In tribute to the outstanding contributions of Gregorio Weber (1916-1997) to the field of fluorescence, the LFD organizes and sponsors the:
News
- In the News » Enrico Gratton: The 2021 SPIE Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award.
- The LFD Colloquium is held biweekly via Zoom.
- The 15th LFD Workshop was held on October 25-29, 2021.
- The Globals for Images · SimFCS 4 software no longer requires registration with a license key as of June 24, 2020.
- The 10th Weber Symposium was held on May 28 - June 2, 2017 in Búzios, Brazil.
- The winner of the Weber Prize 2017 was announced on May 30, 2017.
Welcome to the LFD
The Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics (LFD) is a national research resource center for biomedical fluorescence spectroscopy, supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS P41GM103540) divisions of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of California, Irvine (UCI).
The founder and Principal Investigator of the LFD is Enrico Gratton. The Co-Investigator is Michelle Digman.
The LFD's main activities are:
- Services and Resources: the LFD provides a state-of-the-art laboratory for fluorescence measurements, microscopy and spectroscopy, with technical assistance to visiting scientists.
- Research and Development: the LFD designs, tests, and implements advances in the technology of hardware, software, and biomedical applications.
- Training and Dissemination: the LFD disseminates knowledge of fluorescence spectroscopic principles, instrumentation, and applications to the scientific community.
Read more about the LFD's activities, history, funding, and organization.
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