BL4225 Advanced Microscopy and Image Analysis - Seeing is Believing

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

To be arranged

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr M Bischoff

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Module Staff

Dr M Bischoff

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Module description

This module will introduce you to advanced imaging techniques, such as Confocal, Super-resolution, TIRF and Electron Microscopy and how these techniques have been utilised to address fundamental questions in Cell and Developmental Biology. You will get the opportunity to research techniques that are at the forefront of modern Biology and to develop skills in ImageJ analysis of imaging data, a skill that will be central to the advancement of bioscience in the coming years. Activities will be supplemented with research talks from academics at the cutting edge of their field.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS BL3303 OR PASS BL3315

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE BL5420

Assessment pattern

100% coursework

Re-assessment

100% coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 2-hour seminar (x 11 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

22

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

133

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.