Courses – NMI

LCI course – From sample preparation to image analysis. 21 Jan-13 Feb 2026

Are you unsure of your microscopy skills? Can your sample preparation be improved? Do you feel confident with your microscope settings? Which microscope specifications should you put in your article?

LCI course schedule 2026 (PDF, 454.41 KB)

LCI course public lectures on Zoom

All lectures (in blue in the schedule) are broadcasted live on this zoom link (click on “Join meeting as an attendee”) and accessible to anyone who is not registered as course students. There is no need to register. Just join and enjoy.

The recordings of the lectures can also be found on the LCI YouTube channel.

Practical Course at UCEM – TEM sample preparation

Time of event: 8-12 December 2025

Location: KBC and EM buildings, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

Deadline for registration: 23 November 2025

https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/tem-sample-preparation-course-2025/

A practical course on biological sample preparation for TEM that includes: ultra-microtome sectioning, chemical fixation, plastic embedding, TEM imaging, high-pressure freezing & freeze substitution, immunolabeling techniques (Immunogold, CLEM), volume EM (FIB-SEM & Tomography), segmentation and sampling.

Contact email: sara.henriksson@umu.se

Basic Course in Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM)

Deadline for registration: 30 September 2025

https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/basic-course-oct-2025/

This course covers lectures and practical demonstrations in SEM and TEM techniques. The contents include principles of electron microscopy, specimen preparation, cryo-electron microscopy and correlative light-electron microscopy. The main focus will be on imaging biological samples, but the course may also be suitable for material scientists interested in high-resolution electron microscopy.

Contact email: agnieszka.ziolkowska@umu.se

Basic Course in Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM) for Life Sciences (1 ECTS)

11-13 February 2025

Lectures at the KBC Building and laboratory demonstrations at UCEM, Umeå University, Umeå

Deadline for registration: 28 January 2025

Weblink: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/basic-course-feb-2025/

Contact email: nils.hauff@umu.se

Euro-BioImaging User Forum “Focus on Immunology”

The next Euro-BioImaging User Forum “Focus on Immunology” will take place on October 15, from 2-5 pm online. The event will explore how imaging can support immunology research and will feature keynote speakers as well as presentations from Euro-BioImaging Nodes & Users. Please join us for this exciting afternoon dedicated to immunology research! Registration is free and open to all.

Full programme:
https://www.eurobioimaging.eu/wp-content/uploads/Euro-BioImaging_User_Forum_on_Immunology.pdf

EMBL course on Advanced fluorescence imaging techniques

Do you want to learn how to derive qualitative and quantitative insights on molecular mechanisms in cells and developing organisms? Then join ‘Advanced fluorescence in imaging techniques’, a hands-on course for researchers using light microscopy equipment to solve biological problems at the cellular and molecular level in vivo.

Organizer: EMBL Heidelberg
Location: EMBL Advanced Training Centre
Time of event: May 7-12, 2023
Deadline for registration: February 12, 2023
Weblink: https://www.embl.org/about/info/course-and-conference-office/events/mic23-02/?utm_source=EMBL+courses+and+conferences&utm_campaign=ad0cc26a4e-MIC23-02+announcement&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-ad0cc26a4e-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D#vf-tabs__section-53de8397-0f08-449c-b4a4-0fdca47249f2
Contact: lea.hohmann@embl.de

Basic Course in Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM) for Physical Sciences

This course covers lectures and practical demonstrations in SEM and TEM techniques. The contents include principles of focused electron and ion beam microscopy, specimen preparation for EM imaging and advancements in electron microscopy such as high-resolution TEM, scanning TEM, electron diffraction, elemental analysis and in-situ electron microscopy.

NMI node: UCEM at Umeå University
Location: Lectures at KBC Building and laboratory demonstrations at UCEM, Umeå
Time of event: February 21-23, 2023
Deadline for registration: February 14, 2023
Weblink: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/basic-course-feb-2023/
Contact: linda.sandblad@umu.se

You can find more info on UCEM’s courses here: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/

PhD course on Digital Image Analysis for Scientific Applications (DIASA)

The target group is PhD students from all subjects where digital image analysis (IA) is used as a research tool. No previous experience in IA is required from the course participants, but an interest in its potential as a tool in their own research is important. The course can be followed with a basic knowledge of mathematics (corresponding to upper‐ secondary level entry requirements) and basic computer skills.

NMI node: BIIF at Uppsala University
Location: Dept. IT, Uppsala University and on zoom
Time of event: second half of spring 2023
Deadline for registration: February 10, 2023
Weblink: https://www.teknat.uu.se/education/doctoral-studies/courses/faculty/2023-image-analysis-for-scientific-applications-digital/
Contact: carolina.wahlby@it.uu.se