Time：November 13, 2014(Thursday) 14:00-16:00.
Location：Conference Room of Biological building
Lecturer:
Senior National Application Manager – Life Science, Leica Microsystems Trading Limited Shanghai
Abstract:
For a long time optical microscopy was held back by a presumed limitation – Abbe’s stipulated limit: that it would never obtain a better resolution than half the wavelength of light. In recent decades, however, scientists have achieved excellent results in this area, breaking the optical diffraction limit of resolution. Helped by STED and Molecular Localization Microscopy technique, in what has become known as nanoscopy,scientists visualize the pathways of individual molecules inside living cells.They can see how molecules create synapses between nerve cells in the brain; they can track proteins involved in Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s diseases as they aggregate; they follow individual proteins in fertilized eggs as these divide into embryos. It opens the view of scientists in the true sense of vision.Today, nanoscopy is used world-wide and new knowledge of greatest benefit to mankind is produced on a daily basis.
Brief introduction of the lecturer:
Dr. Lijun Wu was graduated from Shanghai No.2 Medical University in 1985. He got his doctorate in cell biology in the university. He had worked as associate professor in Dept. Histology & Embryology in Shanghai No.2 Medical University. Dr. Wu used to work in Dept. Physiology, Hong Kong Chinese University as professor in International Epithelium Research Association. In 2008, he acted as Regional Manager China, Bitplane AG. Since 2011, he has acted as Senior National Application Manager – Life Science, Leica Microsystems Trading Limited Shanghai. Dr. Wu used to be editorial board member of Chinese Journal of Anatomy;
Contact：Group 18T2 Wenting Yin (89648)