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Featured image with Lea Berg
Posted by FocalPlane, on 4 July 2025

An Interview with Dr. Rashmi Priya
Posted by Subhajit Dutta, on 1 July 2025

Event carbon calculator
Posted by Teodora Andreea Rînciog, on 30 June 2025

New strategic funding award for the UK Euro-BioImaging Node
Posted by Georgina Fletcher, on 30 June 2025
Exciting news to share with you all! The UK Euro-BioImaging Node has been awarded £1.8 million in strategic funding from UKRI-BBSRC and UKRI-MRC over five years. This transformative investment will significantly expand access to cutting-edge imaging technologies for UK researchers. What this funding will deliver: This builds on our strong foundation: 14 facilities across 7volume EM visualisation of synthetic scaffolds in bacteria
Posted by Janithri Wickramanayake, on 27 June 2025

Microscopy preprints – applications in biology
Posted by FocalPlane, on 27 June 2025

Illuminating the Brain: Microscopy Techniques in Neuroscience and My Applications in the Lab
Posted by Sally Horton, on 23 June 2025


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Image credits
Neuromuscular junctions – Rebecca Simkins
Mitochondria and microtubules – Till Stephan
Mammary gland organoid – Oona Paavolainen
Dopaminergic neuron – Nick Gatford
CLEM HeLa cell – Marie-Charlotte Domart, Chris Peddie
Microscopy-related articles from our journals
- HCR spectral imaging: 10-plex, quantitative, high-resolution RNA and protein imaging in highly autofluorescent samples Development 2024 151: dev202307
- filoVision – using deep learning and tip markers to automate filopodia analysis J Cell Sci 2024 137: jcs261274
- Computational tools for quantifying actin filament numbers, lengths, and bundling Biology Open 2024 13: bio.060267
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