Projects
Novel microscope designs for fast and highly adaptable fluorescence microscopy. KU Leuven
AQ²UABIT – Advanced Qualitative and QUantitative surface Analysis of BITuminous binders using laser scanning confocal microscopy. University of Antwerp
Developing and constructing advanced systems for high-throughput and high-sensitivity fluorescence microscopy KU Leuven
Fluorescence microscopy, because of its unparalleled sensitivity and selectivity, is a key enabling technology for modern biological and biomedical research which is evidenced in part by the many distinct microscope designs that have emerged in the last decades. However, when comparing these different microscopes, a strong trade-off between the optical performance and the attainable imaging throughput is evident, which means that it is ...
Advanced Centre for Advanced Microscopy (ACAM). University of Antwerp
Nanoscale imaging of magnetic structures using scanning transmission electron microscopy (NanoMagSTEM). University of Antwerp
Polarization-resolved interferometric scattering microscopy Ghent University
In this project, we will build an interferometric scattering microscope with polarization resolution. Interferometric scattering microscopy is a recent technique that exploits the interference between scattered light from a small object and reflected light from a substrate to create contrast for samples as small as a single protein. We will apply the microscope to image and characterize the morphology of nanoscale objects of interest in the ...
Exploring excited state structural dynamics of fluorescent proteins by using X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) towards advancement of cutting‐edge microscopy KU Leuven
Research in the field of the advanced biomedical microscopic imaging: "Towards medical cytomics. Paving the way with nextgeneration microscopy". University of Antwerp
Laser bench for laser scanning confocal microscopy Ghent University
Confocal laser scanning microscopy is a widespread technique in the life sciences to record high-quality images of biological specimen. Laser illumination is used to excite fluorescent markers in biological samples. In this project budget is requested to replace the laser illumination system of a heavily used confocal microscope, as it is getting near the end of its lifetime.