I believe that in the coming years we will witness the emergence of fluorescence techniques that will allow us to gain unprecedented insight into the behaviour of proteins and nucleic acids. Furthermore, I am convinced that single molecule spectroscopy will continue to gain prominence among biologists and biochemists. I am thrilled by the possibility of contributing to these developments. Therefore, my present goal is to master different fluorescence spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy techniques and to use them to address diverse scientific problems. For the past eight years, I have employed both conventional and cutting-edge fluorescence techniques to study topics such as Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) in powdered samples, the diffusion properties of transmembrane proteins in artificial cell membranes, the binding of organic dyes to DNA, and the electronic transitions of thin organic semiconductor films. Below, I will briefly summarize my past and present research endeavours. I will also provide a succinct overview of the topics that I would like to study in the future.