Bi 227: Methods of Modern Microscopy California Institute of Technology - Winter 2018
Andres Collazo TA: Cai Tong Ng
Hours
Mon 10:00-11:00 am (Braun 152 was 151) Wed 10:00-11:00 am (not every Wednesday, see schedule for room) Lab: Church B168 (Phone Number x6094)
Student group list
Please contact Cai Tong
Syllabus (updated 3/5)
week 1Introduction to Microscopes (Koehler illumination, Confocal microscopy) 01/03: Administrative details and Introductions (152 Braun)
(Assignment 1) Training sessions to be scheduled with Cai Tong and Andres Download LSM310 manual Download LSM410 manual Download LSM410 full manual Manuals for BIF Microscopes (LARGE File)
(Lecture 01)
01/08: Hands on with the microscopes (B168 Church)
week 2Applying Geometrical Optics (Making the Rochester Cloak)
01/08: Lecture on Geometrical optics and Rochester Cloak (152 Braun)
(Assignment 2) (Lecture 02)
01/10: Building invisibility cloak with lenses (B168 Church)
week 33D Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy (LSCM) 01/15: No class (Martin Luther King Day) Institute Holiday
01/17: Discuss assignments (152 Braun, 10:00 am) (Assignment 3)
(Exciter power meter manual)
week 4Begin Building a Light Sheet Microscope (openspim.org) 01/22: Light sheet fluorescence microscopy; Guest lecture by Dr. Alon Greenbaum (152 Braun) (Lecture 03)
01/24: Work on assignments (B168 Church)
week 5Fluorescent Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS) vs FRAP 01/29: FCS vs FRAP Lecture (152 Braun)
(Lecture 04) (Assignment 4) (FCS guide) (FRAP guide)
Afternoon lab meet in BIF (B133 Beckman Institute)
01/31: Final Project Proposal due!
week 6Live Imaging Zebrafish embryos
02/05: Introduction to Zebrafish (152 Braun)
(Lecture 05) (Assignment 5)
02/07: Student presentations for Assignment 3 (152 Braun; 10:00 am)
week 7Multispectral Imaging Lab
02/12: Multispectral Imaging; Guest Lecture by Steven Wilbert (152 Braun) (Lecture 06)
02/14: Meet in BIF (B133 Beckman Institute)
week 8Work on Assignments and building light sheet
02/19: No class (President's Day) Institute Holiday
02/21: Work on light sheet (B168 Church)
week 9Work on Assignments and building light sheet 02/26: Student presentations (10:00 AM, 152 Braun);
Afternoon, Work on light sheet (B168 Church)
(Light sheet instructions)
02/28: Work on light sheet (B168 Church)
week 10Super-resolution Microscopy
03/05: Super-resolution microscopy lecture (152 Braun) (Lecture 07)
03/07: Oral presentations for final project (10 am)
03/16: Final Project Due
Grading
50% Lab assignments 50% Final project Download Final Project Instructions
Office Hours
Andres Collazo, acollazo AT Caltech.edu
Phone: x2761 or x2863
Friday 2-4 PM, 226 or B133 in the Beckman Institute
Cai Tong Ng, cng AT Caltech.edu
By appointment as well.
Obtaining keys to Church 68
Please contact Cai Tong
Microscope Calendar Access
Students need to access the calendar system for microscope reservations: - go to: http://calendar.bic.caltech.edu/. 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