unravel membrane structure
14 Nov, 2007 Yasuhiro Suizu, Commercial Presention Simplified Live Cell Microscopy - A Microscope for Long Term and Time Lapse Imaging