The NorMIC workshop series aims to teach biological researchers the principles of biological microscopy and image processing.
Time and place:Nov. 25, 2025 – Nov. 28, 2025, Kristine Bonnevies Hus, University of Oslo
The NorMIC workshop series aims to teach biological researchers—including PhD students, engineers, postdocs, and young principal investigators (PIs)—the principles of biological microscopy and image processing.
Registration
Tentative schedule (there will be content update based on the participants backgrounds and anticipation)
Registeration Deadline is 31st Oct and we will let you know the outcome by 3rd Nov.
People who need to plan for travel should contact Edna (xian.hu at medisin.uio.no) and secure a seat earlier if needed.
The theory lectures in the mornings are free to attend, with no registration required. Alternatively, one can submit a simplified registration via the registration link, stating the lecturers only in the payment area. You will receive all the teaching material by email.
For the full workshop including hands on and social session. Registeration fee is 2000kr (reduced from previous 2500kr for this course), tea break, lunch for 4 days and one conference dinner is included.
As we have received event funding from UiO: Life Sciences, we will be able to offer some scholarships to participants in the form of waived registration, should you have a valid reason to join the workshop and are willing to volunteer to help prepare the tea breaks. Please leave a note in the payment area so we can review your case.
This workshop does not offer ECTS credit automatically, but many past participants have successfully converted the attendance into study points(2 ECTS).
Aim of the Workshop
We are placing special emphasis on scientific theory and concepts, rather than solely instructing on how to use specific image processing software. We hope that this approach will enable the attendees to quickly develop an understanding of the framework of modern bioimaging sciences and improve their ability to navigate their specific bioimaging applications in the future. Additionally, we aspire to establish a local imaging community through these workshops.
Workshop Format
- Morning Sessions: These will consist of lectures covering essential scientific topics related to various aspects of microscopy image processing. The lectures will be delivered by both international and local imaging scientists, including some who have invented major microscope technologies, as well as industry experts. The morning sessions are free and open to public.
- Afternoon Sessions: Participants will engage in hands-on sessions working with various image processing softwares or on group projects. In the afternoon, students will apply the knowledge and theories learned during the morning lectures to practical exercises. They will have the opportunity to compare different image processing tools including coding with AI, reinforcing their understanding and ability to choose the best technologies for their research needs.
- Softwares Planned for Hands-On Session: ImageJ Macro, Nikon NIS Element, Imaris, Deconvolution(Rainer Heintzmann developed free decon software), Google Colab based AI Image Processing Methods. (NIS and Imaris are commercial softwares that are available in most Shared Imaging Facility in Norway. All others are free software.)
More information
Tentative Teacher and Staff of the Workshop
- Rainer Heintzmann (Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology in Jena, Germany)
- Anna Klemm(Uppsala University, SciLifeLab, Sweden)
- Felix Margadant (IBV, University of Oslo, Norway)
- Kay Schink (IMB, University of Oslo, Norway)
- PC Cheng (State University of New York in Buffalo, USA)
- Edna, Xian Hu (Life Sciences Building, University of Oslo, Norway)
- Oddmund Bakke (IBV, University of Oslo, Norway)
- Frode Skjeldal (IBV, University of Oslo, Norway)
- Linda Haugen(IBV, University of Oslo, Norway)
- Anna Lång(Riks Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Norway)
- Dominik Frei(InterInstrument As)
The workshop receive financial support from UiO:Life Sciences, Digital Life Norway(DLN), and Bridging Nordic Microscopy Infrastructure(BNMI)
Organiser
Edna Xian Hu and Oddmund BakkeTags: Microscope, Optical Microscope, Imaging, STED
