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FocalPlane is a community site for anyone who uses microscopy in their research. It is a place where you can interact with a global community of imaging scientists, engineers, chemists, and bioimage analysts.

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Recent posts

Exploring the Microcosmos through Foldscope-Frugal Science Microscopy in Focus

Posted by Aarushi Verma, on 18 July 2025

The third annual iteration of the Lodha Genius Programme at Ashoka University, Sonepat, featured a month-long workshop series for students of grades 9 and 10, introducing them to the intricate diversity of the microscopic world through the use of a frugal science innovation—the Foldscope. Much like the initiative described in this article on IndiaBioscience, this

Featured image with Maik Bischoff

Posted by FocalPlane, on 18 July 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Maik Bischoff, captures a portion of the testis from the fruit fly Drosophila hydei. Like all insect testes, it is enveloped by a muscle layer. F-actin was stained using phalloidin, making the muscle fibers visible, while DAPI staining revealed the multiple nuclei within each syncytial myotube. An antibody against Drosophila

Imaging in 2035: Sustaining Infrastructure Ecosystems & Advanced Technologies

Posted by Ethan A. Perets, on 16 July 2025

Join us for the 2025 BINA Community Congress, held jointly with the Global Bioimaging Exchange of Experience 2025, as part of Imaging in 2035: Sustaining Infrastructure Ecosystems & Advanced Technologies, in Montreal, Canada. (Register Here) These back-to-back events will bring the global imaging community together to shape the future of imaging science and technology, as we consider where Imaging

Widefield Fluorescence Imaging: Controlling Four-Channel LED Illumination in Software

FocalPlane features… membrane trafficking – apply to give a talk

Posted by FocalPlane, on 14 July 2025

We’re looking for ECRs to present at our upcoming symposium which we are holding in collaboration with the popular membrane trafficking webinar series. Our keynote speaker for the symposium is Gillian Griffiths (Yale University).

MITOtalks and FocalPlane features…. recording

Posted by FocalPlane, on 14 July 2025

Our recent FocalPlane features… webinar was a collaboration with the popular MITOtalks series and showcased research published in Journal of Cell Science’s Special Issue: Cell Biology of Mitochondria. MITOtalks organisers Sjoerd Wanrooij and Nuno Raimundo hosted the webinar with talks from Yuli Buckley on ‘Fis1 regulates mitochondrial morphology, bioenergetics and removal of mitochondrial DNA damage