Single Molecule Workshop marks 20th anniversary this September
To celebrate the 20th workshop the organizer PicoQuant GmbH has invited some of the most renowned scientists in the field
This year, PicoQuant will hold the annual workshop on “Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Ultra Sensitive Analysis in the Life Sciences” for the 20th time. It will take place from September 2 to 5, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. On the occasion of the anniversary, the workshop will have an extended schedule including a public keynote lecture by Stefan W. Hell, director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany, and winner of the Otto Hahn Medal and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.
The annual workshop provides an interdisciplinary platform for experienced and young scientists to share their research in ultrasensitive optical detection down to the single molecule level and below the classical diffraction limit. Along with lectures from some of the most renowned scientists in the field, a number of oral presentations will be selected from among the received abstracts. The program will be completed by poster sessions and a special social event. During an open afternoon Stefan W. Hell will present his latest results using nanoscopy with focused light. Further high-ranking speakers including Joerg Enderlein, Atsushi Miyawaki, W.E. Moerner, Markus Sauer, Claus Seidel, Toshio Yanagida, and Xiaowei Zhuang have confirmed their attendance and will give talks on their recent findings and developments.
In 1995, the first single molecule workshop was held with 70 participants. Within the last twenty years, it has evolved to the leading venue in the field of single molecule detection and superresolution microscopy. “The meeting is an outstanding opportunity to meet not only famous scientists but also to discuss latest results with many bright students,” explains Rainer Erdmann, managing director of PicoQuant GmbH. “With a dedicated 'student award' we encourage students to submit their work not only in posters but also as contributed talks.”
For the upcoming anniversary workshop, the organizers expect up to 200 participants. Abstracts can be submitted until May 16, 2014. Registration is open until August 15, 2014.