FLuorescence & Advanced Imaging Research (Jan 12-15, 2026) Irvine, CA

The inaugural FLuorescence & Advanced Imaging Research (FLAIR), January 12 - 15, 2026, will be held at the University of California, Irvine this coming year.

FLAIR is the merger of two long-running microscopy workshops: the UCI Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics (LFD) and UC Berkeley's Advanced Imaging Methods Workshop (AIM) into a single annual mega-event, which will rotate locations every other year.

FLAIR2026 will offer invited talks from leading experts as well as hands-on workshop, demonstrations, a robust vendor show, a poster session, and evening receptions. FLAIR will include lunch for all in-person attendees each day, snack breaks, coffee breaks, and many opportunities for informal interactions among participants. We welcome scientists from all backgrounds and at all experience levels and all industries, from experts to microscopy-curious, from academic scholars to biotechnology researchers. FLAIR aims to be inclusive for all and has opportunities for volunteering.

We have extended the early registration deadline to November 30. https://secure.touchnet.net/C21570_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=6…

The program is coming together nicely and we should be able to post the agenda soon. In the meantime, all information is here: https://sites.uci.edu/aimlfdworkshop/

For attendees, we have secured a great rate on a nearby hotel for you, Ayers Hotel Costa Mesa at $134/nt and includes complimentary pickup at John Wayne Airport (SNA) and free shuttle to the course and back.