CLASSES

EUROoCS (European Organ-on-Chip Society) Summer School: Image analysis workshop

SUMMER 2023, University of Tübingen, Germany

Analysis of images acquired using increasingly complex microscopy modalities is nowadays a keystone in cell biology research and beyond. This hands-on 2.5 h workshop covers the very basics of biological image processing. For more details about the specific summer school check here.

BIO-4074: Image processing & data analysis for cell biology

SUMMER 2022, SUMMER 2023, University of Tübingen

Analysis of images acquired using increasingly complex microscopy modalities is nowadays a keystone in cell biology research and beyond. To conduct this analysis, one needs to be familiar with different concepts in the field of “image processing”. This course aims to introduce students with little or none programming experience to basic concepts of programming with MATLAB with the goal of them being able to perform quantitative image analysis of microscopy-acquired cell biological images. Taught together with Prof. Aristides Arrenberg (more).

BIO-4150: Light microscopy

WINTER 2022, WINTER 2023, University of Tübingen

In this course co-taught with Prof. Aristides Arrenberg, Dr. Sven Huelsmann and Prof. Bernard Moussian our aim is to teach fundamental principles of a selection of microscopy techniques that are employed in cell biological research. Examples include: epifluroescence microscopy, laser scanning and spinning disk confocal microscopy, light sheet microscopy, total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy, super resolution microscopy and 2-photon microscopy. We also aim to introduce students to the concepts of optogenetics and microscopy methods/techniques like traction force microscopy, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) imaging and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP).

BIO-4076: Advanced concepts is cell biology

SUMMER 2022, WINTER 2023, University of Tübingen

In this course co-taught by many faculty members, advanced concepts in Molecular cell biology and Immunology are covered such as: Detection of Kinase Substrates (Prof. Boris Macek), Epithelia and Cell Polarity (Prof. Bernard Moussian), Cytoskeleton and Mechanosensing (Dr. Sven Huelsmann), Innate Immunity (Prof. Alex Weber) and much more! My lecture is focused on the “Mechanobiology of Infection Processes” as its a topic that I am directly conducting research on.

Mechanisms of microbial pathogenicity

WINTER 2021, WINTER 2022, WINTER 2023, University of Tübingen

This is a seminar based course co-taught by many members of the Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine (IMIT) and aiming to encourage students to present novel concepts and studies relevant to mechanisms of microbial pathogenicity.

Life Sciences for engineering - Cell biology and mechanics in different time and length scales

WINTER 2022, WINTER 2023, National Technical University of Athens - Virtual

In these three hour long lectures we covered weekly the following four topics: 1. Cell biology in different length and time scales; 2. Microscopy and image processing for automation and quantitation in cell biology; 3. Organotypic devices to mimic human (patho)physiology in vitro; and 4. Techniques to measure cell-produced physical forces in homeostasis and during bacterial infections. This course was part of the curriculum for the M.Sc. in Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). This program aims to bridge that gap by preparing students to pioneer the transformation of innovative technologies into commercial devices and services with a significant socioeconomic impact in the field of health (more).