Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• outline some of the key principles of microscopy (with a focus on fluorescent microscopy) and the differences between light, fluorescence (light) and electron microscopy
• describe some labelling techniques used in fluorescence microscopy
• explore the structures and organelles found in a cell via fluorescence microscopy
• understand how to use a digital fluorescence microscope to collect data and images
• interpret images and data collected using fluorescence microscopy.