Summer School in Biophotonics

Participants are pictured outside the School of Physics and Astronomy, J F Allen Building. 

During the week we aimed at providing the participants with a theoretical overview of several advanced biophotonics methods, with the key characteristic of focusing on hands-on, sandpit format induction of each participant to three techniques amongst those offered during the school. We offered 8 modules ranging from Optical Trapping for Mechanobiology to FRET Biosensing, from Confocal Microscopy to Raman Spectroscopy.

It may be worth mentioning that this unique feature of focusing on group-based experimental labs, rather than exclusively on theory lectures, was especially well received by the attendees, based on their feedback forms.

Each experimental module was complemented by a corresponding theoretical lecture during the week.

On the last day, the participants presented the results of their experiments to all other attendees.

We had lecturers and instructors from the School of Physics and the School of Biology. We hosted sponsor talks from three companies (Leica, Photon Lines and Edinburgh Instruments), from amongst our sponsors.