Bioimaging workshop (Saturday) & FLIM workshop (Sunday) 

Bioimaging (CFIB) workshop 

Organisers: Dr. Thomas Braunstein, Core Facility for Integrated BioImaging, University of Copenhagen 

The Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy workshop will allow participants to work with state‑of‑the‑art imaging modalities and get hands‑on experience with their own samples as well as suitable other samples. As part of the MAF conference a special emphasis will be on different newly developed stains and fluorescent probes provided by the participants. Also, the workshop is designed to help researchers understand how different imaging platforms provide different information and how to evaluate the quality and limitations of the resulting data.

The facility will give access to the Zeiss ELYRA 7 (SIM/STORM), the Zeiss LSM 980 with Airyscan, the Leica Stellaris 8 multiphoton microscope (FLIM), the Abberior STEDYCON (STED), and the Axioscan 7 slide scanner (and potentially other microscopes, if needed). Instructors will demonstrate key features of each system, discuss practical considerations such as resolution, sensitivity, photobleaching, and acquisition strategies, and highlight how different modalities complement one another in terms of spatial and temporal information.

During the hands-on sessions the different systems will be presented by experienced microscopists. Demonstrations will be combined with guided facility tours and interactive sessions where participants can compare imaging results across platforms and discuss best practices for experimental design.

The workshop will take place on Saturday the 8^th of August 2026, at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, before the Methods and Applications in Fluorescence (MAF) conference.

To apply for the workshop, please provide your email address and a short abstract by filling out this registration form. App. 20 seats are available. Applicants will receive confirmation of acceptance in June. Please indicate during registration whether you will also be attending the MAF conference.

FLIM workshop

Organisers: Dr. Line Mørkholt Lund, Aarhus Single Molecule Fluorescence (ASiMoF) infrastructure, Aarhus University and Dr. Nynne Christensen, Center for Advanced Bioimaging, University of Copenhagen

The Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) workshop will focus on key considerations in both image acquisition and data analysis. FLIM analysis can be complex, and the workshop aims to highlight common pitfalls, important parameters, and best practices that researchers should consider when interpreting lifetime data.

The program will include a keynote presentation from an experienced FLIM researcher who will showcase the strength of the FLIM approach and discuss practical aspects of FLIM experiments and data analysis. In addition to the presentations, the workshop will include a hands-on analysis session and a tour of the imaging facilities at the University of Copenhagen.

The workshop will take place on August 9, 2026, at the University of Copenhagen, immediately before the Methods and Applications in Fluorescence (MAF) conference.
To apply for the workshop, please provide your email address and a short abstract (below 1000 characters) by filling out this form (https://forms.office.com/e/y4v4Bnk3es). Applicants will receive confirmation of acceptance in June. Three abstracts will be chosen for a contributed talk during the workshop. Please indicate during registration whether you will also be attending the MAF conference. Participation in the workshop is free but requires acceptance.