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JCS snapshot - Live imaging of epithelial phagocyte differentiation in the Drosophila ovary reveals transient and novel behaviours

Posted by , on 11 August 2026

In our latest JCS snapshot we hear from Caique Almeida Machado Costa, who, together with Wu-Min Deng and team, used time-lapse imaging to uncover dynamic behaviours during epithelial-to-phagocyte differentiation, including migration, delamination, long-range target capture and cell engulfment. In this snapshot, Cai take us through the key findings from their research.

Imaging spotlight: FidlTrack

Posted by , on 10 August 2026

In this Imaging spotlight, we hear from Pierre Parutto and Edward Avezov about FidlTrack, a method for benchmarking and optimising single particle tracking.

Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 7 August 2026

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

Imaging spotlight: fluorogenic L-DNA probes

Posted by , on 6 August 2026

In this Imaging spotlight, we hear from Bas van Bommel and Helge Ewers about the fluorogenic L-DNA probes they used to optimise DNA-PAINT labelling for single molecule localisation microscopy.

FocalPlane features… Laura Bacete and Sven Truckenbrodt

Posted by , on 5 August 2026

View the recordings from our second webinar on quantitative plant imaging. We heard from Laura Bacete, on ‘Brillouin Microscopy for Quantitative Analysis of Plant Cell Wall Mechanics Across Systems’ and Sven Truckenbrodt on ‘PlantEx: multicolour super-resolution imaging of plants with expansion microscopy’.

Recent events by FocalPlane

Open Microscopy Environment Community Meeting (OME2027)

Location: Zürich , Switzerland

Date: 1 June 2027 — 4 June 2027

4th International Conference on Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

Abstract submission deadline: 20th April 2027

Early registration deadline: 30th August 2026

Location: Berlin, Germany

Date: 24 May 2027 — 25 May 2027

4th International Summit on Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (ISRAI2027) | Milan, Italy

Abstract submission deadline: 25th September 2026

Location: Milan, Italy

Date: 26 April 2027 — 27 April 2027