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Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy course (Bar Harbor, ME) May 2025

Enrollment for annual Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy course at the MDI Biological Laboratory in Maine is now open. This is an intensive lab/lecture course, focusing on fluorescence microscopy in all its forms, including widefield, Confocal, Multiphoton, Decon, Super resolution TIRF, FRET, light sheet, 2D and 3D image processing (including time-based analysis), etc. Though there is definite emphasis on live cell methods. We also encourage students to provide their own specimens such that the hands-on components of the course are as enriching as possible.

Enrollment is highly competitive, and some limited sponsorship is available, so if you think that you or your colleagues would benefit from the course please enroll as soon as possible.

We will be continuing the successful changes that were implemented over the last few years, namely:

  • Alumni are eligible to return, we made major changes to the curriculum the year before the pandemic. Also all aspects of imaging have continued to advance enormously, so we feel it is time to allow past students to take the course again. So... alumni...you are welcome to return to the course. Please point out that you are an alumnus in the application.
  • The second big change which has been driven by a common student request is that we will continue to have rolling admissions. We will review applications that were on the wait list for the 2024 course in late fall for the 2025 course. New applications for the 2025 course will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning in early January. Student acceptances will be sent to successful applicants until the course is full.
  • The course will run the same week as always (May 16th-23rd this year), ending the Friday before Memorial Day. After the course ends, you could spend the weekend in nearby Acadia National Park, or of course get home for any celebrations you have planned.
  • A major change in course content which has been incredibly successful is a rigorous and deep lecture and lab component specifically for students who want to really get expertise in Image J/Fiji.

You can find out about the course or register here https://mdibl.org/course/qfm-2025/