iBiology.org is a fantastic free resource for educational videos, featuring a wide array of biological themes, principles, research topics, and ideas. Their mission is “to bring the stories of cutting-edge research in the life sciences to a global audience without paywalls or other barriers to learning.” They have a rich offering in fluorescence microscopy, spanning topics from “Introduction to Fluorescence Microscopy” to “Developing GFP as a Biological Marker.” We have compiled this selection of fluorescence-related videos as a resource for the community. If these whet your educational appetite, check out the other topic areas on their site!
Introduction to Fluorescence Microscopy
Nico Stuurman, UCSF Run time: 33:25
Fluorescent Proteins
Roger Tsien, UCSD Run Time 34:36
Developing GFP as a Biological Marker
Martin Chalfie, Columbia University Run Time 14:49
Fluorescent Protein Indicators
Roger Tsien, UCSD Run Time 42:00
Fluorescent Probes: Organic Dyes and Quantum Dots
Tim Mitchison, Harvard University Run Time 20:47
Labeling Proteins with Fluorescent Probes
Tim Mitchelson, Harvard University Run Time 6:09
Designing a Microscopy Experiment
Kurt Thorn, UCSF Run Time 36:58
Optimizing Detection of GFP
Roger Tsein, UCSD Run Time 8:53
Minimizing Damage from Fluorescence
Ron Vale, UCSF Run Time 9:12
Breakthroughs in Intracellular Fluorescent Imaging
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, NIH Run Time 25:10
Optical Sectioning and Confocal Microscopy
Kurt Thorn, UCSF Run Time 24:46
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Two Photon Microscopy
Kurt Thorn, UCSF Run Time 31:14
Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy
Philippe Bastiaens, Max Planck Institute Run Time 31:00
Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) Microscopy
Daniel Axelrod, University of Michigan Run Time 42:23
Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy
Xiaowei Zhuang, Harvard Run Time 50:00
Correlating Fluorescence with Electron Microscopy
Roger Tsein, UCSD Run Time 8:08
Fluorescent Speckle Microscopy
Clare Waterman, NIH Run Time 22:50