PAIR-UP Advanced Imaging Workshop for Black Imaging Scientists

May 13th – 17th, 2024 | Time: 9 AM – 8 PM EDT | Location: Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA

The PAIR-UP Advanced Imaging Workshop is designed to provide training in the following major areas:

1. The workshop is designed to train participants in the area of light sheet microscopy.

2. Participants will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in sample preparation, imaging and data analysis using a wide range of light sheet systems and diverse set biological samples.


Who Should Attend?

PAIR-UP workshops are open to all with a focus on training Black Imaging Scientists at the faculty and postdoctoral levels.

Imaging Equipment Used:

  • MBL’s Zeiss Z7
  • diSPIM
  • Oblique Plane Illumination
  • ASI SCOPE
  • 3I Clear Tissue Lightsheet
  • Zeiss Lattice Lightsheet
  • Bruker Mu-Vi SPIM
  • Lifecanvas SMART SPIM

Learning Objectives:

  1. Learn about building blocks and applications of Light Sheet Microscopes
  2. Hands-on experience in sample preparation and data collection
  3. Light Sheet data handling and analysis
  4. How to judiciously choose a Light Sheet microscope for the biological question (Matching system with sample)

Featured Instructors:

  • Abhishek Kumar, MBL
  • Matthew Parent, MBL
  • Carsten Wolff, MBL
  • Rylie Walsh, MBL
  • Anthony Mautino, MBL
  • William Ramos, MBL
  • Ludovic Leconte, MBL
  • Commercial Faculty from Vendors Participating in the workshop.


Cost To Attend: The workshop is free to accepted applicants.

Application Deadline: Friday, March 29th, 2024