In the week of 14-18 September the staff scientists of both the Fluorescent Microscopy Unit and the Electron Microscopy Unit, Lize Engelbrecht and Dr Angelique Laurie travelled to Munich in Germany to visit the Zeiss Microscopy Laboratories for training on the new equipment that Stellenbosch University purchased this year.
Topics covered included correlative light and electron microscopy, spectral unmixing, post-acquisition processing of SR SIM images and finally 3D PALM/dSTORM technology.
Although many hours have been spent in the laboratory in front of the microscopes, there were some opportunities to explore the city, visit the Viktualinmarkt, the Marienplatz and ultimately to witness the opening of the famous Oktoberfest, before catching the long flight back to South Africa.
Lize is planning to implement these techniques in the next few months for all interested users, and will start training workshops in 2016 for all interested students and researchers.
Lize Engelbrecht in front of the Zeiss Microscopy Laboratories in Munich, Germany for training on the 3D PALM/dSTORM system and CLEM
The Zeiss Miroscopy Laboratories are equipped with several new microscopes and researchers spend hours, days and sometimes weeks here to create extraordinary images.
Although long days were spent in the laboratoty, Lize had a little time to explore some of the city’s most popular tourist spots. This is the Marienplatz.
Lize was just in time to watch a part of the opening parade of the wprld-famous Oktoberfest. Streets were full of people in their traditional German attire.
On Saturday after the training before her flight back, Lize had the opportunity to witness how the Germans enjoy one of the most famous festivals in the world – Oktoberfest!
