Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics

A national research center for biomedical fluorescence spectroscopy at the University of California, Irvine

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We gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship of the following organizations:

ISS Inc.

Spectra-Physics.

Globals Software

University of California, Irvine

Allen Institute

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Abbreviations

  • AI: Artificial Intelligence
  • DIVER: Deep Imaging Via Enhanced-photon Recovery
  • FCS: Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
  • FFS: Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy
  • FLIM: Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
  • FRET: Förster Resonance Energy Transfer
  • ICS: Image Correlation Spectroscopy
  • iMSD: Image Mean Square Displacement
  • MPM: Multiphoton microscopy
  • N&B: Number and Brightness
  • pCF: Pair Correlation Function
  • PCH: Photon Counting Histogram
  • PSF: Point Spread Function
  • RICS: Raster Image Correlation Spectroscopy
  • SPIM: Single Plane Illumination Microscopy
  • more...

16th LFD Workshop (2022)

The "16th LFD Workshop in Advanced Fluorescence Imaging and Dynamics" was held on October 24–28, 2022, at the Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics (LFD), University of California, Irvine.

Agenda and Downloads

Monday, October 24, 2022

  • 09:00-09:45Lecture 1. Enrico Gratton: Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS)
  • 09:45-10:30Lecture 2. Enrico Gratton: The photon counting histogram (PCH)
  • Break
  • 11:00-11:45Lecture 3. Lorenzo Scipioni: Scanning FCS (sFCS)
  • 11:45-12:15Application talk 1.Francesco Palomba: Application of FCS.
  • 12:15-12:35Application talk 2. David Jameson: Time-Resolved Fluorescence and Phasors
  • Break
  • 13:30-17:30Computer training on FCS. Download computing tutorials, software and data files.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

  • 09:00-09:45Lecture 4. Michelle Digman: Raster image correlation spectroscopy (RICS)
  • 09:45-10:30Lecture 5. Michelle Digman: Number and brightness analysis (N&B)
  • Break
  • 11:00-11:45Lecture 6. Francesco Palomba: The pair correlation approach (pCF)
  • 11:45-12:15Application talk 3. Enrico Gratton: The iMSD approach to diffusion analysis.
  • 12:15-12:35Application talk 4. Yu-Kai Haung: Single plane illumination microscopy (SPIM).
  • Break
  • 13:30-14:00Application talk 5. Giulia Tedeschi: Application of FFS to membrane proteins.
  • 14:00-17:30Computer training on RICS and FLIM. Download computing tutorials, software and data files.
  • 17:30-18:30Special lecture 1. David Jameson: A nano-history of fluorescence.

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

  • 09:00-09:45Lecture 7. Enrico Gratton: The Phasor approach to FLIM and FRET
  • 09:45-10:30Lecture 8. Leonel Malacrida: Spectral phasors
  • Break
  • 11:00-11:30Application talk 6. Lorenzo Scipioni: Spectral FLIM.
  • 11:30-12:15Lecture 9. Jennifer Prescher: Bioluminescence
  • 12:15-12:35Application talk 7. Lila Halbers and Mariana Navarro: Bioluminescence and Spectral phasors.
  • Break
  • 13:30-14:00Application talk 8. Suman Ranjit: Lifetime analysis of tissue samples.
  • 14:00-17:30Laboratory training at LFD facility.

Thursday, October 27, 2022

  • 09:00-09:45Lecture 10. Alexander Vallmitjana: Clustering and unmixing in the phasor space
  • 09:45-11:00Discussion Panel. Michelle Digman and Emi Embler: Addressing Equity and Inclusion.
  • 11:00-11:45Lecture 11. Enrico Gratton: AI for the analysis of phasors.
  • 11:45-12:05Application talk 9. Belen Torrado: Deep tissue imaging (DIVER)
  • 12:05-12:35Lecture 12. Anand Ganesan: Instrumentation for skin studies.
  • Break
  • 13:30-14:00Application talk 10. Belén Torrado: Sine/Cosine filter for spectral phasor analysis.
  • 14:00-17:30Laboratory training at LFD facility.

Friday, October 28, 2022

  • 09:00-12:15Laboratory training at LFD facility.
  • 13:30-14:00Student Symposium.
  • 14:00-15:30Conclusion.

Lecturers

  1. Michelle A Digman
    Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, University of California, Irvine
  2. Anand Ganesan
    Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine
  3. Enrico Gratton
    Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, University of California, Irvine
  4. Lila Halbers
    The Prescher Lab, University of California, Irvine
  5. David M Jameson
    Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa
  6. Leonel Malacrida
    Institut Pasteur de Montevideo-Universidad de la República del Uruguay
  7. Mariana Navarro
    The Prescher Lab, University of California, Irvine
  8. Suman Ranjit
    Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
  9. Francesco Palomba
    Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, University of California, Irvine
  10. Jennifer Prescher
    The Prescher Lab, University of California, Irvine
  11. Lorenzo Scipioni
    Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, University of California, Irvine
  12. Giulia Tedeschi
    Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, University of California, Irvine
  13. Belén Torrado
    Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, University of California, Irvine
  14. Alexander Vallmitjana
    Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine

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