Democratising Microscopy in Latin America: Imaging Across Scales and Regions

In 2025, The Company of Biologists will host a Workshop on Democratising Microscopy in Latin America in Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador. The Workshop organisers,  Constadina Arvanitis, Mario Del Rosario, Helena De la Torre, Mariana De Niz, Maria Fernanda Latorre Barragán and Licyel Lenny Paulas Condori, have put together a fantastic programme for the event, focussing on the following topics i) microscopy in Latin America, highlighting examples of light sheet, FLIM, cryo-EM, and AFM, ii) open hardware for affordable microscopy, iii) open software for affordable and accessible image analysis, iv) outreach, dissemination, and open science initiatives in microscopy, v) the value of applied microscopy to solve local questions and advance local research, vi) the value of microscopy in education, vii) opportunities for Global South researchers in microscopy and viii) resources and networks to support Global South researchers.

We now invite early-career researchers (ECRs) from the Global South to apply for funded places to attend the Workshop. We define ECRs as anyone from Masters students to Principal Investigators who have completed their PhD in the last 7 years, although there may be flexibility in some cases. Please note that applications from Ecuador and the rest of Latin America with be prioritised. All attendees are expected to actively contribute to the Workshops by asking questions at presentation sessions and taking part in discussions, as well as giving a short talk about their research. Please be aware the language in this workshop will be English.

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