Mini-Symposium on
"Instrumentation and Applications of Fluorescence Spectroscopy"

Aims and purpose

The Mini-Symposium was a single day event with lectures and hands-on demonstration of the microscope MicroTime 200 and the new spectrometer FluoTime 300. The event was intended for researchers interested in learning about new spectroscopy methods and single molecule research. This Mini-Symposium addressed to all levels of expertise, including graduate students, technicians and professional researchers.

Hands-on demonstration

Hands-on demonstration that where offered included:

• FluoTime 300: fully automated fluorescence lifetime spectrometer
• MicroTime 200: time-resolved confocal microscope with single molecule sensitivity

Speakers and their titles

• Joseph R. Lakowicz, Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy
  "Plasmon-Controlled Fluorescence - A New Paradigm for Sensing and Imaging"
• Krishanu Ray, Assistant Professor at the Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy
  "Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence at UV Wavelengths: Applications to Intrinsic Protein Fluorescence and DNA Sequencing"
• Samantha Fore, System Sales Manager at PicoQuant Photonics USA
  "Single Molecule Microscope MicroTime 200 - From Nanodiamonds to Nanomanipulation"
• Sebastain Tannert, Senior Scientist at PicoQuant
  "FluoTime 300 - The new work horse in time-resolved and steady-state spectroscopy"

Time schedule

Archive

The following international workshops or courses have been organized by PicoQuant GmbH along with a local research institute in the recent years.