Event description

The EMBL Insight Lecture 2024 will be presented by Dr. Robert Prevedel, Group Leader at EMBL Heidelberg, on 13 December 2024, 10:30-11:45 CET.

Our world is made up of many things that are so small that they are invisible to the naked eye – now imagine being able to see them. That is what light microscopy allows us to do, and it has completely revolutionised the field of biology. Since they were first developed, light microscopes have come a long way: Today, they give us incredibly detailed insights into cellular and molecular structures that make up the organisation and function of individual cells, tissues and entire organisms. They even allow us to watch complex processes, such as a cell dividing for the first time, in real time and at an amazing resolution. 

Light microscopes have already greatly expanded our knowledge of biology, but there is still more to discover. In the EMBL Insight Lecture 2024, Dr. Robert Prevedel will explain the basic principles and recent advances in light microscopy. Using examples from his team’s research, Robert will also show how they are developing new generations of light microscopes to continue pushing the limits of microscopy and thereby what we can see and understand in biology.

Q&A session

The lecture will include Question & Answer session and we encourage you and your students to ask questions to the speaker via the “Q&A” text chat function of the Zoom Webinar throughout the event. Those questions will be addressed in the final section of the lecture. On-site attendees will also have the opportunity to ask their questions during this section.

Registration (virtual event)

You may register to attend the virtual event either as individual or as group. To attend the lecture, please register by 6 December 2024 via the Live Streaming Registration Form, indicating whether you register as individual or group. You will be contacted by email within 7 days of registration to confirm your place at the event.

A couple of days before the event you will receive another email from us asking you to complete an event registration with Zoom which will provide you with access details to the event.

Registering a class

If you would like to attend the lecture with your class and will watch the lecture on a single electronic device (i.e. in the classroom), please choose the “group registration” option in the registration form. If you already know that your students will be watching individually from their own electronic devices (e.g. distance learning), please ask each student to fill in the registration form choosing the “individual registration” option.

Are you unsure at the time of registration whether you and your students will be watching the lecture as group or individually from home? In this case, we recommend you register your class as group. A couple of days before the event, we will ask you to complete an event registration with Zoom. At this point you can still decide to convert your group registration to individual registration, asking your students to complete their own event registrations with Zoom, so they receive individual Zoom access links for their personal devices.

Streaming

The lecture will be streamed using the “Zoom Webinar” tool. The access details will be shared with registered participants in the days preceding the event.

To watch the live stream, you will need a computer with sound output and stable internet connection (ideally Ethernet connection, not WiFi). If you watch the lecture in class, you may want to connect your computer to a projector and a sound system to stream the event to the group.

You do not need a Zoom account to participate. You can access the lecture either via the Zoom Client or via your web browser. For best audio and video quality during the event, we recommend to use the client.

Your privacy: please note that participants will join the lecture in “listen-only” mode. Attendees will not be visible to others, and will not be able to interact via audio or camera. The list of attendees is only visible to the organisers, not to other participants.

Registration (On-site attendance)

The EMBL Insight Lecture will take place in the Klaus Tschira Auditorium located at the Advanced Training Centre (ATC) on the EMBL Campus in Heidelberg, Germany, and student groups are invited to join the event on site.

Please note that registration for live attendance of the lecture is only possible for student groups who must be accompanied by teaching personnel. At least one teacher should be present for every 15 students (i.e. a student group of 30 should be accompanied by at least 2 teachers). For information on how to travel to EMBL, please visit the EMBL website.

Preliminary programme

• 10:00 – 10:30 Schools arrive at EMBL
• 10:30 – 10:45 Welcome by Dr. Agnes Szmolenszky, Head of SEPE
• 10:45 – 11:45 EMBL Insight Lecture by Dr. Robert Prevedel and Q&A
• 11:45 – 12:30 Refreshments in the ATC foyer
• 12:30 Event ends and schools leave EMBL campus

Registering a class

To attend the lecture, please register your class by 6 December 2024 via the On-site Registration Form. You will be contacted by email within 7 days of registration to inform you about your place at the event. Seats will be offered on a first come first served basis.

Lecture series

More information on the concept behind EMBL Insight Lectures and recordings of previous lectures may be found here.