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	The 2nd Bangalore Microscopy Course February 21 - 28, 2010 Application Deadline: November 6, 2009 Venue: National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore Organizers: National Centre for Biological Sciences and 100X Imaging, Inc.
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	The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and 100X Imaging announce the second Bangalore Microscopy Course.This course, taught by world leaders in biological microscopy provides didactic and hands-on training in state-of-the art light microscopy for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers.Research seminars on how microscopy can be used to address biological problems will be part of the program, along with an opportunity to do independent work or a mini-project in the last two days of the program. Lectures will be combined with hands-on training in a dedicated teaching laboratory equipped with many state-of-the-art micro-scopes and will utilize two outstanding core facilities at NCBS.The course will host social events and offer opportunities for discussions with faculty in an informal setting.
	Faculty: Jan Ellenberg, EMBL, Germany Bo Huang, UCSF, San Francisco Kazuhiko Kinosita, Waseda University, Japan Roop Mallik, TIFR, India Satyajit Mayor, NCBS, India Tim Mitchison, Harvard University, USA Steve Ross, Nikon, USA Colin Sheppard, NUS, Singapore Nico Stuurman, UCSF, USA Ron Vale, UCSF, USA
	Course Overview: Attendees will be selected from countries throughout Asia. Attendees from Europe, USA and elsewhere are encouraged to apply. The course will be intense and will require full- time participation from morning to evening. Lectures will be combined with practical demonstrations and discussions with teachers. We will have a dedicated teaching laboratory equipped with many state-of-the-art microscopes and also will utilize many outstanding microscopes in two microscope facilities at NCBS. The major microscope companies (Olympus, Leica, Zeiss, Nikon) are attending and providing additional microscopes and support for this course. Other hardware vendors will participate as well. We will cover many aspects of modern biological microscopy including microscope optics, associated hardware, fluorophores and sample preparation techniques. Lectures on how microscopy can be used to address biological questions will be part of the program. Preliminary schedule will be posted in October . Course students will have an opportunity to present a poster on current research project.
	Eligibility: This course is primarily intended for senior graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, although exceptions can be made for junior faculty and talented undergraduates. Housing and Fees : Housing will be provided in comfortable rooms on the NCBS campus. All meals will be provided during the course. The tuition fee for the course is USD 600 for participants applying from institutions outside India and INR 7000 for participants applying from institutions within India. The tuition fee includes all course materials, boarding and lodging. Limited number of scholarships or travel grants are available. Application Process: All participants are requested to apply by submitting the following material to Nidhi Srivastava (microscopy2010@ncbs.res.in): 1) A CV 2) A one page description of your research interest and reason for taking the course. 3) One or ideally two letters of recommendation (submitted separately by the referees) We will select 24 students on a competitive basis and also selecting for geographic diversity. Selected candidates will be informed by 15th November 2009 with the tuition fee being payable upon acceptance.
	Contact Information Nidhi Srivastava NCBS - 100x Imaging Microscopy Course National Centre for Biological Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research GKVK, Bellary Road, Bangalore 560 065 INDIA Tel: 91-80-2366 6337 Email: microscopy2010@ncbs.res.in
	Travel Students will be responsible for their own transport to Bangalore. Travel between the airport and NCBS will be arranged by the meeting organizers. Funded By: Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India Support and attendance by: Andor, Hamamatsu, Leica, Nikon, Olympus, Perkin-Elmer, Photometrics and Zeiss.