Quantitative Elemental Mapping for the Life Sciences

QE-Map Workshop 2023

Photo of QE-Map 2023 workshop participants on August 22, 2023. Picture was taken outside the ISTB building on Michigan State University's Campus in East Lansing, MI where the symposium/workshop was held.

Kay Connelly, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation, kicks off the QE-Map event at the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.

Thomas O'Halloran, MSU Research Foundation Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Chemistry, Director of the Elemental Health Institute (EHI) and Principle Investigator of the national research resource center on quantitative mapping for the life sciences (QE-Map) delivers an overview of the QE-Map resource on August 22, 2023.

Keith MacRenaris, Associate Research Professor in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and the Director of the Quantitative Bio Element Analysis and Mapping (QBEAM) Center at Michigan State University gives a talk about technology research and development (TR&D) project 1 of the QE-Map.

Chris Jacobesn, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Northwestern University, and co principle investigator of the QE-Map national research resource delivers a talk on TR&D 2 focusing on x-ray fluorescence microscopy and self absorption corrections.

Youngseop Lee, PhD from Professor Cheng Sun's lab at Northwestern University presents on TR&D 3 for the QE-Map workshop discussing advances in photoacoustic microscopy (PAM).

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QE-Map 2023 Final Program

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QE-Map Workshop 2023

QE-MAP SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP FLYER

August 22-24, 2023

ACCOMMODATIONS

August 22-24, 2023

Accommodations

IMPORTANT NOTE: Online booking is currently not provided so attendees must email Cristin Connerty at connert6@msu.edu to make reservations!

TRAVEL

August 22-24, 2023

Travel

East Lansing doesn’t have a commercial airport however there are a multitude of ways to travel to East Lansing. There is a CATA transportation center on campus which has a parking garage and bus stops as well as an Amtrak train station.

Airports:

From Lansing Capital Region International Airport, it’s about a 15–20-minute drive via Uber ($40), Lyft ($40), rental car, or cab ($25). Be advised there are not a lot of flights in and out of Lansing airport and thus not a lot of ride shares so you may have to wait 20-30 minutes for an Uber or Lyft. You can also take the Line 14 bus ($2) and transfer to the Line 01 bus ($2) at the CATA Trans Center. This will drop you off right on campus and takes about 58 minutes.
From DTW (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), it’s about 1 hour and 15 minutes by Uber, Lyft, rental car, or cab. You can also take any number of buses from the airport to East Lansing (https://www.michiganflyer.com/ScheduleRoute.aspx, $24-$35) which takes 2 hours and 5 minutes.

Other:

The Capital Area Multimodal Gateway (https://www.cata.org/About/Contact-CATA/Facilities/Multimodal-Gateway)
Amtrak Blue Water (https://www.amtrak.com/stations/lns.html) train stop on campus.
Three intercity bus services: MegaBus (https://us.megabus.com/stops) , Greyhound (https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/destinations), and Indian Trails (https://www.indiantrails.com/bus-routes).
Local CATA bus routes stop at the station, and the facility also offers taxicab and bike-sharing services.

In East Lansing:

East Lansing is a vibrant, classic college town. Tree-lined streets dotted with patio eateries, cafes, live music venues, shops and galleries complement the energy of campus. Visit the Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau (https://www.lansing.org/things-to-do/) for details on local flavor and dining options.

SCHEDULE

August 22-24, 2023

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