WINTER COLLEGE ON BIOPHOTONICS: Optical Imaging and Manipulation of Molecules and Cells

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WINTER COLLEGE ON BIOPHOTONICS: Optical Imaging and Manipulation of Molecules and Cells | (smr 1495)

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Monday, 10 February 2003

08:30 - 10:00 Registration - ICTP Main Building Lobby, Entrance level (ground floor)

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 08:30 Registration - ICTP Main Building Lobby, Entrance level (ground floor) 1h30'
10:00 - 11:00 Opening Session
- 10:00 Opening Session 1h0'
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:00 Coffee break 30'

11:30 - 12:30 Introduction to cell biology

11:30 Introduction to cell biology 1h0'

Speaker:	R. MARZARI (Dipt. di Biologia, Univ. di Trieste, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
14:00 - 15:00 Manipulation and diagnostic tools for single biological units - Part I
- 14:00 Manipulation and diagnostic tools for single biological units - Part I 1h0'
  
  Speaker: F.S. PAVONE (LENS, Univ. di Firenze, Italy)
15:00 - 16:00 Manipulation and diagnostic tools for single biological units - Part II
- 15:00 Manipulation and diagnostic tools for single biological units - Part II 1h0'
  
  Speaker: F.S. PAVONE (LENS, Univ. di Firenze, Italy)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 17:30 Discussion
- 16:30 Discussion 1h0'

Tuesday, 11 February 2003

09:00 - 10:00 DNA - interactions
- 09:00 DNA - interactions 1h0'
  
  Speaker: A. FALASCHI (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)

10:00 - 11:00 Molecular motors - Part I

10:00 Molecular motors - Part I 1h0'

Speaker:	M.S.Z. KELLERMAYER (Pecs Univ., Med. School, Pecs, Hungary)
Material:	lecture notes

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:00 Coffee break 30'

11:30 - 12:30 Molecular motors - Part II

11:30 Molecular motors - Part II 1h0'

Speaker:	M.S.Z. KELLERMAYER (Pecs Univ., Med. School, Pecs, Hungary)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'

14:00 - 15:00 Elements of the cell cytoskeleton - Part I

14:00 Elements of the cell cytoskeleton - Part I 1h0'

Speaker:	K. BERG-SORENSEN (Niels Bohr Inst., Copenhagen, Denmark)
Material:	lecture notes

15:00 - 16:00 Elements of the cell cytoskeleton - Part II

15:00 Elements of the cell cytoskeleton - Part II 1h0'

Speaker:	K. BERG-SORENSEN (Niels Bohr Inst., Copenhagen, Denmark)
Material:	lecture notes

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 17:30 Discussion
- 16:30 Discussion 1h0'

Wednesday, 12 February 2003

09:00 - 10:00 Introduction to microscopy, confocal microscopy and confocal endoscopy - Part I

09:00 Introduction to microscopy, confocal microscopy and confocal endoscopy - Part I 1h0'

Speaker:	C. SHEPPARD (Dept. Physical Optics, Univ. of Sydney, Australia)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 11:00 Introduction to microscopy, confocal microscopy and confocal endoscopy - Part II

10:00 Introduction to microscopy, confocal microscopy and confocal endoscopy - Part II 1h0'

Speaker:	C. SHEPPARD (Dept. Physical Optics, Univ. of Sydney, Australia)
Material:	lecture notes

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:00 Coffee break 30'

11:30 - 12:30 Introduction to microscopy, confocal microscopy and confocal endoscopy - Part III

11:30 Introduction to microscopy, confocal microscopy and confocal endoscopy - Part III 1h0'

Speaker:	C. SHEPPARD (Dept. Physical Optics, Univ. of Sydney, Australia)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'

14:00 - 15:00 Non-linear microscopy - Part I

14:00 Non-linear microscopy - Part I 1h0'

Speaker:	O.E. MARTINEZ (Univ. de Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Material:	lecture notes

15:00 - 16:00 Non-linear microscopy - Part II

15:00 Non-linear microscopy - Part II 1h0'

Speaker:	O.E. MARTINEZ (Univ. de Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Material:	lecture notes

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 17:30 Discussion
- 16:30 Discussion 1h0'

20:00 - 21:00 Introduction to Biophotonics: Structure and function of DNA molecule

Location:

Main Building Seminar Room

20:00 Introduction to Biophotonics: Structure and function of DNA molecule 1h0'

Speaker:	I. ASHRAF ZAHID (Quaid-I-Azam Univ., Islamabad, Pakistan)
Material:	lecture notes

Thursday, 13 February 2003

09:00 - 10:00 Optical sources for biophotonics

09:00 Optical sources for biophotonics 1h0'

Speaker:	P. FRENCH (Photonics Group, Imperial College, London, U.K.)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 11:00 Imaging through scattering media
- 10:00 Imaging through scattering media 1h0'
  
  Speaker: P. FRENCH (Imaging through scattering media)
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:00 Coffee break 30'

11:30 - 12:30 Coherent imaging

11:30 Coherent imaging 1h0'

Speaker:	P. FRENCH (Photonics Group, Imperial College, London, U.K.)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'

14:00 - 15:00 Holographic imaging - Part I

14:00 Holographic imaging - Part I 1h0'

Speaker:	C. DEPEURSINGE (Inst. Applied Optics, EPFL de Lausanne, Switzerland)
Material:	lecture notes

15:00 - 16:00 Discussion
- 15:00 Discussion 1h0'

Friday, 14 February 2003

09:00 - 10:00 Holographic imaging - Part II

09:00 Holographic imaging - Part II 1h0'

Speaker:	C. DEPEURSINGE (Inst. Applied Optics, EPFL de Lausanne, Switzerland)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 11:00 Introduction to coherent metrology for biophotonics - Part I

10:00 Introduction to coherent metrology for biophotonics - Part I 1h0'

Speaker:	G. von BALLY (Lab. of Biophysics, Univ. Muenster, Germany)
Material:	lecture notes

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:00 Coffee break 30'
11:30 - 12:30 Introduction to coherent metrology for biophotonics - Part II
- 11:30 Introduction to coherent metrology for biophotonics - Part II 1h0'
  
  Speaker: G. von BALLY (Lab. of Biophysics, Univ. Muenster, Germany)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
14:00 - 15:00 LAMP WORKSHOPS
- 14:00 LAMP WORKSHOPS 1h0'
14:05 - 14:25 Laser induced chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of some tropical plants
- 14:05 Laser induced chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of some tropical plants 20'
  
  Speaker: A.S. NDAO (Atoms-Lasers lab., Physics Dept., Cheikh anta Diop Dakar Univ., Senegal)
14:25 - 14:45 Broadly tunable CW orange-red generation with intra-cavity doubled Cr:forsterite lasers
- 14:25 Broadly tunable CW orange-red generation with intra-cavity doubled Cr:forsterite lasers 20'
  
  Speaker: A. SENNAROGLU (Koc Univ., Dept. Physics, Istanbul, Turkey)
14:45 - 15:05 Laser micromanipulation
- 14:45 Laser micromanipulation 20'
  
  Speaker: S.K. MOHANTY (Biomedical Applications Sections, Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India)
15:05 - 15:25 Optical methods for diagnosis
- 15:05 Optical methods for diagnosis 20'
  
  Speaker: N. GHOSH (Biomedical Applications Section, Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India)

Monday, 17 February 2003

09:00 - 10:00 Coherent endoscopic metrology - Part I

09:00 Coherent endoscopic metrology - Part I 1h0'

Speaker:	B. KEMPER (Lab. of Biophysics, Univ. Muenster, Germany)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 11:00 Coherent endoscopic metrology - Part II

10:00 Coherent endoscopic metrology - Part II 1h0'

Speaker:	B. KEMPER (Lab. of Biophysics, Univ. Muenster, Germany)
Material:	lecture notes

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:00 Coffee break 30'

11:30 - 12:30 Coherent endoscopic metrology - Part III

11:30 Coherent endoscopic metrology - Part III 1h0'

Speaker:	B. KEMPER (Lab. of Biophysics, Univ. Muenster, Germany)
Material:	misc

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
14:00 - 15:30 LAMP WORKSHOPS
- 14:00 LAMP WORKSHOPS 1h30'
14:05 - 14:25 Wide band interferometry for thickness measurement
- 14:05 Wide band interferometry for thickness measurement 20'
  
  Speaker: S. COSTANTINO (Quantum Electronics Lab., Univ. Buenos Aires, Argentina)
14:25 - 14:45 Perturbation Monte-Carlo (pMC) technique: A novel imaging modality in optical tomography
- 14:25 Perturbation Monte-Carlo (pMC) technique: A novel imaging modality in optical tomography 20'
  
  Speaker: Y. PHANEENDRA KUMAR (IIS, Dept. of Instrumentation, Bangalore, India)
14:45 - 15:05 Analysis of the collagen birefringence and the relative attenuation coefficient of health and burned skin irradiated with linearly polarized He-Ne laser
- 14:45 Analysis of the collagen birefringence and the relative attenuation coefficient of health and burned skin irradiated with linearly polarized He-Ne laser 20'
  
  Speaker: D. TEIXEIRA DA SILVA (IPEN/CNEN-SP, Center for Lasers & Applications, MEO, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
15:05 - 15:25 Theoretical model of two-photon fluorescence microscopy in a layered turbid medium
- 15:05 Theoretical model of two-photon fluorescence microscopy in a layered turbid medium 20'
  
  Speaker: E.A. SERGEEVA (Institute of Applied Physics, RAS, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)

20:00 - 21:00 Biomedical imaging methods

Location:

Main Building Seminar Room

20:00 Biomedical imaging methods 1h0'

Speaker:	I. ASHRAF ZAHID (Quaid-I-Azam Univ., Islamabad, Pakistan)
Material:	lecture notes misc

Tuesday, 18 February 2003

09:00 - 10:30 Fluorescence life-time imaging

09:00 Fluorescence life-time imaging 1h30'

Speaker:	P. FRENCH (Photonics Group, Imperial College, London, UK)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 12:30 Diffuse optical tomography - Part I

11:00 Diffuse optical tomography - Part I 1h30'

Speaker:	U. OSTERBERG (Dartmouth Coll., Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'

14:00 - 15:30 Diffuse optical tomography - Part II and III

14:00 Diffuse optical tomography - Part II and III 1h30'

Speaker:	U. OSTERBERG (Dartmouth Coll., Thayer School of Eng., Hanover, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
- 15:30 Coffee break 30'
16:00 - 17:00 LAMP WORKSHOPS
- 16:00 LAMP WORKSHOPS 1h0'
16:05 - 16:25 Using laser-induced chlorophyll fluorescence to screen cowpea varieties
- 16:05 Using laser-induced chlorophyll fluorescence to screen cowpea varieties 20'
  
  Speaker: B. ANDERSON (Laser & Fibre Optics Centre, Univ. of Cape Coast, Ghana)

16:25 - 16:45 Instrumentation for ex-vivo autofluorescence studies of human tissues: Preliminary results

16:25 Instrumentation for ex-vivo autofluorescence studies of human tissues: Preliminary results 20'

Speaker:

J.A. DELGADO ATENCIO (Dept. of Physics, Centre for Technological Applications & Nuclear Development, CEADEN-CITMA, Havana,)

16:45 - 17:05 Adipose tissue optics and laser lipolysis
- 16:45 Adipose tissue optics and laser lipolysis 20'
  
  Speaker: A.F. REBOLLEDO VELASCO (Dept. de Fisica, Univ., del Valle, Cali, Colombia)

Wednesday, 19 February 2003

09:00 - 10:00 Opto-acoustic imaging - Part I

09:00 Opto-acoustic imaging - Part I 1h0'

Speaker:	A. ORAEVSKY (Univ. Texas / Research and Development at Fairway Med. Tech., Houston, Texas, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 11:00 Opto-acoustic imaging - Part II

10:00 Opto-acoustic imaging - Part II 1h0'

Speaker:	A. ORAEVSKY (Univ. Texas / Research and Development at Fairway Med. Tech., Houston, Texas, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:00 Coffee break 30'

11:30 - 12:30 Opto-acoustic imaging - Part III

11:30 Opto-acoustic imaging - Part III 1h0'

Speaker:	A. ORAEVSKY (Univ. Texas / Research and Development at Fairway Med. Tech., Houston, Texas, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'

Thursday, 20 February 2003

09:00 - 10:00 Super-resolution - Part I

09:00 Super-resolution - Part I 1h0'

Speaker:	S. HELL (MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Goettingen, Germany)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 11:00 Super - resolution - Part II

10:00 Super - resolution - Part II 1h0'

Speaker:	S. HELL (MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Goettingen, Germany)
Material:	lecture notes

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:00 Coffee break 30'

11:30 - 12:30 Super - resolution - Part III

11:30 Super - resolution - Part III 1h0'

Speaker:	S. HELL (MPI for Biophysical Chemistry Goettingen, Germany)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'

14:00 - 15:00 DNA - protein interaction - Part I

14:00 DNA - protein interaction - Part I 1h0'

Speaker:	V. CROQUETTE (Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France)
Material:	lecture notes

15:00 - 16:00 Coffee break
- 15:00 Coffee break 1h0'
16:30 - 17:30 ICO / ICTP PRIZE CEREMONY
- 16:30 ICO / ICTP PRIZE CEREMONY 1h0'
18:15 - 19:00 CONCERT by the Cappella Tergestina Choir of Trieste
- 18:15 CONCERT by the Cappella Tergestina Choir of Trieste 45'
19:00 - 20:30 RECEPTION offered by ICO

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 19:00 RECEPTION offered by ICO 1h30'

Friday, 21 February 2003

09:00 - 10:00 DNA - protein interaction - Part II

09:00 DNA - protein interaction - Part II 1h0'

Speaker:	V. CROQUETTE (Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 11:00 DNA - protein interaction - Part III
- 10:00 DNA - protein interaction - Part III 1h0'
  
  Speaker: V. CROQUETTE (Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France)
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:00 Coffee break 30'

11:30 - 12:30 Laser safety

11:30 Laser safety 1h0'

Speaker:	V. LAKSAHMINARAYANAN (Univ. of Missouri, St. Louis, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 13:30 CLOSING REMARKS - Issue of certificates
- 12:30 CLOSING REMARKS - Issue of certificates 1h0'