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Our 2024 FocalPlane correspondents - Daniel Doucet, Subhajit Dutta and Greg Redpath

Posted by , on 19 December 2024

We had the pleasure of working with Daniel, Subhajit and Greg as our FocalPlane correspondents in 2024. You can read some of their posts here and look out for a few more coming out in 2025. As the year comes to a close, we took the opportunity to hear from them about their research and

Become a FocalPlane correspondent

Posted by , on 17 December 2024

Are you enthusiastic about science communication and looking for a chance to broaden your writing experience alongside your research activities? FocalPlane, our community site for microscopists, is looking to appoint three scientists as correspondents who will play a key role in developing and writing content over the coming year.

Microscopy preprints - new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 13 December 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!

Early-career researcher event at Biologists @ 100

Posted by , on 6 December 2024

The Biologists @ 100 conference includes an early-career researcher (ECR) session on Monday 24 March, organised by British Society for Cell Biology (BSCB) and British Society for Developmental Biology (BSDB) ECR reps Anahi Binagui-Casas, Emily Lucas and Aymen al-Rawi and The Company of Biologists. The workshop focusses on career opportunities inside and outside of academia.

Featured image with Jiwon Lee

Posted by , on 6 December 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Jiwon Lee, is a 3D rendering model of Plasmodium falciparum showing the complex organisation of cellular organelles within the malaria parasite. Using a focused ion beam scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM), a series of high resolution 2D images were acquired. The image stack was aligned and each organelle was segmented in

Recent events by FocalPlane

IMC21

Location: Liverpool, UK

Date: 30 August 2026 — 4 September 2026

Microscopy of Oxidation 12

Abstract submission deadline: 30th September 2025

Location: ,

Date: 18 May 2026 — 20 May 2026

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