XII EUREM, Brno 2000
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EUREM 2000 - SYMPOSIA


Symposia on Biological Sciences

B1 Nuclear import and export
Chair: U. Aebi, Basel; T. D. Allen, Manchester
Introductory lectures:
T. D. Allen, Manchester:
D. Stoffler, Basel: Nuclear pore complex structure and function dissected by electron and atomic force microscopy
 
B2 Membrane traffic
Chair: M. Pavelka, Vienna; J. Klumperman, Utrecht
Introductory lectures:
J. Klumperman, Utrecht: Immuno-EM analysis of protein sorting events in the exo- and endocytic pathway
A. Ellinger, Vienna Golgi apparatus and endocytosis
 
B3 Progressive detection methods in light and electron microscopy
Chair: F. Wachtler, Vienna; A.K. Raap, Leiden
Introductory lectures:
A.K. Raap, Leiden COBRA: combined binary ratio labelling, a generic multicolor FISH technique
Ch. Schoefer, Vienna: Signal enhancement for EM detection procedures
 
B4 Supermolecular complexes reconstruction and tomography
Chair: W. Baumeister, Martinsried; M. van Heel, London
Introductory lectures:
M. van Heel, London:
W. Baumeister, Martinsried: Electron tomography of macromolecules and cells
 
B5 Plant cell ultrastructure and signalling pathways
Chair: M. C. Risueno, Madrid; M. Čiamporová, Bratislava
Introductory lectures:
P. S. Testillano, Madrid In situ localization and expression of MAP kinases during pollen development, embryogenesis and cell proliferation
C. Hawes, Oxford GFP reveals the dynamics of the higher plant secretory system
 
B6 Electron microscopy in molecular pathogenesis
Chair: W. Mosgoeller, Vienna; J. Slezák, Bratislava
Introductory lectures:
J. Schaper, Bad Nauheim: Pathogenesis of heart failure - contributions by electron microscopy and confocal microscopy
W. Mosgoeller, Vienna: Nucleolar structural changes and reduced ribosome biosynthesis due to perinatal low oxygen (asphyxic) conditions in rat neurons
 
B7 Electron and confocal microscopies, correlation methods
Chair: D. Hernandez-Verdun, Paris; I. Raška, Prague
Introductory lectures:
M. Trendelenburg, Heidelberg
H. Schwarz, Tübingen: Immunolabelling and structure - bridging the gap between light and electron microscopy
 
B8 Progress on biological sample preparation methods
Chair: G. W. Griffiths, Heidelberg; M. Thiry, Liege
Introductory lectures:
M. Thiry, Liege: A new tool for studying the dynamics of RNA within the cell
G. W. Griffiths, Heidelberg: Dynamic cellular bioassays using light- and electron microscopy and systematic random sampling
 
B9 Structure and morphogenesis of viruses
Chair: J. L. Carrascosa, Madrid; S. Fuller, Heidelberg
Introductory lectures:
S. Fuller, Heidelberg: Enveloped virus assembly: clues from icosahedral structures
A.C. Steven, Bethesda: Viral metamorphosis: visualizing capsid proteins and their maturation
 
B10 Cryo-preparation for EM and cryo-analysis
Chair: J. Dubochet, Lausanne; H. Plattner, Konstanz
Introductory lectures:
H. Plattner, Konstanz: Time resolved EM, ESI and EDX analysis of exo-endocytosis within the sub-second time range in a synchronous system
J. Dubochet, Lausanne: Vitreous sections of cells and suspensions
 
B11 EM microanalysis in biology
Chair: G. Roomans, Uppsala; D. Neumann, Halle
Introductory lectures:
D. Neumann, Halle: ESI and EELS in biology
G. Roomans, Uppsala: Energy-dispersive X-ray analysis in biomedicine
 
B12 Cytoskeleton structure and dynamic
Chair: K. Holmes, Heidelberg; E. Dráberová, Prague
Introductory lectures:
A. Hoenger, Heidelberg: Interaction of kinesin motor proteins with microtubules
K. Holmes, Heidelberg:
 
B13 Functional architecture of the cell nucleus
Chair: C. G. Cremer, Heidelberg; P. Hozák, Prague
Introductory lectures:
A. Pombo, Oxford: Transcription factories
C. G. Cremer, Heidelberg: Confocal laser-scanning 3D fluorescence microscopy, quantitative image analysis and computer modelling of X-chromosome territories
 
B14 Neurobiology: cells and signal transfer
Chair: A. Triller, Paris; J. Maršala, Košice
Introductory lectures:
J. Maršala, Košice: Nitric oxide synthesizing neurons and the signal transfer in the spinal chord dorsal horn
J. Cartaud, Paris: Targeting of components of the postsynaptic membrane at cholinergic synapses: an EM study
 
B15 Electron crystallography of protein crystals
Chair: A. Brisson, Groningen; P. Bullough, Sheffield
Introductory lectures:
H. Hebert, Stockholm: Structure of the microsomal glutathion transferase by electron crystallography of 2D crystals
A. Brisson, Groningen: The structure of protein-membrane complexes revealed via the eye of electron microscopy and the touch of atomic force microscopy
 
B16 Scanning probe microscopies in biology
Chair: A. Engel, Basel; H. E. Gaub, München
Introductory lectures:
H. E. Gaub, München: Single molecule force spectroscopy by AFM-related techniques
A. Engel, Basel: Membrane protein structure and dynamics observed at high resolution by electron and atomic force crystallography
 
B17 Stereology and quantitative methods
Chair: L. Kubínová, Prague; H. J. G. Gundersen, Aarhus
Introductory lectures:
H. J. G. Gundersen, Aarhus: Sampling strategies for precise and 3D meaningful quantitation of structure at EM-level
L. Kubínová, Prague: 3-D analysis of microscopical structure by stereology and confocal microscopy
 
B18 Non-linear / multiphoton fluorescence microscopy
Chair: M. Robert-Nicoud, Grenoble; S. Hell, Göttingen
Introductory lectures:
S. Hell, Göttingen: Stimulated emission depletion breaks the far-field diffraction resolution limit
W. Denk, Heidelberg: Multiphoton excitation fluorescence microscopy
 
B19 Biomaterials
Chair: H. K. Koerten, Leiden; W. Dietz, Erfurt
Introductory lectures:
W. Dietz, Erfurt: Microscopic and X-ray microanalytical investigations in the study of biocompatibility of metallic dental materials
H. K. Koerten, Leiden: The role of electron microscopy in research on implants in a bony environment
 

Symposia on Physical Sciences

P1 Metals and alloys
Chair: H. P. Karnthaler, Vienna; W. Neumann, Berlin
Introductory lectures:
H. P. Karnthaler,Vienna: TEM analysis of atomic structures of metals and alloys
W. Neumann, Berlin Structural and analytical characterization of advanced metallic systems
 
P2 Intermetallics
Chair: D. Caillard, Toulouse; R. Gotthardt, Lausanne
Introductory lectures:
J.-L. Martin, Lausanne: Dislocation core geometry and mechanical strength in Ni3Al compounds
A. Couret, Toulouse: Interaction between a mechanical twin and a twin interface in a PST TiAl alloy
 
P3 Ceramics and composites
Chair: W. Sigle, Stuttgart; M. Backhaus-Ricoult, Vitry s.S.
Introductory lectures:
M. Backhaus-Ricoult, Vitry s.S. Electron microscopy for studying interfacial chemistry in metal-oxide composites
W. Sigle, Stuttgart: Characterization of ceramic materials by electron microscopy techniques
 
P4 Magnetic materials
Chair: J. N. Chapman, Glasgow; J. Zweck, Regensburg
Introductory lectures:
J. Zweck, Regensburg: Observation of magnetisation reversal processes
J. N. Chapman, Glasgow: Imaging magnetic nanostructures
K. M. Krishnan, Berkeley: Magnetic thin films and nanostructures: structure-property correlations at relevant length scales
 
P5 Perovskites
Chair: H. W. Zandbergen, Delft; M. Hervieu, Caen
Introductory lectures:
M. Hervieu, Caen: Charge ordering and phase transitions  in perovskite manganites: correlations with CMR properties
H. W. Zandbergen, Delft: The role of electron microscopy in the research on structure-properties relations of perovskites
 
P6 C and C-like materials
Chair: A. Loiseau, Châtillon; J. L. Hutchison, Oxford
Introductory lectures:
S. Iijima, Tsukuba: Contribution of electron microscopy to carbon nanotube research
F. Willaime, Gif s.Y.: Multi-component and multi-phase nanotubes : BN, BN-C and filled tubes
 
P7 Epitaxial structures and nanostructures
Chair: G. van Tendeloo, Antwerp; P. G. Merli, Bologna
Introductory lectures:
G. Merli, Bologna: Scanning electron microscopy of epitaxial structures
K. Verbist, Bochum: HRTEM of epitaxial structures from high-Tc materials
 
P8 Polymers and radiation sensitive materials
Chair: W. Geymayer, Graz; F. Lednický, Prague
Introductory lectures:
D. C. Martin, Ann Arbor: Polymer microscopy in the year 2000 and beyond
G. H. Michler, Halle: New microscopic methods to study morphology and micromechanical processes in polymers
 
P9 Catalysts, clusters, small particles
Chair: J. O. Bovin, Lund; C. Colliex, Paris
Introductory lectures:
J. J. Calvino, Cádiz: Nanoscale characterization of TWC-model catalysts
R. Wallenberg, Lund: Designing meso- and nanostructures for catalysis
 
P10 Interfaces and grain boundaries
Chair: W. Mader, Bonn; J. Thibault, Grenoble
Introductory lectures:
J.-L. Rouviere, Grenoble: Studying interfaces by HRTEM: a presentation of the possibilities and limits through some examples
T. Walther, Bonn: Quantification of segregation to grain boundaries and diffusion at interfaces by energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy
 
P11 Amorphous materials and quasicrystals
Chair: M. Vittori-Antisari, Roma; C. Beeli, Zurich
Introductory lectures:
C. Beeli, Zurich: HRTEM investigation of stable quasicrystals
D. Cockayne, Oxford: Refinement of amorphous structures using modelling, microscopy and diffraction 
 
P12 Electron crystallography and CBED
Chair: I. G. Voigt-Martin, Mainz; J. R. Fryer, Glasgow
Introductory lectures:
D. L. Dorset, New York: Direct methods for phase determination in protein electron crystallography
I. G. Voigt-Martin, Mainz: The use of modern electron crystallography to probe the molecular parameters of two dimensional SHG chromophores
 
P13 In-situ electron microscopy
Chair: U. Messerschmidt, Halle; A. Aseev, Novosibirsk
Introductory lectures:
A. Aseev, Novosibirsk: In situ REM study of monoatomic steps behaviour on Si surfaces
U. Messerschmidt, Halle: In situ experiments in the electron microscope to study plastic deformation and fracture
 
P14 Specimen preparation in material sciences
Chair: A. Czyrska-Filemonowicz, Kraków; P. Barna, Budapest
Introductory lectures:
A. Barna, Budapest: Recent trends and physical background in the development and application of ion beam techniques for TEM sample preparation
 
P15 General materials microscopy
Chair: J. Van Landuyt, Antwerp; K. M. Knowles, Cambridge
Introductory lectures:
K. M. Knowles, Cambridge: Electron microscopy and microanalysis of electronic ceramics
K. Scheerschmidt, Halle: Analysis of nano-structures by EM techniques: quantum dots
 
P16 EM in geology, archaeology, arts, and in forensic applications
Chair: S. Hansen, Lund; L. Robbiola, Paris; M. San Andrés, Madrid 
Introductory lectures:
A. Duval, Paris: General applications of electron microscopy in art and archaeology
J. M. Gomez de Salazar, Madrid: Applications of scanning electron microscopy and microanalysis (SEM-EDX) to the study and characterisation of metallic implements of Roman age
A. Putnis, Münster: Microstructures as recorders of growth and transformation processes in minerals
 

Symposia on Instrumentation and Methodology

I1 Wave and particle properties of the electron
Chair: M. Lenc, Brno; H. Lichte, Dresden
Introductory lectures:
H. Lichte, Dresden: Off-axis electron holography - the way to use
F. Hasselbach, Tübingen: New experiments in charged particle interferometry and quantum statistics
 
I2 Advances in electron optics
Chair: B. Lencová, Brno; E. Munro, London
Introductory lectures:
E. Munro, London: Recent trends in electron optics
D. Preikszas, Darmstadt: SMART electron optics
 
I3 Quantitative electron microscopy
Chair: D. Van Dyck, Antwerp; F. Ernst, Stuttgart
Introductory lectures:
F. Ernst, Stuttgart Progress in structure analysis of crystal defects by quantitative HRTEM
A. Thust, Jülich: Advances in atomic structure determination using the focal-series reconstruction technique
 
I4 Correction of aberrations and HR electron microscopes
Chair: A. Delong, Brno; M. Haider, Heidelberg 
Introductory lectures:
M. Haider, Heidelberg: Towards sub-Angstroem resolution by correction of the spherical aberration
O. L. Krivanek, Seattle: Advances in Cs-corrected STEM
 
I5 Low energy electron microscopy
Chair: G. Lilienkamp, Clausthal; L. Frank, Brno 
Introductory lectures:
G. Lilienkamp, Clausthal: New aspects in LEEM and spectroscopic emission microscopy instrumentation
J. Zach, Heidelberg: Aspects of aberration correction in LVSEM
I. Müllerová, Brno: Scanning low and very low energy electron microscopy
 
I6 Low vacuum microscopy and charging
Chair: J. Cazaux, Reims; R. Autrata, Brno
Introductory lectures:
R. Autrata, Brno: Scanning electron microscopy at low vacuum in specimen chamber
J. Cazaux, Reims: Charging mechanism in SEM: from the secondary yield to the contrast of images?
 
I7 Modern light microscopy techniques
Chair: E. H. K. Stelzer, Heidelberg; P. Tománek, Brno
Introductory lectures:
P. Tománek, Brno: Near field optical microscopy: theory and applications
E. H. K. Stelzer, Heidelberg:
 
I8 Advances in probe microscopies
Chair: E. Meyer, Basel; V. Cháb, Prague 
Introductory lectures:
M. Ch. Lux-Steiner, Berlin: Spectroscopy on semiconductor surfaces using photoassisted scanning tunneling microscopy and Kelvin probe force microscopy
P. Janda, Prague: Electrochemical applications of SPM
 
I9 Quantitative X-ray spectroscopy in EM
Chair: J. Wernisch, Vienna; M. Wendt, Jena
Introductory lectures:
M. Wendt, Jena: X-ray microanalysis at low kV
J. Wernisch, Vienna: Standardless microanalysis
 
I10 EELS and EFTEM
Chair: F.Hofer, Graz; C. Humphreys, Cambridge
Introductory lectures:
C. Humphreys, Cambridge: Understanding EELS and its applications to metallic alloys and semiconductors
H. Kohl, Münster: Energy filtering transmission electron microscopy: fundamentals and applications
 
I11 Surface oriented microanalytical techniques
Chair: M. M. ElGomati, York; G. Schönhense, Mainz
Introductory lectures:
G. Schönhense, Mainz: Photoemission electron microscopy with high chemical and magnetic sensitivity
M. M. ElGomati, York:
 
I12 Image processing and simulation
Chair: J. M. Carazo, Madrid; P. A. Stadelmann, Lausanne 
Introductory lectures:
P. A. Stadelmann, Lausanne:
J. M. Carazo, Madrid: Towards more quantitative results from EM image processing
 
I13 Computerised microscopy
Chair: A. J. Koster, Utrecht; I. Daberkow, Münster
Introductory lectures:
E. Voelkl, Oak Ridge: Microscope automation: does the computer replace the operator?
A. J. Koster, Utrecht: Computer-controlled transmission electron microscopy
 
I14 Electron optical systems, guns and lenses
Chair: P. Kruit, Delft; V. Kolařík, Brno
Introductory lectures:
E. Plies, Tübingen: Modern electron optics in SEM and inspection 
P. Kruit, Delft: Advances in TEM instrumentation
 
I15 Filters, analysers and detectors
Chair: B. Jouffrey, Chatenay-Malabry; P. Schauer, Brno
Introductory lectures:
B. Jouffrey, Chatenay-Malabry: On actual questions in filtering and inelastic interactions
P. Schauer, Brno: Performance of detector elements for electron  microscopes
 
I16 X-ray microscopy
Chair: J. Baruchel, Grenoble; G. Schneider, Göttingen 
Introductory lectures:
J. Susini, Grenoble: Multi-keV X-ray microscopy: the state of the art
G. Schneider, Göttingen: Amplitude and phase contrast soft X-ray cryo-microscopy of biological samples
P. Cloetens, Grenoble: New aspects of coherent hard X-ray imaging
M. Kiskinova, Trieste: Synchrotron radiation scanning photoemission microscopy: advances and applications
Ch. Buckley, London: Quantitative, chemical state mapping of wood composites via scanning X-ray microscopy
 
I17 EMS Symposium
Chair: P. W. Hawkes, Toulouse; A. Howie, Cambridge
Introductory lectures:
A. B. Maunsbach, Aarhus: Biomedical EM under change: recent developments and trends
A. M. Donald, Cambridge: Environmental scanning electron microscopy - taking SEM into the future
J. L. Carrascosa, Madrid: EMS in the European framework
A. Howie, Cambridge: Imaging of electronic structure: achievements, competition and challenges
 



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