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Featured image with Joan Roncero Carol

Posted by , on 3 July 2026

Our featured image, acquired by Joan Roncero Carol, shows two mouse preimplantation blastocysts at E4.5 showing immunofluorescence staining against LAMP1 to visualize lysosomal distribution at this developmental stage, together with phalloidin staining to clearly outline cell membranes.
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Living Architectures

Posted by , on 30 June 2026

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Musée d’Orsay, the CytoMorpho laboratory was invited to create a performance based on a series of experiments conducted for the occasion. The images produced for this show were real. There were no digital simulations or generative artificial intelligence. They were series of true photographs taken with microscopes.
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 26 June 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!
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FocalPlane features... cell migration recordings with Juan Manuel Garcia Arcos, Yohalie Kalukula & Daniel J. Cohen

Posted by , on 18 June 2026

In June, we hosted the first webinar in our new series on emergent models and quantitative analysis of cell migration, hosted by Pablo J. Sáez and Valeria Venturini. We heard talks from Juan Manuel García-Arcos, Yohalie Kalukula and Daniel J. Cohen.
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Imaging spotlight: Cryo-ExM reveals the architecture of the human cytotoxic immunological synapse

Posted by , on 15 June 2026

In this behind the paper story, Benita Wolf and colleagues share their research using cryo-expansion microscopy (cryo-ExM) to map the architecture of the human cytotoxic immunological synapse.
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Recent events by FocalPlane

TiM 2027 Workshop Provider Application

Abstract submission deadline: 9th June 2026

Location: Dresden, DE

Date: 8 March 2027 — 12 March 2027

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LCI light microscopy course

Location: , Sweden

Date: 18 January 2027 — 12 February 2027

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XXXI SIBPA-IVSLA International School of Pure and Applied Biophysics: "Multiphoton and Multiharmonic Microscopy for the Life Sciences: Principles and Applications"

Abstract submission deadline: 1st October 2026

Early registration deadline: 1st August 2026

Location: Palaiseau, FR

Date: 18 January 2027 — 22 January 2027

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