Latin American Microscopists

FocalPlane features… open microscopy and accessible workflows

Posted by FocalPlane, on 2 May 2024

Our next FocalPlane features… webinar is on open microscopy and accessible workflows with talks from Richard Bowman, Jan Huisken and Dumisile Lumkwana. Richard will speak about OpenFlexure Microscopes, which are open-source optical microscopes that are built using 3D printed components and off the shelf components. The OpenFlexure project aims to promote broader access to microscopy.

JCS-FocalPlane Training Grants

Posted by FocalPlane, on 1 May 2024

We are excited to launch our new JCS-FocalPlane Training Grants. Early-career researchers in cell biology can apply for grants of up to £1,000 to support their attendance at microscopy courses, including bioimage analysis courses. These training grants can be used to cover the registration fees, accommodation and/or travel costs and are designed to support those

Featured image with Sujan Ghimire

Posted by FocalPlane, on 26 April 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Julien Rességuier, shows the branchial cavity lymphoid architecture of an adult zebrafish. It is a 2D projection of a 3D multi-field of view acquisition of a transversal cryosection (30 μm) that has been stained with fluorescent phalloidin (inverted LUT – grey/copper) and DAPI (blue) to reveal tissue structures and labelled

Microscopy preprints – applications in biology

Posted by FocalPlane, on 19 April 2024

In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.

Multi-Tasking with Multi-Channel LED Illumination

SciCommConnect: science communication, community connections

Posted by FocalPlane, on 16 April 2024

We are delighted to announce that we are hosting an online workshop on science communication. The workshop will be split into sections on oral communication and written communication and includes a three-minute research talk competition and collaborative writing sprints.

Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by FocalPlane, on 5 April 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints posted recently on new tools and techniques in imaging. Let us know if we are missing any preprints that are on your reading list.

FocalPlane-elmi2024 image competition

Posted by FocalPlane, on 5 April 2024

We are delighted to launch the FocalPlane-elmi2024 image competition. Enter your favourite microscopy images for your chance to win £150 and see your image on the cover of Journal of Cell Science. Voting for the shortlisted images will begin the week before elmi2024 and continue through the conference, until we announce the winner on Friday

How to write a bug report

Posted by Mara Lampert, on 3 April 2024

Imagine you try out a software tool for the analysis of your data and for some reason it is not working in the way you expected. Neither the user documentation, nor forums like image.sc or stack overflow can provide answers. Then it is likely that you either found a bug in the software tool or

Education Strategies of Imaging Cores

Posted by Daniel Doucet, on 1 April 2024

Over the past two decades, high profile research institutions have come to rely on distinct core facilities for much of their data and image analysis. The benefits of the newest technologies are often softened by the costs of purchasing and maintaining such equipment for regular use. For microscopy and imaging, it only made sense that

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Latin American Microscopists

FocalPlane features… open microscopy and accessible workflows

JCS-FocalPlane Training Grants

Featured image with Sujan Ghimire

Microscopy preprints – applications in biology

Multi-Tasking with Multi-Channel LED Illumination

SciCommConnect: science communication, community connections

Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

FocalPlane-elmi2024 image competition

How to write a bug report

Education Strategies of Imaging Cores

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