Bi 227: Methods of Modern Microscopy California Institute of Technology - Fall 2009 Scott E. Fraser and Willy Supatto TA: Edward M. Perkins
Hours
Mon 3:00-4:00 pm (Church 68) Fri 2:00-4:00 pm (Church 60) Lab: Church 68
Student group list
Preliminary list available here
Syllabus (updated 10/02)
week 110/02: Administrative session Training sessions to be scheduled with Ned Download LSM310 manual Download LSM410 manual
week 210/05: Assignement #1 2D CLSM imaging of fixed samples Download assigment #1
10/09: Q&A session + Introduction to lasers (John Choi)
week 310/12: Assignement #2 3D and multi-channel CLSM imaging of fixed samples Download assigment #2
10/16: Student presentations (Assignement #1)
week 410/19: Assignement #3 Live imaging I: fly embryos Download assigment #3
10/23: Student presentations (Assignement #2)
week 510/26: Assignement #4 Live imaging II: zebrafish embryos Download assigment #4
10/30: Student presentations (Assignement #3)
week 611/02: Assignement #5 Image analysis Download assigment #5 Download Sample Images for assigment #5 Final Project proposal due!
11/06: no class (Biology division retreat)
week 711/09: Feedback on final project proposal
11/13: Student presentations (Assignement #4)
week 811/16: Final project Q&A
11/20: Student presentations (Assignement #5)
week 911/23: Final project Q&A
11/27: no class (Thanksgiving)
week 1011/30: Final project Q&A
12/04: Student presentations (Final project)
Grading
50% Weekly lab assignments 50% Final project see the grading policy here see the Final Project rules
Office Hours
By appointment: Willy Supatto, supatto AT caltech.edu, x2863 Edward M. Perkins, ned AT caltech.edu
Obtaining keys to Church 68
Contact: Mary Marsh, 110 Kerckhoff, marshm AT caltech.edu, x6444
Microscope Calendar Access
Students need to access the calendar system for microscope and Imaris station reservations: - go to: http://calendar.bic.caltech.edu/. - click on "New users please Register here". - fill in required information. - use "Caltech Labs" as affiliation - Request access to 4 Calendars: (1) Bi227 CLASS 310, (2) Bi227 CLASS 410 (3) Bi227 CLASS 410 NLO, and (4) Bi 227 IMARIS. This will send an email to request official access to the calendars. Notes about Scope Calendar reservations and usage: - Never use the microscopes or the Imaris station without reserving it first - Be considerate of others - reserve reasonable amounts of time - If you cannot make it to your reserved time please delete your reservation on calendar. - Try to avoid imaging late at night, since no one will be around to help if you have a problem.
Links
Bi177 & Bi227 website Imaris (Bitplane AG) Bitplane Training Center Microscope Primer Microscopy from the Very Beginning (Zeiss) Olympus Microscopy Primer ImageJ