Project description
Nanoscale resolution in 3D for cellular studies
Fluorescence microscopy enables the study of intact live objects with high specificity and resolution after labelling cellular components with fluorescent tags. Development of super resolution florescence microscopy has resulted in the resolution level going beyond the diffraction limit of visible light (about 250 nm), enabling studies of new cellular structures and functions. This EU-funded project aims to achieve significantly deeper levels of resolution (around 10 nm) by applying the localisation technique MINFLUX for 3D isotropic nanometre resolution through the merging of super resolution microscopy with information theory. The ultimate goal of the project is to create a high-throughput platform based on MINFLUX technology for microscopic analysis of cells’ and tissue.
Objective
Fluorescence microscopy is an invaluable tool for exploring the structure and function of biological processes. It provides high specificity and contrast for the observation of cellular components tagged with fluorescent molecules in a minimally invasive fashion, allowing the study of live specimens. Furthermore, the development of super resolution (SR) fluorescence microscopy has unlocked the access to spatial resolutions beyond the diffraction limit of visible light (~250nm), fuelling the discovery of new biological structures and dynamics.
Nevertheless, achieving resolutions below ~10nm is challenged by multiple trade-offs between spatial and temporal resolutions, depth of observation and photo toxicity, making it difficult or impossible to obtain a molecular resolution. Additionally, axial resolutions are inevitably poorer than lateral ones, unless utilizing a complex multi-objective lens approach.
I recently developed MINFLUX, a localization technique that merges concepts of SR with information theory. It achieves isotropic nanometer resolution in three dimensions with a single objective lens and has unrivaled spatio temporal resolution.
However, a platform that enables these capabilities in a high-throughput manner for entire cells and tissue has not yet been developed. I aim to fill this technological gap; with my background and experience, I am in a unique position to assure the success of this project and establish these technologies in the scientific community. The performance of fluorescence imaging and tracking will progress orders of magnitude in the years to come, signaling yet another revolution for optical nanoscopy.
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H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)
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1030 Wien
Austria
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