Electron imaging
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Revision as of 10:49, 25 October 2010
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Topics
Electron Microscopy can provide up to (sub)nanometer scale ultrastructural information. It has been an invaluable tool for decades in Biomedical / life science research and provided to a large extent the knowledge we nowadays have about cells.
More and more, Biomedical research uses a combination of different microscopy techniques, the most well known currently being Correlative Light Electron Microscopy (CLEM). The remit of the Electron Microscopy Working Group starts with this CLEM cross-over into light microscopy [(http://www.bioimaginguk.org/index.php/Higher_optical_spatial_resolution)], includes both Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy, and ends at studying molecules in cells and organelles where we move into and interact with the INSTRUCT initiative [(http://www.instruct-fp7.eu/)] which is focussing on structural Electron Microscopy. All the possibilities in between, fall within our remit.
Whereas there is a huge effort to increase the resolution in both Light and Electron microscopy there is also a continuing interest in Electron Microscopy techniques that require different properties than the highest possibilities. Examples of this are immuno localisation and elemental composition inside cells.
We have identified 4 major areas within the Biomedical sciences research field where Electron Microscopy plays a vital role:
- (pre-)clinical research
- Cell Biology
- Biomaterials
- Nanobiology
The Electron Microscopy Working Group aims at:
1. Providing an overview of the current possibilities in the UK for Biomedical Electron Microscopy.
2. Analyse the future needs for the different Biomedical Electron Microscopy techniques.
3. Provide a platform for discussion about those possibilities and needs.
Members
Jemima Burden, Raffaella Carzaniga, Jeremy Skepper and Paul Verkade
Activities
14th December 2009: JB, RC and PV met to discuss strategies for increasing the awareness of Euro-Bioimaging, BioImagingUK within the EM community.
16th December 2009: JB presented an overview of Euro-Bioimaging, BioImagingUK at the annual Society of Electron Technology meeting held in London.
25th January 2010: JB, RC and JS met to discuss mechanisms of engaging the EM community and to determine the best strategy to be able to start discussions and begin to assess the EM community’s needs. We all agreed a discussion platform and workshop would be a good start to discuss the next stages, and are in the process of organising this.
10th May 2010: JB, RC, PV and JS met to discuss the design of a first round questionnaire to go out to EM unit heads to begin to assess current and future facility resourcing.
workshop date and venue – to be confirmed
20 + 21 October 2010: PV attended the 2nd Eurobioimaging stakeholders meeting in Vienna, Austria. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY was discussed as part of Work Package ALM access to Innovative Technologies (http://www.eurobioimaging.eu/?q=node/111).
Resources
SEMT Christmas Meeting presentation on BioImagingUK – EM, in pdf format [1]
