Professor, Columbia University
BIOGRAPHY
Speakers
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Volker Schweikhard, PhD.
Product Application Manager, Leica MicrosystemsBIOGRAPHY
Event Date & Time
DATE: March 18, 2020
TIME: 6:30am PT, 9:30am ET
Abstract
Presentation: Chemical Imaging for Biomedicine: the Next Frontier of Light Microscopy: Dr. Wei Min, Columbia University
Followed by: CRS Microscopy: the Leica SP8 CARS SRS System and Applications: Dr. Volker Schweikhard, Leica Microsystems, Inc.
- Quantitative spectroscopic imaging of label-free or chemically tagged specimens: From cell and tissue biology to medical research, materials science, and microfabrication
- Probing 3D cellular model systems (organoids) and tissues for preclinical & translational research in cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, immunology, and digestive disorders
- Multi-modal confocal nonlinear optical microscopy, combining CARS, SRS, Second-Harmonic Generation, and 2-Photon Fluorescence for advanced tissue-based diagnostics
- Monitoring tissue penetration of pharmacological and cosmetic compounds
Live Question and Answer session following the presentation.