Tareq Youssef, Prof. of Biophysics

Goals and Objectives:

The aim of this course is to provide the students with the basic principles of fluorescence and to learn how to obtain biomolecular information from fluorescence data.

Course Contents:

Introduction to fluorescence, instrumentation, fluorophores, solvent and microenvironment effects, fluorescence lifetime and quantum yield,  fluorescence quenching, resonance energy transfer, fluorescence anisotropy, biological applications

Recommended Books:

• Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy. By Lakowicz, J. R., Springer, New York. 3^rd  Edition 2006.
• Molecular Fluorescence: Principles and Applications. By Valeur, B. (Editor) Willey-VCH, New York. 2002.

Academic Years:

2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010