This 4-day international school will cover topics including:  

1. Fundamentals of fluorescence microscopy
2. Advanced microscopy modalities
3. Light sheet fluorescence microscopy
4. Pressure and flux pumping systems for microfluidics
5. Lab and hands-on session

This school brings together PhD students from many institutes and offers a great opportunity for networking and scientific discussions.

Lectures:

• Valentina Caorsi (Abbelight)
• Sandrine Leveque Fort (ISMO-CNRS)
• Lisa Muiznieks (Microfluidic, ex Elvesys)
• Andrea Bassi (Polimi)
• Pablo Loza Alvarez (ICFO)
• Anna Plebani (Technology Transfer Office, Polimi)

About

Nextscreen “Training network for next-generation cellular screening” is a joint Doctoral Network supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) of Horizon Europe.  The project aims to train and establish a network of doctoral researchers that will exploit the capabilities of the existing imaging flow cytometry (IFC) instruments and initiate the development of next-generation automatic and data-driven diagnostics tools.

This first workshop is being held at ICFO, focusing primarily on the fields of microscopy and fluidics:

In microscopy, will cover topics from the fundamental concepts of fluorescence microscopy to advanced microscopy modalities such as super-resolution. Additionally, lab and hands-on sessions will be conducted by the Super Resolution Light Microscopy and Nanoscopy (SLN) group.

In fluidics, the ELVESYS group, which specializes in developing cutting-edge microfluidics instruments, will explain the principles of pressure and flux pumping systems used in microfluidics.

Finally, there will be a conference on intellectual property protection, valorization, and exploitation by the technology transfer office of POLIMI.