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New webinar series on plant imaging

Posted by , on 30 March 2026

To build on the momentum of our recent Workshop, Macro to micro: quantitative plant imaging across scales, we are launching a new webinar series together with Workshop organisers Alex Johnson (University of Exeter) and Joe McKenna (Warwick University). We’ll be hosting quarterly webinars allowing researchers from all career stages to showcase their research on plant
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Featured image with Nat Prunet

Posted by , on 27 March 2026

Our featured image from Nat Prunet is a composite image of pollen grains from various plant species. Each pollen grain was imaged separately for red autofluorescence with super-resolution Airyscan on a Zeiss LSM 980 microscope. 3D datasets were processed on Fiji with edge-finding and color-coding for depth.
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Imaging spotlight: dissecting the precancerous niche

Posted by , on 25 March 2026

In this paper highlight we hear from Greta Skrupskelyte and Maria Alcolea, who discuss their recent paper dissecting the role of the microenvironment and tumour-stromal communication in tumour growth and survival.
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Microscopy preprints: bioimage analysis

Posted by , on 20 March 2026

Here is a curated selection of preprints published (or updated) recently. In this post we focus specifically on bioimage analysis and data management.
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Workshop report: Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy (AQLM) Course

Posted by , on 17 March 2026

Aliyah Tate shares her workshop report from the Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy (AQLM) Course at Woods Hole. Aliyah’s attendance was supported with a JCS-FocalPlane Training Grant.
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Recent events by FocalPlane

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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Processing and Analysis of Biological Images

Location: Brno, Czech Republic

Date: 1 December 2026 — 4 December 2026

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Image analysis for Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM)

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 30 November 2026 — 4 December 2026

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