Fluorescence Course

This course is held in cooperation with Prof. J.R. Lakowicz from the Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

We recognize the challenges faced by our attendees and speakers as a result of the restrictions on meetings and travel imposed worldwide due to COVID-19. The health and safety of attendees, staff, and community are our top priority. After long deliberation and listening to feedback from many participants, we have decided together with the co-founders and long-time speakers of our course Prof. J.R. Lakowicz and Zygmunt Karol Gryczynski to cancel this year's 18^th International Course on “Principles and Applications of Time-resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy”. The 18^th edition of the International Course on “Principles and Applications of Time-resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy” will therefore take place in November 2021 (preliminary date).

Aim and purpose

The course is intended for individuals wishing an in-depth introduction to the principles of fluorescence spectroscopy and its applications to the Materials and Life Sciences. Attendees are typically professionals who are using or intend to use fluorescence in their research. Most attendees have some knowledge of fluorescence, typically in a specialized area. However, individuals from totally different research areas and from industry get the opportunity to enter this exciting field in a very effective way and will especially benefit from the experimental section.

Course organization

The course consists of lectures and practical hands-on sessions include steady-state and time-resolved experiments as well as data analysis, performed on various instruments provided by market leading companies.

The lectures on Monday and Tuesday will deal with basics of steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, instrumentation and data analysis. They cover time-domain and frequency-domain measurements, anisotropy, solvent effects, quenching and Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET). Moreover, applications of time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy in biophysics and in the materials science will be discussed.

On Wednesday and Thursday, the lectures cover advanced time-resolved fluorescence topics and data analysis. Plasmon controlled fluorescence or material science along with an introduction to fluorescence microscopy will be presented.

The practical sessions including steady-state and time-resolved experimentation as well as data analysis are offered on various instruments provided by market leading companies.

Practical sessions

Practical sessions on various instruments will be offered. A detailed overview will be published in June 2021.

Information and correspondence

Course coordinator: Lukas Hager

Tel: +49-30-1208820-87
Fax: +49-30-1208820-90
Email: trf@picoquant.com

Please note: schedule and content of this event is subject to change without notice.

Course instructors

The list of speakers will be announced in June 2021.

Time schedule

The schedule will be published in June 2021.

The time schedule of the course is also available for download.

Monday, November 4	Tuesday, November 5	Wednesday, November 6	Thursday, November 7
8:00 Registration
8:45 Rainer Erdmann Welcome and Introduction	8:15 Joseph R. Lakowicz Zygmunt “Karol” Gryczynski FAQ - Answering questions from participants	8:15 Joseph R. Lakowicz Zygmunt “Karol” Gryczynski FAQ - Answering questions from participants
9:00 Joseph R. Lakowicz Basic Definitions and Principles of Fluorescence	9:00 Joseph R. Lakowicz Biophysical Applications and Time-resolved Fluorescence	9:00 Joseph R. Lakowicz Advanced Topic: Plasmon-controlled Fluorescence	9:00 Evangelos Sisamakis Introduction to Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
10:30 Coffee Break	10:30 Coffee Break	10:30 Coffee Break	10:45 Change Buildings and Coffee Break
11:00 Joseph R. Lakowicz Time-resolved Fluorescence and Fluorescence Probes	11:00 Nikolai Tkachenko Time-resolved luminescence applications in materials science	11:00 Matthias Patting Computational Aspects of TCSPC Data Analysis	11:15 Practical Sessions (5)
12:30 Group Picture
12:45 Lunch Break	12:30 Lunch Break	12:30 Lunch Break	12:45 Lunch Break and End of Course
13:45 Rainer Erdmann Instrumentation for Time-Resolved Fluorescence Measurements (1)	13:30 Zygmunt “Karol” Gryczynski Fluorescence Measurements, Probes & Standards	13:30 Zygmunt “Karol” Gryczynski Analytical Applications of Fluorescence	13:45-15:15 FAQ - Answering questions/customer measurements
15:00 Coffee Break	15:00 Coffee Break	15:00 Change Buildings
15:30 Matthias Patting Practical TCSPC Data Analysis	15:30 Michael Wahl Instrumentation for Time-resolved Fluorescence Measurements (2)	15:15 Practical Sessions (3)
16:00 Introduction to Practical Sessions
16:30 Change Buildings	16:30 Change Buildings	16:45 Coffee Break
16:45-18:15 Practical Sessions (1)	16:45-18:00 Practical Sessions (2)	17:00 - 18:30 Practical Sessions (4)
19:00 Reception		19:45 Course Dinner

The time schedule is subject to changes.

Registration

Registration opens in June 2021.