The Power of One: What Can We Learn from Single Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy Measurements?
Event details
| Date | 11.12.2014 |
| Hour | 16:30 |
| Speaker | Prof. Johan Hofkens, KU Leuven (B) |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
BIOENGINEERING SEMINAR
Abstract:
Single molecule spectroscopy has tremendously impacted every field where the technique was applied, ranging from catalysis over plasmonics, polymer physics, biophysics to cell biology and DNA sequencing. Furthermore, single molecule techniques have allowed researchers to push the resolution of fluorescence microscopy past the diffraction limit. In this presentation I will give an overview of recent single molecule experiments in my laboratory. Recent progress in instrumentation, probe development and DNA mapping will be discussed.
Bio:
Positions held:
2005-present Hoogleraar KULeuven Belgium
2002-2005 Hoofddocent KULeuven, Leuven (50%) Belgium
2002-2005 Chargé de cours, UCL, Louvain la Neuve, (50%) Belgium
1999-2002 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium FWO (Belgian Science Foundation): postdoctoral fellow
1997-1999 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium FWO: postdoctoral fellow
1997 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis USA: short stay abroad (3 months) as postdoctoral fellow of the FWO
1995-1996 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium: KULeuven postdoctoral fellow
1994-1995 Osaka University, Faculty of Applied Physics Japan: JSPS-postdoctoral fellow
Education:
1988-1993 Ph.D. in science, KULeuven
title thesis: Photoinduced intramolecular charge transfer in donor/acceptor substituted aromatics.
title annex thesis : The study of dynamic processes in inhomogeneous systems is possible by time resolved confocal microscopy.
1986-1988 Licentiate in chemistry, KULeuven
major: organic chemistry, minor: capita selecta in polymer chemistry and capita selecta in physical organic chemistry
1984-1986 Bachelor in chemistry, KULeuven
Abstract:
Single molecule spectroscopy has tremendously impacted every field where the technique was applied, ranging from catalysis over plasmonics, polymer physics, biophysics to cell biology and DNA sequencing. Furthermore, single molecule techniques have allowed researchers to push the resolution of fluorescence microscopy past the diffraction limit. In this presentation I will give an overview of recent single molecule experiments in my laboratory. Recent progress in instrumentation, probe development and DNA mapping will be discussed.
Bio:
Positions held:
2005-present Hoogleraar KULeuven Belgium
2002-2005 Hoofddocent KULeuven, Leuven (50%) Belgium
2002-2005 Chargé de cours, UCL, Louvain la Neuve, (50%) Belgium
1999-2002 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium FWO (Belgian Science Foundation): postdoctoral fellow
1997-1999 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium FWO: postdoctoral fellow
1997 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis USA: short stay abroad (3 months) as postdoctoral fellow of the FWO
1995-1996 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium: KULeuven postdoctoral fellow
1994-1995 Osaka University, Faculty of Applied Physics Japan: JSPS-postdoctoral fellow
Education:
1988-1993 Ph.D. in science, KULeuven
title thesis: Photoinduced intramolecular charge transfer in donor/acceptor substituted aromatics.
title annex thesis : The study of dynamic processes in inhomogeneous systems is possible by time resolved confocal microscopy.
1986-1988 Licentiate in chemistry, KULeuven
major: organic chemistry, minor: capita selecta in polymer chemistry and capita selecta in physical organic chemistry
1984-1986 Bachelor in chemistry, KULeuven
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