The school (1.9. - 12.9.2008) will discuss the recent progress and challenges in biological and medical imaging. Cutting edge techniques using a wide range of imaging mechanisms will be put in the context of selected biomedical problems. In particular, multimodal and multiscale imaging methods as well as supporting technologies such as computer aided image analysis and modeling will be discussed.

Introduction to the principles and molecular mechanisms of cell polarity, using the three model systems S. cerevisiae (yeast), S. pombe (fission yeast) and mammalian epithelial cells.

The course provides an overview of several interdisciplinary and quantitative approaches to the study of biological problems, including transient spectroscopic techniques, biosensors and advanced light microscopy techniques. A brief tutorial on MatLab is followed by numerical analyses and modelling examples of biological problems.