School's Week 2009

30th November - 4th December 2009

School's Week at Rothamsted Bioimaging is aimed at school students doing Level A biology to coincide with the learning module on microscopes and cells in the first half of the school year.  A visit to Rothamsted Bioimaging will be offered to schools in the surrounding area in late November so that the students will be able to see state-of-the-art light and electron microscopes in action. Please contact Adélia de Paula (ext 2260) for further information.

Cool Snaps - A Course in Cryo-Techniques for Electron Microscopy

22 March 2010 - 26 March 2010

The Rothamsted Cryo Course sponsored by the RMS will be held again in 2010. The course covers electron microscopy cryo-techniques aimed at the life sciences and cell biology, but the methods can be transferred to other fields. The intensive four day course includes teaching sample preparation and cryo-microscopy techniques for both scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Participants from both academia and industry who wish to learn new skills or update their knowledge are encouraged to attend.  

 Programme

 In conjunction with the RMS, Jeol, Leica and Gatan.

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School's Week 2008

1st - 7th December 2008 & 23rd - 27th February 2009

Available for A Level students to visit Rothamsted Bioimaging to gain first-hand experience with sophisticated microscopic instrumentation. This visit will assist with the learning module on microscopes and cells. A project involving observation of plant disease symptoms at different levels of magnification is offered.

Please contact Adélia de Paula (ext 2260) for further information.

A Course in Cryo-Techniques for Electron Microscopy in Biological Sciences

7th - 11th April 2008

This is the third running of the popular and intensive five-day RMS course covering cryo-techniques in biological sciences. This course will teach sample preparation and cryo-microscopy techniques for both scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The focus will be on life sciences and cell biology, but the methods can be transferred to other fields. Participants from both academia and industry who wish to learn new skills or update their knowledge are encouraged to attend.

In conjunction with the RMS, Jeol, Leica and Gatan.

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A Course in Cryo-Techniques for Electron Microscopy in Biological Sciences

3rd - 7th April 2006

This is an intensive four day course covering applications in biological sciences. It will be of interest to those with a research or technical background in life science or cell biology, from academia and industry, who wish to learn new skills or update their knowledge. The Centre for Bio-imaging in partnership with Gatan UK and Jeol UK is a state-of-the- art facility for cryo electron microscopy. It is equipped with both scanning and transmission electron microscopes.

Techniques covered will include rapid cooling, freeze substitution, cryo-sectioning, thin film TEM and cryo-transfer and freeze fracture cryo-SEM. Attendees will have the opportunity use state of the art equipment and instrumentation from a range of manufacturers.

Tutorials, demonstrations and hands-on practical sessions will be led by technical experts form Gatan, Leica, Diatome and Jeol. Keynote speakers will supplement the techniques taught.

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A Course in Cryo-techniques for Electron Microscopy

11th - 15th April 2005

The course will cover applications in plant sciences, microbiology and virology and will be of interest to those with a research or technical background in cell biology or life science, from both academia and industry. Techniques covered will include rapid cooling, freeze substitution, cryo-sectioning, thin film TEM and cryo-transfer and freeze fracture cryo-SEM. The Centre for Bioimaging is equipped with state-of-the-art scanning and transmission electron microscopes.

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