Advanced Imaging in Life Sciences 2024 Conference Program
Day 1 – April 18, 2024
- 08:15 – 08:50| Registration and Morning Coffee
- 09:00 – 09:05 | Opening Remarks by Elif Nur Firat-Karalar
Session 1:
- 09:05 – 09:30 | Invited Talk #1 by Nalan Liv, Utrecht University
- 09:30 – 09:55 | Invited Talk #2 by Dagmar Wachten, University of Bonn, Title: Shedding light on ciliary signaling and function
- 09:55 – 10:20 | CytoLab presentations, Melis Dilara Arslanhan, Basak Turan, Koc University
- Title: Expansion microscopy provides new insight into centriole length regulation
- Title: Uncovering non-ciliary functions of ciliopathy proteins during cell migration
Coffee Break
Session 2:
- 10:50 – 11:15 | Invited Talk #3 by Murat Sunbul, Heidelberg University Title: Engineering fluorescent RNAs for imaging biomolecules with super-resolution
- 11:15 – 11:30 | Selected Talk #4 by İdil Orhon, Radboud University Medical Center Title: Monitoring electrolytes and water in human kidney tubuloids
- 11:30 – 12:00 | Presentation by Prof. Hasan Mandal, President of TUBITAK
Lunch Break
Session 3:
- 13:00 – 14:00 | Poster Sessions
Session 4:
- 14:00 – 14:25 | Invited Talk #4 by Erdinc Sezgin, Karolinska Institute
- 14:25– 14:40 | Selected Talk by Onur Sen, University of Edinburgh Title: Utilization of Lattice Light-sheet Microscopy to Study Mitotic Chromosome Dynamics
- 14:40 – 15:05 | Invited Talk #5 by Chris Power, Zeiss Microscopy Title: An introduction to Gaussian Lightsheet and Lattice Lightsheet microscopy
- 15:05 – 15:25 | Invited Talk #6 by Steven Edwards, Karolinska Institute Title: LSFM: Fast, gentle, volumetric imaging of live and optically cleared specimens
Coffee Break
Session 5:
- 16:00 – 16:25| Invited Talk #7 by Emrah Eroglu, Medipol University Title: Exploring Redox Dynamics with Genetic Biosensors and Chemogenetic Tools
- 16:25 – 16:50 | Invited Talk #8 by Safacan Kolemen, Koc University Title: Activity-based chemiluminescent probes as molecular sensors
- 16:50 – 17:05| Selected Talk by Ayse Koca Caydasi, Koc University Title: Phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate contributes to asymmetric cell division of the budding yeast
Conference Dinner
Day 2 – April 19, 2024
- 09:00 – 09:30| Morning Coffee
- 09:30 – 10:00 | Theoretical Lecture on Light Microscopy and its applications, Nalan Liv (Utrecht University)
- 10:00 – 10:30 | Theoretical Lecture on Superresolution Microscopy and its applications, Erdinc Sezgin (Karolinska Institute)
- 10:30 – 10:45 | Theoretical Lecture on Confocal microscopy, Tommaso Cerullo (Leica Microsystems) Title: Imaging beyond intensities to observe the dynamics of life
- 10:45 – 11:00 | Theoretical Lecture on STED microscopy, Jan Vavra (Abberior) Title: STED in the shoebox, introduction to STED microscopy
- 11:15 – 11:30 | Automated imaging and image processing, Chris Power (Zeiss Microscopy)
- 11:30 – 12:00| How to write a successful grant (ERC StG and CoG, HFSP, Consortium grants), Elif Nur Firat-Karalar (Koc University), Erdinc Sezgin (Karolinska Institute), Murat Sunbul (Heidelberg University), Nalan Liv (Utrecht University)
Lunch break
Hands-On Trainings at KUSIM:
- 13:00 – 17:30
- Zeiss Elyra Lattice SIM Application Workshop
- STEDYCON STED Application Workshop
- Zeiss Lattice Light Sheet Application Workshop
- Leica SP8 Confocal Application Workshop
- Image Analysis Workshop
Please note: All sessions and workshops are designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in advanced imaging techniques. Ensure timely registration as spaces are limited.