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FocalPlane features… Microscopy Education
Posted by FocalPlane, on 28 March 2024
In our upcoming FocalPlane features… webinar, we’re focussing on microscopy education with talks from Jennifer Waters (Director of the Nikon Imaging Center and Lecturer in Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School) and Robert Haase (Training Coordinator at ScaDS.AI, Leipzig University).The Revenge of Image.sc LIVE! around the world – the live bioimage analysis helpdesk is returning to a time zone near you!
Posted by Georgina Fletcher, on 25 March 2024
Community surveys often point to the biggest bottleneck in excellent bioimaging science being image analysis. That’s why the RMS DAIM committee and their friends across the world are putting on another event to highlight the fantastic image.sc forum. All the info you need is here: Image.sc LIVE around the world! – Announcements – Image.sc Forum and in the posterMicroscopy preprints – bioimage analysis
Posted by FocalPlane, on 22 March 2024
Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we focus specifically on bioimage analysis.From Zero to QuPath Hero – A journey unveiled
Posted by Laura Nicolas-Saenz, on 22 March 2024
Laura, a postdoc researcher in biomedical image analysis and artificial intelligence, embarked on her journey with a dedication to improving image analysis tools after completing her PhD at Universidad Carlos III, Madrid. Joining the QuPath team in June 2023, she found an ideal environment to contribute her expertise and innovate in the field. Despite facingImage Analysis course with Fiji/ImageJ
Posted by Lior Pytowski, on 20 March 2024
An online course introducing you to the basics of image analysis, including automatic segmentation, colocalisation, denoising, 3D, etc. Two sessions, happening in May and June 2024.Journal of Cell Science Special Issue: Cell and Tissue Polarity
Posted by Helen Zenner, on 18 March 2024
The Journal of Cell Science Special Issue on Cell and Tissue Polarity is now complete. The original research in this Issue, guest edited by David Bryant, covers many aspects of cell polarity, including the roles of both the cytoskeleton and junctions in polarity establishment and maintenance, polarised membrane trafficking, cell division and collective cell migration.Effectively Communicating Bioimage Analysis workshop – a review
Posted by Stefania Marcotti, on 15 March 2024
On February 12th-15th 2024, Beth Cimini and Kevin Eliceiri organised the “Effectively Communicating Bioimage Analysis” Workshop in Buxted (UK), with the support of The Company of Biologists. They gathered an impressive line-up of bioimage analysis superstars from all over the globe, and opened their doors to early-career researchers to apply for a seat at theQuestions about FocalPlane?
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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
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