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FocalPlane features... data management

Posted by , on 22 August 2024

Our next FocalPlane features… webinar is on data management with talks from Tom Boissonnet and Caterina Strambio De Castillia. As part of this webinar, we’ll also hear about foundingGIDE, and the upcoming community event, from Maria Mirza.
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Featured image with Marina Schernthanner

Posted by , on 16 August 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Marina Schernthanner, shows the hair follicles of a young (postnatal day 9) C57B6 mouse’s back skin. By using ethanol-based tissue clearing, Mariana stained fixed whole-mount tissue samples of the murine skin after removing the surface haircoat and subcutaneous fat layer. LYVE-1 (orange) marks the lymphatic vasculature, Keratin-14 (red) highlights the
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 9 August 2024

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!
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Featured image with Upasana Gupta

Posted by , on 2 August 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Upasana Gupta, represents the cellular architecture of zebrafish (larva) eye. The tissue was prepared by paraformaldehyde fixation of a 4-day post fertilisation larva, followed by staining with Hoechst nuclear stain. The sample was imaged and processed using Leica SP8 confocal microscope and Leica software at the Bio-imaging facility at the
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Journal of Cell Science cover competition

Posted by , on 29 July 2024

We’re looking for a spectacular image for the cover of our special issue on ‘Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics’. If you have an image that fits that theme, send it over for your chance to be featured on the cover of JCS and to win £200. The special issue is being coordinated by our Guest
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Recent events by FocalPlane

Analytical Microscopy Meeting

Abstract submission deadline: 29th September 2025

Location: London , United Kingdom

Date: 26 February 2026 — 27 February 2026

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Live cell imaging

Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Date: 3 December 2025 — 5 December 2025

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Mechanical characterization of biological samples using correlative methods

Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Date: 25 November 2025 — 26 November 2025

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