[Spm] Carolina Workshop on Force Measurements and Manipulation in Biological Microscopy

[Michael Falvo]

Carolina Workshop on Force Measurements and Manipulation in Biological
Microscopy at UNC Chapel Hill on May 27-30, 2008.

The workshop is hosted by our NIH resource CISMM (Computer Integrated 
Systems for Microscopy and Manipulation) See 
http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/nano/cismm/index.html 
<http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/nano/cismm/index.html> for an overview 
of CISMM. The workshop consists of morning lectures that provide a 
framework for understanding and analyzing forces on the micro and 
nanoscale, and serve as an introduction to the afternoon’s experiments. 
The afternoon sessions are hands-on laboratories where you work with 
live samples: single molecules of DNA, epithelial cells, and biological 
fibers such as fibrin fibers on structured surfaces. Experiments use 
laser tweezers, an integrated atomic force microscopy/optical microscopy 
system, and 3D magnetic systems integrated with a fluorescence confocal 
microscope. We also include an introduction to microfluidics. Finally, 
participants spend a half day learning to use some of the many free 
software packages available from our resource that facilitate the 
analysis of forces in biological systems. Registration is limited to 18, 
so you have lots of hands-on time with the microscopes. The $775 fee 
includes light breakfasts, snacks and one dinner. Our keynote speaker 
will be John Weisel of the Dept. of Cell & Developmental Biology at the 
University of Pennsylvania school of Medicine.

http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/nano/cismm/ForcesWorkshop.htm 
<http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/nano/cismm/ForcesWorkshop.htm> . Hope to 
see you there!