Maine Microscopy: Foundations and Fundamentals

Overview

Note: The 2022 cohort is full. You may apply to the waitlist to be considered for next years cohort!

A microscopy course for Maine scientists at all levels, including graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, research assistants, and junior faculty who want to more fully understand current imaging technology and how technical decisions impact final image products.

This one week course will cover mechanics, quality control, and calibration in both light and fluorescence microscopes. Lectures from a slate of expert faculty will be mixed with practical exercises and journal club discussions. A major focus will be on data collection and image processing, with emphasis on best practices for writing methods sections in a way that promotes rigor and reproducibility.

The course will have a limited number of students to facilitate hands-on microscopy work. Participants will receive readings in advance to jump start discussions and identify specific topics that may benefit from additional instructor time.

Course Directors

Course Faculty

Funding

There is no tuition or registration fee for this course, which includes housing and meals. However, students must fund their own travel to and from MDIBL.

This research training opportunity is supported by an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under grant number P20GM103423.

The IDeA program builds research capacities in states that historically have had low levels of NIH funding by supporting basic, clinical and translational research; faculty development; and infrastructure improvements.