Call for papers: BiOS 2025 conference on single molecule spectroscopy

Within the framework of the Biomedical Optics Symposium BiOS, PicoQuant is co-organizing the special conference "Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Superresolution Imaging XVIII" (BO503) during SPIE Photonics West, January 25 - 30, 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA. The call for papers is open and individuals are encouraged to submit papers that are solicited concerning, but not limited to, the topics shown below. 

Abstract due date is July 17, 2024.

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Conference topics

• techniques and methods of single molecule (SM) detection 
• techniques and methods of SM spectroscopy (such as FCS, FLCS, FLIM, FRET)
• techniques and methods for fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) with one, two, or three photon excitation
• techniques of single molecule manipulation
• superresolution fluorescence imaging (STED, PALM, (d)STORM, GSD-IM, SOFI, SIM and related techniques) 
• labels and markers for single molecule techniques like ultrastable organic molecules, photoswitchable molecules/proteins, nanodiamonds, etc.
• advanced fluorescence imaging like (time-resolved) two- and three-photon fluorescence microscopy or (time-resolved) Raman spectroscopy
• multi-modal SM detection such as combining AFM with confocal microscopy
• correlative microscopy such as combining optical and electron microscopy
• fundamental aspects of SM spectroscopy
• biophysical applications of SM spectroscopy and imaging
• medical applications of SM spectroscopy and imaging
• ultrasensitive biomedical diagnostics
• high-throughput screening applications
• chemical and biochemical sensing photonic materials for ultrasensitive optical detection
• microfluidics and capillary devices. 
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