BSCI 427                                                                                                             FALL, 2004
PRINCIPLES OF MICROSCOPY                                                                  S. WOLNIAK

                                             LECTURE SCHEDULE
Dates                                    Topic                                                                        Readings*

Aug. 30                                Introduction to the light microscope                         M (ch. 1, 2, 4), R (1-6, 23-24)
                                             Kohler illumination, bright field                                S (1-31), D (ch. 1,3), Ob
                                             microscopy                                                              

Sept. 1,8                               Image formation; diffraction                                     M (ch. 5), R (7-11), S (1-31)
                                                                                                                                D (ch. 1)

Sept. 13                                Resolution, numerical aperture                                 M (ch. 4, 6), R (7-22)
                                             objective lens design                                                 S (1-31,63-69)
                                                                                                                                D (ch. 1)

Sept. 15-22                           (Digital) Photography and photomicrography,         M (ch. 3,13) R (113-120)
                                             Filters, light temp., chromatic                                    S (70-72),

                                             aberration                                                                   D (ch.4-10)

Sept. 27,29                           Phase contrast; darkfield microscopy                       M (ch. 7),R (25-27,30-31,

                                                                                                                                   80-87,91-92), S (32-38)
                                                                                                                             
Oct. 4,6                                Fluorescence microscopy, microfluoro-                   M (ch. 11), R (27-30,88-90)
                                             metry, microspectrophotometry;                               S (40-45)
                                             light detectors                                                            Z or L or Of
                                                                                                                             
Oct. 11                                 Polarized Light Microscopy                                     M (ch. 8,9), R (32-36,94)
                                             Birefringence, Compensation, BR                            S (46-53), Bennett
                                                                                                                             
Oct. 13                                 Differential Interference Contrast                             M (ch. 10), R(36-44,92-94)
                                             Hoffman Modulation Contrast                                 S (46-53),
                                             Interference Reflection Microscopy                         Hoffman
                                             Interference Microscopy                                          S (54-61)

 

Oct. 18                                 NO CLASS


Oct. 20                                
Digital microscopy and computer image                  M (ch. 13-15), R (121-125), P
                                             analysis

 

Oct. 25-Nov. 3                     (Confocal) Scanning optical microscopy                  M (ch. 12), R (44-49,96-98)

                                             Deconvolution Microscopy                                      Handbook, Wright, Stelzer,

                                                                                                                               Petroll

Nov. 8                                  Lasers for microbeam surgery,
                                             fluorescence, optical traps                                        Block

                                             Acoustic microscopy                                                M (137-158)

 

Nov. 10                                Exam

                                                                                                                             
Nov. 1- Dec. 11                   Training with the 510 and DV microscopes

                                             0107 Microbiology (sign up for microscope use)

 

Dec. 13                                 10:30-12:30 Oral Presentations/Picture Analysis                      

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* Readings:                         M
= Murphy, D.B. 2001. Fundamentals of Light Microscopy and

                                                       Electronic Imaging, Wiley

 

                                             R = Rawlins, D.J. 1992. Light Microscopy. Bios Scientific Publishers

 

                                             S = Spencer, M. 1982. Fundamentals of Light Microscopy

 

                                             D =  Delly, J.G.  1988. Photography through the Microscope.

                                                       Eastman Kodak Co.

                                             L
= Leitz booklet on fluorescence microscopy

                                             Z
= Zeiss booklet on fluorescence microscopy

 

                                             Of = Olympus booklet on fluorescence microscopy

 

                                             Ob = Olympus booklet on brightfield microscopy

 

                                             P =  Photometrics booklet on CCD cameras

 

                                             Block = article on optical tweezers

                                             Bennett
= article on polarized light microscopy

                                             Stelzer
=  article on confocal scanning light microscopy

 

                                             Wright = article on confocal scanning light microscopy

 

                                             Petroll = article on confocal scanning light microscopy



BSCI 427 (2 credits)                                                                                                             FALL, 2003
PRINCIPLES OF MICROSCOPY                                                                                       S. WOLNIAK
                                                                                                                                                   2204 HJP

 

Office hours: By appointment - call 5-1605 or email at sw36@umail.umd.edu

 

 

 

Course Requirements

 

Lecture Exam

 

November 10th   This hourly exam will cover the theoretical aspects of imaging through the light microscope. 

 

Final Projects

 

In room 0107 of the Microbiology Building, we have two new microscopes that represent the best in confocal instrumentation and digital image processing/deconvolution. This course provides you with an unusual opportunity to learn how to use these microscopes, and I plan the lecture cycle of this course so that you can spend some time using these instruments.

 

Step 1: training with a simple specimen. Dr. Bob Brown will train you in the basics of confocal imaging with the Zeiss 510 and with the DeltaVision Image Reconstruction Microscopes. You will start with a standard, stable specimen to generate a set of color images that will enable you to see what is possible. Save and transfer these files to the workstations, because you can use them in the presentation (step 3, below), especially if your cells prove to be troublesome.

 

Step 2: imaging some of your own material. After you have been checked out on the microscopes, you need to speak with me about strategies to get good confocal or deconvolution images with your specimens. Then, you need to able to sign up for some time with one or both of the microscopes in room 0107 Microbiology. Take several micrographs of representative cells and a few sets of image stacks. Try to obtain multi-color images, and/or superimposed fluorescence and transmitted light images (DIC or phase contrast). Transfer the files to the workstations, so that you can manipulate the images without having to sign up for more microscope time. Translate the files to TIFF, so that they can be viewed with Adobe Photoshop. We can burn CDs from the workstations so that you have permanent records of your work, and so that you can show the others in the class what you have been able to generate in a few short hours.

 

Step 3: presentation time. We will meet at class time on Monday, December 13th, in room 0107 Microbiology to look at everyoneÕs images. At this stage, it is more important to produce images of cells than to generate masterpieces that will be preserved in museums. If images have flaws, it is actually better, because we can use this presentation class meeting to discuss ways to reduce problems and improve the likelihood that you can get cover pictures and color plates that will convey structural information accurately and beautifully.

 

From November 1st onward, Bob Brown and I will be available to help you in getting trained to generate images of your cells.