Practical Course at UCEM - TEM sample preparation for life science

This is a practical course on sample preparation for TEM and includes ultra-microtome sectioning, chemical fixation, plastic embedding, TEM imaging, high-pressure freezing & freeze substitution, immunolabeling techniques (Immunogold, CLEM), volume EM (FIB-SEM & Tomography), segmentation and sampling (online lecture by Ilya Belevich, University of Helsinki).

Participants should attend all theoretical and practical parts of the course to receive a certificate of 1,5 hp.

Pre-requisite criterion: Basic EM course at UCEM or previous equal experiences with EM methods. The course is open to all research students, postdocs and staff. 

Teachers: Sara Henriksson, Agnieszka Ziolkowska, Behnam Lak and Linda Sandblad.

Find more information and register on the course homepage.

The registration closes on 23 November 2025.