11th-15th May 2026 – Heriot-Watt University and University of Edinburgh
The ESRIC Super-Resolution Specialist School is an in-depth course designed to give participants a thorough grounding in super-resolution microscopy. It brings together leading academics and the major suppliers of super-resolution microscopes and analysis software to provide expertise and guidance in the theory, practice and analysis of techniques including structured illumination microscopy (SIM), stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED), and single molecule localisation microscopies (PALM, sptPALM and dSTORM). The course is suitable for anyone with prior experience of fluorescence microscopy looking to exploit the benefits of super-resolution.
The Specialist School includes a day of virtual talks covering the theory and background of all major super-resolution techniques and 4 in-person days offering hands-on practical training on ESRIC’s super-resolution systems. Participants can select whether to attend the virtual talks day only or the talks along with any combination of workshop days.
Course details:
Course Programme Overview
Monday 11th May (online) – Virtual Talks covering super-resolution techniques including structured illumination microscopy (SIM), stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy and single molecule localisation microscopy (SMLM); discussions about data management and user access funding; and technobites from key suppliers.
Tuesday 12th May (in-person at Institute for Neuroscience and Canrdiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh) – Talks on choosing the best label and on on expansion microscopy (ExM), supported by Nanotag and VisualiseBio, and hands-on workshops on structured super resolution and Airyscan, supported by CrestOptics, Nikon and Zeiss.
Wednesday 13th May (in-person at Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh) – Hands-on workshops on super-resolution by optical pixel reassignment (SoRa), super-resolution radial fluctuations (SRRF) and Lattice Lightsheet supported by Nikon, Andor and Zeiss.
Thursday 14th May (in-person at Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh) – Hands-on workshops on single molecule localisation microscopy (SMLM) sample preparation, acquisition and analysis, supported by Zeiss, Bruker, SVI and Abbelight.
Friday 15th May (in-person at Heriot-Watt University) – Talk about dye selection supported by Photon Lines and Abberior Instruments and hands-on workshops on stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy, STED deconvolution and fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) supported by Leica and SVI.
Course Fees:
Virtual Talks only: £25
Virtual Talks + 1 day in-person workshops: £100
Virtual Talks + 2 days in-person workshops: £150
Virtual Talks + 3 days in-person workshops: £200
Applications deadline: 28th March 2025
Places for the in-person workshops will be limited, so applications may close early when quota is reached.
CONTACT US
ESRIC at Heriot Watt University
William Perkin Building
Riccarton Campus
Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK
ESRIC at University of Edinburgh
Institute for Genetics and Cancer
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
Facility Manager: Jessica Valli
Facility Manager: Ann Wheeler
esric@hw.ac.uk
ann.wheeler@ed.ac.uk
