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Continuing education course LIGHT MICROSCOPY AND PHOTOMICROGRAPHY TECHNIQUES VI Basic Course 26-30 April 1999	Investigating cell dynamics and death by conventional and confocal microscopy International Symposium 3-6 May 1999
More than 50 partecipants coming from the Universities of Milano, Genova, Padova, Pavia, Sassari attended the Continuing Education Course "Light Microscopy and Photomicrography Techniques" (26-30th April 1999)  The theoretical notions imparted in the morning tutorials by Dr. Gundlach  (Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany) were followed in the afternoon by practical workshops during which the partecipants were allowed to observe and photograph slide preparations, under the supervision of several tutors. Using the microscopes provided by Carl Zeiss SpA, Italy and Carl Zeiss, Gottingen students have been trained on the different microscopes techniques (bright and dark field, phase and differential interference contrast, fluorescence). In particular, multicolor labeling experiments were made on living cells and tissue sections using fluorescence probes; in order to obtain the best observation conditions for each dye combination, single or multiband pass filters were used. High quality micrographs were obtained by the partecipants as shown in the selected pictures gallery	The International Symposium "Investigating Cell Dynamics and Death by Conventional and Confocal Microscopy" (3-7th May 1999) was held at the Department of Animal Biology of the University of Pavia. More than 70 researchers in the biomedical field coming from the Universities of Pavia, Milano, Genova, Padova, Sassari, Ferrara, Lecce, Braunschweig, Liverpool, Locarno, Neuherberg, Wurzburg attended the Symposium. In the morning sessions, lectures were given by scientists working on phagocytosis and apoptosis, cytoskeleton, nuclear function, RNA synthesis and processing, and nucleus-to-cytoplasm transport, or studying living cells in situ; examples of microscope preparations concerning the above mentioned topics were examined by the partecipants at the microscopes during the afternoon workshop sessions. The unformal discussion with the speakers made this part of the symposium especially stimulating and fruitful. During the workshops the partecipants obtained high quality micrographs, some of which are shown in the selected pictures gallery..

 

Microscopic Pictures Gallery

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Aknowledgements

The organizers gratefully acknowledge the collaboration and support of several persons who have contributed to organize and manage the VI Basic Course on Light Microscopy and Micrography Techniques and the International Symposium "Investigating Cell Dynamics and Death by Conventional and Confocal Microscopy".
In particular:

Prof. Maria Gabriella Manfredi Romanini, President of the Italian Society of Histochemistry under whose auspices this Symposium was held;

Prof. Giuseppe Gerzeli, Director of the Department of Animal Biology and Coordinator of the Research Doctorate in Cell and Animal Biology,  who encouraged and supported our initiative from its very beginning;

The "Divisione Strumenti" of Carl Zeiss S.p.A., Milan, and in particular Dr. Anton Britz and Dr. Thomas Beller for their constant help and technical assistance;

Our colleagues of the Laboratory of Zoology, who allowed us to use their teaching facilities, and the colleagues of the Laboratories of Comparative Anatomy and Cytology, Cell Biology and Zoology for allowing us to use their research microscopes during the Basic Course and the Symposium Workshops;

Mrs. Paola Veneroni and Dr. Patrizia Griffini for their help in the preparation of cell samples used in the Workshops, and Mr. Maurino Bosio and Mr. Gianni Pollini for technical organization;

Drs. Barbara Bono, Maria Grazia Bottone, Simona Fracchiolla, Maria B. Pisu, Vittorio Bertone and Luigi Sciola who served as co-tutors during the workshop sessions;

Mrs. Teresa Bosini, Mrs. Lucia Riva, Mr. Teresio Sanga and Mr. Massimo Barbetta from the Administrative staff of the Department;

Prof. Andrea Belvedere, Dean of the Collegio Ghislieri, Dr. Paola Bernardi, Dean of the Collegio Nuovo, and Dr. Graziano Leonardelli, President of I.S.U. who gave hospitality to some of the speakers of the Symposium.
 
 

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