INTRODUCTION TO OPTICAL IMAGING FOR CELL BIOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate the working principles of commonly used optical microscopes. Audience: Graduate 2. Evaluate pros and cons of various imaging modalities and judiciously choose a modality which is well suited for a specific biological question. Audience: Graduate 3. Interpret optical images and quantify image data to extract biologically relevant information. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop clear, accurate, comprehensive data (image) presentation skills. Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate understanding of image formats, metadata, and optical detectors. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate the working principles of commonly used optical microscopes. Audience: Graduate 2. Evaluate pros and cons of various imaging modalities and judiciously choose a modality which is well suited for a specific biological question. Audience: Graduate 3. Interpret optical images and quantify image data to extract biologically relevant information. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop clear, accurate, comprehensive data (image) presentation skills. Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate understanding of image formats, metadata, and optical detectors. Audience: Graduate