Beyond the Barrier: Advanced Microscopy of Pathogens in High-Biosafety-Containment Laboratories

Symposium in Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg University
13 May 2026

Beyond the Barrier: Advanced Microscopy of Pathogens in High-Biosafety-Containment Laboratories
S3imaging
Beyond the Barrier: Advanced Microscopy of Pathogens in High-Biosafety-Containment Laboratories

Program

09:00 - 09:10
Welcome

Dr. Vibor Laketa, Infectious Diseases Imaging Platform (IDIP), Heidelberg University, Germany

Dr. Roland Thünauer, Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Hamburg, Germany

09:10 - 09:30
Progress in HHH-IDIA - Performance and Compatibility of Advanced Microscopy Systems with Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Decontamination

Dr. Severina Klaus, Infectious Diseases Imaging Platform (IDIP), Heidelberg University, Germany

 

 

09:30 - 09:50
Tba

Dr. Vivek Thacker, University Hospital Heidelberg

09:50 - 10:10
10:10 - 10:40
Coffee Break

Coffee and cookies time

10:40 - 11:00
Advanced super-resolution microscopy of virus budding sites

Prof. Christian Eggeling, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

11:00 - 12:00
Flash Talks Industry

Flash Talks (6 min plus 4 min for questions) from industry about experiences in bringing imaging instruments in BSL3/4 facilities around the world

Confirmed Flash Talks:

- Andor - "From Specification to Operation: Confidently Deploying High‑End Confocal Systems in BSL Environments"

- Thermofisher Scientific

- Bruker (Atomic Force Microscopes)

- Bruker (Light-sheet microscopes)

12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Break

Lunch will be served at the venue

13:20 - 13:40
Smart Microscopy for Infection Biology

Dr Nils Norlin, Lund University, SciLifeLab, Sweden

13:40 - 14:00
From imagining to imaging

Dr. Joan Repulles Fernandez, Animal Health Research Center (IRTA-CReSA), Bellaterra, Spain

14:00 - 14:30
Coffee Break

Coffee and cookies time

14:30 - 14:50
Developing safe and simple sample carriers for BSL3 microscopy

Dr. Steffen Saß, Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Hamburg, Germany

Dr. Carla Seegers, ibidi GmbH, Gräfelfing, Germany

14:50 - 15:30
Flash Talks Academia

Flash talks (6 min plus 4 min for questions) from academia about existing and planned S3 imaging projects

Confirmed Flash Talks:

- Dr. Christian Conze, Leibniz Institute of Virology, Hamburg

- Dr. Olga Dolnik, Institute of Virology, Marburg University

- Dr. Mila Leuthold, Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology (IPMB), Heidelberg University

- Dr. Jakub Chojnacki, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Barcelona

15:30 - 16:15
Moderated Forum Discussion

Discussion about unmet needs and future developments for BSL3 microscopy

16:15 - 16:30

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