Imaging Africa Microscopy Club
A Continent-wide Journal Club
Join us for an online journal club hosted by imaging experts from around the globe. This weekly event will focus on showcasing interesting and powerful applications of microscopy in answering biological questions. Each week, a core research paper that exemplifies the utility and application of microscopy and imaging will be discussed. Key emphasis will be placed on understanding the principles of the technique as well as discussing the justification of its use. See the schedule below.
How to join:
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Every Tuesday from 28 July to 20 October 2020
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CAT (GMT+2)
Resources:
Research papers and additional content will be available below prior to each meeting.
Recordings of each meeting are available in the schedule below.
Schedule and Information:
28 July 2020 — Keynote Seminar
Presented by:
Manu Prakash
Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University, USA
Daniel Fletcher
Professor, Department of Bioengineering at University of California-Berkeley, USA
4 August 2020 — Confocal Microscopy
Presented by:
Simon Watkins
Director, Center for Biologic Imaging & Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Cell Biology at University of Pittsburgh, USA
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11 August 2020 — Brightfield & Darkfield Microscopy
Presented by:
Sara McArdle
Scientific Associate, La Jolla Institute of Immunology, USA
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18 August 2020 — Widefield Epifluorescence Microscopy
Presented by:
Siân Culley
Research Associate, MRC-Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, UK
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25 August 2020 — Deconvolution Microscopy
Presented by:
Constadina Arvanitis
Director, Center for Advanced Microscopy at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA
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8 September 2020 — Image Scanning Microscopy
Presented by:
Caron Jacobs
Post-doctoral Researcher, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine at University of Cape Town, South Africa
Articles:
Eswaramoorthy, et al. (2014). Asymmetric division and differential gene expression during a bacterial developmental program requires DivIVA. PLoS Genet., 10(8), e1004526.
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15 September 2020 — Colocalization Analysis
Presented by:
Teng-Leong Chew
Director, Advanced Imaging Center at HHMI Janelia Research Campus, USA
Articles:
Douglas, et al. (2020). Trypanosomes have divergent kinesin-2 proteins that function differentially in flagellum biosynthesis and cell viability. J. Cell Sci., 133(13).
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22 September 2020 — Photomanipulation
Presented by:
Michael Reiche
Advanced Microscopy Imaging Fellow, Advanced Imaging Center at HHMI Janelia Research Campus, USA
Articles:
Nehls, et al. (2000). Dynamics and retention of misfolded proteins in native ER membranes. Nat. Cell Biol., 2(5), 288-295.
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29 September 2020 — Structured Illumination Microscopy
Presented by:
Yoseph Addadi
Research Associate, Department of Life Sciences Core Facilities at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Articles:
Horsington, et al. (2012). Sub-viral imaging of vaccinia virus using super-resolution microscopy. J. Virol. Methods, 186(1-2), 132-136.
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6 October 2020 — Multispectral Imaging
Presented by:
Gary Borisy
Senior Investigator, Department of Microbiology at Forsyth Institute, USA
Articles:
Welch, et al. (2020). Oral Microbiome Geography: Micron-Scale Habitat and Niche. Cell Host & Microbe, 28(2), 160-168.
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20 October 2020 — Online Image Analysis
Presented by:
Guillaume Jacquemet
Docent in Cell Biology, Cell Migration Laboratory, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
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13 October 2020 — Integrated Microscopy
Presented by:
Bryan Bryson
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Articles:
Prideaux, et al. (2015). The association between sterilizing activity and drug distribution into tuberculosis lesions. Nat. Med., 21(10), 1223.
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27 October 2020 — Imaging Infectious Diseases
Presented by:
John Heddleston
Director, Light Microscopy Faculty, Cleveland Clinic Foundation's Florida Research and Innovation Center, USA
Articles:
Wang, Q., Zhang, Y., Wu, L., Niu, S., Song, C., Zhang, Z., ... & Wang, Q. (2020). Structural and functional basis of SARS-CoV-2 entry by using human ACE2. Cell. 181(4), 894-904.e9.
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