Stereology
Informatica
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
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October 25-29, 2010 |
Stereology course Los Angeles
For more information contact John Basgen at JohnBasgen@remove-this.cdrewu.edu
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September 21-24, 2010 |
Stereology course at Olympus America, Inc. Headquarters in Center
Valley, PA
- Systematic Uniform Random Sampling
Optical Disector/Fractionator
Physical Disector/Fractionator
Probes
- Counting Frame
Line and point probes
Local Probes: nucleator, rotator
- Global Spatial Sampling
For more information click
here.
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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.
Patrick Launeau; Eric Pirard
- Image acquisition technologies (2D and 3D)
- Introduction to the principles of stereology
- Size and shape analysis of particles
- Intercepts for fabric and textural properties
of rock
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August 23-27, 2010 |
Stereology Short Course at the University of Bern
- Part I, Stereology, August 23-27, 2010
- Part II, Digital Stereology, August 30-31, 2010
for more information visit http://www.stereology.unibe.ch
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July 21-23, 2010 |
Stereology Course Vermont
What: Hands-on course in practical stereology
When: July 21-23, 2010
Where: Health Science Research Facility, University of Vermont,
Burlington, VT
This 3 day practical course is designed for advanced students, Post-Doctoral
fellows,
technicians, and Principal Investigators seeking to understand the
principles of
stereology as applied to microscopy and other imaging modalities.
Faculty: Jens Nyengaard and Johnnie Andersen, Aarhus University
Hospital, Denmark
Matthias Ochs, Hannover Medical School, Germany
Douglas J. Taatjes, University of Vermont, USA
for more information check
here
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June 28-July 1, 2010 |
3rd Brazilian ISS Stereology
Course, São Paulo, Brazil
Antonio A. Coppi; Jens R. Nyengaard; Matthias Ochs; Terry Mayhew
- Definition of probes, sampling and basic statistics
- Volume estimation, absolute and fractional
- The smooth fractionator principle
- Neurostereology, placenta, lung and kidney
stereology
- The Proportionator
- etc.
For information and registration contact: Prof.
Antonio
Augusto Coppi
Lab of Stochastic Stereology and Chemical Anatomy (LSSCA)
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo,
Brazil
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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
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May 19-21, 2010 |
Stereology Symposium Los Angeles
For more information contact John Basgen at JohnBasgen@remove-this.cdrewu.edu
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May 19-22, 2010 |
Using Stereology to Quantify Renal Structural Pathology
The Inaugural Stereology and Its Application in
Kidney Disease Symposium
Using Stereology to Quantify Renal Structural Pathology
For information check
here
For the agenda check
here
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March 23-26, 2010 |
Stereology Course in Bordeaux France
Vyvyan Howard, Matt Reed, Gesa Staats de Yanes, Olivier Lejeune
For more information Get the course
booklet.
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March 16-19, 2010 |
Stereology Course in Allerod, Denmark
For more information contact Visiopharm.
Get the details in the course
booklet.
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February 9-12, 2010 |
Stereology Course in Center Valley, Pennsylvania
To register for the course contact Olympus at vis-support@olympus.com.
For Details get the course
booklet.
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September 8-12, 2009 |
Workshop on Quantitative Microscopy: Digital imaging of whole slides,
image analysis, and stereology
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.
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June 22-26, 2009 |
The 10th European Congress of Stereology and Image
Analysis
Details can
be found here.
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March 22-27, 2009 |
Workshop on Stochastic Geometry, Stereology and
Image Analysis will be held at the Heinrich-Fabri-Institute in Blaubeuren,
Germany.
Details
can be found here.
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March 5, 2009 |
Symposium on Ewald Weibel's 80th birthday in Bern
Switzerland.
Details
can be found here.
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November 25-28, 2008 |
A course is being held in New Rochelle, France.
The course is being taught by:
- Vyvyan Howard
- Matt Reed
- Gesa Staats de Yanes
- Olivier LeJeune
For details click
here to download the pdf file.
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November 11-14, 2008 |
Olympus stereology course
in Alexandriva, VA. This class is held immediately before the Neuroscience
meeting. The course is taught by:
- Jens Nyengaard
- Hans Joergen Gundersen
- Bente Pakkenberg
- Lyse Lyck
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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
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June 23-27, 2008 |
Lung stereology at UVM Medical School Burlington,
VT.
- Charles Irvin, Ph.D.
- Douglas Taatjes, Ph.D.
- Christian Mühlfeld, M.D.
- Matthias Ochs, M.D.
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May 26-30, 2008 |
Fundamentals of modern histology taught by:
- Hans Jørgen Gundersen
- Prof. Jens Nyengaard
- Prof. Alison North
- Docent Sinikka Eskelinen
- Dr. Wim Voorhout
- Dr. Irene Knuesel
- Prof. Katalin Halas
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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.
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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:
- Jens Nyengaard
- Hans Joergen Gundersen
- Bente Pakkenberg
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August 27-31, 2007 |
A course has been announced in Berne, Switzerland.
The course is being taught by:
- Mathias Ochs
- Jens Nyengaard
- Hans Joergen Gundersen
- Heinz Fehrenbach
- Beat haenni
For details click
here.
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July 30 to August
2, 2007 |
A course has been announced in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
The course is being taught by:
- Jens Nyengaard
- Mathias Ochs
- Terry Mayhew
- Antonio A. C. M. Ribeiro
For details click
here to download the doc file.
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July 17-20, 2007 |
A course in stereology has been announced for Novi
Sad, Sebia. The instructors are:
- Süleyman Kaplan
- Bünyamin Sahin
- Sinan Canan
For details click
here. For the announcement click
here.
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April 24-27, 2007 |
A course in stereology has been announced in KVL
university in Denmark. The course is being taught by:
- Dvoralai Wulfsohn
- Jens Nyengaard
- Jonathan Gardi
- Ditte Arltoft
- Dagmar Brüggemann
- Michael Hansen
For details click
here to download the pdf file.
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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 |
March 27-30, 2007
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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
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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.
Stereology Course 2007
October 30 to November 2, 2007
Society for Neuroscience meeting is
November 3 to 7, 2006
San Diego, California
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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:
- Jens Nyengaard
- Hans Joergen Gundersen
- Bente Pakkenberg
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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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