| Detailed information | 
                                        
                      | Pre-requisites | (*)Zulassung zum Doktoratsstudium Medical Sciences, Naturwissenschaften bzw. Technischen Wissenschaften | 
   
                                
                    
                      | Original study plan | Doctoral programme Medical Sciences 2025W | 
                      
                    
                      | Learning Outcomes | 
                            
                            
                              | Competences  |  
                              | The students gain fundamental understanding of the principles of current superresolution techniques and their applications and limitations for fixed and living cells/tissues. Students will learn the basics for image acquisition with hands-on experience using STED microscopy. Troubleshooting microscopic applications is another focus of this course. |  |  |  
                              | Skills  | Knowledge  |  
                              | Understanding the possibilities and limitations of superresolution microscopy with a focus on STED
Troubleshooting image acquisition based on microscope settings and biological sample choice. 
Optimizing image quality at the microscope.
 | Principles and applications of superresolution/STED microscopy in fixed and living tissue samples. 
Fundamentals of image acquisition and optimization. 
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                      | Criteria for evaluation | Attendance of at least 75 %.
Active participation: Students will receive hand-on training at the STED microscope based on their own samples. Results will be presented and discussed in the group. | 
                       
                    
                                 
                    
                      | Methods | Practical course, lectures and discussions. | 
                                     
                    
                      | Language | English | 
                      
                    
                      | Study material | Selected publications provided by the lecturer and autodidactic search of PubMed and other sources. | 
                      
                    
                      | Changing subject? | No |