Events

Following on from our successful events of 2022 and 2023, the Flanders Bioimaging 2024 Networking meeting will be held in Hasselt, the 'Stad van de Smaak', and will focus on Research Infrastructures.

When: 09/12/2024
Where: PXL-NeXT, Hasselt

Advanced fluorescence microscopy has become increasingly important in life science research in recent years. Flanders BioImaging now offers researchers a chance to become familiar with the breadth of advanced techniques available in Flemish microscopy core facilities. During this three-day course, participants will be immersed in the theoretical foundations and practical aspects of methods that will allow them to study molecular interactions and dynamics, acquire three-dimensional datasets from large (cm) specimens, and break through the resolution limit in several different ways.

October 24, Antwerp University
November 14, Hasselt University
December 4, KULeuven - VIB

Do you want to investigate protein folding, unfolding or misfolding pathways, but don't know which biophysical methods to choose or combine? Look no further! This One-Day Workshop will provide a great introductory overview! 

We will lecture about structural biology research on chaperones, membrane proteins and other protein systems. We will dig deep into technologies such as NMR, single-molecule FRET, cryo-EM, HDEX-MS, optical tweezers and other advanced methodological pipelines that are used to study protein real-time and/or atomistic structure and dynamics. Finally, we will introduce you to multimodal and integrative methods, and explain their synergies, pros and cons.

When: September 10, 2024
Where: KU Leuven Rega Institute

On the occasion of the PhD defense of Mrs. Veerle Lemmens, the Dynamic Bioimaging Lab and the Advanced Optical Microscopy Centre are organizing a MiniSymposium on Array Detectors in Confocal Microscopy. Array detectors allow faster imaging, with higher signal-to-noise, better spatial resolution. Moreover, they allow studying complex molecular motion (directional flow, diffusion nears barriers,...) and, when operated in time-resolved mode, allow correlating nanosecond fluorophore properties with micro-millisecond biomolecular properties. 

When: July 10, 2024
Where: Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek

In the framework of the Advanced Light Microscopy course, the Advanced Optical Microscopy Centre is hosting a MiniSymposium on Lightsheet Microscopy. Lightsheet microscopy is capable of fast tomographic imaging of living model organisms or organoids, but can also image larger cleared samples in toto with sub-cellular sharpness! Join us to learn more about the lightsheet microscopy method and its role in biological and biomedical research!

When: 23/05/2024
Where: Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek

In this joint Flanders BioImaging & VIB Light sheet training event, we aim to bring together the imaging community. We want to look at the Flanders landscape and connect the different imaging communities of pre-clinical imaging and microscopy. We will start off with a poster session from the community and get updates on new possibilities on the preclinical side. Beyond that, we want to venture into new territory and explore light sheet and mesoscale solutions that are at the interface of preclinical and microscopy imaging.

Consequently, at the core of this event is a symposium on Light Sheet imaging, where we bring together the community, local experts, and leaders in the field to explore the latest advancements in light sheet microscopy. We will feature academics, and industry experts to discuss the state of the art.

When: 13/12/2023
Where: Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg

The Biomedical Research Institute recently expanded its imaging portfolio with a state-of-the-art Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscope! This full-blown platform, funded via the FWO Heavy-Scale Research Infrastructure Fund, is capable of fast tomographic imaging of living model organisms or organoids, but can also image larger cleared samples (up to 2 cm!) in toto with sub-cellular sharpness!

To introduce you to the world of light-sheet microscopy, and provide a sneak peek at what this system can mean for biomedical and clinical research, we cordially invite you to this Launch event!

When: 16/05/2023
Where: Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek

Kijk je soms al uit naar de dag waarop je naar de ‘grote school’/ universiteit kan gaan? Gelukkig hoef je zo lang niet meer te wachten! Kom gewoon naar de Kinderuniversiteit en wordt voor een dagje een échte student.
Universiteit Hasselt laat jou, een nieuwsgierig kind tussen 8 en 13 jaar, op een begrijpelijke en boeiende manier kennis maken met wetenschap en techniek. Je mag ook een interactief college meevolgen in één van onze aula’s en bent heel eventjes een ‘echte’ student. Vervolgens steek je zelf de handen uit de mouwen tijdens een van onze workshop.

When: 25/03/2023
Where: Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek

Met de steun van Vlaams minister Jo Brouns en het Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek kan het microscopielab van BIOMED UHasselt een geavanceerde lichtmicroscoop in gebruik nemen. Het toestel van in totaal 1,33 miljoen euro zal een boost zijn voor het biomedisch onderzoek aan UHasselt en voor de zorgsector in de regio. “In ons microscopielab analyseerden we tot nu stalen van maximaal 50 op 50 micrometer grootte, met dit nieuwe toestel gaan we stalen tot meer dan een centimeter groot kunnen onderzoeken en dat met nog steeds de grootste gevoeligheid”, zegt prof. dr. Jelle Hendrix.

When: 24/10/2022
Where: Hasselt University, BIOMED

Advanced fluorescence microscopy has become increasingly important in life science research in recent years. Flanders BioImaging now offers researchers a chance to become familiar with the breadth of advanced techniques available in Flemish microscopy core facilities. During this three-day course, participants will be immersed in the theoretical foundations and practical aspects of methods that will allow them to study molecular interactions and dynamics, acquire three-dimensional datasets from large (cm) specimens, and break through the resolution limit in several different ways.

Inaugural symposium on the occasion of the recent expansion of the UHasselt Advanced Optical Microscopy Centre (AOMC) with state of the art equipment for Large-Field-of-View Widefield Fluorescence Microscopy and Single-Molecule-Sensitive Fluorescence Spectroscopy.

When: 05 & 06/09/2022
Where: Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek

Flanders BioImaging invites you to the inaugural networking event: “Flanders BioImaging: Integrating Imaging Infrastructure from cell to man”, to be held at the University of Gent Auditorium E (blok B), Entrance 36 on the 19^th September from 2.30pm.

When: 19/09/2022
Where: University of Gent

Learn about the latest techniques to explore biological systems at different length and depth scales, both at the descriptive and quantitative level. This microscopy workshop aims to elucidate the working principles of several optical techniques and to get you a flavor of what is currently possible.

When: 05 - 07/09/2018
Where: Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek

New optical imaging instrumentation has recently been acquired by the Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), with support of the FWO-Hercules foundation and the province of Limburg. This acquisition consolidates the forefront position of UHasselt in advanced live-cell and dynamic optical microscopy and opens the path to optical super-resolution microscopy.

When: 23/06/2017
Where: Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek, EDM building