May 10-12th, Goniądz, Biebrza river
We are happy to announce the third edition of our Optics and Microscopy Workshop! This time we will meeting one of the most beautiful places in Poland – Biebrza marshes!
The workshop will be a thorough, hands – on introduction to optics and microscopy. With our instructor, Fred Marbach from Crick Institute, we will start from absolute basics – photons, ray diagrams and lenses; then move to building simple optical system, just to end up building DIY bright-field and fluorescent microscopes. We will image neurons (hopefully!), and understand every last bit of how that image came to be (this is a certainty!).
During the workshop you will build an intuition for optics, allowing you to reason about optical systems found in the lab (and in publications): you will understand the equipment you are using on a much deeper level.
People of all backgrounds are welcome, no math/physics are required; we only ask for the drive to deeply understand the topic, and joy for tinkering and discussion. Given the short format and ambitious goals, prepare for long days (9:30-21:00+)!
Workshop will take place May 10-12th in Goniądz, in Dwór Bartla, overlooking the beautiful Biebrza river, which at this time of the year provides great opportunities for birdwatching.
The deadline for registration is April 10th, the cost of the workshop is EUR 250 (but we provide fee waivers if needed). The cost includes the registration fee, accommodation, breakfast and lunch. Please find the registration form HERE.
Instructor:
Fred Marbach is a postdoc at Francis Crick Institute, London. He is setting up a three-photon system with adaptive optics. He has expertise is conceptualising experiments to delineate neural circuits underlying behaviors. He has vast experience in teaching optics and microscopy – he was an instructor at CSHL Optics Course and Transylvanian Experimental Neuroscience Summer School.
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