Dr Peter O'Toole (York University)
"Novel quantitative, label-free imaging for live cell anaysis"
Biography:
Peter has built up and heads the highly successful Imaging and Cytometry Labs within the Bioscience Technology Facility at the University of York which includes an array of confocal microscopes, flow cytometers, electron microscopes and novel instrumentation.
Peter gained his PhD in the Cell Biophysics Laboratory at the University of Essex and has been involved in many aspects of fluorescence imaging. Research is currently focused on both technology and method development of novel probes and imaging modalities (with current funding in excess of £2m with 3 current programmes). He has ongoing collaborations and consultancy contracts with many leading microscopy and cytometry companies and his group also provides research support to many academics and commercial organisations.
Peter is also heavily involved with teaching microscopy and flow cytometry which includes organising and teaching on both the RMS LM Summer School and the RMS Practical Flow Cytometry courses.