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Featured image with Seth Agyei Domfeh

Posted by , on 20 June 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Seth Agyei Domfeh, shows the nuclear localisation of interferon regulatory factor 9 (IRF9) in human hepatoma (HepG2) cells stimulated with interferon α (IFN-α). HepG2 cells were cultured on a poly-D-lysine-coated coverslip for 24 hours and stimulated with 1000 IU/ml IFN-α. At 24 hours post-stimulation, the cells were fixed using 4%
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 13 June 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints posted recently on new tools and techniques in imaging. Let us know if we are missing any recent preprints that are on your reading list! IntAct-U-ExM: Ultrastructure Expansion microscopy of actin networks via an internally-tagged actinAnubhav Dhar, Nishaant Kumar Palani Balaji, Sanjana Mullick, Sucheta Dey, Angana Ghosh, Deepak
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MITOtalks and FocalPlane features... webinar - 3 July

Posted by , on 9 June 2025

We are delighting to announce that we are collaborating with MITOtalks on our upcoming webinar celebrating Journal of Cell Science’s Special Issue: Cell Biology of Mitochondria. MITOtalks organisers Nuno Raimundo and Sjoerd Wanrooij have invited the authors of three of the papers published in this issue to present their research. Thursday 3 July, 17:00 CEST,
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Featured image with Rosa L. Salgado García

Posted by , on 6 June 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Rosa L. Salgado García, shows a histological section of female (above) and male (below) gonads at an advanced maturation stage of the simultaneous hermaphroditic scallop Nodipecten subnodosus. The image of the gonadic tissue was obtained using a microscope (Leica DM4B) connected to a digital camera (Leica, DMC2900) using LAS V
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The Company of Biologists Workshop - Macro to Micro: Quantitative Plant Imaging Across Scales

Posted by , on 5 June 2025

Applications are open for funded places for early-career researchers (ECRs) to attend our Workshop on imaging across different spatial levels in plants. 10 ECRs will be selected to participate in the Workshop alongside the invited speakers.
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Recent events by FocalPlane

Journal of Cell Science – Imaging Cell Dynamics

This meeting will provide a unique opportunity to bring together experts working at the interface between cell biology and imaging, with a focus on researchers who use advanced light and electron microscopy approaches, and novel image analysis tools.

Location: Montanyà Hotel, Catalonia, Spain

Date: 11 May 2026 — 14 May 2026

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WE-Heraeus seminar : Fluorescence Markers for Advanced Microscopies 2026, Ecole de physique des Houches

Location: Les Houches, France

Date: 15 March 2026 — 20 March 2026

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Analytical Microscopy Meeting

Abstract submission deadline: 29th September 2025

Location: London , United Kingdom

Date: 26 February 2026 — 27 February 2026

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