Australia Hosted Event
8 November 2023
18:00 - 19:00 AEST, 02:00 - 03:00 ET, 07:00 - 08:00 GMT, 08:00 - 09:00 CET
Online
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The expansion microscopy user group brings together researchers to share experiences to enable rapid uptake of the technology.
Please note that this meeting is taking place at different time than usual to accommodate the multiple time zones attending.
At this meeting...
Shortly after the first description of Expansion Microscopy, the Hofkens group (KULeuven, Belgium) started working on approaches to enable selective grafting of biomolecules to polymer matrices. This resulted in a range of linkers and labeling agents tailored for targeted and highly sensitive imaging in the context of Expansion Microscopy. During this presentation, we will showcase notable instances, including Actin Staining, Immunostaining, Lipid staining, and strategies for signal enhancement.
Gang Wen
Gang Wen earned his B.Sc. in Pharmacy from Tianjin Medical University in 2015, followed by an M.Sc. in Medicinal Chemistry from Peking Union Medical University and Tsinghua University in 2018. Subsequently, he embarked on a Ph.D. journey under the guidance of Professor Johan Hofkens at KULeuven in Belgium. His research focused on the synthesis of chemical probes and the development of methods for biological imaging through expansion microscopy. Currently, Gang is conducting post-doctoral research at the University of Wurzburg in Germany with Markus Sauer, where he is further advancing his work on labeling approaches for expansion microscopy.
Volker Leen
Volker Leen completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Organic Chemistry under the mentorship of Professor Wim Dehaen at KU Leuven in 2010. Following this, he engaged in postdoctoral research in antiviral compounds alongside Professor Wim Dehaen before joining the research group of Johan Hofkens. In his role, he focused on probe synthesis and biotechnology development. Presently, Volker Leen holds a position as a biotechnology executive.
Johan Hofkens
Johan Hofkens is a professor at KU Leuven in Belgium, where he earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1993 under the supervision of Professor Frans De Schryver. He subsequently pursued postdoctoral research from 1994 to 1995 as a fellow with Professor Hiroshi Masuhara at Osaka University, focusing on an optical trapping project. He returned to KU Leuven for further postdoctoral studies and was appointed as a research professor in 2005, later achieving the rank of full professor in 2008. His current research interests encompass various fields, including optical DNA mapping, expansion microscopy, chemical energy conversion, perovskites, and optical trapping.
This zoom user group meeting will be hosted by the local organisers and the RMS are pleased to be supporting it, by facilitiating the registration process.
This event will be recorded.
The group is open to anyone interested, including all career stages and levels of experience with expansion microscopy.
Organisers:
Gabriela Segal Wasserman
Microscopy Officer at the Imaging Facility, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia.
Dr Segal has a PhD in Tumour Immunology from the Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne. She has years of experience in sample preparation for confocal and multiphoton microscopy. In her current role as an academic specialist she supports confocal, tissue clearing and Lightsheet applications.
RMS Organisers:
Victoria Masters
victoria@rms.org.uk
01865 254769
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