Optical microscopy has remained at the forefront of biological discovery for centuries. However, as the understanding of biological systems as increased, so has the complexity of questions and the need for more advanced optical tools to answer them.
Physicist and engineer Dr. Eric Betzig, a Group Leader at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Farm Research Campus, will discuss new technologies he’s developing for ultra-high resolution imaging.
A pioneer in the development of near-field microscopy for ultra-high resolution imaging, Dr. Betzig spent six years at AT&T’s Bell Laboratories, six years as Vice President of Research and Development at his father's machine tool company, and three years in his own research and consulting venture. In this latter role, he and Harald Hess invented PALM, a microscope capable of imaging intracellular proteins at near-molecular resolution.
