Program

PLENARY LECTURES

I. Seeing Cells in Action with photoactivatable fluorescent Proteins
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Cell Biology and Metabolism Program, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

II. Electron Cryomicroscopy: From Molecules to Systems
Wolfgang Baumeister, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany

III. MicronNMR for Rapid and Multiplexed Molecular Analysis of Scant Human Cancer Cells
Ralph Weissleder, Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

IV. Emerging Techniques for in vivo Imaging of Neural Circuit Dynamics
Fritjof Helmchen, Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich

SYMPOSIA

A. Imaging Molecules
Chair: Nenad Ban, Institute of Molecular Biology & Biophysics, ETH Zurich ; Ben Schuler, Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich

B. Stem Cell Fate Mapping
Chair: Lukas Sommer, Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich

C. Image-based Systems Biology
Chair: Berend Snijder, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich

D. Brain Imaging
Chair: Gisèle Ferrand, Center of Phenogenomics, EPFL, Lausanne; Beat M. Riederer, Department of Cell Biology and Morphology, University of Lausanne

E. Imaging and Cancer
Chair: Caroline Maake, Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich; Bruno Fuchs, University Clinic Balgrist, University of Zurich

F. Structures in medically relevant Bacteria
Chair: Reinhard Zbinden, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich; Hans H. Siegrist, ADMed Microbiology, La Chaux-de-Fonds

G. Mass Spectrometry Imaging
Chair: Patricia Palagi, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva

H. Exploring Biological Matter by Different Imaging Modalities
Chair: Horst Vogel, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Polymers and Membranes, EPFL, Lausanne; Ueli Aebi, M.E. Müller Institute for Structural Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel

J. Imaging Life using PET
Chair: Leonardo Scarpozza,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva; Yann Seimbille, Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva

K. Unravelling Mechanisms of Cancer Progression by Imaging Techniques
Chair: Curzio Rüegg, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg; Zhihong Yang, Laboratory of Vascular Biology, University of Fribourg; Jean-Pierre Montani, Laboratory of Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Physiology, University of Fribourg

L. Imaging to analyse basic Processes in Life
Chair: François Karch, Department of Zoology and Animal Biology, University of Geneva