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13th International PhD School on Plant Development

Posted by , on 20 May 2026

Registration is open for the 13th International PhD School on Plant Development A small, intimate school for PhD students and early-career postdocs in plant biology — featuring 11 sessions across key topics in plant development, world-class keynote speakers, and a symposium dinner in an old winery, all in the charming Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany, September
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FocalPlane features... Thomas Ott and Simon Gilroy

Posted by , on 19 May 2026

In April, we hosted the first webinar in our new series Macro to micro: quantitative plant imaging organised by Alex Johnson and Joe McKenna. We heard from Thomas Ott, who presented on behalf of Beatrice Lace, on ‘Multiplexing and Endogenous Fluorescence Discrimination Using FLIM in Plants’ and Simon Gilroy on ‘Do plants feel pain? How
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 15 May 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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BiO Global South Conference Travel Grants

Posted by , on 13 May 2026

Applications are open for BiO Global South Conference Travel Grants. These grants, of up to £3,000, are aimed at early-career researchers based in the Global South* wanting to attend international scientific meetings** relating to the broad areas of research covered by the journal.
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Imaging with... John Innes Centre Bioimaging

Posted by , on 13 May 2026

In our ‘Imaging with…’ blog post, we meet the team from John Innes Centre Bioimaging, Norwich, UK.
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Recent events by FocalPlane

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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International conference on Imaging and Characterisation for a Sustainable World ICWORLD 2027

Abstract submission deadline: 31st July 2026

Early registration deadline: 30th September 2026

Location: Oulu, Finland

Date: 13 January 2027 — 15 January 2027

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AI and computational biology

Abstract submission deadline: 7th October 2026

Early registration deadline: 28th October 2026

Location: Leuven, Belgium

Date: 9 December 2026 — 10 December 2026

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