Mar. 23, 2011

Super Resolution Microscopy: Light-independent Switching of Fluorescent Probes

Super Resolution Microscopy: a team of scientists headed by Dr. Dirk-Peter Herten at Heidelberg University's Institute of Physical Chemistry and members of the Cluster of Excellence "CellNetworks" have devised a new method in which light-dependent processes are replaced by chemical reactions to mark cellular structures for high-resolution optical microscopy. This method opens up new application vistas for fluorescence microscopy. moreAug. 12, 2010

Turn Up Brightness on Fluorescent Probes

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center (MBIC), USA are turning up the brightness on a group of fluorescent probes called fluoromodules that are used to monitor biological activities of individual proteins in real-time. This latest advance enhances their fluormodule technology by causing it to glow an order of magnitude brighter than typical fluorescent proteins. The new fluoromodules are five- to seven-times brighter than enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP), a development that will open new avenues for research. moreFeb. 18, 2010

Fluorescent Probes Light up Cancerous Tumors

Building on his Nobel Prize-winning work creating fluorescent proteins that light up the inner workings of cells, a team of researchers led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Roger Tsien, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego (USA) and the Moores UCSD Cancer Center has developed biological probes that can stick to and light up tumors in mice. moreNov. 01, 2007

Focus on Microscopy 2008

Focus on Microscopy 2008: After the successful 2007 FOM conference this year in Valencia, Spain the next conference in the FOM series will take place in Osaka, Awaji Island, Japan from Sunday, April 13 to Wednesday, April 16, 2008. It will start around 6 o‘clock in the afternoon on Sunday the 13th with a plenary opening session followed by a welcome reception. The program schedule and general information of the conference can be found at the conference website: FocusOnMicroscopy.org.
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