Carolina Workshop on Force Measurements and Manipulation in Biological Microscopy

Carolina Workshop on Force Measurements and Manipulation in Biological Microscopy

The seventh annual Carolina Workshop on Force Measurement and Manipulation in Biological Microscopy, is scheduled for May 15-18th, 2012.

Our workshop is hosted by CISMM, our NIH resource (Computer Integrated Systems for Microscopy and Manipulation; CISMM.org).  It consists of morning lectures followed by hands-on experiments that use micron-scale application of forces on live specimens.  The morning discussions provide a framework for understanding and analyzing forces on the micro and nanoscales, and serve as an introduction to the afternoon’s experiments. The afternoon sessions are hands-on laboratories where you perform force measurements such as stretching fibrin fibers and pulling on living cells. 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 and visualization of 3D images and forces in biological systems. Registration is limited to 18, so you have lots of hands-on time with the microscopes. The $200 fee includes all supplies, light breakfasts, snacks and a conference dinner.

*This year’s conference dinner will include a keynote talk by Clare Waterman from the National Institutes of Health.

http://cismm.cs.unc.edu/resources/events  Hope to see you there! 

Application Deadline is April, 1, 2012

To register, please visit (on-line registration is required):

• UNC-CH Event Registration: http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/index.cfm.
• Click on the “Browse” link.
• Select your conference “Carolina Workshop on Force Measurement & Manipulation in Biological Microscopy”.
• Select “Click here to register for this event”.
• Then follow the instructions.

 Please contact Cassandra Houston with questions or concerns:  houstonc@physics.unc.edu

Thank you for your interest,