Luminosa Oxford Response

17th October, 2024 | 12–6 pm | Institute of Developmental & Regenerative Medicine

LUMINOSA Lecture Series

Thank You

Thank you for registering your interest for the lecture / workshop on the 17th October.

See below for more information on the agenda, speakers, and how to get to the venue etc.

An afternoon of user presentations highlighting the latest in Lifetime Microscopy

12:00–1:00pm

Registration

1:00–1:30pm

PicoQuant talk one: History and vision for fluorescence lifetime microscopy technology @ PicoQuant by Uwe Ortman, PicoQuant

1:30–2:00pm

PicoQuant talk two: Luminosa opens the door to FLIM, FCS, and single molecule for everyone by Dr Kevin Kramm, PicoQuant

2:00–3:00pm

Coffee break

3:00–3:30pm

Science talk one: Physics of advanced fluorescence lifetime microscopy technology and its applications by Dr Narain Karedla, University of Oxford

3:30–4:00pm

Science talk two: Fluorescence spectroscopy technology from animal down to tissue, cells, and molecules by Ass. Professor Falk Schneider, University of Southern California

4:00–4:10pm

Application talk: Visualising cancer cells in human tumour biopsies by Yuexuan Zhang, Fritzsche Lab, University of Oxford

4:10–4:20pm

Application talk: Quantifying the metabolic changes in human steatotic liver disease models by Kaitlyn Purdie, Fritzsche and Nanchahal Lab, University of Oxford

4:20–4:30pm

Application talk: Measuring live mechanics of a developing embryo by Shifaan Thowfeequ, Srinivas Lab, University of Oxford

4:30–6:00pm

Reception with drinks and canapés

Uwe Ortmann

Head of Sales and Marketing at PicoQuant GmbH in Berlin, Germany. His whole career has focussed on laser spectroscopy, especially time-resolved studies, spectrometer design, laser scanning microscopy, and single molecule detection.

Kevin Kramm

Application specialist in microscopy for PicoQuant. Studied at the University of Regensburg, with post-doctoral studies including super-resolution microscopy of DNA origami and prokaryotic cells, single-molecule FRET analysis of protein/DNA complexes, and mass photometry.

Narain Karedla

An experimental physicist, highly enthusiastic about designing advanced optical microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, with an aim to explore and unravel the dynamic biological processes that span over multiple length- and time-scales in a minimally invasive manner.

Marco Fritzsche

Prof Fritzsche is the Scientific Director of the Oxford-ZEISS Centre of Excellence and leads the Biophysical Immunology Laboratory (www.bpi-oxford.com) between the Rosalind Franklin Institute and the Kennedy Institute for Rheumatology at the University of Oxford, UK.

Falk Schneider

A biochemist by training and excited to understand how molecular motion of bio-molecules translates to biological function across scales. Falk aims to answer fundamental questions about the dynamic organisation of biological systems from the bottom up.

Yuexuan Zhang

Yuexuan is a summer student in Professor Fritzsche’s group at Oxford. Her project focused on investigating the tumour microenvironment at both the cellular and tissue levels using autofluorescence lifetime imaging.

Kaitlyn Purdie

Kaityn is studying for her PhD in Molecular and Cellular Medicine in the Prof Marco Fritsche group. The group’s primary research goal is the identification and characterisation of the mechanisms of mechanobiology controlling the immune response in health and disease.

Shifaan Thowfeequ

Shifaan is a Post-Doctoral Researcher in DPAG at Oxford University. His research interests involve understanding genetic regulation of complex developmental processes mediated through transcription factors and how alterations in these networks could contribute to the aetiology of congenital diseases.

Where to Find Us

Please note the following:

Arriving by Car – there is a limited number of car parking spaces available, please contact the IDRM reception ([email protected]) to arrange a visitor parking space.

Arriving by Bus – the closest bus stop is the G6 bus stop on Lime Walk, buses that run this route or have stops nearby. These include: 15, 280, ST2, TUBE & U5.

For alternative transport methods or for more details please see the Moovit App website