Summary	Program	Invited Speakers	Impressions
Previous Workshop	Information and Correspondence

Summary

The fifth US-workshop, held at a new location was a really outstanding event. Finally, nearly 50 researches participated in this event and enjoyed 19 lectures as well as hands-on experimentation on a home built single molecule set-up based on PicoQuant core components, a FluoView 1000 from Olympus upgraded to FLIM & FCS capabilities, a time-resolved fluorescence spectrometer (FluoTime 200) as well as a TIRFM Olympus IX81 with CW excitation and EMCCD detection in dual-view format (two color detection). Up-to-date research topics in single molecule spectroscopy were covered and new exciting methods were discussed.

Invited speakers and their titles

• Ahmed Heikal (University of Minnesota Duluth)
  "Single-Molecule Diffusion Studies of MHC Class I Proteins in Fibroblast Cells"
• Antoine Van Oijen (Harvard Medical School)
  "Single-Molecule Studies of Multi-Protein Complexes"
• Haw Yang (Princeton University)
  "Protein Large-Amplitude Conformational Transitions: Dynamics, Mechanics, and Functional Roles"
• Joseph R. Lakowicz (University of Baltimore)
  "Single Molecule Detection and Photophysics Using Plasmonic Nanostructures"
• Elizabeth Rhoades (Yale University)
  "Probing the Conformations of Polymorphic Proteins"
• Peter T.C. So (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  "Wide-Field Two-Photon Imaging and Microfabrication"
• Zygmunt "Karol" Gryczynski (University of North Texas)
  "Plasmonic Approach to Study Biological Processes"
• Mircea Cotlet (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
  "All in One Protein: FRET, Kindling and Blinking in Single Proteins of HcRed"
• Samantha Fore (PicoQuant Photonics North America)
  "Time-Resolved Single Molecule & Antibunching Studies of the MEH-PPV Conjugated Polymer System"
• Volker Buschmann (PicoQuant GmbH)
  "Recent Technical Developments in Time-Resolved Microscopy down to the Single Molecule Level"
• Rainer Erdmann (PicoQuant GmbH)
  "Advanced FRET and FCS Measurements with Laser Scanning Microscopes Based on Time-Resolved Techniques"

Program

The program of this workshop is still available for download (PDF document, 57 kB).

Impressions from the workshop

Previous Workshops

For further details about each year's event, please select the year from the list below.

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2010

2011

2012

Information and Correspondence

Rainer Erdmann PicoQuant GmbH Rudower Chaussee 29 (IGZ) 12489 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49-30-6392-6560 Fax +49-30-6392-6561 e-mail: workshops-usapicoquant.com

Mircea Cotlet Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory P.O. Box 5000, Bldg. 735 Upton, NY 11973-5000 Phone: +1-(631) 344-7778 Fax: +1-(631) 344-7765 e-mail: cotletbnl.gov web: http://www.bnl.gov/cfn/people/?id=23782