International Summer School in Neurophotonics 2024

Frontiers in Neurophotonics is an opportunity to meet fellow researchers and students from around the world, discuss and discover the latest advances in live cell optical imaging techniques put in perspective by experimental challenges in the field of neuroscience. The school combines tutorials given by experts in optics, biophotonics, and neuroscience with hands-on experiments involving advanced optical approaches to measure, manipulate and follow molecular events in brain cells and to quantify circuit and synaptic activities in several models.

INVITED SPEAKERS

• Estibaliz Gomez de Mariscal, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
• Darcy Peterka, Columbia University, USA
• Ed Ruthazer, McGill University, Canada
• Guanghan Meng, University of California Berkley, USA
• Chen Yang, Boston University, USA
• Luke Lavis, Janelia Farm, USA
• Majid Mohajerani, McGill University, Canada
• Yves De Koninck, Université Laval, Canada
• Paul De Koninck, Université Laval, Canada
• Flavie Lavoie-Cardinal, Université Laval, Canada
• Daniel Côté, Université Laval, Canada
• Rochelin Dalangin, CERVO Brain Research Center, Canada
• Michèle Desjardins, Université Laval, Canada

TOPICS COVERED:

• Fluorescent protein engineering
• Video-rate multimodal imaging of microglia dynamics in vivo. Example
• Fluorescence lifetime approaches. Example
• Super-resolution microscopy Example
• Fast volumetric methods for whole brain imaging Example
• Transparent vertebrate animal models for the study of neuronal connectivity and development Example
• Single receptor tracking on neuronal membranes Example
• Quantitative image analysis with deep learning
• Multimodal digital holographic microscopy
• Optogenetics
• Micro-optrodes for single cell optogenetics and electrophysiology in vivo
• Multiple fiberphotometry
• Non invasive brain imaging with MRI
• Genetically encoded fluorescent sensors