Stereology
Informatica
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Stereology Informatica is about the science of stereology. This is the science of estimating or measuring geometrical quantities. Stereology estimates things like volumes, areas, lengths, and the number of objects. Simple examples are:
- Volume of aggregate used in a construction.
- Area of a wetland covered by year round water
- Length of twigs within reach of deer
- Number of cells affected by a virus
Each of these examples comes from a different field using stereology. The volume example comes from the study of concrete. Suppose that a dam is built and there is a requirement that all portions of the poured concrete have to have a certain amount of additives mixed with the cement. Cores can be drilled from various areas and studied. The cores can be refilled with concrete. The area example comes from ecology. A wet area can have very complicated waters with ponds that are interconnected with many streams. Figuring out the amount of land covered by permanent water can be tricky unless stereology is used. The amount of deer forage is of interest in wildlife management. Deer are browsers and consume twigs. The amount of forage is the same as calculating how many twig length is in reach of the deer. One of the main applications of stereology today is the study of cells and counting cells. This seems like a simple thing to do. All of us have counted since we were very young. Counting cells is not that easy, but solutions have been worked out by stereologists.
If you want to learn more about stereology, here are a few upcoming classes and workshops in stereology.
| July 9, 2011 |
Stereology course Samsun, Turkey Contact Prof. Suleyman Kaplan at skaplan@remove-this.omu.edu.tr For more information read the course book |
| October 25-29, 2010 |
Stereology course Los Angeles For more information contact John Basgen at JohnBasgen@remove-this.cdrewu.edu |
| September 21-24, 2010 |
Stereology course at Olympus America, Inc. Headquarters in Center Valley, PA
For more information click here. |
| September 14-16, 2010 | Stereology Course, Sandbjerg, Denmark |
| September 2010 | Quantitative Analysis of
Minerals and Rocks, Sep 2010 Budapest, Hungary Organized within the International Mineralogical
Congress jointly with the International Society for Mathematical
Geology.
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| August 23-27, 2010 |
Stereology Short Course at the University of Bern
for more information visit http://www.stereology.unibe.ch |
| July 21-23, 2010 |
Stereology Course Vermont What: Hands-on course in practical stereology for more information check here |
| June 28-July 1, 2010 | 3rd Brazilian ISS Stereology
Course, São Paulo, Brazil Antonio A. Coppi; Jens R. Nyengaard; Matthias Ochs; Terry Mayhew
For information and registration contact: Prof.
Antonio
Augusto Coppi |
| June 17-16, 2010 |
EMBO course at University of Oslo includes sections on stereology taught by Terry Mayhew. See news page. Course listings avaiulable at brochure |
| May 19-21, 2010 |
Stereology Symposium Los Angeles For more information contact John Basgen at JohnBasgen@remove-this.cdrewu.edu |
| May 19-22, 2010 |
Using Stereology to Quantify Renal Structural Pathology The Inaugural Stereology and Its Application in
Kidney Disease Symposium For information check
here |
| March 23-26, 2010 |
Stereology Course in Bordeaux France |
| March 16-19, 2010 |
Stereology Course in Allerod, Denmark For more information contact Visiopharm. |
| February 9-12, 2010 |
Stereology Course in Center Valley, Pennsylvania To register for the course contact Olympus at vis-support@olympus.com. |
| September 8-12, 2009 |
This year there will be a course in stereology for arranged by Prof. Dallas Hyde and Prof. Charles Frevert at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington, USA. The course will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of performing quantitative microscopy, focusing on stereology and the use of new technology like whole slide imaging and digital image analysis as tools for making stereological studies faster to conduct. |
| June 22-26, 2009 |
The 10th European Congress of Stereology and Image Analysis |
| March 22-27, 2009 |
Workshop on Stochastic Geometry, Stereology and Image Analysis will be held at the Heinrich-Fabri-Institute in Blaubeuren, Germany. |
| March 5, 2009 |
Symposium on Ewald Weibel's 80th birthday in Bern Switzerland. |
| November 25-28, 2008 |
A course is being held in New Rochelle, France. The course is being taught by:
For details click here to download the pdf file. |
| November 11-14, 2008 | Olympus stereology course
in Alexandriva, VA. This class is held immediately before the Neuroscience
meeting. The course is taught by:
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| August 20-29, 2008 | EMBO Practical Course on Electron Microscopy and Stereology in Cell Biology Organisation: Biology Centre of ASCR, EMBO Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic |
| July 7-10, 2008 |
International Workshop on Applied Probability at Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France |
| June 23-27, 2008 |
Lung stereology at UVM Medical School Burlington, VT.
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| May 26-30, 2008 |
Fundamentals of modern histology taught by:
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| May 6-9, 2008 | Stereology: Sampling and Measurement of 3D Structures at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| April 7-9, 2008 | Stereology course - Methods
for quantitative measurements held at Bispebjerg Hospital. Bente Pakkenberg
is the instructor. |
| March 5-7, 2008 | Third annual Bioquant Bone Workshop in Nashville, TN. |
| February 6, 2008 | Second HistoInformatics Workshop in Aarhus, Denmark. |
| October 30 to November 2, 2007 |
This class is held immediately before the Neuroscience meeting. The course is taught by:
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| August 27-31, 2007 |
A course has been announced in Berne, Switzerland. The course is being taught by:
For details click here. |
| July 30 to August 2, 2007 |
A course has been announced in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The course is being taught by:
For details click here to download the doc file. |
| July 17-20, 2007 |
A course in stereology has been announced for Novi Sad, Sebia. The instructors are:
For details click here. For the announcement click here. |
| April 24-27, 2007 |
A course in stereology has been announced in KVL university in Denmark. The course is being taught by:
For details click here to download the pdf file. |
| April 18-20, 2007 | A course has been announced at Centre de Regulació Genòmica in Barcelona Spain. The course is being taught by: Hans Joergen Gundersen, Jens Nyengaard, Carlos Avedaño, Luis M. Cruz-Orive, Lars Pedersen, Gemma Pascual |
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March 27-30, 2007 |
A class in stereology has been announced in New Rochelle, France. This class is being taught by: Vyvyan Howard, Matt Reed, Gesa Staats de Yanes, Olivier LeJeune |
The class held in San Diego is a hands-on course in design-based stereology complete with:
- presentations
- exercises
- demonstrations of a stereology system.
The class is structured towards the participant. This means that you bring your problems with you, and share them with the instructors. The goal is that you leave the class with a good idea of how to proceed with your work. Here are the dates for this class.
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Stereology Course 2007 Society for Neuroscience meeting is |
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Who should attend the class?
- Anyone attending the Neuroscience meeting
- Anyone that needs to be introduced to the concepts of stereology
- Anyone who wants to rejuvenate their stereology skills.
The instructors for the course will be:
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These instructors have taught many classes, both here and in Europe, and are always interested in making sure that you learn as much as possible. The course covers a wide range of material that is adjusted to the needs of the participants. At a minimum the class covers the following units of instruction:
- Cavalieri estimator for volume estimation (point counting)
- optical fractionator and physical disector for population estimation
- nucleator for cell volume estimation
- cycloids for length and surface estimation
- basic calculations
In addition, the class also discusses related material such as:
- tissue preparation
- sectioning
- other probes and estimators
The general instruction format is to alternate formal lectures with hands-on activities. Early on, participants have the opportunity to present their own research. This allows the instructors to adjust the content of the workshop to the specific needs of the participants.
The class is limited to 25 participants to ensure that each participant has ample time to ask questions directly related to their own research. Time is set aside in the environment of the workshop to discuss ideas amongst the participants. Time is also set aside for meetings with the instructors for a more focused discussion of your needs.
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