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Fluorescence & Advanced Imaging Research workshop (Jan 2026) Irvine, CA

It is with great pleasure that we announce the inaugural FLuorescence & Advanced Imaging Research (FLAIR), January 12 - 15, 2026, to be held at the University of California, Irvine.

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.

FLAIR 2026 Speakers

  • Mahaela Balu, University of California, Irvine
  • Margarida Barroso, Albany Medical College
  • Wolfgang Becker, Becker & Hickl, Keynote
  • Michelle Digman, University of California, Irvine
  • Liang Gao, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Ahmed Heikal, University of Minnesota - Duluth
  • Elizabeth Hillman, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Keynote
  • Jennifer Hunter, University of Waterloo
  • Luke Lavis, Janelia Research Campus
  • Uri Manor, University of California, San Diego
  • Shalin Mehta, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
  • Arnab Mukherjee, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Harshini Mukundan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Jay Nadeau, Portland State University
  • Hailey Parry, Louisiana State University
  • Ammasi Persiassamy*, University of Virginia
  • Vladislav Shcheslavskiy*, Becker & Hickl
  • Marina Shirmanova*, Nishni Novgorod
  • Melissa Skala, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Benjamin Smith, University of California, Berkeley
  • Thorsten Wohland, National University of Singapore
  • ...and more to come!

Questions? Fill out the FLAIR Inquiry form on Google Docs.
Registration - https://secure.touchnet.net/C21570_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=613&SINGLESTORE=true  Before October 31st for Early Bird Pricing!*