Bi 177: Principles of Modern Microscopy
California Institute of Technology - Winter 2012
Prof. Scott E Fraser
TA: Danielle Bower, dvbrown AT caltech.edu
 

 

Hours
 
 
Mon, Wed 2:30-4:00 pm
Broad 200 Seminar Room
 

 

Lecture schedule (MAY BE UPDATED!)
 
Jan 04
Lecture 00: Organizational meeting

 
Jan 09
Lecture 01: Basic optics
Homework 1, Due 01/11/12 (beginning of class)
Syllabus
 
Jan 11
Lecture 02: Design and layout of real microscopes
Homework 2, Due 01/18/12 (beginning of class)
 
Jan 18
 
Lecture 03: Lasers (physics, types, functions) (Ying Min Wang)
** By 2:30pm email Danielle the paper you will review for project 1

 
Jan 23
 
Lecture 04: Fluorescence microscopy

 
Jan 25
 
Lecture 05: Widefield vs laser scanning microscopy: adding the 3rd dimension
Homework 3, Due 02/01/12
** Exchange project 1 drafts for peer review
 
Jan 30
 
Lecture 06: Scattering and imaging I: Problem statement, clearing, whole animal imaging, OPT, DOT (Benjamin Judkewitz)
**Comments on your peer's paper due at beginning of class!
 
Feb 01
 
Lecture 07: Scattering and imaging II: 2PM, OCT, PAM, MSOT (Benjamin Judkewitz)

 
Feb 06
 
Lecture 08: Compromises between resolution, contrast, and detection

 
Feb 08
 
Lecture 09: Structured illumination and AVEC microscopy

** Project 1 due at the beginning of class.
 
Feb 13
 
Lecture 10: Detectors and detector noise

 
Feb 15
 
Lecture 11: Emerging imaging techniques (AFM, NSOM Blockface Imaging)

 
Feb 22
 
Lecture 12: Emerging imaging techniques (STED, 4pi, PALM/STORM)

** Submit paper choice for approval by TA for project 2.
 
Feb 27
 
Lecture 13: Quantitative fluorescence microscopy (Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz)
**NOTE TIME CHANGE 2/27: NO CLASS AT 2:30 BUT ATTEND LECTURE AT 4PM**
 
Feb 29
 
Lecture 14: Digital images: formation, visualization, processing, and analysis (Alphan Altinok)
 
Mar 05
 
Lecture 15: Light paths, filters and dichroic reflectors (demo)

** Draft of project 2 paper due at the beginning of class. Exchange for peer review.
 
Mar 07
 
Lecture 16: FRET, FRAP, and FDAP for molecular imaging
 
 
**Complete peer review and exchange comments.

 
Mar 12
 
**Final, revised project 2 due by 2:30pm!
Please turn in to Danielle (Brown OR Bower)'s mailbox in the BI lobby:
1) your first draft of paper #2,
2) the peer comments you received, and
3) your final draft,
all paper-clipped together.

 

 

Reading Projects
 
 
Read and study a published paper in a mainstream journal. Write a short report concerning this paper. The report should be ~5 pages long. Get pre-approval of TA on paper/topic.

Peer Review Form
Grading Criteria

 

 

Coursework
 
 
Reading
6 Simple problem sets
Paper reading project (2 per term)
No midterm or final exam
 

 

Grading
 
 
Grades based on the Homework and the Projects.
Homework, Project 1, Project 2 are given equal weight.
Late homework assignments are not accepted.
Score can be dropped with medical or Dean's excuse.
 

 

Auditors and non-traditional students
 
 
Auditors are welcome to take the Course, but are required to do the homework problem sets and reading.
 

 

Links
 
 
Bi177 & Bi227 website
Microscope Primer
Microscopy from the Very Beginning (Zeiss)
Olympus Microscopy Primer