​​​​​​​​​​​​​Canada BioImaging – Southwestern Ontario Chapter
Over a decade ago, a small group of downtown Toronto microscopy core facility managers started meeting informally once or twice per year to discuss everything from user management (“dealing with difficult customers”) to instrument maintenance (“are service contracts worth it?”) to latest techniques and technologies (FRET, Airyscan, Deconvolution, STED, Minflux, …).  Today the group has expanded well beyond Toronto with 20+ participants from Oshawa to Hamilton to Guelph.  By rebranding ourselves as the Southwestern Ontario Chapter of Canada BioImaging, we’re hoping to attract more interested microscopists from the region as well as connect with the broader Canadian community.

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Hosted by:  James Jonkman, Advanced Optical Microscopy Facility (AOMF), University Health Network, Toronto, ON, CANADA

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Registration and fees: None
Simply contact james.jonkman@uhn.ca to let him know you would like to attend.  Lunch will be provided at no charge – just let James know if you have any dietary restrictions.  An optional hands-on STED workshop (1pm to 3pm) will explore checking STED alignment using beads and benchmarking resolution (no charge)

 

Tentative Agenda (11am to 12:30pm):

1. Introductions, Google Drive (20 min)

2. Imaging Networks (10 min)

3. Thoughts on Lightfield System Demo (10 min)

4. Challenges updating to Win 11?  (10 min)

5. Reporting on postprocessing (after Airyscan or decon) – saving raw data (10 min)

6. Remote Image analysis platform (10 min)

7. Resolution Benchmarking Platform (20 min)

 

12pm:  Lunch (concurrent with last 30min of the meeting)

12:30pm – 1pm:  Optional tour of AOMF

1pm to 3pm:  Optional STED workshop

 

Directions:

By TTC:  take Line 1 to the Queen’s Park station.  Follow signs to exit to MaRS building (it is connected directly to the station).  Proceed the entire length of MaRS to the far east side (near Elizabeth St. and Mercatto Restaurant), and take the PMCRT tower elevators to the 15th floor.  Call / Text me when you get to the 15th floor if you can’t get in:  647-990-8593.

 

By foot/bike:  Enter the MaRS building, 101 College St. and proceed to the far east side (near Elizabeth St. and Mercatto Restaurant), and take the PMCRT tower elevators to the 15th floor.  Call / Text me when you get to the 15th floor if you can’t get in:  647-990-8593.

 

Driving:  Set your GPS for 101 College St., but when you arrive there is parking under the MaRS building off of Elizabeth St. (first entrance south of College, on the west side of Elizabeth).  Take the elevators to the ground floor, then find the PMCRT elevators and take them to the 15th floor.  Call / Text me when you get to the 15th floor if you can’t get in:  647-990-8593.

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