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MicroList and FocalPlane join forces

Posted by , on 2 September 2024

MicroList’s database of resources are now available on FocalPlane. The resources, which have been created by the global imaging community, are presented as cards that are divided into community resources, education resources and tools. The database is fully searchable using our search bar or can be filtered using a variety of categories.
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Featured image with Shivangi Verma

Posted by , on 30 August 2024

Our featured image, acquired by Shivangi Verma, gives us a peek into the brain of a zebrafish. It depicts neurons in the whole brain of a larva expressing GCaMP6f, a fluorescent reporter of neuronal activity, using a pan-neuronal promoter. A 10-day old transparent homozygous albino larva was embedded in agarose and imaged using ZEISS Lightsheet
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Microscopy preprints – applications in biology

Posted by , on 23 August 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.
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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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Recent events by FocalPlane

IMC21

Location: Liverpool, UK

Date: 30 August 2026 — 4 September 2026

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Microscopy of Oxidation 12

Abstract submission deadline: 30th September 2025

Location: ,

Date: 18 May 2026 — 20 May 2026

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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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