Biological Imaging
Course content
This course will introduce to all important modalities of advanced biological and biomedical imaging using photons, electrons, X-rays and neutrons, available in the Øresund region in core facilities and at synchrotron and linear accelerators (MAX IV and ESS). These modalities offer a wide zoom range and the resolution power to resolve the substructure of molecules, cells, tissues, organs and whole bodies. The couse is relevant for students of MSc. educations within biological, chemical, physical, medical, molecular and pharmaceutical sciences and will be coordinated with the PhD course "Biological Imaging".
In particular the following topics will be treated: fluorescence microscopy, fluorescence life time imaging, super resolution microscopy, electron and cryo electron microscopy, X-ray imaging and imaging at synchrotron and linac beamlines. An important part will be the concomitant data analysis, -management and -statistics as well as image processing.
This course aims at giving the student an understanding of
biomedical imaging including the physical and
optical principles of cutting-edge microscopes and
beamlines. The course includes show cases at the instruments and,
thus, will be an important asset for students that want to
integrate biological and soft-matter imaging in their Master
projects.
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Lectures, Journal Clubs, flipped classroom, practical show
cases, excursions.
Please note that your laptop should be able to run MatLab or a
similar data analysis program (4GB RAM)!
Relevant background material and Journal articles will be electronically available at the start of the course. Practicals will be taught at the Center for Advanced Bioimaging (CAB - FBG and Nørre Campus), and at the Center for Integrated Microscopy (CFIM - at the Panum building). An excursion to Lund (Sweden) will be undertaken to visit the MAX IV synchrotron and the linear neutron accelerator European Spallation Source (ESS).
Students interested to take this course should have a basic
understanding of theory and use of wide field light microscopes,
such as achieved by following cell biology, histology or anatomy
courses.
Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree is
recommended.
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Written examination, 3 hours under invigilation
- Type of assessment details
- The exam will consist of two parts, of which one is a multiple
choice test on the fundamentals of biological imaging and the other
one covers questions on the journal articles treated during the
course. Part one counts 1/3, and part two 2/3.
The course has been selected for ITX exam.
See important information about ITX-exams at Study Information, menu point: Exams -> Exam types and rules -> Written on-site exams (ITX). - Aid
- All aids allowed
As the exam is an ITX-exam, the University will make computers available to students at the exam. Students are therefore not permitted to bring their own computers, tablets, calculators, or mobile phones.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Criteria for exam assessment
See "learning outcome"
Single subject courses (day)
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 28
- Preparation
- 132,5
- Theory exercises
- 12
- Practical exercises
- 33
- Exam
- 0,5
- English
- 206,0
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- NPLK17000U
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
-
1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedulegroup
-
C
- Capacity
- 20
The number of seats may be reduced in the late registration period - Studyboard
- Study Board for the Biological Area
Contracting department
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
- Department of Biomedical Sciences
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology
- Department of Chemistry
- The Niels Bohr Institute
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinator
- Alexander Schulz (3-6671784575716a7333707a336970)
Teacher
Klaus Qvortrup
Jon Sporring
Michael Gajhede
Robert Feidenhans'l
Timetable
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