CARS Workshop 2007

CARS Workshop at Harvard 2008

Fifth Annual CARS Workshop at Harvard, June 25-27, 2008.

Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) microscopy allows noninvasive 3D imaging of live cells based on the vibrational contrast intrinsic to a cell's molecular species. Through improvements in detection sensitivity, theoretical understanding of the contrast mechanism and development of new laser sources, CARS microscopy has matured as a powerful methodology for bio-imaging. This training course will reflect the state-of-the-art of this rapidly evolving technique, provide understanding of the underlying principles of multiphoton microscopy, and provide hands-on experience with CARS in tandem with confocal microscopy. Trainees may bring their own sample to be tested on June 28th.

Click here to find out about the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Annual CARS Workshops at Harvard.	Read "Cars Enthusiasts Gather for Training Camp" by 2005 CARS Workshop participant, Harry Leung.

Application

Applicants from academia, government, and industry of all countries are welcome. Slots are available for a maximum of thirty-two trainees. A limited number of fellowships will be granted to graduate students or postdocs, courtesy of the sponsors. Application deadline: March 20, 2008.

2008 CARS Workshop Application

Additional CARS 2008 Workshop Information

Lectures

Professor Sunney Xie, Harvard University: CARS Microscopy: Coming of Age
Professor Eric Potma, University of California, Irvine: CARS Instrumentation: Seeking the Sensitivity Limit
Dr. Kevin Jia, Olympus: Confocal Microscopy
Brian Saar, Harvard University: Building a CARS Microscopy System
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng, Purdue University: Applications of CARS Microscopy to Neuroscience, Drug Delivery, and Obesity-Related Disorders
Professor Zemin Yao, University of Ottawa: Chasing Fats with CARS
Dr. John Pezacki, National Research Council of Canada: Host-virus interactions of Hepatitis C Virus studied using CARS microscopy
Professor Geoff Young, Harvard Medical School: Imaging Brain Structures with CARS Microscopy
Dr. Shuliang Zhang, Unilever R&D: Applications of CARS Microscopy to Skin Imaging

Hands-on Training:

Raman Spectrometer; Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy; Ultrafast Laser Systems: Mode-locked Lasers, OPO, Autocorrelator, Wavemeter; Details of CARS microscopy: Intensity & Size Dependence of Signal, Epi-detection, Background Rejection, CARS Spectra; Applications of CARS microscopy: Lipids, Live Cells & Tissue Imaging

Additional Information:

Please contact CARS Workshop administrator Teri Howard at howard@chemistry.harvard.edu.

Sponsors:

APE, Chroma Technology Corp., Coherent, High Q Laser, Leica, NSF, Pfizer, Olympus, Zeiss