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Imaging with A*STAR Microscopy Platform

Posted by , on 15 October 2025

In our ‘Imaging with…’ blog post, we meet the staff of the A*STAR Microscopy Platform in Singapore.

Featured image with Aswathy G Krishnan

Posted by , on 10 October 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Aswathy G Krishnan, depicts a neural rosette of a cerebral organoid derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC). The organoids were collected, fixed, dehydrated, embedded in tissue freezing media and cryosectioned at 20 µm thickness. Then, the sections were immunolabelled and imaged under confocal microscope at 60X magnification. The

Microscopy preprints - bioimage analysis

Posted by , on 3 October 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we focus specifically on bioimage analysis and data management.

Featured image with Kaiden Power

Posted by , on 26 September 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Kaiden Power, shows the head and probolae of an Acrobeles complexus nematode. The cuticle furrows (annuli) and cilia pores are stained with Concanavalin A (red). The sample was mounted and imaged live on a DeltaVision widefield microscope with deconvolution post-acquisition.

FocalPlane features... preLights recording

Posted by , on 25 September 2025

In our FocalPlane features... preLights webinar, Felipe Del Valle Batalla and Vibha Singh presented live preLights highlighting preprinted research from Carmen Rodilla-Ramírez, Francesca Bottanelli and colleagues on the link between T-cell protrusions and CAR signalling, and from Eva Mejía-Ramírez, Carolina Florian and colleagues on the role of RhoA in stem cell ageing

Recent events by FocalPlane

Microscopy Characterization of Soft-Hard Interfaces

Abstract submission deadline: 31st January 2026

Early registration deadline: 1st June 2026

Location: Darmstadt, Germany

Date: 29 September 2026 — 1 October 2026

IMC21

Location: Liverpool, UK

Date: 30 August 2026 — 4 September 2026

Cours Francophone de Microscopie Optique - CFMO

Location: Montreal / Quebec, Canada

Date: 1 June 2026 — 5 June 2026