FREE Techniques and biomedical
applications of microscopy and imaging Webcast
The technical aspects of FTIR microscopy and FTIR imaging will be reviewed.
Single-point analysis, linescans, and mapping in reflectance, transmission,
and ATR will be discussed. Example applications will be presented, with
particular focus on recent studies of biological and biomedical systems
using FTIR imaging.
Presented by Louis Tisinger who received his Ph.D. in 2002 in Analytical
Chemistry, focusing on FTIR microspectroscopy. He has been with PerkinElmer
for three years, conducts training courses in IR imaging and IR spectroscopy,
and provides technical assistance on IR spectroscopy to customers.
Duration: 51 minutes
Format: Windows Media Player
FREE Infrared microspectroscopy
provides more accurate kidney stone diagnosis Webcast
Accuracy of kidney stone diagnosis can be substantially improved by switching
from conventional contrast staining to infrared spectroscopy (IR). This
presentation will provide an overview of a new diagnostic method that
uses infrared microspectroscopic imaging to substantially increase diagnostic
accuracy by identifying the molecular footprint of the major types of
kidney stones.
Presented by Dr. Andre' J. Sommer who is currently the Director of the
Molecular Microspectroscopy Laboratory and Professor of Chemistry at Miami
University. He has over 24 years of experience in Molecular Microspectroscopy
Duration: 51 minutes
Format: Windows Media Player
FREE In situ analysis of protein
structure in protein-folding diseases Webcast
A growing number of neurodegenerative diseases involve the misfolding
of normal proteins in the brain. This presentation will show how synchrotron
infrared imaging is used to investigate protein folding and structure
within intact tissues in two neurological protein-folding diseases: scrapie
(the sheep form of mad cow disease) and Alzheimer's disease. Specifically,
immunofluorescence techniques and fluorescence microscopy are used to
identify prion proteins and amyloid plaques in affected tissues. Then,
infrared imaging is used to identify and structurally characterize misfolded
protein aggregates.
Presented by Lisa M. Miller, Biophysical Chemist, from the National Synchrotron
Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory. Her research focuses on
biomedical applications of synchrotron infrared and x-ray microspectroscopy
and imaging.
Duration: 51 minutes
Format: Windows Media Player