Advances in immunohistochemistry and cytochemistry

Current immunohistochemistry and cytochemistry include a wide range of techniques to localize and characterize various biologically relevant molecules (e.g., nucleic acids, lipids, prions, drugs, ...) in cell culture, tissues and whole organisms. This field also represents the forefront where new techniques are developed and tested, for them to be later adopted in other areas of biomedical research. This symposium will showcase recent advances in the design of molecular probes and detection of a variety of biologically active molecules in cells and tissues.

Session chairs:

Jürgen Roth University of Zurich, Switzerland .	Luis Felipe Jimenez-Garcia Faculty of Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico .

Scientific sponsorship: Society for Histochemistry

Invited speakers:

Toyoshi Fujimoto, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

Ron Heeren, FOM Institute AMOLF, Netherlands - 2014 Robert Feulgen Lecturer
Title of the presentation: "Molecular scales: Imaging signals of disease with mass spectrometry"

Sui Huang, Northwestern University, USA

Alberto Luini, Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council, Italy - Histochemistry and Cell Biology Lecturer
Title of the presentation: "Development and impact of correlative microscopy in cell biology"

Tom Misteli, National Cancer Institute, NIH, USA - 2014 Robert Feulgen Prize Laureate

 

SESSION PROGRAM:

SLOT A, 11 SEPTEMBER, CLUB E, 09:00 - 11:00
09:00 – 09:40	Luini A.	Correlative video-light-electron microscopy: development, impact and perspectives (invited)
09:40 – 10:00	Schwarz H.	Affinity labeling of thin sections – still a versatile tool for correlative light and electron microscopy (oral)
10:00 – 10:30	Fujimoto T.	Distribution of membrane lipids observed by quick-freezing/freeze-fracture replica labeling electron microscopy (invited)
10:30 – 11:00	Huang S.	PNCs associate with structure and function of the nucleolus (invited)

SLOT B, 11 SEPTEMBER, CLUB E, 14:00 - 16:00
14:00 – 14:40	Misteli T.	Visualizing the genome in living cells (invited)
14:40 – 15:20	Heeren Ron M. A.	Molecular scales: Imaging signals of disease with mass spectrometry (invited)
15:20 – 15:40	Zeuschner D.	Application of quantum dots to target, visualize and study biomedical processes on ultrastructural level (oral)
15:40 – 16:00	Zellnig G.	Rapid immunohistochemical and ultrastructural diagnosis of plant virus diseases by microwave assisted sample preparation for transmission electron microscopy (oral)