The lecture will introduce students to the fundamentally new microscopy concepts that are currently revolutionizing the life sciences. Following the motto ¿there is no method without its application¿ I will explain new concepts by means of recent examples from the literature. I want to make the lecture exciting for a broad audience: Therefore, in depth mathematical treatments will not be avoided, but understanding the principles will also be possible without following the maths in detail. An accompanying practical course will be offered.

• Basics in Optics: the essentials in geometrical optics and wave optics, lenses and lens aberrations
• Light microscopy: setups, resolution, image formation, contrast
• Fluorescence microscopy
• Discussion of state-of-the-art microscopy techniques: confocal microscopy, near-field microscopy, total internal reflection microscopy, ¿
• Single molecule micoscopy
• Superresolution microscopy
• New biological applications

Literature

A script and handouts will be offered

A script and handouts will be offered