LF:EMMT0411s Microscope Techniques - semina - Course Information
EMMT0411s Microscope Techniques - seminar
Faculty of Medicinespring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Lukáš Moráň, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Eva Mecová (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Lukáš Moráň, Ph.D.
Department of Histology and Embryology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Histology and Embryology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Specialist for Clinical Embryology and Assisted Reproduction Technology (programme LF, M-EZ)
- Course objectives
- The aim of this course is to explain principles of microscopy, methods of tissue processing and image analysis. Student will get the understanding about wide spectrum of microscopic techniques and their application. Student will learn methods of processing tissue samples – cells, tissues for individual microscopic techniques. Finally, student will be able to choose optimal method for detection of specific cell structures and molecules, able to explain and perform some of methods of processing of tissue samples for histological analysis with light microscopy.
- Learning outcomes
- Student will:
- understand wide spectrum of microscopic techniques and their application.
- know methods of processing tissue samples – cells, tissues for individual microscopic techniques.
- be able to choose optimal method for detection of specific cell structures and molecules
- be able to explain and perform some of methods of processing of tissue samples for histological analysis with light microscopy. - Syllabus
- 1. Fundamentals of light microscopy – transmission light, dark field, contrast enhancement, stereomicroscopy, image acquisition
- 2. Preparation of biological samples. Principles of histological staining.
- 3. Fluorescence microscopy – epifluorescence, confocal, holographic, spectral microscopy, SPIM.
- 4. Superresolution microscopy – SIM, STED, PALM, STORM.
- 5. Live imaging of cells. Techniques. Staining of samples.
- 6. Automated high content screening microscopy.
- 7. Electron microscopy – principles, sample preparation, SEM, TEM, CryoTEM, SBF-SEM.
- 8. Special microscopy – 2-photon, AFM, X-ray microscopy, microCT.
- 9. Image processing and analysis.
- Literature
- recommended literature
- Cell imaging techniques: methods and protocols. Edited by D:J. Taatjes, B.T. Mossman. Humana Press, 2006.
- Theory and practice of histological techniques. Edited by John D. Bancroft - Marilyn Gamble. 5th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2003. xiii, 796. ISBN 0443064350.
- Teaching methods
- seminar
- Assessment methods
- written examination
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.
- Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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