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Featured image with Saheli Roy

Posted by , on 3 August 2026

Our featured image, acquired by Saheli Roy, depicts a maximum intensity projection of a female Drosophila melanogaster‘s reproductive system – both ovaries, lateral and common oviducts, uterus and seminal receptacle (an organ for sperm storage that allows the female fly to control fertilization).  The ovaries are full of auto-fluorescent developing and mature eggs, because the
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Microscopy preprints: bioimage analysis

Posted by , on 24 July 2026

Here is a curated selection of preprints published or updated recently. In this post we focus specifically on bioimage analysis and data management.
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JCS snapshot: A ULK1–MTFR1L feedback loop links mitochondrial fission, mitophagy and apoptosis

Posted by , on 22 July 2026

In our latest JCS snapshot we hear from Riccardo Babic, Leon Lucya and Christoph Reiter, who, together with Claudine Kraft and team, identified a ULK1–MTFR1L feedback loop that links mitochondrial fission, mitophagy and apoptosis.
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Pearling and directed trafficking as determinants of mitochondrial genome organization and network architecture

Posted by , on 21 July 2026

In this highlight, we hear from Juan C. Landoni, who discusses his recent work uncovering how mitochondria distribute their genome through pearling (Landoni et al. 2026, Science), and the key role of mitochondrial trafficking in maintaining new material dissemination and network architecture (Winter, Landoni et al. 2026, JCB).
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Featured image with Manomay Pawar

Posted by , on 20 July 2026

Our featured image, acquired by Manomay Pawar, depicts MDA-MB-231 triple negative breast cancer cells treated with drug Bemcentinib (R428), a small molecule inhibitor of AXL (a receptor tyrosine kinase) and labelled with phalloidin (actin;green), anti-Paxillin antibody to mark focal adhesions (magenta) and DAPI (DNA;yellow). The white coloured puncta represent colocalisation of paxillin with the ends
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Recent events by FocalPlane

Open Microscopy Environment Community Meeting (OME2027)

Location: Zürich , Switzerland

Date: 1 June 2027 — 4 June 2027

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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

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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

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